The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-21
Weather aud Water.


The weather, yesterday, was cloudy
Light, fleecy, smoky clouds - and quite
warm, indicative of speedy rain. The river
had fallen about two inches up to three
O'Clock yesterday, and is falling steadily at
all points from Cairo to PittsbuTg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Ollie Sullivan, to
Cannelton; Mayfiower, to upper bone
yard. H
boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Success, for St. Louis; Empire and Della
ware, for Memphis; Florence Traber ior
Arkansas River; Waunita and Champion,
for New Orleans; Chattanooga and Luella,
from Cairo; Morning Star, from Louisville;
VIM. White, from Green River; Darling
and Michigan, from Memphis; Leonora
No ,, from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
There was a great deal of life and ami
nation on the levee yesterday morning
THE Fanny Brandeis returned from
Newburg during the night, with over 40J
bales of hay. She was receiving, literally,
packet freight, and would have all she
could carry .........The Ollie Sullivan left full
Guiding several tons of fine cut stone for
Greensboro. She had a big lot. of rough
stone down, tor curbing and building pur-
poses. Our merchants and grain deal
ers should look after the trade along the
upper coast. 1t would pay--The Ada Lyon
was receiving largely for Green River..-.....
A dense smoky fog enveloped the river
during Tuesday night, and the atmosphere
was so thick yesterday with smoke that
neither point above or below. was plainly
visible. "A large amount of the drowned
goods of the Peerless were sold at auctiOn
on the leyee yesterday morning, attract
ing large crowd of bidders and lockers
on. These were the goods insured in this
city,. The Linton dropped down to the
wharf Tuesday night, and will leave to-
day for Cairo, having completed some Il &C.
essary repairs. The fog and darkness
OF Tuesday bight has no doubt detained
steamers now due.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The beautiful Linton will
leave for Cairo and all way points at three
O'Clock to-day, Offering superior induce
ments to passengers and shippers. Capt.
Nat. Drew. a veteran officer, is in COM
mand, and n. B. Hayward is her chief
clerk, while Oliver Bunting has charge of
the freight department.
The Lueua, Capt. Dan. Brady, with Geo.
j. Hazlett il the office, may also be ex-
pected to return to Cairo this evening.
She is a superb little boat, and her officers
are genial and highly social gentlemen.
For LoUIsVILLE.-The Morning Star is
the regular Louisville packet this evening,
and has no superior in fine appointment,
genial, obliging officers or speed, on the
Western waters. Her commander is that
heightened and popular gentleman, Capt.
E. HolIcrOft, and John Ouerbacker and
Jesse jackson are in the office. The Star
may not get in till tomorrow morning, on
account Of low alter and dark nights.
The Tarascon, for the same reason, may
nave been detained, in which case she will
go 10 Louisville to-day, and is a grand and
luxurious floating palace. Miles D. War
rem and Jas. Carr are her excellent clerks.
For GREEN RIvER.-The gay and beauti-
ful Wm. White, Capt. Elias Rust. with
Julian Giddings in the office, goes to Green
River this evening. She has elegant pas
senger appointments. and her officers are
highly obliging and pleasant gentlemen.
The White is one of the pioneers OF the
lime. and should be well sustained. ~
6leagiEss fronn ffur Exchanges.
siCINCIHgxATI-- n The Commercial of Tues
- Z
Trade below the Suspension Bridge. re-
mains dun; nothing doing. No i'm prove
meut need be expected until we have a
rise Of wafer The prospect is not at all
Above The Bridge trade was active. The
packets have All the business 1hey can
manage there IS ample water 70 . browns
CrScrSx rt.-Rhe Cohsneeyeta1 ofTuesdsy
says: a1.....s.f .afg.- -sfttrs +
The weather. was clear. and cool yester-
day, with the wind from be northeast.
Last .night the Indications favored snow.
At PlStSDufg the river is on a stand with
sixteen inches in the channel. Here, 1t
has rece Jed four inches during the twenty
four hours ending last night, with not
over four feet hence to Louisville on the
shoalest bars-M edoc and Grassy FLATS
Capt Jas. II. Pepper one of the dele
gates to Washington, in reference to the
Steamboat law, returned on Sunday. He
reports ,f;lvorably for the passage of the
law as revised and recomme ended by the
conventions held at ST. Louis and this city,
CulIoch has examined it attentfveIy, and
il now appears favorable for its passing
Congress AZ the next session al ...,r.
resigned the Presidency of the q. g. Marine
Association. Capt. James w. Batchelor,
pany, was selected as his successor.
LoUIsvIILE. The Couvte7. of Tuesday
says: -ar
The river continues 10 fall slowly, with
Z feet 3 inches water In the canal last. even en-
ing by the marx, decline 81 IN 1AAch III
the previous "A hours at the city wharf,
and two inches at Portland The weather
was warmer Yesterday morning than the
morning previous, with no frost II turned
cold, however, during the day, though
clear. with the mercury in the barometer
shrinking, though not enough we rear Tor
rain.
OLD TIME BoATING.-The Cincinnati
Commercial. of Sunday. copies an adver-
tisement of the Louisville and New Or
leans steamboat mail line, from the Lex
lngton Observer aud Kentucky Reporter, Of