The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-11
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River and Weather.


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River and Weather.
The weather yesterday was clear and hot
dur1ng the day, but cool in the morning.
The river had fallen about eight inches.
There is 1--we feet in the channel on the
shoalest bars to Louisville and Cairo, add
falling. a4
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to four
O'Clock yesterday, during the past twenty
fours hours, include the Mayiower, to
Cairo; Phantom, to Tennessee River;
Plain City, Green River To Louisville;
Starlight, Cincinnati to Arkansas River;
Argonaut No. 2, Louisville TO st. Loui /;
Silver Spray, New Orleans to Cine nnati:
VIM. White and Eau Claire, Green River
to Evansville; Newsboy, Henderson and
return: lille Sullivan. TO Canneiton;
TarascoR, Louisville n return; rTnad
to Cairo, 81 ~v1f1efr9s g -ifte9l
Due. .4sM +
. Among the first boats due here are the
Rob Roy, for st. Louis; Sam j. Hale and
Golden Eagle, for Memphis; Iohn d. Perry
and Mary Swan, from Memphis; p. w.
Strader, Messenger, Leonidas, and Nick
Longwortn, for New Orleans; Louisiana
and Legal Tender. from New Orleans;
aQuickstep.i from Cairo; Morning Star,
from. Lou isvi lle.E .~5iih4t II 34t .44+s
ei aif RI miscellaneous. r
Business continues dull, except in the
item of tchaceo. the receipts of which ON
tinue TO be large The Green River packets
come in full of tobacco, two or three times
a week.-~-Most of the passing boats are
loaded to suit the water---~.Tne Starlight
had q good trip, and discharged considera-
bic freight nere.-..-.The Armada was re-
ceiving a fair trip yesterday. {.
Il Beats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The gallantQ Or ickstep. with
excellent accommodations for passengers.
goes to Cairo at 4 O'Clock promptly. al
tain H. I. Dexter is in conama and Duke
Nicholson with Billy Tileson, is in the OF
flee. ~ hfaa ftnn A#s3a+ H#Ha
For superb and elegant
Morning star is the regular packet fol. Lou
isviIle this evening. Captain Aaron Bal
lard is the commander, and John Ouer-
hacker is her elegant passenger clerk, and
Jesse Jackson is her courteous freight
clerk : 9sI-@Hel aH81 = sfe44
For MEMPHrs.-The gay Golden Eagle
goes to Memphis to-day, in charge of those
peerless gentlemen, Captain Fen. iMeeriel-
ees n j. i. Carter. zgu91ss eEaf
FoR GREES RIvER.-TheA Ada Lyon, Cap
tain GrollaIn, with ALI Edwards in the of
fee, returns to, Green River this evening.
G~leaninxs from .ur Exchanges.
GScIsNATI.-The Osnsnaerefas of Tues
day says, far ~ ~
The weather was clear, mild and pleas
ant yesterday, with a delightful breeze all
lay. At Pittsburgh theriver IS stationary.
with % inches in the channel, Here it has
receded 3 inches during the past twenty
four hours, with only AZ feet on kissing
Sun bar, the shoalest point hence to Louis
The ST. James reports the Potomac as
having been aground at Burlington from
Wednesday TO Friday, and all the tow
boats in that vicinity busily' engaged in
lighting her of her cargo. She also reports
the channel very shallow az Eight Mile
Capt. John KY e. yesterday received a
dispatch fIom Pomeroy, from Capt. Hollo-
way, reporting a rise OF one foot at that
The Potomac reports the tew-boats Stel-
la and Rover, and the steamer Importer,
laid up at BURLINGTON, " aitine Tor a rise.
The general term of the New York Court
of Common Pleas has decided that a Steam
boat is liable for properly stolen from the
state-room of a passenger, the latter hav-
ing the key of his room in his possession
at The time of the theft. One day last,week
the Amanda exploded one OF her boilers.
near Onawa Landing. on the Missouri
River. She was bound for Sioux City
LOUISVILLE The Courier. of Tuesday.
says:
The river was a, a stand yesterday, with
4 feet . inches water in the canal IN the
evening by the mark. D~uringthe previous
Is hours it had Iallen l inch at the head of
The tails. and > inches at Portland. The
weather was clear and comparatively cool
all a the thermometer ranging at so in
the shade.
ON the falls last evening there We're 26
inches water in the pass down, the Indian
chute, and the river about at a stand.
The mailboat America came in about 2
p. NJ. Sunday, having been. aground at
Rising sun. She was a little out OF the
hanne or too low. She worked off, and
came Over the bar, reporting 8 feet water
on the bar. ~t
The kho OF the Green River
Packet held a meeting at the
Board of Trade Rooms, last evening for
the purpose of electing q new Board of
Directors. Less than half the stock was
represented. The voted for the old board
animous and we learn that they
contemplate building two new boats.
The Dove No. 2, the new summer packet
for the Kentucky River trade, Is being
rapidly comp ieted, and Will be ready to
makefher first trip to the Kentucky River
on Saturday next. She is the lightest
draught and most compiete low water
craft ever built.
The officers of the Tarascon report six n
feet of water on the bars hencet to Hender-
son. Hs rA++t#
D ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat CT Tuesday
says:
Whether. the river now falls an inch or
Two is now a matter of interest, seeing that