The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-01
RIV E r. n Il w S
For other River Items see Seventh Page.

| CINCINNATI, June 29.-The river has
risen inches. Weather clear. Thermom-
| eter So.
| LOUISVILLE June 29-The river is fall
| ing, with feet inches in the canal. The
/ st Charles arrived from New Orleans and
! laid up.
! The river is going down quite rapidly
and navigation is rapidly becoming more
difficult. 1.-The piIotso of the Louisiana re-
port but 51z feet at Flint Island. and feet
on French Island 1.-THE pilots of the
Mary Swan report feet at Henderson bar
........The Argonaut No. 2, is aground at
| Walkers Bar 1.-The Emerald had been
aground at Fink Island, but was
| washed off by the Louisiana, but was
still below the bar unable to get over.
| The arrivals and departures since Satur-
| day at 3 O'Clock include the Tarascon.
| Louisville to return; Ollie Sullivan, Can
| Melton to Evansville; Eau Claire, Pond
| River to return; Kate Putnam, st. Louis
! to Pittsburg; Quickstep, Cairo to Evans
| Vile; Mary Swan, Memphis to Evansville;
| Cora s.. Memphis to Louisville; Morning
Star, Louisville to Paducah Leonora No.
2, Cincinnati to Evansville; VIM. White
and James Gray, Green River to Evans
Vile; Louisiana, Louisville to New Or
| leans.
The Quickstep had 50 hhds. tobacco and
d
passengers........The Cora s. had about one
half a trip.......The Kate Putnam had a
good trip. 1.-THE Mary Swan was light
1.-The Louisiana arrived last evening
with about 30 tons of freight. She received
here all she wanted, and is loaded to the
water...--- The Morning Star received a
dispatch, before she left LOUSY lie, from
the Robert Z. Lee. asking her to meet the
Lee at PadOcah, and bring up her pasSen-
gers-75 in number. The star went to Pa
ducah last light and v ill leave here or
Louisville at 6 o'clock this evening-........
The LeonoGa had nice packet
trip. She leaves for Cincinnati
direct to-day at 10 O'Clock, and has elegant
accomm ods lions for passengers. Her Of
ficers are obIiging gentlemen She has good
speed. Passengers by the Mary Swan
report cholera in Memphis, and passen-
gers by the Louisiana report the same dis
ease in Louisville. Two cases OF cholera
have occurred at Brandenburg, both prov
ing fatal ........The carpenter of the Louis
lana fell overheard at Portland on Friday
evening, and was drowned.........The Ella
Faber returns to the boneyard, and will be
put in thorough repair for the fall trade.
Captain Scott announces his beautiful
Chattanooga fer GAINESVILLE, on TUESDAY.
She is neat and excellent boat. and CAP
tain Scott is a veteran commander
The John ID. Perry did not get off till yes
terday morning. She had a good trip .......
The Ollie Sullivan. Eau Claire, VIM. White
and James Gray were all full of tobacco.
........ The Eau Claire left yesterday fore
noon, and they VIM. White last night for
Green River..-.....The Ezra Porter passed
down Saturday morning with tow of
barges, without landing. ......The Curlew
rar,l in frnp oh
tow of coal for Island 1S........The Terre |
Haute Express of Saturday says: /" Deputy
U. s. Vi arshal.J s. Bigeiow, came over to |
sell the steamer Mason on suit of John w. |
Rea and others, but failed to make sale
for want of bidders"