The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-13


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River and Weather. ~ II.
The weather yesterday was pleasant but
cloudy, and wet in the The river
had fallen 8 or 10 inches during previous
"a hours, and four feet is the best water on
thes hoalest bars. III rain may check the
but not for long. 5Tgf Il.
4fe Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures. up TO
O'Clock yesterday include the Maydower
Cairo to return; News Boy, Henderson
and return; Ada Lyon to sGreen River;
Oller Sulliv an for Cannelfon. hss ISL
Miscellaneous. L ~
There was but little done on q river
yesterday, with but two arrivals during
he forenoon.---~The MaynioWer hao
moderate trips both ways--.".No signs OF
the Golden Eagle up to afternoon. She is
probably examining sand bars, ormay De
yet on Rising Sun bar-.---The Cora .
passed up Thursday night, having re-ship-
ped at Cairo---~-The James Gray was de-
tanned for repairs. and will cave to-day
for Frostburg. and should have a big tri :.
-aaib Boafs Due. -
Among the first boats due here are the
Rob Roy, for st. Louis; sam j. Hale, for
Memphis; John u. Per-s. ron Memphis;
w. strader. f1~lt~thssif. Leonidas, and
Nick Longwortll, 7 foi = e,y Orleans; Louis
lana anel-Legui Teude,, from New Orleans;
Armada anL-9lgx1htp from Cairo; Tar.
ascon and Mornsha star, from Louisville.
tn Heats leaving To-day.
q FOR CAIRo-The excellent steamer Arr
NADIA. Captain John B. Hall In commands,
to Cairo at 4 o'clock to-day, promptly.
Billy Fowler and Geo. Nicholson are her
popular and accommodating clerks She
superior passenger appointments.
For LOUISVILLE. - The great Tarascon,
A. T. Gilmore commanding, is the
star packet for Louisville this evening. and
is not surpassed for fine, accommodations
or elegance OF motion On the rivers. Mr..
Miles d. Warren, a gentleuian of the finest
social qualities, and always accommodate
is in the Office.
For MEMPaIs.-The splendid steamer
Mary Swan will AXE her departure for
Memphis this evening at s O'Clock, and
offers unsurpassed attractions to passen-
gers and shippers. She has elegant pas
senger appointments. Capt. Dave Hukill,
Billy Speed, and Bob Majors, who do the
are all socials pleasant, and ac-a
gentlemen. Our shippers
should give the Swan q liberal share of
patronage. 1t Is to h interest of Evans
vile to cultivate the trade hence to Mem
phis. lfta44g wfg4H .benaf ~
The beautiful Empire will be down to-
for Memphis. Capt. Hicks King.
Harry Walker. and Walter B. Pennington.
are her chief officers. $50
FOR New ORLEANs.-The lightning
p. W.. Strader is announced for
New Orleans tomorrow and no boat in the
is more elegantly appointed or
more admirably commanded. Captain
John q. Benson is a prince among steam
boat men, and Mr.. Crane is particularly
obliging. The Strader may be positively
expected to-day.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CIHCINNArL-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The weather continued clear, mild and
pleasant. yesterday, with a delightful
with % inches IN the channel.
Here It has receded 3 inches during the
past tw~enty-four hours. with only 80 feet
hence to Louisville.
Capt. F. Ames Fisher, clerk of the Lizzie
Hopkins, has returned from his Eastern
man has purchased the little steamer Min
ME Stephens, and viii shortly %trodu
her in the Cincinnati and New Richmond
trade as a regular dairy packet. The
Era went out in the Fieetwood's
place to Pomeroy. yesterday. h Will
in the rad during low water.
The Golden Eagle was reported to be
aground on Rising Sun Bar yesterday.
Captain James food yesterday left for
with three barges or the Miss1s-
sippi Valley Transportation Company.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Friday says:
The river was about at a stand yesterday,
with 4 feet of water in the canal by the
During the previous "a hours. 1T had
not varied an inch in channeldepth at the
head of the falls or at Portland. The
continues clear and somewhat
as compared with the late heated
Term, the thermometer in the shade not
ranging higher than 81.
The channel depth of water on the falls
does not exceed "A inches in the dug chute
or pass down the Indiana side, with only
a rocky shore or bare reef along the Ken
lucky chute.
New is the time for the canal commits
sioners to go to work in their survey for a
site for the new canal on the
Indiana side of the falls. We hope to live
to see that canal finished. Nothing short
of seven miles will make it useful.
The much abused and almost constantly
used Louisville and Portland canal is only
two aud one-half miles In length, and with
expenditure of less than O~ne-tenth of
the sum thrown away on the Pacific rail-
road, the enlargement of the canal would
be completed, and all done in less time
than it will take to even locate a canal on
the other side of the river.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Thurs
day says:
night, or up to yesterday morning, and
close observers could detect neither rise nor