The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-02

"a The Chattanooga arrived at 1014 yesterday
--mornangs- auxa=lfes-over iffto-day The
boats Leaving To-Day. idW Il
For CAIRo.-The Linton should be in:
this morning in time to leave inlthe even
ing for Cairo and all way ports. Her ON
GERS, Captain Nat. Drew and N. B. Hay
ward, are pleasant gentlemen, and have
the lightest and neatest low water boat
Z ohastah6osa o. a pahiHF frank puso u
chet, will positively leave at O'Clock to-
day for Cairo and all way ports. Sheiis
very light and a good carrier. Kit. Radd
is her pleasant and accommodating OIL
Ger.
FOR OwENsBoRo.-The Ollie Sullivan,
will return to Owensboro to-day to con-
: Il / meet with tdb hose Hfte. y Captain Ham
ThroopscoTpndands, and Les. Ware is the
officer. s3Egq ID
For HENDERsoN.-The Newsboy. Capt.
Charley Perkins, will make two trips TO
Henderson daily, leaving r. X. Dunkerson1
Co.'s wharf boat at and IL o'clock A. n,
and will return late in the evening, giving
all an opportunity to stay on the Fair
grounds until the Fair closes for the day.
The Crescent City Band go down in the
morning and come up in the evening he
= - The J.sEr Webb. Captain Bob Lancasters
with Charley Irwin in the ONCE, leaves at
ga. NJ. and p. M, and has excellent accom-
modations.
Gleanings from our Exchanged. j
CINCINNATI. The Consaercsal of Mon
day says: ~
The weather was clear and mild yester-
burgh the river is falling, with is inches
In the channel. Here it Is falling, with 80
inches on the shoalest points hence to
Louisville. .g1TG
We regret to announce the death of Mr..
Benjamin Davidson. father of Captains
= -r Frank NJ. and BENJAMIN FL Davidson He
terday morning, after one week s illness in
the sixty first year of his age The deceas-
ed was widely known WI and 11 highly respected
Captain Dan. f. Clark arrived from the
East, on Saturday. and leaves for Golcon-
Captain Ed. Collier. formerly of the Rob-
of yellow fever. He was associated with
Captain Alexander Morton at the time of
benville, Ohio. zitJaf- 81
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier. of.iMonday,
says: sISTa oh - 17cc III
The river was receding yesterday with
mark on the falls the stage of water was
just about at no water mark, or nearly one
boat pass down the Indian chute. We |
make this report as matter of record, as
well as to state the present condition, of |
aha Tas efsers Of the Palestine report bat
shoalest point between greensboro and |
foas e5 q sef st M HSshes Rss
ter, and 35 inches at Rock port. s -, /
rdb ad esviS Il 55S sf pSiasg feet and
The New Albany wharf and wharfboat /
Il ~ landiAg aie.cqt off from direct water com-
mun1cation. "A sand-b bar has formed Edi- /
rectly in front of the Wharf. and a boat to
ing toward the Kentucky shore. and thenSt
come up by the lower New Albany ship
Iuyard to reach the NJ hart An ascendfngs
boat would be compelled to follow, the !;
ofg ne low gsS W alter, according to orr rec,
ord, was n 1858. Then there were but 70 I
M lnehss water S e BS9skportr New there arg
ga rded criterion, as 1T is well ascer-
is tained fact that the shoalss bars and QUICK
sands are of uncertain tenure and location. I
there may be a huge sand bar Tomorrow,
or else what need would there be of skill |
full pilots?
la New sAIBANY.- The Ledger of Friday |
says:
gaa1 The legal Tender Capt. Yves. Corners,
She is light, and is evidently gone for a
3 market. = Aalt&D ~
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat of Monday
20. says:' 80 IL -A535 aGt.J ..Tfs1a /
An increase of business was noticeable t
-.ss Il on Saturday. Steamboat arrivals and de-
partures that day, and arrivals and re-
ceipts yesterday were liberal. Since Fri I
. "a day Night the river has risen here nearly
one foot, but the rise will soon be ex- |
hausted. The river has Improved from st.
the rise continued slowly. No change in |
1.-The Illinois. All the boats lately coming
GO 1doWnE the MISSOURI have been aground. /
The Cora left the Lexington agr3nn4 beoj
10 ington got Off, but again grounded. The 4
weather is pleasant fseHJ II
81 II PIrrsBURGs-The Commercial, of Satarr
day, says: VOL 1a i