The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-13

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weather and water.

For. Other Rduer Items See Fifth Page.
Weather and Water.
The weather was clear and hot yesterday
mercury 93o in shade at noon. River
about stationary; will be falling this
morning, and we may expect a lower tide
than ever.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Chatra nooga,
GAINESVILLE to Evansville; Palestine, Hen
derson TO LouisviIle; Messenger, New Or
leans to Cincinnati; Alpha, Cumberland
River to Evansville; Bermuda, Louisville
to Tennessee River; Newsboy, Henderson
and return; Phantom, Eastport to Evans
vile.
Boats Due..
Among the first boats due here are the
Rob Roy, for Memphis; Ella Faber, from
Louisville; Emma No. and P. w. Stra-
der, for New Orleans; Sam. Orr, from
Cairo. and VIM. White, from Green River.
Miscellaneous.
Although the wharf was crowded with
steamboats, vest erday morning, there was
but little business transacted. Most of the
boats came and went light.......The Chat
tanooga and Alpha were loaded with to-
bacco...........The Messenger, from New Or
leans, was light..........The Bermuda had a
fair trip for the watel.........The Palestine
left at noon with good trip............The
Alpha is announced for Cairo on Wednes-
day...--.Capt Hicks King expects to have
the Cora S. afioat by Wednesday,. IF
our river column is not as replete as usual
our river friends will attribute il to base
ball, which occupied our attention all the
forenoon---......The Phantom arrived at two
f.I<x rtr n. g-NI
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fleet and elegant Sam.
Orr is the regular packet for Cairo, and all
way ports at O'Clock to-day, Offering
pleasant accommodations to passengers
and shippers. Capt Bill Lowth is in COM
mand, and Guy Vingard and Geo. Throop
are her clerks.
The Spray, Capt. Jim Matheny, may also
be expected to leave for Cairo at noon to-
day, with James Kennedy in the office
The Spray is very light and has comfor-
table cabin appointments, with obliging
officers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Ella Faber, COM
manded by that pleasant and obliging |
gentlemen, Capt. John III. Peckenpaugh. |
with Geo. Patterson and Jos. Carr, both |
courteous and accommodating, in the |
office, is the regular packet for Louisville. |
this evening. Give her your freight and |
secure sta tie rooms.
For EAsTPoRT.-The feet and elegant
Phantom, with Captain Allen Duncan, an
experienced and popular gentleman, in
command, and the unequaied VAL soren-
SON as her chief clerk, returns to Tennessee
River to-day at four o'clock, and deserves
from our merchants all she can carry.
There is no better boat afioat.
For MEMPHIS. The excellent steamer
Michigan, commanded by that veteran
and very worthy gentle
man, Captain John McClain, leaves for
Memphis and all way ports at four O'Clock
to-day. She will tow lighters, and will be
sure TO go through without detention. Mr.
Lawrence James, an affable and oblieing
is in the office.
For GREEN RIvER.-The VIM. White.
detained by business and low water. re-
turns to Green River this evening. Cant.
A. Drinkwater and John Adams are her
popular officers.
FOR CINCINNATI.-The gay Leonora No
?, Capt. VIM. Davis, with j. H. Triplett in
the office, elegant and obliging gentlemen
both, may be expected for Cincinnati at IN
o'clock to-day. Give her a load
GIeanings from ssur Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Satur- I
lay says:
The flags of the steamers at the Ieyee ,
Yesterday were displayed at half-mast in
respect 10 the memory of the late Capfain
John Bradley, of the Lawrence
Among the passengers on the Major An
lerson from Louisville yesterday was GEN
,. G. 500
Nearly all the steamboatmen and agents .
If baseball between the Holt's. OF New
sort, and the Cincinnati Club of this city !
'oatmen and underwriters participared +
N both sides. The Newport Club came
mt victors. 6
The Commercial of Sunday says:
The weather Yesterday was cloudy apd
warm. At Pittsburgh the river is falling n
nth l5 inches in the channel Here il has :
eceded inches during the past "a hours,
nth feet on Rising Sun bar the shoaI
st point hence to Louisville, and is now =
|. = SaronIs patent machinery tor gen 1
rating steam from petroleum, made an :
Aeufsion trip a lew miles up and down
3 ely Ilyer YESTERDAY The performance was
M we may add that number of practi-
y macnlnlsts and engineers, including
edmond, and Captain r. E. Neal, OF the
mama, Were more than delighted with
ae complete success of petroleum as fuel,
ecIarlng 1t safer, as well as more econom,
al than either wood or coal.
Captain ]. s. Neal of the low-pressure
zen I'm oo,, arrived FRI from the East yester
ONE on to-day's mail boat - -
captain hugh Campbell, of the st.
narles, arrived from Pittsburp yesf eraav
route for Louisville
The Robert Moore, from Pomeroy. re-
1rts three rect on Manchester bar. the
loalest point between here and Pomeroy.
Courier of Saturday -
Us: 4
The river was falling slowly Yesterday 70
It'll three feet eight inches wafer in Tie "
nal in the evening. by the mark nnrira