The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-10-22


this morning. She has excellent passenger
appointments and good speed. Geo Pat
terson and Jesse Jackson are her accom-
modating clerks.
GIeantngs from Our ExcHanGes.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Friday
says ,r.
The weather was mild and hazy yester-
day, with a fog during the night previous.
At PittsbGrg the river Is falling, with four
| feet in the channel. The KanaWha is fall
ing, with four feet In the channel. Here,
| the river has receded inches during the
past twenty-four hours, with II feet hence
/ to Louisville.
Robert Miner, well-known engineer,
| died suddenly in Newport, Kentucky, on
| Wednesday night, of cholera. He was en-
| gagged on the steamer Maggie Hays. The
| funeral OF John +. Smith. pilot, took place
In Newport, yesterday noon, The colors
half-mast during the day, In respect to the
memory OF the deceased.
The Convention of Inspectors, In session
at Buffalo, New York, on the nth inst,
passed the following resolutions;
WHEREAS, The classification of engi-
neers adopted at the annual meeting OF
the Board OF Supervising Inspectors, Mt
st. Louis, October, 1865, does not work adj
vantageously on the western waters;
| therefore,
| !. Resolped. That so much of that classifi-
| cation as refers TO the classification of en-
| gineers upon Western rivers Is hereby re-
| pealed, and that all Western river engi-
| neers fall back upon the original grade OF
first and second engineer.
| LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of Friday
says:
The river was rising slowly yesterday.
| barely two inches I'm twenty-four hours,
| with eight feet water III the canal by the
mark. The weather continues clear and
| quite warm for the season, the thermome-
| Ter as high as 70o. That is nearly summer
| emperature, but we are not yet enjoying
the Indian Summer. 1t may be expected
| in November.
| on the falls last evening there were six
| feet water in the pass down the indian
chute, and the river about stationary.
A splendid steamer on the MlAsFslppl Is
named Robert T.. Lee. The LOUISVILLE
/ Journal says:
"In every respect and all good qualities,
! like her glorious namesake, she Is the peer,
| unriValed and unequaled ON the waters.
The mans Intentions were excellent, but,
l. Gen. Lee was never great upon me
| -Ietersbur0 (Pd.) Iiider.
How are you, Journal? Rhetoric is at
a premium over your way amt iST-
Louisville Democrat.
II happened to be the Louisville Courier
that conceived and brought forth that
UNANIMOUSLY rhetorical idea.
| MRMPHIs.-The Avalanche, of Wednes-
day, says:
The Belle st. Louis, bound from ST. Louis
| tn this port on Monday night, near the
/ foot of Island 81, collided with the tow
boat iSat Lake Erie, bound up the river,
with tow of empty barges. The
Lake Erie struck the Belle st.
Louis near the larboard wheel-house,
! tearing away part of her cook-house and
part OF the wheel-house. The collision
broke her plumb-block, and she made her
| way TO this city on one wheel. misun-
derstanding OF the signals was the cause OF
the disaster The Belle left late last night
for ST. Louis on one wheel, where she Will
be repaired"
NEW ORLEANs.--The Times Of Tuesday
says:
business on the landing for the begin.
. | ming of the week was more animated than
we have seen on former occasions. There
were numerous arrivals since our last, the
major part OF which brought in very good