The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-17
Glean1mES from our Exchanges.
sCINcINNATI-The Commercial of Frida.


d The weather was clear and pleasant yes
terday, with. more rain last night. At
Pittsburgh the river is falling with feet
inches in the channel; me kanawna Is
8 Here the river has been on stand during
|, the past "a hours, with ga feet on the
shoalest bars hence to Louisville.
K The Kentucky Riveri is now open for navi-
CATION and the Blue Wing No. 2 will soon
commence running regularly in the Ken
lucky River Packet Line.
IA fiat-hoat, propelled by stern wheel
and a portable saW-miu engine, passed
down the river yesterday, en-route from
Marietta to Fort Donaldson, on the Cum
berland. Il & $3.50 Ir.
Captain Vandegrift is having new en-
eines put on the Argosy, at Pittsburg, with
the intention of increasing her speed.
The Times of Friday evening says:
The steamers of the Peoples Line, Louis
VILE and Cincinnati packets, have sus-
pended their trips at present, on account of
the general Stagnation of business, though
it is stated in certain quarters they Will re-
sumo their trips again under more fayora-
BILE circumstances at an arIy day. How
this is we are not positively instructed as
yet, by authority.
: Capt. Frank Ernst, superintendent of the
line has as yet received no official instruc.
lions regarding the matter, which has
taken the community rather by surprise.
The boats have, since Capt Ernst has been
superlntendent been doing a good BUSH
ness, running with regularity ana 10 tne
satisfaction of the community. we VIII
| case tomorrow, when Capt. j eSse Bell, tie
| President of the Company. Will arrive mere.
All reports in circulation at present, other
! than the above, and as to the dlsposal OF
the packets, are as yet unfounded.
| LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier, of Friday,
says: Gcae ,s4
The river was rising rather slowly last
| evening. with feet 8 inches water in the
| canal BY the mark. During the previous
| twenty-four hours the river had risen nVe
| inches at the head of the falls, and nfteen
| inches at Portland. The weather was clear
| and pleasant, the thermometer ranging at
on the falls last evening there were 3 feet
/ s inches water in the pass down the indian
/ chute and slowly swelling.
/ We expect the river to be a stand at this
/ point to-day, if not falling before night.
business yesterday was quite Disk along
| the wharf and among the shipping inter-
/ ests with the arrival and departure OF
| rather more than the usual average OF
CAPT. b. P. woodward, of Paducah, for
| meriy of the Tenne River packet b. p.
4 Woodward. was one of the victims of chol-
! era in st. Louis. He died in that city on
the 4th inst .i...1 4..f go
4 q ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Friday says
|. Il The river roservery little yesterday al
this point Up to latest dates, the rivel
below Keokuk continued stationary. Or
4 fhaRllth it was on a stand at Dubuque
Same date, the Illinois was rising rapidly
at PEORIA. The Ohio is rising. and there il
a good stage from PittSburg to Cairo. Bust
ness on our wharf continues fair for th'
season. Prospect of an early and steady
Improvement. Weather fine, with warn
southern breeze last evening.
CAPTAIN David White has bought Cap
tain F. A. Sheble'S interest in the stern
wheel steamer ]. q. Blackboard, at the rat