The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-21


to Cairo, The McCombs reports only "a
inches at Flint Island
bdf Arrivals and Departures. Gs1
The arrivals and departures up to o'clock
yesterday, and not previously reported, i'm
clude the J. T. McCombs, Henderson to
Louisville; Palestine, Cairo to Louisville;
Armada, Cairo to Evansville; Sam. Orr,
Eastpertto Evansville; j. p. Webb, Dycus4
burg to- Evansville. Newsboyg Henderson
to return; Fort Smith, Pittsburg to Fort
Smith.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Mary Erwin, Nightingale and Talisman,
from st. Louis; Mariner, Harry Dean, and
Golden Eagle, for Memphis; Naugatuck,
from Memphis; Lorena, for New Orleans;
Argosy and Maggie Hays, from New Or
leans; Tarascon, from Louisviiie; Phan-
tom, from Cairo. sa e 9s0 aE8Q 9iAs
Va 1910 RHisceIaaneOns.I 6as 9aJ
Matters looked lively at the wharf yes
terday morning, bnt there was more show
than reality. The usurpation of the wharf
by coal boats, which continues, compelled
four or five boats which had business at
the wharf to cluster around Huston g.
fence of all. Steamboats, that pay wharf.
age ought to hayesone accommodations
as well as coal boats..-.........The Palestine,
from Cairo to Louisville, had rather slim
trip. We are obliged TO her officers for
late papers. .!..g... The Armada had 70 hogs
heads Of tobacco and good passenger
| trip. She lowed the Nashville up to the
wharf during the day, and then went to
the bone-yard, transferring her crew to
the, Nashville, which takes her place to-
day in the mail line..-.......-..,T The Sam. Orr
went up to Dycusburg and towed the
J. p. Webb out and to this port .....
The Orr goes to the bank, and her crew
and officers are transferred to the Webb,
which takes the trade to Eastport during
the low water.....-., TheJ. It. NfcCombs was
in too great hurry, yesterday morning.
She not only left number of her passen-
gers, who came down on Sunday night,
but also left q number who came down on
the early train, and who reached the river
just in time to see her half wayto the
point. 1t would have paid the McCombs
to have waited fifteen or twenty minutes.
1t was sore disappointmentto some, who
were in a hurry to go up the river. The
Fort Smith, a finical looking craft, fully
loaded, and very light draft, passed down,
destined to the Western frontier ON the
Arkansas River The Armada only
found 31s feet on the Shawneetown bar,
and Capt. Josh. thinks they kept in the
deepest place.........The Mary Swan is hard
aground, since Saturday, at Flint Island.
She had not arrived at 8 p. M. yesterday $685..
We met our friend, Capt. Hodge, of the
firm of Hodge, Carr & Co., in the city yes
terday. He has lately been experimenting
with the Plain City in the Tennessee River,
from Paducah to Eastport, and finds it an
Improbable investment. He returns home
satisfied that Evansville is the only live
town on the river. The Plain City is laid
up........ Capt. Tom Bolus, being indfsposed
ON Saturday, stepped Off at home, and
Capt. Vandergrift, Of the Argosys took the
Phantom out........ Capt. Jones of the Nash
willie, left for home yesterday morning,
after turning over the Nashville TO the
I Evansville A. Cairo Mail Company. basdss
ofIw Boats Leaving To-day. .s8
| FoR CAIRO. The elegant stern-wheel
passenger steamer Nashville to-day enters
the Daily Mail Packet Line, In place Of the
Armada, the latter going to the bank for
repairs and repainting, and general Ak
ing-up for the Fall trade. The veteran and
experienced steam boatman, Captain Josh.
v. Throop, q gentlemen of the old school,
takes command, and. is accom- panied by
| his whole veteran crew-including Billy
Dunn, Val. Sorenson, Tucker, We bully
mate. General Jackson, the unsurpassed
steward, with all his attentive assistants.
Frank Collins, we dispensator of alcoholic
fluids, stops off and goes fishing to the Wa
bash, while Billy Monroe takes charge OF
| the extra Office ON the Nashvflle's star
board bow. Billy is fun of funny stories of
iye ancient days, and is a hunki boy. The
Nashville leaves at two o'clock to-day.
| For LoUIsvILLE.-The superb and ele-
| CANT Tarascon, Capt. John Lusk, with
!. John Ouerbacker, Arthur Field, aud Billy
stephenson,I as her accomplished clerks,
| goes to Louisville tonight. The Tarascon
| is hepride of The Lower Ohio. 4, ff-rfs9'}
| FoR EAsTPoRT,-The light draught
steamer j. p. Webb takes the place of the
Sam. Orr, and leaves for Eastport, at
| O'Clock, to-day. That pleasant and popu-
lar gentleman Capt. Allen Duncan goes
out in command. and Mr.. Vineyard, with
his proverv1bial courtesy, has charge OF
the ONCE. Give the Webb a by trip.
GHeanings from OUR Exchanges
CrNcINNATI.4The Commercial OF Satur-
day says.
The weather yesterday was mild and
| clear, with the mercury at IL degrees. AT
I PltLsburg, the river is falling with feet
/ in the Channel. Here, the river has risen
! one foot during the past "A hours, with
| feet on the shoalest bars hence to Louis
| Vile There is feet in the canal.
Lou1sv1LLE.-The Courier of Saturday
! says: -
| The River continues at stand, with
| thYee feet in the canal by the mark last
evening. It has been at the me stage for
| over twenty -four hours, but rise Is due te-
| day from the upper rivers. The weather
was clear and quite pleasant all day, the
thermometer ranging at 10 In the shade
Four-mile bal, u short distance above
ICincinna l. has become formidable bar
rier to navigation, with steamboats,, coal
boats, and barges all piled up on the bar.
The Hoosier passed down the river yes
i terday with n load OF powders Tor Evans
willie. Its ways needs mend1ng. sEaB Is