The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-16

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in the United States. We are prepared TO
Print Posters, plain or fancy, BIZ Heads,
cts. Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
DC, &c. Orders left with either of the
wIIarf-ooats VIII be promptly attended to.
weather and Water.
The weather yesterday morning was, as
on the preceding day or two, decidedly
cool, though before noon it was again hot
and sultry. The river is steadily falling,
and boa are again getting in trouble by
lingering at bars.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock yesterday include the James Gray,
Rough Creek to Evansville; Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Tempest, Memphis
TO Louisville.
BOay Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Starlight and Empire, for Memphis; Ella
Faber, from Louisville; Legal Tender for
New Orleans; j. ?. Webb, and Sam. Orr,
from Cairo; Chattanooga. from Cumber-
land River; Phantom, from Tennessee
River.
Miscellaneous.
There was but little business transacted
on the whar yesterday forenoon, and but
little prospect of Improvement during the
lie u 0Idy CdInc III
from Hartford with a big trip .......-..The
Michigan got Off after raidnightof Wednes-
day with two barges fully loaded 1.-THE
Tempest arrived from Memphis yesterday
morning with a moderate trip. She dis
charged IS hogsheads of tobacco here, and
took 81 from here. Luce Murreli is in the
office, and little Geo. Mussleman is at the
wheel. She reports the Charmer, Louisa,
and Norman aground at Cottonwood Bar.
Met Phantom at "Irish Jimmys," Chat
tanoOga at Hurricane, Emma No. 3 at
Ford's Ferry, Rob Roy at U~niontown,
Nashville at MI. Vernon, and Michigan at
West franklin. Among her passengers
was Bill Phillips, OF the Louisiana, but
who took the Louisville to Paducah...-...
The Louisiana has completed her repairs.
and looks as good as new-.--..The Louis
vile is to go on the ways to-day..--..Ma-
theny, late OF the May1ower, takes the
Alpha to Cincinnati to-day..-..-We learn
from the Cairo correspondence of the Gin
cinnati Commercial, of the 18th. that the
new channel at Hurricane Island is a
failure. There Is plenty of water, but
the wrecks of the Lebanon and
Thistle make it too dangerous.......-..
We very much regret to learn that the
aquatic city of Cairo is beset and begirt by
Iudny CNtlS- OilC u lOAs
of is the wharfboat monopoly. Time will
rectify that evil. Another set back was
the flood tides, which kept the Cairoites on
stills. Then came the plague of the frogs
and the m~usquitos. Next comes a long
water siege, and a dreadful sand bar has
made its appearance in the channel, ex-
tending one hundred yards or more below
the city. ext we hear that the Govern
ment wrecking boat General Totten has
suspended operations in the bend above
Cairo, on account of the prevalence
of chills and fever on board, and
is now laid up at the Cairo wharf,.
The Bermuda lost tw o men at Shawnee
town by drowning. They were knocked
overheard by the barge striking suddenly
against shore, and sunk before assistance
could reach them. The body of one was
recovered yesterday and buried a short
distance below the bar. Their names were
not asoertained THE Louisville Courier
says: 1.-The Legal Tender. from New Or
leans. received $50 bales of cotton at Mem
phis for this port." She concluded, how
ever, tEat this was the best port to leave
it at, and she accordingly left it here and
took three bales 10 Louisville
dredge boat and bowlder-picker arrived
here yesterday noon. ....-.. The Cricket
dropped down to the dry dock Yesterday.
.........The Ada Lyon is about ready for
business again. She looks very fine.
Captain ALI. Edwards has purchased the
whistle of the Missouri. and will mou 1t
on the Ada, when she can be heard from
the mouth to the source of Green River.
auBoats Leaving To-day.
For CA1Ro.-The fleet and elegant Sam,
Orr is the regular packet in course for
Cairo to-day at 8 o'clock. Capt. Guy Vim
r--<
Lowth being absent. Les. Ware, we be.
lieve, is in the office. We commend the
Orr to passengers and shippers.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Ella Faber, COM
manded by that clever gentleman, Capt.
john H, PeckeGpaugh, with those cour-
teous and popular gentlemen, McMullen
and lessee jackson, in the office, is the
regular packet for Louisville this evening.
She is light and finely appointed.
For CINcINNATI.-The very light draught
steamer Alpha, Capt. Thomas Raynor,
with W. E. Bowers as clerk, is. announced
for Cincinnati to-day. She is light as a
fairy, and will have no trouble in getting
through
GieaniuSs from our Exchanges.
P1TrsBURG.-The Commercial of Monday
says:
The fol owing from Secretary McCulloeh
settles the question in regard to safety
guards. and leaves the matter open for
Steamboats, TO make their own selection.
The Inspectors in this district have ex-
.perienced no difficulty:
TREAsUR DEPARTMENT, Aug. 2, 1867.
"SIR:-Byt The act of Congress of August
80, 1852, the local Inspectors are required
once in every year at least, to inspect the
hull, boilers, machinery, and equ pments
of each steamer in their respective dls-
trictS, and when the inspection in detail IS
completed. and he inspectors approve of
the vessel and her equipment throughout,
they shall make and subscribe a certif-
cate to the Collector of the district,