The Evansville journal., 1866-07-09
ADDITIONAL RIVER ITEMS.


CINCINNATI, July 7.-NooN.-The river
has fallen inches; 10 feet in the channel;
weather showery. Thermometer so.
PITTSBURGH, July 7.-River stationary;
% inches by pier mark; weather clear and
warm.
We have been blessed since Saturday
with numerous fine showers of rain, some
of them quite heavy, but still the atmos-
phere is quite close and sultry as we write,
and gentle rain is falling. The river had
fallen about one foot during the "A hours
ending last evening, and the rains, If gem
eral, may retard the decline to some ex-
tent. There is yet fine stage of water,
say feet hence to louisville and Cairo.
The river continues peculiarly muddy
Our learned friend Commodore Mitchell,
who is an old salt and versed in hydrosta-
tics, explains the phenomenon in this
wise: The surface of the river has become
pretty clear, but at a small depth the water
was still muddy and the heavy winds that
prevailed during the first part OF last week
stirred up the water to an unusual extent
hence its muddy appearance. His theory
is plausible and probably correct
1.-THE arrivals and departures since
Saturday afternoon have been quite nu-
merous, including the Wananeta, Cincin-
natl to St. Louis; Emma No. 3, st. Louis
TO Cincinnati; Charmer, Cairo to Evans
Vile; Yorktown. Cincinnati to St. Louis;
Naugatuck, Memphis to Cincinnati; Morn
ing Star, Louisville to Memphis; Lorena,
ST. Louis to Pittsburg; j. t. McCombs,
Louisville to Henderson,; Leonora No. 2.
Louisville to Evansville; p. w. Strader,
Louisville TO New Orleans; Myrtle;
Nashville to Evansville; Ada Lyon
and James Gray, to Green River;
Yorktown, Pittsburg to st. Louis;
Armada, Cairo to Evansville.
The Wauanita, Emma No. g. Yorktown,
Lorena, Morning Star, Strader and Myrtle
had good trip....The Wauanita discharged
considerable amount of freight here......
The Lorena had to refuse freight here.........
The Naugatuck was comparatively light.
Cox q Humphrey gave her 200 barrels of
flour for Cincinnati...-.-..The Charmer had
SO hogsheads of tobacco, some miscellane-
Gus freight and good passenger list.......
The Myrtle had Al hogsheads of tobacco
and numerous passengers, and sufficient
orders to I'LL her on her return trip Tues
day. She reports three feet large on Har-
peth Shoals. Billy Conant, her attentive
and courteous clerk, always mindful of his
friends, has our thanks for appreciated fa-
vors. From the officers of the Myrtle we
learn that the Mercury, en- route for Nash
vile, broke wrist and I" ran through her
self" at Canton, throwing her piston and
pitman into the river. She was towed to
Nashville by the Webb and is coming out
with one engine-......-.The Leonora No. 9
came down yesterday as an opposition
boat to the ]. T. McCombs. She
seemed to be entirely light -
The McCombs had a moderate trip of
freight, but good passenger Ist........Cap-
tain Van Meter, late of the C. $. A., with
two or three other gentlemen, we learn
from the Louisville papers, have formed a
company for the purpose of wrestling the
Green River trade from Evansville and
turning it to Louisville. Louisville is
especially jealous of Evansville, and is do
ing all she can to break up our trade, not
only with Green River, but in all other di-
rections. and we have a few men in our
midst who are playing into her hands. 1t
becomes our merchants and business men
to look well to our own interests and to
nip all these efforts, whether commenced
at home or abroad in the bud. They can
do it ........Huston & Co. have dropped
their wharf-boat down opposite Main
Street to allow the work of paving the
wharf to go forward....~..The Armada
came in from Cairo last night at O'Clock
with an excellent trip of both freight and
passengers.-...,...The Liberty No. = had not
arrived at late hour last night ........A
singular looking craft passed down last
night without landing.
Manifest of steamer Myrtle, Capt. John
F. McClain, from Nashville TO Evansville
July 9Th, lS66-Brown, DunEerson 4 Co. Al
hhds of tobacco. Ragon & Dickey, cart
wheel. Mackey & Co, pkge. dry goods
Baird q Start, l valuable pkge. Col. J. n
Sllverthorn, basket . new honey" Three
ieet on Harpeth shoals and falling. Met j
+. Webb, Saturday p. NJ, 10 miles below
Eddyville. The Myrtle returns to Nash
vile, tomorrow, Tuesday, 10th, at p NJ
Shippers can rely on this announcement
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