The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-12

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River and Weather.

The weather yesterday morning was ex-
eeedingly hot and sultry. with broken
clouds portending rain, a slight shower
falling before noon. A light breeze pre-
vailed at times, modifying the intense
neat 10 some extent. The river had de-
cIined bout six inches du, ing the twenty
four hours ending at 3 O'Clock yesterday.
There is scant 81 feetin the channe from
Louisville to Cairo. .YEt
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to four
o'clock yesterday inelnde the Quickstep,
Cairo and return; VIM. White and James
Gray, Green River and return; Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Ada-Lyon, Green
RiverHto Evansville
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are he
Rob Roy, for st. Louis; Sam j. Hale, for
Memphis; John ID. Perry. from Memphis;
p. w. Strader, Messenger, Leonidas, and
Nick Longworth, for New Orleans; Louis
ian and Legal Tender, from New Orleans;
Mayhower. from Cairo; Tarascon, from
Louisville; Ada Lyon, from Green River.
Miscellaneous.
Business is ~undeniably dull, and even
the packets have moderate freight trips.
..-.aThe Quickstep had sixty hogsheads of
LCDdCCO anu dkA t4C PCoPAO SAO oO0AN az
commodate, and was receiving fairly for
ner return trip-e--sThe VIM. White made
a flying trip to Green River. and came in
yesterday with a full cargo of tobacco.---.
The James. Gray and Newsboy had good
trips...-.,We had the, pleasure of a CALL.
yesterday. from Mr.. W. Beasly, the ac-
compiished clerk of the steamer Princess.
We are not surprised that the Prin-
cess is a favorite with the travelling
public, when we find such a genial
and pleasant gentlemen in her of
fee Mr.. Beasly has been having a run
through Ohio for pleasure and improved
acknowledgements becoming quite
difficult, and we frequently read of boats
aground. Five feet large is the best water
to be found on the high bars between
Louisville and Cairo. and the channel is
still undefined-..s..It is believed the cut
ting out process will commence soon,
and pilots will soon be able to de
term.ne where the best water is.----..-.
Important changes hav been produced
by the great aood of last Spring, and a new
river guide will be required to designate
the channel for novices...--.The N. ". G..
tow boat. passed down yesterday with a
tow of coal.-The Gen. Iyttle and
America find Rising Sun bar a hard point
to navigate, and are about to lie up. The
Gen. Buell. and Gen. Anderson will take
their places. The Cairo packets will soon
nave to follow suitv~~-.The Ada Lyon
came in yesterday afternoon with = good
trip. She returns early to-day.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For Cause.-The palatial Mayaower,
with the veteran and unsurpassed Captain
]. V. Throop in command, and Billy Dunn
George Throop and Marsh Walthall, as
clerks. goes to Cairo at 4 O'Clock to-day,
promptly. There is not a boat af1oat more
finely appointed or more worthy of a lib
eral patronage. FAt
FoR NEW ORI1EASS.-The lightning
winged p. w. Strader is announced for
New Orleans to-day, and nc boat in the
business is more elegantly appointed or
more admirably commanded Captain
John g.. Benson is a prince among steam
boat men, and Mr.. Crane is particularly
o~bliging.
For HENDERsoN.-The Newsboy max
two trips from Henderson and return to-
day. IN is an indispensable Institution.
Charley Perkins is her popular author.
G~Reanzngs from cur Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-TheC Commercial of Wednes-
day says:
AT Pittsburgh the river is falling, with
20 LAElkt II IL ~ II hCsoF
ce0ed 7 inches during the past "a hours,
with only 4 feet on Rising sun bar, the
shoaIest point hence to Louisville.
The steamboat fraternity will remember
Jas. Fiannery, who has been furnishing
the Daily Commercial to Steamboats during
the past ten or twelve years, and also act
ing as agent for the New pack
cts. We regret to announce that he died
in this city on Monday evening of bilious
diarrhea, In the thirty-first year of his age.
The deceased was an industrious and ION
orable young man, enjoying the unlimited
confidence of all who knew him..
Sun, when the Westmoreland passed up
yesterday morning. She will doubtless be
found at the 1evee to-day, as she can soon
be lightened off the bar. The Westmore-
Sun bar. for up stream boats. She stuck
Oh the lower bar, drawing four feet and a
hall, and ightened to four feet, rubbing
all the way over the bar. b Westmore-
and and Clifton have both 1ald up until
there is more water.
Capt. Hugh Campbell, of the ST. Charles,
leaves for Pfttsburg on .to-night's train.
Capt. j. B. Archer and Mr.. Mccullough,
of the Liberty No. 2, left for Louisville last
evening.
LOUISVILLE The Courier of Wednesday
says: -
The river continues to recede, though
falling slowl !, with full four feet water in
the canal last evening by the mark. Dur
fallen an inch at the head of the falls and
some four inches at Portland. The weather
is clear but rather cool. with a fine breeze
stirring, and the thermometer in the shade
On the falls last evening there were
twenty four inches water in the pass down
the Indian chute, n falling Slowly but
surely. and the water clear and as pelucid
as a spring branch. c64. .G&1IgEA
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