The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-10

in the United States. We are prepared to
BiIis Ladine. Cards. Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&c, &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended TO.
Weather and Water.
The weather was cloudy and cool yes
terday, with heavy shower of rain that
continued for several hours, and which if
general may affect the river slightly. The
river had risen about two inches during
the twenty-four hours ending at noon yes
terday, making some six inches in all. At
Louisville and Cincinnati it is fully eight
inches higher.
Arrivals and Departures.
Up to three O'Clock yesterday the only
arrival and departure was the Newsboy,
for Henderson and return.
BOATS Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Tahlequah, from Cincinnati: Cobb Webb,
from Cumberland River; Louisa and Chat
tanooga, from Cairo. yea r4rH4c ~
-MiseellaneOus.
Everything was fiat onthe levee yester-
day, with not a single boat at the wharf,
except the News Boy, up to noon........T The
Fanny Brandels was expected in time to
return to Cairo last EVENING". Freights
are largely in excess of tonnage, including
large quantities for Memphis. Capt. Nc
Claim talks of leaving with the Michigan
for that port this week. She is very light,
and in the hands of Capt. McClain and
Dan Weaver, viii not fail to go
through With her barges...-........ From
the books of the Surveyor of this
port we gather the following list of vessels
of the United States, belonging to the
Custom District of Evansville, with the
\, md
VIM. White, Alferd Drinkwater owner,
140.4l tons Volant, yohnH. Moulat owner,
IS tons; "News Boy, c.. E. Perkins and s.
H. Lambert owners, 72.4S tons; Judge
Baker, a. j. Duncan, E. d. Wallace and
James p. Swift owners, 83.66 tons; Curlew,
Joseph Thomas and Jas. w. Stinsou own
ers- 234.g7 tons; Sam. Orr, John Gilbert. A.
j. Duncan and Coleman Bennett owners,
1854; *Michigan, r. r. Roberts and others
owners, BE. Is; %Chattanooga, John Gilbert
and Henry T. Scott owners, 1882 tons;
"Louisa. C. w. Crawford and ThOs. Boluss
owners, 1886 tons; *Ollie sullivan, John
r. Hugo, Thomas e. Hugo and
l.. Chlettain owners, 1882 tons;
steamer James Gray, Lewis Kincheloe,
owner, 1857 tons; steamer "Robert Fulton
Gen. d. C. Buell. owner, 2lI.37 tons steamer
Charmer John Morrow and Andrew Hart
upee, owners, 322 IS tons; steamer "May-
flower, John Gilbert, ]. v. Throop, and
A. Lemcke, owners, SCALA tons; steamer
Armada, A. NJ. Dusouchet, R.K. bunker
son, A. Wilson. s. A, w. p, and J. H.
Fowler. owners, - tons; steamer Phan-
tom, A. j. Duncan and Coleman Bennett,
owners, 1920 tons; steamer sQuickstep.
Andrew Hartupee, Henry T. Dexter, and
John Morrow, owners, 456 % tons; steamer
VIM MinyOuup Henry l. Mitchell
owner, 57.O7 tons; steamer Hoosier, VIM.
II. Steadman and Jas. Chute, owners. 60.3O
tons; steamer j. p. Webb, Baird & Start
and NJ. A. Lancaster, owners, 1920 tons,
steamer "David Nimrod, M. w. Long and
Richard Long, owners, 65.- tons; steamer
Advance, NJ. A. Lancaster, owner, 1886
tons; steamer Dispatch, VIM. Armstrong,
David Il. Armstrong, and VIM. Howes,
owners. sc. SO tons; steamer Cherokee, VIM.
w. Alexander and Edwin Collins, owners
1896 tons; steamer Sam. Groendyke, VIM.
Sabin, r. C. Smith, and OLA Braden'
owners, 102 tons; steamer Camden, Henry
Hodge and F. T. Hodge, owners, l02 tons;
steamer Ada Lyon, ALT. E. Ed
wards, owner, 1Sl.47 tons; steamer
*Comet, P. A. Staal, owner, 66.-stsns;
steamer *Pilot, A. B. Gould, -; steamer
~Mate, Allen Tindolph, Wiley Tindolph,
steamers, 80: total tonnage, 4,754.S6. Boats
marked with a 81 have been enrolled this
year, showing an increase of u boats and
of tonnage, 2,SlI. The whole number of
persons employed were 279 men, IL women,
and 20 lboys. In the above the tom
mage of the Pilot and Armada is not given.
which would make onr total tonnage over
5000 tons. Besides, there are several boats
that properly belong here that are register.
ed elsewhere, as the Romeo, Advance No.
2, and Cobb ebb. .,t tf.s. d. ;.s a.5ss.f E3t
af Boats Leaving To-Day. 91i -ff
For CAIRo.-The splendid light-draug hit
steamer Louisa, Captain Tom. Boluss is
the regular Cairo packet this afternoon.
Charles Crawford is her obliging clerk.
FOR OwENsBoRo AND LoUISvILLE.-The
Ollie Sullivan, Captain Ham Throop, Will
leave for Owensboro and all way landings
at 10 o'clock to-day. Bill. Hugo and Les.
Warran are her obliging clerks.
Gleaninxs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Monday,
says:
THE RIVER AND MATTERS ALONG THE
WHARF.-BusinesS was confined altOgeth-
or to the upper landing: The low water
boats are stii1 making regular trips to
Brownsville. The Active leaves to-day at
A. n. for the above points. The Monitor,
No. 2, left on Saturday with all the freight
she could manage. Navigation Is becom-
ing very difficult even in the slackwater.
/. CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of Tues
day says: Aa "a et.f se- Us
The weather was cool and clear yester-
day At Pittsburgh the river was falling
esterday, with Il inches in the channel.
Here, it Is also falling, with thirty inches
on the shoalest bars hence to Louisville.