The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-16

River and Weather

River and Weather.
The weather yesterday forenoon wa.
cloudy, wet and cool; indeed it rained al
night and till noon, with slight intervals
The river was about at a stand yesterday
morning, and will be rising before thi,
morning. The p. w. Strader found but
four feet IN Scuf1etown.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock yesterday include the Eau Claire
VIM. White and Ada Lyon, Green River
to Evansville; Mayfower, Cairo to Evans
vile; Newsboy, Henderson and return
Morning Star, Henderson to Louisville;
Phantom, Eastport to Evansville, Ollie
Sullivan, to Cannelton; P. w. Strader,
Louisville to New Orleans; Leonora No. 2.
Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Sam j. Hale, for Memphis; John d. Perry
from Memphis; Silver Spray, Messen GER,
and Nick LOngworth, for New Orleans;
Louisiana and Legal Tender, from New
Orleans; Armada, from Cairo; Tarascon
from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
There was consider hle alton on
the levee yesterday morning, with the
wharf crowded with ttamboats-as is
usual On Monday---~-Tho MayfiIwer had
63 bogsheads OF tobacco, 200 sacks of wheat
and much other freight, and a good pas
senger list......The Morning Star and Leo
nora had each a large lot of freight, and
the Star was full of passengeis-.....The
Eau Claire, VIM. White, and Ada Lyon
had full cargoes of tobacco.----The guards
of the Ada Lyon were on the water, and
then heavily laden with When
the Morning Star came in, her swells rails
ed her guards up. and declining suddenly,
the pressure was too great, aid the whole
guard, from forward of the boilers
to the engine, gave way, and let
Is or l6 hogsheads of tobacco into the river.
They were got out with all possible celeri-
ty, and will be at once o~verhauled. 1t was
a great misfortune TO the energetic owners
of the boat, butt was one that no foresight |
could have prevented. The Lyon seems to
have had a peculiar run of luck the last
trip. She ran against a tree or stump in
Green river, and crushed her arboard
bow in, but did not damage her hull. She
will v to lie over a day to repair...---.
The p. w. Strader came down with two
magnificent barges of the M. ". It. Co. in
tow, each of 100 tons burden, and herself
and barges loaded to three feet. She was
aground for a few minutes at Scuffietown,
which is now the worst bar from Louis
vile to Cairo..--.The News Boy was
full of tobacco..----The Mary Swan
was filling up rapidly, and would
go out with the biggest trip of
the season. She has a large amount of
shipped on order to Vicksburg and
Bends--.--The Quickstep was receiv-
ing literally, and would AVE a good trip
out-.--.The river is now lower on the
wharf thai we have seen it for a long
while. Ii time is taken by the forelock,
there will be no trouble in pushing the
sewers and pavement a considerable dis
towards the bed of the river, and it
would be well for the city authorities to
take a new survey of the situation, when
think they would choose a new site for
the abutment of the Sycamore Street
p. w. Strader added a con-
iderable lot of corn, eggs, &C., to her trip.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO.-The gay Mayfiower is the
packet for Cairo at 4 O'Clock to-
lay. She has unsurpassed passenger &C.
,ommodations, and is the lightest in the
rade. Capt. j. V. Throup, the renowned,
s in command, and Billy Dunn, George
Throup and Marsh Walthall are her ac-
omp.ished clerks.
For EAsTPoRT.-The feet and elegant
Phantom, commanded by that experienced
nd popular gentleman, Capt. Allen Dun
an, goes to Eastport and all Tennessee
iiver landings at 4 O'Clock this evening
d.. Val. Sorenson, an attentive and oblig-
ng gentleman, is in the Office, and will
i've every attention to passengers. Our f,
nerchants will consult their own inter-
SITS by giving the Phantom full trips.
Fox HENDERsoN.-The News Boy, Capt. .
Perkins, is the regular Henderson
at 8 O'Clock to-day. y
GIeaDings from our Exchanges. b
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Sun II
says: 6
The weather yesterday was clear and
leasant. AT Pitt burg the river is falling.
nth 20 nch in the channel. Here it has
Undergone no change during the past n
hours, but was about on a stand last .
1gnt, with 3 feet on Rising Sun bar. the
hoalest point hence to Louisville.
The Enquirer of Sunday says:
The sale of boats belonging to the Gin
,nnat1 q Nashville Packet Company took
idding was lively, but the boats did not 7
ring all they Were worth. Mr.. Wise i
1rchased both the Havana and Emma
lloyd at a low figure. The low water,
hich has caused general encouragement
the business, in connection G.
it'll dull times generally, and the need of ID
pairs to the boats, made capitalists can sa
Gus, and therefore the low price brought-
Te learn from Captain Wise that these
bats will be thoroughly rehtted. ano &
aced in the Nashville trade again. ~
The r. r. Hudson will enter the Louis-
He Mail Line Tuesday. 1t is said the z
izzie Hopkins has also been chartered oil
r this line.
j. r. Permission, late of the Melnotte. RI
IT for st. Louis last evening, and expects "
take charge of the office on one OF the
orthern Line packets. n
LouIsvILLE.-The Courier of Saturday
US:
The river was at a stand Yesterday. with -