The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-03

For Other Rtuer Items See FIFTH Tage.


weather and Water.
The weather was clear and hot yester-
day. The river is falling steadily at the
rate of six inches in twenty-four hours.
The pilots of the May1ower report three
feet large on Shawnee and Walkers Bars.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up TO .
O'Clock yesterday were the Newsboy, Hen
derson and return; Mayfiower, Cairo ana
return Ollie Sullivan, to Cannelton; Eha
Faber, to Henderson and return; Eau
Claire, to Green River; Nightingale, Gin
cinnati to st. Louis.
ft- ROafs Due. r.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York for ST. Louis; Empire and
Champion, for Memphis; Minneola, from
Memphis; Ezra Porter, for New Orleans;
Nashville and Quickstep, from Cairo;
Phantom. from Tennessee River; Chatta-
nooga. from Cumberland River; Leonora,
from Cincinnati; Rose Hite and Palestine,
from Louisville. r ~
y. miscellaneous. -l
The low stage of the river hat;ens out
business completely, and no boats arrived
from above since Thursday evening, and
nothing from Louisville since the Taras-
con. The Morning Star and Cora ;. are
most probably on the bottom somewhere
The Mayfiower had % hogsheads of
tobacco, 600 shingles, 100 sacks wheat,
tierces bacon, and much miscellaneous
freight She came through without touch
ing bottom ...-..The Ella Faber left at 8
O'Clock for Henderson and returned after
noon, and would leave with a fair packet
trip, and numerous peop.e in the evening.
1.-THE Newsboy had a full cargo from
Henderson. The Ollie Sullivan went
81 CO.
Orr is at the lower wharf looking as hand
some as new. She will take the place OF the
Mayfiower when the stage OF the water re-
euires it, The friends of Capt. j. v. Throop'
and their name is legion, will rejoice to
learn that that veteran commander Is
again at his post on the roof of the May
flower, and is fully recovered from his
recent illness.......The space inside the bar
in front of the city is becoming very much
circum scribed, and the land bar is longer
than ever before known. 1t is expected
the point will begin to cut OFF soon.........
The Nightingale came in at 10 o'clock yes
terday, after having been aground at Flint
Island for three days. She got upon an old
sunken stone barge, and at one time was
nearly high and dry. They were
compelled to take the entire car
go ashore, and finally got on on
Wednesday morning, and next grounded
at Oil Creek tor two hours: then for an
hour at the head of French Island bar, and
for two hours at the foot. She then spent
eighteen hours at ScufffStown. She had
her guards badly broken in her efforts to
get Off; but none of her freight was dam
aged, except by extra handling and ex-
posure. The Captain entered protest here.
He reports that the Morning Star turned
back from the head of French Island. He
saw nothing of the Cora S........The Night
ingale discharged large amount OF
freight here, and had considerable for
Henderson. after which she Will have but
little trouble in getting out.
Boats leaving To-Day
FoR CAIRo.-The splendid light dranght
Nashville, Capt. John B. Hall. is the ele
CANT packet for Cairo and all inferno diate
ports att o'clock to-day. She has cabin
accommodations equal to the first class
side-wheelers, and her officers are among
the most pleasant and experienced on the
river. Billy Fowler and Geo. Nicholson
are her accomplished clerks.
For LoU;svILLE.-The beautiful Rose
Hite, with the veteran Capt. A. T. Gilmore
in command, may be expected this even
ing for Louisville and all way ports. The
Rose Hite has been put in splendid trim,
and a very pleasant boat. That elegant
and obliging gentleman, Miles d. Warren,
Is her clerk. f.-
For GREEN RIvER.-The VIM. White
will go to Green River this evening. with
Captain Drinkwater in command, and
John Adams in the Office. She is a pleas
ant boat. ot se f4s.s sef ic ,94-s4
For ROUGH CREEK.-The James Gray,
Capt. Stinson, with Joe McReynol
for In ffArda md al in
termediate Green River landings.
For MEMPHIs.-The Empire, Captain
Hicks King, goes to Memphis tomorrow.
Harry Walker and Walter b. Pennington,
are her elegant clerks. She is finely APP
pointed and her officers are deservedly
popular and are careful boatmen.
Greanings from our Exchanges.
P1TTsBuRG.-The Commercial OF Wednes-
day says: taEa~ +ase -
Business on the landing remains dun,
with nothing doing worthy OF notice. The
men that now own and manage steam
boats are anxiousiy waiting for something
to turn up. A rise in the river would be
very acceptable to numerous parties in
this city and vicinity. There is a large
stock, where 1t will remain some time, or
until we have fall rise; and as the crops
are very abundant, we may look for lively
times in the fall.
day says:
warm. AT Pittsburgh the River is falling
with 20 inches in the channel. Here
it has rseeaea n RISING gu 1ne ba past ,6
shoalest point hence to Louisville.
Captain A. d. Armstrong is officiating as
cashier or principal book-keeper at the
Burnett House, during the absence of Cap
tain Silas +. Miller, who Is rustfcating in
We 70 rat m announce that CaDtain