The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-25

They report ninety-six timbers broken in
the hull oszthez Peerless Ssh essWslla ezre-a
paired at Evansville, as speedily as posi-
BILE, and proceed to Arkansas River with
all her cargo, which is in good cond1-
ton. H+ -
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier of Friday
says:
me river at the head or the falls con-
lions in the channel depth, or rather the
canal mark, which indicates feet inches
water. The weather is also unchanged,
with the same temperature and the murky,
dark and cloudy appearance that has pre-
vailed for several days. The atmosphere,
however, IS not heayyp with up TO dusk no
signs OF rain. This is unfavOrable for bust
ness, and il has become a very serious
matter to steanboatmen and the steam
boat interest. The boatmen have not
been so long idle, and inactive for many
years. L5f '' -t-- <afs
on the Alabama river, en- the 18th, together
with loo bales cotton, was built in Pitts
burg, an sold to Mobile parties one year
ago. The boat and cargo were insured for
S7S, 600, heavy loss. ...t
We see it estimated that the average
fall of the Ohio River, on the statement of
the survey party. is about sis inches to
the mile" This makes it a pretty steep
hill to climb from Cairo to Pittsburg, as it
would be about five hundred feet. How
does ii happen, then. that the waters of
I Lake Erie are actually lower than the
Ohio at P1ttsburg?
The printers IN the Courier yesterday
put a foot more water. in the river than
they had any authority for We stated
came up over the bars, with hard rub
bling, and they printed it five feet.
We wish they would put several feet
more in it and keep it there.
ST. LoUIs-River considered stationary
rain that may impart to il a swell of a few
inches. At present, however, the condi-
ton OF the river is quite adverse to speedy
movement and low rates of freight. Some
of the Northern Line boats now bound
South from st. Paul, will not attempt to
cross the lower rapids, bat go into winter
Business fair Dark and foggy nights
for boatmen. AS was to be expected, the
impression already. We could name
more than one boat which will go to New
Orleans without tow, which would have
had them but for the late decision of the
Underwriters. The Barge Line and the
Atlantic Line are getting all the freight
they can attend to. r-
MEMPHIS. The Avalanche of Wednesday
says:
here commenced falling yesterday. The
Belle Memphis reports six feet large be-
tween here and Cairo, and five feet scant
from there to st. Louis. White River con-
tinues low, with three and half feet in
the channel to Augusta. The Arkansas
remains at low tide, with twenty-three
inches on the bars. a0.5 III h4s
The river has been swelling slowly, so as
to improve the channel few inches be
lNFSGl1 H0IS anu OdlIO.fa belWeen GQLS place
and, Vicksburg there is little or no inn
provement, and navigation is precariOus,
rendered more so by the haziness of the
atmosphere. and the dense fog along the
river night and morning, rendering it
next to impossible TO discern an object at
the distance of a few yards. The packets
are behind time, Occasioned by the natural
causes referred to. the Commercial was
TO have left for White River yesterday
afternoon. but had not arrived at the
usual hour for departure. The same may
be said of the other packets, which must
have been delayed by similar causes.