The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-07


Al Pittsburg the river was at a stand last
night with Seant four feet IL the channel.
MI Fe -. Nfns ESe'fi se4Ss tstsDhszd 93tyson
q Bennet, Yesterday afternoon. there was
-four an hair feet At Wheeling. ct Par
kess erl,i i 2 5aig e go Wa :. fiFe eet,
and the Ohio ala Little EaEa#ha rising.
Heres1t VI s on = stand last night, ma wing
r5sea fA{ne szchts efuaIYa She ass%s trf no
Iosfrs h5syisS zeita esEl.b lfeet I'VE inches IN
the cf4auuei bSe the Water Works mark
1t aBlllr a ssylltisss be found. recedinz this
morning. There IS seven feet hence to
Loulsyllie. Last night there was only two
rise viii make four feet out of the Lower
ohio. II there is no rise out of the Wabash
and Cumberland, ft will be hard to find
over four feet on the shoaIest bars along
the Lower Ohio A rise of ten inches is
reported in The Cumberland at Nashville,
ana our adv1ees FROM the Wabash report
We counted eighteen steamers at the city
landing last evening. Business was II rely
along the grade yesterday, with steamers
loading for all points except the Cumber-
land.
LOUISVILLE The Courier of Tuesday
says:
The river was rising steadily yesterday,
though slowly at the head OF the falls, with
barely two feet ten inches water ia the
canal by the mark, at dark. During the
previous fWenty-fOur hours 1t had risen
seven inches at the head Of the falls aud
twenty-one inches at Portland. The
weather has cleared up, the mercury in
The barometer rising and it was clear ans
cold last night.
As reliable news from Pittsburg Just
now is desirable, we can give the fact that
capt. Tom. Fawcett dispatched from that
port yesterday morning that the river, at
SO A. NJ. was at stand, with IL feet 8
inches water in the channel f.
The Bermuda, that has been long time
aground ON French Island bar, was near
~ afoat sunday when the Cora 5. passed
up Tie channel had cut out, making
fully three feet water at the bow, Captain
gilmore gave her supply OF coal and lt IS
expected that she will be off to-day. Her
officers start to French Island this even
ing to bring her to this port.
TheIate rain has extended west. even to
st: Louis. and rise is expected in the
Mississippi and upper tributaries.
The Democrat Of Tuesday says:
Captain John. Roberts and Mr.. NJ d. /
(DocD CondiR have taken charge OF the
new and beautiful Legal Tender, and will
run her between this port and New Or
leans. We wish theTaevery success.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger of Monday
says:
Capt Aaron Ballard has taken command
OF OF the Rose Hite, and will hereafter be
81, LOUIS. The Democrat, of Tuesday
The river fell two inches Sunday and
was stationary yestef day. Perhaps there
is a rise coming-it will come sure next
boats ind five and half feet water at least
aud they expect TO find more in a few
days. business extremely QuIl; boats de-
layed on their way mere, ana boats In port
few and far between and getting little
freight. No change made IN rates yester- |
day. Weather delightful.
MEMPHIs.-The AUdIG4che of Sunday
says:
The weather yesterday was pleasant |
Towards night it clOuded over, with pros |
poets of rain. We have no improvement |
in navigation. The packets report five |
feet from here To Cairo, and I'VE feet six |
inches from there to st. Louis. White |
river remains at low tide, with three feet |
six inches to Augusta. The Arkansas con- /
tinues low, with twenty-Six inches in the /
channel to Pine Bluff.
Business on the levee yesterday pre- |
scented a fair degree OF activity, with a /
good list of departures.
Captain John Davis, superintendent of /
the Memphis and White River Packet /
Line, has chartered the nne steamer
Guidon, to take the place Of the Rowena /
until ne can procure a sidewheel steamer.
The appeal of Friday says:
The Louisville and White River packet
Ida Rees, viii no doubt make a clean
sweep of the balance. yet on hand of the
SIS 900 guaranteed by Louisville merchants
20 her line OF packets. The Ida struck
log near Duvallfs Bluff, and we learn she
broke thlrty-four tim Oers- This same OBJ
killed the steamer Return not
has been the cause OF disaster to steamers.
NEW ORLEANS. = The Times of Satur-
day says:
THE WEATHER.-W e are having delight
ful weather for the past few DAYS; yester-
day was a lovely day, and the citizens of
the Crescent City were out in thousands to
enjoy it. It was '-All Saints day, and the |
cemeteries were crowded, !
during the greater part of the day, by
thousands, paying tribute TO the last rest
ing places of their departed friends. It is
beautiful custom, and it is hOnored by |
thousands of the people of the Crescent
City, at each recurrence of the Ist of No
vember-" ALI Saints day"