The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-23
miscellaneous.


Boats Leaving To-Day. o4 IN
For CAIRO. The beautiful and very
light draught Mary irwin, Captain J. V.
Tnroop, leaves at three O'Clock to-day for
Cairo and all way points, and will hence
forth be the low-water packet in place of
the Sam. Orr. The Mary Irwin is one of
the most finely appointed low-water boats
on the river. George Throop is her clerk,
and passengers will receive the politest
attentions. n ef
For LOUIsvILLE.-The Ella Faber will
no doubt put in her appearance this even.
ing as the regular packet for Louisville.
Captain ]. III. Peckenpaugh is her elegant
commander, and George Patterson is her
affable and courteous clerk.
FoR MEsIPHIs.-The Minneola, Captain
Miller, with Mr.. Grubbs in the Objective
of Natures noblemen-may be expected
early this morning for Memphis. She is
first-class boat in every particular. +p
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Tuesday
says: ISIS aa.t si
We have to announce slight rise of
water in both rivers. The marks on the
Monongahela pier Indicated two feet large
and falling. Two new steamers arrived
yesterday from Brownsville. The Linton,
Captain Drew, and a new boat for Captain
Snowden, not yet named. II must De in
ferred from this that navigation has been
resumed to Brownsville. Such is not the
fact; it will be at least two weeks before
that event takes place. The Leni Leoti,
Captain Hamilton. is announced to leave
for Parkersburg this day. Passengers and
shippers can bear this in mind. At oil
City, last evening, there were twenty-five
inches and falling. The prospect for rise
we had several Showers last evening.
bat not sufficient TO produce no ch charge.
SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.-We had
two steamboat arrivals yesterday from
Brownsville, sixty miles above Pittsburg.
This is a good joke on Louisville, that
claims to be the head OF navigation. -rf
CINCINNATI-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says:
The weather was mild and cloudy yes
terday, with copious rains and high winds
during the aight ppeGyiSpsts , 4 a. Pstsburg
Inches during the past twenty. four hours,
with 81 feet on Rising Sun bar, the shoal-
est point hence to Louisville. az hrc
The Madison packet, G. t.. Dament,
bound up, was caught in a violent storm
and 6 PM, which demolished the cabin,
texas and fpilot-house, forward of the
wheel Fortunately no lives were lost, the
crew and passengers escaping without
serious injury. The DumOnt- had just been
overhauled and repaired, at an expense of
10 SD 900 or 81 ooG The ntt
was still at Warsaw at last accounts; She
will probably go to Madison FOR repairs.
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editor of the Cincinnati Gazette. who served
with distinction during the rebellion, in.
the kentucky cavalry, yesterday. very I'M
cefved a comm iSsion from General U. 8.
Grant, Secretary of War, as Second Lieu,
tenant in the Second United States Cav
airy. The commission dates from the 9th
instant. The regimentgis commanded by
the gallant General Stoneman, and is now
coed TO Washington for active duty. The
numerous river friends of Capt, Arthur
will be gratified to hear Of his appointment
IN the regular service.
ELoUISvILLEAThe Courier of Wednesday
says:
The river was rather, more on the rise
ten inches water in the canal, in the eve
ming, by the mark: During the previous
at the head of the falls, and three inches at
the head of the bar at the Portland land
ing. ,EM 80
report but little over three feet water at the
foot of the falls and at Flint Island. The
together with the present light swell, will
make a little more water.
The Ella Faber, Captain Peckenpaugh,
and left 0 the ianGns
at New Albany, when the sQuall or storm
struck her. She heaved TO in the blast, and
her chimneys were Frustrated in a twink
ling, encountering no further damage.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Wednesday
says:
Business is much greater than it was ex-
pected to be at this time. Tonnage at st.
Louis continues gre atty in excess. The
river is still falling. with eight or nine feet
to Cairo. No change N the Illinois. The
Upper Mississippi and Missouri continue
on the decline, and on these streams there
is really a lively commerce going on. The
rival Quincy packets Jasper and Johnson
left together again last evening. AS usual,
there was a large member of spectators,
and some excitement. The boats had fine
large proportion OF dead-heads- The ex-
element in regard TO the two packets will
not, we think, become excessive or alarm
ing. z,a 80 .41s s-N &DS'A-s "a
Captain Henry Symmes, on Monday,
bought for himself and Captains Bart, and
Dan. BILE, the steamer Mollie Able from