The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-09

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in the United states. We are prep99ITed 20
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bin HeaIs,
cts BiiIs Of F'ares Mates Tickets for Labor
&C, &c. Orders left with either OF the
wharf-b boats viii be promptly attended to-
weather ana Water.
The weather yesterday morning was
cloudy and warm, with a few drops o.
rain al an early hour, ard a light, misty
sprinkle at O'Clock. The wind continued
to blow strongly from the east WhIcn the
weatner-wise believe will bring good
rain. The river commenced 10 rise rather
rapidly Thursday evening, and up TO
O'Clock yesterday. had risen fally L inches.
and New Metropolitan sand island, oppo-
site Humphrey q Co.'S wharfboat, was
covered at an early hour yesterday morn
ing. Matters wear decidedly encourag-
ing aspect, and if we are favored with a
good, general rain Of forty-eight hours, We
may hope for good navigation.
Arrivals and temperatures.
The arrivals and departures Up 0 three
. O'Clock yesterday inclgde the 0Ie sulli'
van. from Cairo; Newspoy, Henderson
and return; Palestine, Louisville and re-
turn; Chattanooga, to Cairo; Minneola,
Cincinnati to Memphis. -
FsOsts Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Leonora No. ?, from Cincinnati; Mary Err
win, for Eastport; Wild Duck, Lawrence
and Anna Wh1te, for st. Louis; Sam. ].
Hale. Emperor, Darling, j. P. Webb, and
Empire. for Memphls Edinburg and
Tahlequah, for Arkansas River; Lolita
Wanna, Leonidas. silver Spray, John W
Garrett, and Champion, for New Orleans;
Linton, Luella, Fanny Brandeis, and
Louisa, from Cairo; Michigan, from Mem
. Fws TNr4s =
vile; Ada Lyon, rom Padacah, and VIM.
White from Green River.
miscellaneous.
The status of the river was materially
changed yesterday morning, as we ex-
peeted it would be, aud the sand island
opposite Humphrey & Co.'S. wharfhoat
had disappeared, and nothing remained
to mark the spot but Golden's sign OF
the New Metropolitan. Another
gratifying aspect was the. sight ct
the Palestine at The vharf,with our friends
John Ouerbacker, Geo. Patterson Jesse
Jackson, Elder, &c, &c, aboard all look
ing as milling and as genial as ever She
returned to Louisville at 10 O'Clock
The Ollie sullivan got IN from Cairo with
a good passenger trip, but no freight. She
leave to-day Tor CanueLton, and proposes
to stick TO that tTade........The Chattanoo-
ga filed out and left early yesterday after
noon....--The Minneola, eight weeks cut
from Cincinnai, herself and two barges,
well loaded, arrived at noon, having
crossed French Island bar and q hree-Mile
successfully. Her officers and crew are all
in fine condition, except Mr.. Grub,
the clerk, who is suffering from badly
sprained ankle, and able to 60 on cruteh-
es During their long sojourn at French
Island they laid in full supply Of pecans,
hickory nuts, walnuts and apples, but
were about out of Hroasting- ear Juice,
but secured a good supply from Hodge,
Carr Il Co. Capt. Miller looks a little older
than when he left Cincinnati, and Pilot
Malooney looks pensive and pale, but they
may be happy yet. The Minneola lett
liz tie afternoon for Memphis, proposing
to keep alopa with the rise, and expect 0
GET out without trouble. She and her
barges are loaded to thirty inches. They
found fully three feet ON French Island
bar.The new ferry coat, called the W
r. Hamilton, passed down without land
ing. The louisa has been thirty-six
hours on ~hawneetown bar and h brok-
en- her guards badly in her efforts to spar
off.....The Fanny Brandeis has also been
81 aground, but was expected TO arrive here
last night........The Indiana will wait fol
more water and the Tarascon and Nom
Il ing star VIII not come out until there is a
further The Leonora No. 2, over
dne; had MOI arrived at So'clocE yesterday
MIR. .GeoaJ. Williams, late Pilot the
TahIcquah, is at the American House
awaiting events