The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-12
Weather aud Water.

country. The river is steadily declining,
having falhng5 inches during the "a hours
proceeding O'Clock yesterday. II is fail
ipg'steadily at all points to Prttsburg.
Arrivals and Departures
The only arrivals and departures up to-}
O'Clock yesterday. weI the Newsboy II en-
derson and return; Louisa, Cairo to Evans
Vile; Michigan, to Memphis. ,,T ~
Foafs Dsie.
Among the first boats due here are the
Louisa, from Memphis; the Minneo-
la, for Memphis; .C}larmer. from Cairo;
Palessine,,, from Louisville; Rob Roy,
for 81. Louis; Bertha. fos i rk,II5its River;
Wms White. from Green RIVER; Ezra Por-
ter, from New Orleans
miscellaneous.
The Michigan had a magnificent trip
out, having a,barge and the new null ful
of freight, including $40 bales of hay, tobac-
CO, corn, stoves, and vast lot of InisceIla-
neous freight. With such men as Captain
McClain and Lawrence James aboard, and
Mr.. r. X, Roberts ashore, the Michigan is
not likely TO want for business The
Louisa lad very moderate trip up.,-....-.
The j. p. Webb was receiving some freight,
but it was not certain that She would get
off yesterday 1.-The Nashville was re-
ceiving moderately before on...-.-.Soas
kind of miscellaneous raft grounded or
the bar opposite Cox Il Humphreys wharf
boat. yesterday morning, and part of it
was foated'of and lodged on the point OF
the bar opposite the foot of Vine Street,.
Capt.J. ". Roland, an old experienced and
highly esteemed steamboatnan, died in
St. Louis on Monday. He was mate of the
St. Louis and New Orleans steamer
Ec. ipse in 1886; afterwards of the AUTO
crat; next of the George Collier, witll
Capt. GOslie; subsequently o. the JolIV
Sifnonds, and afterwards Captain of the
H. d.. Means and the Victoria. He was
an honorable upright man, agreeable in
his bearing. obliging and humane. and es-
teemed by all his acquaintance. The flags
of the steamers in port at st. Louis on
Monday hung at half MAST out of respect
to his memor Captain Dexter. in !
forms us that the Lee is not badly darnag-
ed, but thinks il Will be two weeks before
he will be able to get the Quickstep out. in |
consequence to the damage done the ways. |
Boats leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The fleet Charmer is the |
regular packet for Cairo and all way ports
to-day at o'clock. Capt. Jack Grammer, |
a pleasant young gentleman, commands, |
and the inimitable Duke Nicholson pre- /
sides in the office.
MAR Palestine is the regular packet for
Louisville this evening" Capt. E. HoiI-
croft rs her distinguished commander, and
Miles d. Warren and Jesse Jackson are ier
elegant and accomplished clerks. Fred
Hartman feeds the passengers IKE prince
and Jordan and Ford Keep her IL the deep
est water.
Gieanings from q ur Exchanges
P1TrsBURG.-The Commercial, of Mon
day says:
The weather remains pleasant. Trade
on the lower lau ding remains suspended, /
and will net be resumed until we have. a
rise of water. The marks at present indi-
cate about twenty inches Il "A uove the
brIuee The low waier boats have the entire
trade to themselves. The Uncle Sam
leaves this afternoon at 2 P. NJ. for the head +,
waters Tire repairs on the lockSsare being
hurried with allpossibie dispatch. Ii
PETROLEUM Is KING.-It is stated that a
British naval officer LETT Bnstonon Wednes-
day in the Java, who proposes to return to
SeM Sss Sir n sc1ss q
He intends to cross the Atlantic in a steam
ship h,ted with hydraulic propellors,
C1Nc1N9sA I'll cossnpeystes Of TssseaaH q
The weather was warm and clear yester-
day. with & refreshing shower OF rain asst I
night. Al Pittsburg the riverisfall ng. with
Is inches in the channel. Here it has re-
ceded five inches duripgs the slJs1s tstme nty- !
four hours, with three 1eet on Rising Sun
bar. the shoalest pointsheace toLouisvilie. i.
whether he will return to New orleans =
Wi tie Emma No. ). Abe yello ~ rev er is +
ra SAM 5if5i Sisy shsfs Yesterday
from tlfscanvass Tor The Presidency OF the :
Chamber Of Commerce, John a, Gano,
The he ele esdi, NJ takes AXES place to day.
arrive until 10 O'Clock yesterday morning. +
having been aground several hours at An
gusta, wheIe she procured a barge, and / S
lighting her cargo, came Off, One item of
her cargo was zee sack oats.
LoUIsyILLE.-TheC ot.rter. of Tuesday,
says: ~. t .~slti .
The river continues to slowly fall, with
less than four feet out over the Portland
bar. The decline in the last twenty-four
hours was two inches at Portland. The
weather is clear and warm, as warm as
the thermometer in the alter
noon rangiug,to 80 in the shade.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat OF Tuesday
'ays: 1.t4
Heavy rain yesterday afternoon. cooling
he atmosphere, and from bright warm
clouds and a cold atmosphere The rivers
TIL decine. The Sucker tate found only
8 inches on the lower rapids, and was de-
.ained half day al least. She found AZ
eet at Ca-pau Gtls. he worst place below
>eokuk. he Dubuque papers mention
business as improving. and trouble from
ow water on tne increase. At the boat p
mems meeting yesterday 1t was agreed
ates five cents per barrel, two cents per u
90, and two cents per sack. The steam. o
,oat rate was lowered accordingly. U
We are glad to say that up to last eve Z
ling, those who ought to know best here, +
lave had no intelligence of disaster to :
;aptain William Thompson, Of the Mis- -
re set down as a false one. .
MEMPfIIs-+T The SAeoloache. OF. Saturday !