The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-24

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| cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for T,aho,
| &c, &c. Orders left with either of tn
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River and Weather..
| The weather yesterday was partly cloud,
| and intensely hot and sultry. The river i
falling pretty fast, and for the sake of GU
wharf, and for the benefit of low waite
craft, which have had but slim pickings TO
the past few years, we hope to see it o,
down to extreme low water, and Their,
never was time when low water would
be as likely to interfere with business.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since oul
last report up to o'clock yesterday in
clude the Armada and Nashville, Cairo
to Evansville; Silver Lake No. 4, ST. Loui.
to Cincinnati; j. It. McCombs, Henderson
to louisville; Sam Orr, boneyard to East.
port; Newsboy, Henderson and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona and r. G. Gray, for st. Louis:
Lady Franklin and Wauanita, from ST,
Louis; Minneola Morning Star and Nau-
gatuck, for Memphis; ArmadiIlo, Maggie
Hays, Argosy, P. w. Strader, and Louis
Vile, from New Orleans; Tarascon, from
Louisville; Liberty No. 2, and Golden Ea-
gle, from Memphis; Ada Lyon, from Green
River; Phantom, from Cairo.
miscellaneous.
Business is very dull, though a little
more life was manifested yesterday No orn-
ing-......The Jonas Powell passed up on
Sunday. She goes to Cincinnati, to run as
a low-water packet from Portsmouth 10
Parkersburg .....-.The Armada had 20 hhds
of tobacco, some miscellaneous freight
and 100 passengers registered, on her up
trip Sunday night........The Nashville had
rather slim trip, including about 30 pas
sengers.........The Charmer was receiving
considerable freight yesterday forenoon.
including large lot of empty -four barrels
and some tobacco and -four for reshin-
ment.....-..Th McCombs had rice packet
trip out....... The Sam. Orr came up from
the bone-yard yesterday morning. and
commenced loading for Eastport. but the
indications were not very favorable for a
Iull load. ......-- The Advance had the
promise OF good trip for the Cum
oerland. ......... The Newsboy had a very
good load up from Henderson. $500.
The Curlew brought down another large
of rock for the new Opera. House.
........The workmen on the Ievee are about
ready TO commence second section of
pavement between the first and the nres.
ent water line. We would suggest to the
llty Council that they watch carefully
ms work, and see that it is done in. the
most substantial and workmanIike man
her, SO that it may be a perpetual improve
nent.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid side-wheel
teamer Armada, with first-class passen-
er appointments, will leave for Cairo and I
II way points at 2 o'clock this afternoon. |
r Immediately after the arrival of the |
arascon. Capt. J. ". Throop is in COM |
land, and is veteran steamboat man. /
lilly Dunn and Val Sorenson are her gen /
emanly clerks Hi7t
The gay and feet Nashville, Capt. g. r.
Judd, with Messrs. James Bently and Kit
udd as clerks, is the Opposition peo-
les" packet for Cairo at O'Clock, Her
Ulcers are attentive and careful of the
1mfort of passengers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Wild Taraseon.
he beauty of the wave, is the sole packet
IT Louisville this evening. Sheis a con-
nual eulogy of herself, and her officers.
aptain Jim Lusk, John Ouerbacher. Ar
lur field, and Billy Stephenson, are adj
irably adapted to run, SO fine craft.
abney Page is her famous Steward.
For MEMPHIs.-The lightning winged
orn1ng Star will go to Memphis to-day,
I'D Captain Dallas, Frank Banksmith.
nd Billy Field viii delight in catering to
le comforts of passengers. The Star is a
and floating palace.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchanges.
Commercial of satur-
w says:
The weather was warm and cloudy again
.sterday, with short rain storm in the 4
ternoon. AT Pittsburg the river is rising,
18th three feet nine inches in the channel. "a
lie Kanawha is falling, with two and a
IF feet in the channel. Here the river
Is fallen seven inches during the past .
Tenty-four hours, with three feet seven !
ehes In the channel. There is four and
III feet on the shoalest bars to Louisville,
ID four feet two inches over the falls. J
The 1Melnotte has given up her trip to
ew Orleans.
The Maggie Hays, Captain D. l.. Hen
lckson, will be the first boat to New Or
TINS.
Courier of Saturday
VS.:
The River was falling slowly, yesterday .
tn four feet water In the canal in the
ening by the mark. During the previous =
enty-foui. hours it had fallen two inches
the head of The falls and six inches at =
rtland. The weather was clear in the !
ening, thou eh cloudy and cool in the r
1rning, thst2 thermometer ranging from
to IS. 41 S&-
IN the falls last evening there were =
eI aty-four indies water in the pass down
} Indian chue and falling slowly. The
e rains havelad no visible effect upon {
stage of wlter. ~
! He MAMMGH Low-PREsSURE.-Cap a
slut Neal vas in Madison yesterday,
.sulting with Alex. Temple and Vance,
-ip-yard in .egard to the construction of +
e mammoth new steamer for the Louis =
lie and New Orleans trade. She is des- ~