The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-31

For. otIer Rirer ITEMS See FUqh Toge.
Weafher and Wrfer,

about Sinches during the "a hou 5 ending
at 3 O'Clock yesterdays very rapid decline
at this stage of water. Light draughts
will now rule the tide, and If we mistake
not, they Will have q long campaign. The
louisville e0urfeT's coal tide is not vely
generally expected by sensible river men.
Arrivals and Departures.
mo Tie only arrivals and departures up to
8 o'clock yesterday, include the VIM.
White, Green River TO return; Eau Claire,
Pond River to return; Nashville, Cairo to
Evansville; James Gray, Green River to
Evansville. s f
Boas~ Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York for st. louis; Cora s., for
Memphis; John ID. Perry, Darling and
Empire, from Memphis; Ezra Porter, for
New Orleans; Quickstep, from Cairo; Rose
Hite, from Lcuisville; Petrolia No. 2,
from Wabash.
.-- tfSN miscellaneous.
Business was quite dulTy esuerday on the
levee, with scarcely amy rFivals----The
Pa Mayfower was receiving literally, and
would have Il -ood trip out......~The Phan-
tom had a lair show 1Or Il good trip~..The
May Swan was getting some freight
a. aboard, and will fill out to-day.--~--The
Newsboy and VIM. White had fun cargoes
of tobacco, and the Newsboy returned to
Henderson at noon for a second trip--.-.
The Spray dropped down to n salt pile,
& dila II II SdlQ VIZ lOdu ~ * llStL ..----"
The Nashville came in at II o'clock yester-
Gay with 80 hogsheads tobacco, 3 horses, a
good passenger trip, and q large
amount of miscellaneous freight. She was
only drawing thirty inches. Her pilots re-
~ port five feet ali the way up, and six feet
& on Henderson bar, the channel being in
the middle of the river--..It appears We
We're misinforIned in regard TO the Ar
mada's having spent a night on Shawnee
town bar. She was only there from 2
O'Clock till after day light. Her pilots are
I'd among the best in the business, but the
most experienced sometimes get in the
wrong place when the channel is shifting
as it has been this summer. And besides
all that, the Armada was drawing 81 feet
when she found bottom. The ida is
laid up at Paducah, and Will be put in
complete order for the Fall cam
paign-.-.~-.The Legal Tender was
aground at Walkers bar, but had sue
ceeded in getting off, though she was still
above the bar. There was plenty OF water
to go over if she got in the right place..
The Nashville went to Newburg yesterday
afternoon for a lot of freight, including 80
sacks OF corn, and would also take 350sacks
at McLain's farm, above the city. The
Nashville has great capacity as a carrier,
and viii be able to take all the freight that
Understandable Ella Faber leaves for LOUIS
Vile on Friday, and will enter the trade as
aTuesday and Friday The James
Gray came in at noon, Yesterday, crowded
with tobacco.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful Hght-draught
Nashville, Captain j. b. Hail, with VIII.
:. Fowler and George Nicholson, two ex-
ceedingly courteous and ~obIiging gentle
men, IN the office, goes TO Cairo and all
way landings as the regular Wednesday
mail and passenger packet. She has been
thoroughly refitted and refurnlshed, looks
axfr~ pneIv handsome and has SpfppGfl
pass enge accommodations. Her courte-
Gus and obliging officers are her chief
-adoTnments, and passengers will find a
trip on her a pleasure.
FOR LoUIsvILLE.-The gay and elegant
Rose Hite. Capt. Geo. Dawley, viii be
here to-day, in place of the Tarascon, as
TIE eegular Henderson and Lo lisville
packet. She has been - got up" regard
less OF expense expressly for this trade
p iu during the 1ow water season, and is said to
be extremely handsome and trim. Her
T. clerks will be found courteous and oblig-
ing, with the genial and accomplished
Miles ID. Warren at the desk.
FOR MEMPHIs.-The neat and fleet Mary
q Swan, detained by delays in filling her
orders, viii positively leave at . o'clock
this evening, for Memphis and all inter-
mediate ports. Captain Dave Hukill is a
genial whole-souled gentlemen, ever ready
to entertain or oh ige his passengers. Bill
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festive youth, always cheerful and atten-
tive to the wants of passengers. Cash
Thomas, the freight clerk, is attentive, ac-
curate and accommodating. Fill the Swan
full.
GfeaHinEs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.- The Commercial of Mon
day says:
The weather yesterday was cloudy,
showery. and warm. AT Pittsburg the
river is falling, with sixteen inches in the
channel. Here it has receded two inches
during the past twenty-four hours, with
four feet on Rising sun Bar, the shOaltst
point herce to Louisville.
The T.. j.. Pickett reports the Minneola
aground at Medoc Bar. There were no
boats aground at Rising Sun when she
passed up.
Advices Just received from the United
States wrecking steamer, Gen. J. G. Totten.
report the wreck of the ste amer ]. r. Gill
more, half a mile below Mound City, as
having been entirely destroyed on Wednes-
day last. Six torpedOeS ere used. con-
tanning forty pounds of powder each. We
learn that the wreck OF the Peerless will
next be removed.
LoUIsvILLE.-T The Courier of Monday
says:
The river was evidently swelling a little
at he head of the falls yesterday, with )
feet ! inches water in the canal, by the
mark, in the evening. During saturday 1T
had fallen an inch. The weather has
continued cloudy for three days, threaten
ing rain most of the time, though but a
few showers have fallen. This had the
influence to allay the dust. cool the atmoS-
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