The Evansville journal., 1867-08-29
weather and Water.

&c, &c. Orders left with either of {
@iA-ooats WlIi be promptly attended
Weather and Water
The hearts of the people were made g
yesterday morning by a copious rain-f
tnufng from to 10 o'clock, cooling IT,
and giving new life to vegetation. -
r'er here is still slowly swelling, 49,
possible that the rise above will res-
before the late swell is exhausted
Arrivals and Departu
The arrivals and departures " ei,
O'Clock yesterday, include tb NssiI ~
Cairo to return; Newsboy, Hioeison anu
return; Fanny Brandeis, Gro 10 LOUIS
vile; Ollie Sullivan to Canei1on'
BOats Due
Among the first boats de mere are lhe
Minneola, from Memphis Nlghtlngaie'
from st. Louis; Sam. Hale lof Meln-
phis; Palestine, from Cairo Cuarlnei'
from Louisville; Ezra Porter, from new
Orleans; Vim. White, nom GSeh river
MisceIIaneOu-
There was q very moder~e amount OF
business transacted on tle levee yester-
day, and the arrivals wre but few...-..
The Louisa got a good II OF corn for ports
below...-..The Fanny6randels came up
from Cairo light. and ook some $50 barrels
lime and left for Psducah. she proposes
to return here andload for Memphis.........
The Nashville hal good packet trip up,
including so hsgsheads tobacco and 7S
bales cotton. fhe prospects for big re-
turn trip were not fiattering. Capt. Sims
is in command, and proposes to keep her
in the trade till the Cumberland rises--.-.-.-.
Duke Nicholson, clerk of the Charmer,
who stopped ashore the last trip, received
a dispatch yesterday from Capt. Grammer
stating that the Charmer left Cairo at nine
o'clock Tuesday night, and would be here
on time this morning. Remember, she is
the regular packet to-day.........The cargo
of the Fanny Brandies was brought here
entire yesterday. s-.1 4
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CA1Ro.-The elegant steamer Charm
er, Capt. Jack Grammer commanding,
with the urbane and obliging Duke Nj
cholson in the Office, is the regular packet
for Cairo and way points to-day. The
Charmer has excellent passenger accom-
modations.
The Spray, we presume, will also return
to Cairo to-day. Mr.. James Kennedy is
her polite clerk. rauo tr-
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-The beautiful Pales-
tine is the regular packet for Louisville
this evening. She is commanded by that
experienced and popular officer, Captain Z.
Hollcroft, with Mr.. Miles d. Warren,
everybody's favorite, in the Office. Joe
Carr is the obliging freight clerk.
For GREEN RIvER.-The VIM. White
may be expected for Green River to-day,
with Capt. A. Drinkwater in command,
and John Adams in the Office.
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG-The Commercial of Mon
day says:
Business on the landing exhibited signs
of Improvement. The Leni Leoti left for
Parkersburg on Saturday with a good
trip. The marks last evening indicated
three feet ten inches and falling, The fine
packet Success is announced for Cincin-
natl, Cairo and Memphis this day.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Tues
day says:
The weather was warm and clear yester-
day. At PittsbGfg the river is falling with
three feet nine inches in the channel.
Here il has risen inches during the past
twenty -four hours, with {. feet on Rising
Sun bar, the shoalest point hence to Louis
vile.
.LouIsv1LLE.--T Courier of Tuesday
says
The river was rising yesterday, with 8
feet Inches water in the canal, by the
risen inches at the head of the falls, and
inches at Portland.
On the bar at the foot OF the falls the rise
has made about four feet water, IAN ample
depth for the boats at present navigating
these waters 1g TTLM CT EaC1EmC9.
The barge line has already caused trouble
and loss to Louisville shippers and under
writers, and the freight reshipped onthe
barge line at Cairo, by the Empire, when
she was sunk and badly damaged, has not
yet been settled. Z
When was the Empire sunk, Courier
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Tuesday
says:
hot and parching weather continues
Rivers all declining. ToCairo there is eight
feet fair water TO KeoRuk; the Illinois de-
plorably low; Missouri steadily nearing a
troublesome condition. With all this,
freight for shipment to st. Louis is ra pidly
increasing along all the uppe rivers, as ]
Boy from Miami and way points on the
Missouri. The Muscatine Journal and other
papers along the Upper Mississippi notice
the increase of business with satis-
faction, and that numerous barges are be-
ing put to work. The masters OF the Oma-
ha boats agreed yesterday to load in turn
which will prevent confusion, and secure
dispatch in freightS. The Glasgow left and
will be followed by the .Waverly. Octavia
Cornelia, and Walter B. Dance. The rates
to New Orleans were advanced yesterday
as follows: 10 cents per barrel on flour,
cents per hundred on pound freight. Way
freights were increased 20 cents per barrel
on -four and 10 cents per hundred on
pound freight, except to Nicksburg and
Natchez, which are the same as to New
Orleans. .....a- ,.f- -
MEMPHIS, - The Avalanche of Friday
says:
Weather sl1Itrv and cloudy with pros