The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-07

not, ana extremely Inc river III
swelling slightly, and has probably riser
two or threeinches during the "A hours end
ing at O'Clock yesterday. There is also q
slight swell reported at Cincinnati and
Louisville. Unless we have heavy and
general rains INN ediately, the swell VIII
be but slight and temporary.
Arrivals and Depar tures.
ii The arrivals and departures up to
O'Clock yesterday, include the Leonora No.
2, Cincinnati and return; Newsboy, Hen
derson and return; Cora s., Henderson to
the Dry Dock; Spray, to Cairo; Louisville,
Portland to Paducah.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York for st. Louis; Rob Roy and
Champion, for Memphis; Minneola, from
Memphis; Nashville, from Cairo; Rose
Hite from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
Notwithstanding the extreme dullness
of business matters were quite lively ON
the wharf yesterday--...-.TheL L. onora No.
arrived from Cincinnati early yesterday
morning with "a fair trip, and got all for
@ her return that she could carry on the
water......The lNewsboy, in twenty-four
hours, removed the freight from the Cora
s.. and succeeded in raising her by ten
O'Clock Monday night. Both boats arrived
here together yesterday forenoon. The
Cora S. will go into the Dry Dock as soon
as the Ada Lyon comes ont, and will
be speedily put into complete repair. The
hole in her hull is small and can be readily
repaired. Her officers have the freight all
safely landed at Henderson, except a small
lot of castings, which she discharges
here. They have entered protest at
this port...........The Spray received a
fair quantity of freight and left here at
one O'Clock Tor Cairo.........The Louisville,
Captain A. @. Ross, touched here on her
way to Paducah, where she will go on the
ways for thorough repairs. Captain Ross
expresses his determination to . ut her in
the Evansville and New Orleans trade as
regular packet when the business season
opens this Fall.........The Phantom was re-
ceiving quite literally this forenoon, and
would have all she can take on the wa
ter.........We learn from Judge @. X. Under
wood, of the Helena Shield, whom we had
the pleasure of meeting in the city
yesterday, that Captain John Sher-
ley, formerly commanding the Morn
ing Star in the Memphis trade,
has chartered thesteamer Southerner and
will put her in the Evansville and New
Orleans trade this Fall. There lis going to
be a warm competition for this trade, the
importance of which is beginning to be
fully realized by steamboatmen every
where.......The Mayfiower had not arrived |
at one o'clock yesterday.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The iight-draught and ele- |
CANT Nashville is the packet for Cairo at |
four O'Clock to-day. She is admirably ap- |
pointed, and her chief officers are those /
distinguished gentlemen, Captain j. B.
Hall on the roof. and Will. s. Fowler and
George Nicholson in the office. She is very
light, and goes straight throu. h.
For LOUISVILLE. The beautiful and |
magnificently appointed Rose Hite is the
regular packet for Louisville this evening.
Captain A. T. Gilmore is her experienced /
and popular commander, and Dick
Hutchinson, most obliging and atten-
tive gentleman, is her clerk.
For CANNELToN.-The Ollie Sullivan is
the regular packet for Cannelton at ten
O'Clock to-day. She makes all way land
tngs, and her officers are obliging, pleasant
gentlemen.
GHeanings from eur Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Mon
day says:
The weather Yesterday was clear and
warm. At Pittsburgh the river is falling,
ri. en- 2 inches during the past "a hours,
with 31a ieet on Rising Sun bar, the shoal-
est point hence to Louisville.
nounced to leave Louisville for New Or
leans on Wednesday evening. 1t is a lux
apg to enjoy the sn hapfPitaiity Of Captains
The Mary Irwin looks a little the worse
for wear. She win be repaired forthwith
under the supervision of Captain George
Wolfe.
rorrrSx,rrr - Tho f.,,,,.,a,-f - ,.-.,
says:
The river was falling very slowly yester-
lay at the head of the tails with scant
.hree feet water in the canal by the mark.
Quite warm Saturday and yesterday
.hough not unseasonably warm, as the
,hermometerrang l. o higher than So in
he Portland Bar just now is very shoal
md troublesome. with not over three feet
water out over the bar. The huge moun-
aims of sand that have been accommodating
It Sandy Island and on the ShippingporL
hats are continually washing away, acres
DOT OF the island, right between Portland
ma New Albany: These sands are gradu-
,ent, and at present there are two hleh
bars of sand in mid river, with but a tor
nous channel through them. The Tenn
BEST stuck an hour or two on the bar on
saturday morning, but the Empire in the
'ysnlng went over " crab fashion"
ocular meeting Saturday afterno a mn bnf ,
nothing of interest was done, excepting
he Introduction of a resolution condem- .
ling the late action of the New Orleans s
Association in reference to cotton bound
With ifop ties. The Louisville boatmen
consider the rope ties as good and as safe
Is the iron ties, and are at least liberal
enough to draw, or make no invidious dis r
inctions. '
A MlsrAKE--The report going the rounds
hat Captain George Pegram, of the famous :
ruth, had contracted at Metropolis for the
lul of q new boat of mammoth proper
ions. Is a m iStake MeLrOnOliS g not the | =.