The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-26
River and Weather.


&c, &C. Orders left with either of tn
Wharfboats will be promptly attended to.
River and Weather.
The weather, yesterday, took step near
or the sun, the Mercury standing at 92o a
IL O'Clock, one degree higher than befor
reached this season. The atmosphere wa
close, with very little breeze, and that no
particularly cool.
The river had risen one foot during thu
"a hours ending at noon yesterday. There
is now fully 10 feet hence to Cairo ant
Louisville
Arrivals and Departures.
The following constitute the arrivals and
departures up to o'clock yesterday: Ha.
vana, Cincinnati to Nashville; Kate Rob-
inson and Harry Dean, Cincinnati to Mem.
phis; Spray, Tennessee River to Cincin-
matt; ]. It. McCombs, Henderson to Louis
vile; Nangatuck, Memphis to Cincinnati ;
Newsboy, Henderson and return Myrtle,
for the bone-yard.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rapid Ann, for the Tennessee River:
Bertha, Shamrock, Lady Franklin and
Emma No. for st. Louis; Pine Bluff,
for Arkansas River; Messenger and Indi-
ana, for New Orleans; Talisman, Night
ingale and Importer, from ST. Louis; Anna,
Memphis; Silver Spray, from New Orleans;
Mary Ament and Tarascon, from Louis
Vile; Ada Lyon, from Green River.
miscellaneous. f
The heat on the wharf was so intense
yesterday that wharfboatmen and steam
Doatmen seemed rather to like scarcity
of business, and consequently seemed to
make but little effort to drive up business.
THE Havana, Kate Robinson, Harry
Dean and Naugatuck had good trips..
The Harry Dean discharged considerable
freight here.......The Naugatuck discharg-
ed a few bales of cotton for r. X. bunker
son g. Co., and had 300 bales for Cincinnati.
That veteran steamboatman Frank Y.
Bachelor was in command. The Sam,
Orr, we learn, has cracked her shaft. and
lies up TO repair. 1t was rumored that the
Plain City would take her place TODAY.
but we have nothing official on the sub
Ject....-.-..The propeller Minyoung Com
modore Mitchell, brought the Myrtle up
from the bone-yard yesterday, to load for |
the Cumberland, for which river she heads |
to-day ....--.T Two lads, sons of Capt j. b. |
Hall, while driving aboard the wharf |
boat in buggy, yesterday morning, ran |
Two wheels off the stage and were tilted |
into the rivera decided waterfall and /
litter. The boys got off with duck each.
and the horse went on the wharf-boat lust
as though nothing had happened.
saw man lying in large box on Halls
wharf-boat, yesterday morning. looking
nrol-e graA -oyercQmeg .Eff ''-.+-----''----
under restraint al s. Io,,is for An Low
aggregate being about $4,000. This is the
enect OF an attempt to run too many boats
IN the same trade. AT one time they had
a boat leaving daily, and sometimes two.
Now an outside boat steps in and takes
their place, and others will follow, and the
old game will be re-enacted. In the mean
time the people are put to great incon-
yenience........T Atlantic and Mississinni
steamship Company have decided to build
D number of staunch barges. to he pse,l in
connection with their steamers during low
water, and to carry cheap freights in high
water. wise move.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The Grand Armada Can
osh Ihroop, and everybody's pet, turns
Ter prov for Cairo at o'clock TODAY. and
will henceforth be the Tuesday and Friday
Jacket in the Daily Mail Line The A..
teamer, and Captain j.. ". Throon Is a
eteran, and experienced. and safe com
lander. The Armada has never met with )
he slightest accident since she entered tbo
ne. Billy Dunn and Val. Sorenson are
er excellent clerks Let the Armada oo
at full =
For LOUISVILLE. The Tarascon ana
larry Ament viii go to Louisville to-day
oth are good boats. Captain Jim T,usk.
esh from the Blue Grass Regions. com.
ands the Tarascon, an announcement
at constitutes panegyric in ftself
sptain Liter runs the Mary.
FOR NAsHVII.LE.-The neat, new aud o.
ant Myrtle Captain John ATcClaip il
Nashville this afternoon. She has
easant passenger accommodations and
re freight capacities. Mr.. Shepherd is her
acetul and accomplished clerk Captain
cClain is q veteran commander. and We
pc TO see him well patronized. u
GleaminGs from Our Exchanges
'INCISNATI-Fhe Commercial OF SaflIr.
Y says:
ehe weather was alternately cl0t7sIv and
IN, anu very not, yesterday, with a hard
over OF ram and hail during the AFTER
on me ram poured down in torrents
over half an hour. The mercury raneaT
ninety degrees. The river has risen IN :
sMeS uuring the q hours ending last
sht, with 10 feet on the shoakesf mars
nee TO Louisville There is s feet II, fhe
lal. - ''ie
ne storm yesterday afternoon parted
heau chaln OF the Fifth Street wharf- NJ
1t, turning ii completely around This Hf
rm of rain and hail was almost confined
The city limits, as the picnicers AT ParIor
lve, and Vehiculators back of the cir
messed but did not experience the
rm. az
re had the pleasure of visit last nioht
u Asspl,, James lllsk, OF the wild Louis e
e and Evansville packet Tarascon. ana
t. O'Bannon of the Louisville Hotel
sse gentlemen are at the Burnett House
ing just returned from the wedding ~
y. John w. Carroll, of st. Louis, Who
one OF the fair daughters of Kentucky
ne matrimonial altar at Refuge near