The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-14

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{. II doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
of JOB TYPE though yery aIf e and
our JOB department. ssnf IS u n the personal
supervision Of one of the best job printers int RS
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.30if2l f8ad9Tei Weather and Water. 5Xg ass
The weather is growing cold end we may
dwL expect an early winter 1t was cloudy on
Saturday morning. The river is again
falling steadily at the rate of about two
.. inches per day. The channel, however,
III continues to cut out, and navigation is
a. rather improving than otherwise.
p = f'.,etfs Arrivals and Departures. y ab
The arrivals since our last report up to
~lnra O'Clock Saturday, include the Ollie Sulli-
fuaEa van, Owensboro and return; Chattanooga,
/ -tal Y to Cairo; Michigan, to Memphis; News
Z s-,r boy. Henderson and return; Cobb Webb,
+ tfo}..., to Cumberland River; Cora s.. Memphis
u to Louisville; Linton. Cairo and return;
James Gray, to Green River; Tahiequah,
Cincinnati and return. isS -aa
Boafs Due. a4&rodt
- f-f-'i' Among the first boat due here are the
Louisa and Fannie Brandeis from Cairo;
Phantom, from PASSPORT. 80" -~i
= - '4'Di ~ MisceIlaneous
Business was rather dull on the Ieyee
Saturday morning The Ollie Sullivan
ohio had a good packet trip both ways..-..The
sod , 4 Linton broughtup good trip, and would
nj have out all she could carry. Pahl-
equah brought down fine freight and
passenger list and left early on her retu
ss8Y }.-.-..The Cora S. passed up about midnight
of Friday. She discharged ia bales of cot!
f ton for Fred. b. Huston, agent OF, the
~ White Line Transit Co., and proceeded to
II Louisville light..-...The, Jas. Gray was
preparing to leave for Green River ..a...f
- Again the painful duty devolves upon
cas- - of announcing the death of of
and ct feytl1x W
esteemed citizens, and warmest personal
friend Capt. James T. Cox of the firm of
Cox & Humphrey, died in Memphis, of yell
low fever, on Friday evening. He
well known and universally esteemed
among river men, and greatly beloved by
3D. bss his friends everywhere. hs5a
Boats Leaving To-Day. aai-.
FOR GAIRo.-The Fanny Brandeis will
probably be the packet for Cairo to-day.
G.s,i Capt. d. Smedey is in command and ]. b.
a.Ha NJ Hall is her clerk. She has admirable cabin
appointments There are few boats better
ft+ officared. IL -. .ts,e-., .t'r
SOFT. FoR owENsBoao AND LoUIsvILLE-The
Ollie Sullivan returns to Greensboro at 10
.rf.a o'clock to-day, Capt Ham. Throop COM
manding, and Les Ware in the office.
1Gleanfngs from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial of Thursday
says: tel tifre
Business along the landing was not very
active, the river being too low. The light
draft steamers are still making regular
bps Se o
asB 'hs aPd o
City. rise during the week would be OF
immense benefit to large number Of per-
The improvements on this stream are
about completed The river will be open
for navigation as soon as we have water
Se Of
Telegraphic dispatches from Cairo an
ne9pee that the steamer ny nsh
Orleans, had struck snag above Cairo,
and was then discharging her F . cargo at
necessary repairs. We have informa-
tion to the amount of damage.
CINcINNATI- The Commercial of Friday
says:
The weather yesterday was mild and al
teTnsteiy clear and cloudy cloudy; with high Ugh
night. AT Pittsburg the river was rising
Here It Is failing Slowly With 80 inches on
the shoaie es 6aTs to Rybt
last evening; there was not single steam cam,
er at The city city wharf between broadway
Captain j. B. Weaver takes command of
as New Ne orleans trade. He left this city for
ST. Louis on Wednesday. lt-1sa
TO LOUISVILLE. = The Courier of Friday,
"a says: .atae s5-a ttt'@a
80 The river was slowly receding last even
ing, with 2S inches water in the canal, by
an incS Of heq1
and three inches s At Portland sa The %eath e
= 'is thermometer ranging afro. The mercury
e = the evening, an indication Of rain to-day.
In the local columns of the Courier yes
terday the burning of the Ella Faber. in
the canal dry-dock, was announced. The
Ella Faber had been put in the dock that
day to be repaired by the underwriters
and about o'clock at night she was dis
covered fire. The water was let into
the dock from the canal, and that saved
the hull from destruction. The upper works
Ta j. Were almost wholly censumed Inc nre was
a9 j dent. but not the work Of incendiarsrn. it
asL originated in the wash house, in the after
.5sfE part OF the caoin OF tne boat, where tne
washing
fire. 1t supposed that fire had
been dropped in the ash bucket In the
room. One of the young men arrested is
relative of Capt. Peckenpaugh, and was at
.tes the Louisville Hotel when the fire occurred
and does not belong to the boat. The clerk
D9E of the boat is Mr.. Patterson who was not
on the boat at all the time of the diSaS-
9aA ter. The young men under arrest prompt
as-t ly gave bail and were discharged.
zas4n ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat, OF Friday
aisi RS says: clu
The business houses We're closed yester-
day for the Fair, in accordance with pre-