The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-19
RIVER~N e w S
weather a,,o water.
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bfs weather ano water. 'iia' +
The weather continues blisteripgly
hot, with the mercnry above 9Oo in
the shade and nearly half million,
we should think, in the sun on the
wharf. The river. continues to fall
steadily with &c inches ION French
Island bar. s.r oe "a ese
Arrivals and Departures.f9pis !
The only arrivals and departures
up to three O'Clock, yesterday include
the Ollie Sullivan, Cannelton and re-
turn,aNewsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; James Gray, to Green River,
"-sf'4 boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the j. P. Webb and Champion, from
Memphis; Minneola, for Memphis; >
Linton and Louisa from Cairo; Pal
estine, from louisville; Rob Roy, for
st. Louis; Bertha, for Arkansas
River; Ezra Porter, from New Or.
leans. as
Miscellaneous.
Never since 1886 have eWr people
seen such a prosration Of basin essss on
TIE river, Even during the seasons
of ioe,yythe large aceumulations of
freight, and the occasional appear
ance of boat fighting her way1up or
down, gave an air Of business that is
not visible at present. 1Freights are
accommodating but not in vast quanti-.
ties THE Ollie Sullivan came in
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning
with a splendid trip; having about
fifty passengers from the boats ,de-l
tanned at French Island Bar. She
left again yesterday with all the freight
she wanted . in command Of
Captain J. Ham Throop, and will
probably arrange to meet the Louis
vile packets at 0wensboro, and will
then make daily trips %. The Phan7,
tom was getting a magnificent trip an !
Guiding allarge numberof passengers
from the boats at French Island,
brought down by the. Ollie. Sullivan,
1.-The, Chattanooga dropped
down to the wharf yesterday morning,
and commenced loading for Cairo..--..
The Michigan lies over till Saturday
.........The wharfbeat recently pur-
chased of Hubbs & Viets. by Messrs.
Hatfield & Robertson, of Uniontown.
has come off the docks in excellent re-
pair and looking as good as new. They
were expecting to have her lowed to
Uniontown. by the packet yesterday,
......Mr.zP. Davis, pilot of the late
Green River packet, Plain City, is in |
the city prospecting......Duke Nichol-
son, of the Charmer, and George
Nicholson, of the Nashville, or rath,e
er Armada, are resting from their las
bors and cares, in the city, 8st
Boats Leaving To-Day.
1t is impossible to announce with |
certainty any boat for any point, TO
day, except the Newsboy, for Hender-
son. IF the Louisa or Linton get in
from Cairo, one or the other will no |
doubt return to that port. Tits pos
sibles that the Ollie Sullivan may re-
turn from. Greensboro, and go out
& Ia IS "a III
Gleanings from, our Exchanses.
PITTsBuRG-The, " Commercial of |
Monday says ssoa saa44a
Business on the; landing remains
very .dultTino ifnpr ent heed be
expected untilfwe have arise ofwater. +
The prospect at present is not very
fattering ABOVE 1Atha Lbridge the
light .draught steamers have the trade |
to themselves; Athe locks are being
hurried to completion.
CINoINNATa77Ehe nGapshereie1 of
TUESDAY says: ,-,-sI. uos'tEy,N es n
The weather was cloudy and warm
yesterday. At Pittsburg the river is
falling, with Is inches in, the channel.
Here it has been ON the stand during
the past twenty four hours, with 3 feet
on Medoc' bar. the shoalest' point
hence to Louisville. 1 70 n.osg s. .,t
According to the Water Works
marks there is four feet in the chan
mel, the river being lower than it has
been since 1856, There is, three feet
scant on Augusta bar, three feet on
" Four Mile, four feet on Rising Sun,
and three feet scant on Medoc bar. |
The latter is the shoalest bar between
Cincinnati and Louisville. Pilot
jolly, just up from Cairo, reports only
three feet at Big Hurricane Island,
and the channel hard to find. 's.i.'lt
jesse Burdsai has retired from the
Office Of the Spraylto engage in theI'