The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-04
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8A~ River III aSHIc
The weather was rather more pleasant
yesterday, though pretty hot. A genial
shower fell about daylight. but all trace OF
it had disappeared before s o'clock. Fly
ing clouds prevailed all day yesterday,
modifying to some extent the ardent rays
of the sun. The river had risen about four
inches during the twenty-four hours end
ing at 3 O'Clock. i
Arrivals and Departures.
s The only arrivals and departures up to 3
O'Clock yesterday were the Silver Cloud,
ST. Louis to Cincinnati; P. w. Strader,
New Orleans TO Louisville; Newsboy.
Henderson, and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York. to st. Louis; Harry Dean, for
Memphis; Emma Nos 3, Legal Tender, and
Waunita, for New Orleans; John d.
Perry, from Memphis; Pin Grove. from
Nashville; Quickstep, from Cairo; Morn
ing Star, from Louisville. ra ~ s..
miscellaneous.
There was a moderate busiRess doing on
the ievee yesterday morning. The Silver
Cloud had a good trip for ST. Louis....The
r. w. Strader was light. She discharged
few hogsheads of sugar, and a few barrels
of naolasses here. She will be out again
early next week, She reports even deaths
from cholera at Helena, the day before she
arrived there, sad the same disease =
prevailing all along the coast......The
Michigan went up yesterday morning and
pulled the Ollie sullivan off the bar. the
rise in the river making it a very easy Job
comparitively-.The Ollie came back 10
the wharf, and would leave last night for
Cannelton.--The Armada and Mary
Swami were roeaivipr riifo r;ho~.J IL -.
the prospects of good trips were favorable
1--WE learn IrornJfm o ky that two
barges were sunk at the head of Hurricane
Island, and as b Darling passed up. the
Louisiana was taking the hay from one
The other went TO pieces. and the hay GOV.
cred the surface of the river for some dis
tance---- The Shamrock was aground at
the crossing above HurricaRe.....The
Shrader reports a side-wheef boat aground
at Walkers Bar. supposed to be the John
d.. Perry. There was not O. sinssle case of
sickness of any kind on the Strader. Capt. |
Benson and his genlai clerk We're in high |
feather, and the Strader was makine
good time. fe a
Boats Leaving To-Day. Aa4tHl
For CAIR0-The fleet and elegant Quick
step. Captain III. T. Dexter, leaves for Cairo
promptly at A o'clock. luke Nicholson
and VIM. Tat ston are her elegant and ac-
commodatiasg Clerks She has splendid
passenger appointments. a
For LoUIsgILLE.-The bright Morning
Star, Captain Aaron Ballard, is the regular
Fourth of July Star Spangied BANNER
packet for Louisville, thi evening. John
Ouerbacker IS her excellent and popular
passenger clerk and Jesse Jackson is her
and courteous freight clerk.
FOR GREEN RIyER.-The piepanf Ada
Lyon and the gay VIM. White will return
to Green River this evening, and both are
boats with oblging officers.
G~lesnEnEs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial of Tues
day says:
At Pittsburg the river is falling. with y
inches IN the channel. Here it has re
ceaeo . lnGhes curing the past t~wenty-iour
ne shoalest point hence to Louisville. .
The Wheeling packet Edinbulg g, having
biannerhassett, has gone on the dock Tor
repairs. She will be ready in a day or two.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Tuesday
avs:
The river, as we had anticipated. was
briskly yesterday. with ! feel IN \
ncnes water in the canal in the evening 4
y he mark. During the previous twenty i
hours 1t had risen Sinches at the head
l the 1ailS and 2 feet at Portland. This is
good Use, and o~prortune, as the naviga-
40A Vi IA y GE OilO WAS DSfOmlnp vary
huch res rieted.
On the falls last evening there were "a q
water in the pass, and rising slowly. y
"A storm was threatening last, eyenin1
a good dashing rain would be very de-
to cool the heated atmosphere and n
.o,sten the parched earth. y
cans yesterday, has been twenty-four
ours aground on q reef OF rocks at Flint
sand par, where she found bat AZ feet
1ater. She was probably a little out of the .
hannel. r
The latest arrivals report fully 81 feet =
7ater al Flint Island, and by to-day there ~
ill be ~ feet water on that har. as the
iver has risen 2 feet at the foot of the falls. +
he rise is from the Kanawha. r
STONE For THE BRIDGF.-We learn that
aptain Pink Marble has received a con-
ract from the Ohio River Bridge Compa-
y for the transportation or boating of
lone for the bridge. stone is to be
married at Utica, and the first beat load is
, be delivered on the 18th ofJuly
The late reporled robbery of he steamer
+. w. Brooks, and the attempt to bnrn
nat boat, is likely to turn out a very ugly fr
fair for some st. Louis boat owners aud :,
fncers- They are accused of attempting a -
econd Marina Washington case, that of e
ring and robbing the boat themselves. in
rder to make the insurance. n
The Democrat of Tuesday says:
Captain Sam. Archer is in of II
re !. u: Perry, during the severe illness of VI
apt. iuney xFP wsF-r~Z -
Capt. Finney's seeere Illness was short. III
I'd he went out with the Perry Sunday IT.
Capt. Sam. commands the rud. n
srs of the boat, and keeps her clear of n
le bars. He thinks If he leans up to Tho 4
. Perrv shanid 0h why t.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Tuesday
VS.
: The river is rising, yet more lslowlv.p
the st. Paul Press of Friday. THE Ul
yer rose five inches in the twenty-four 70,