The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-30


steadily, and the island bar pre- eInpted by
Manager Golden win soon be connected
with tAe large island above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday We're the Linton,
Cairo to return; James Gray, from Green
River; News Boy, Henderson and return;
Ollie Sullivan, 10 Owensbcro. as
B0at~ Due.
Among the boats first due here are the
Luella and Chattanooga, from Cairo; Ollie
Sullivan, from greensboro, and Phantom,
from Eastport.'
miscellaneous.
Matters looked rather du1i OF the ievee
yesterday.....-..The Ollie Sullivan had a
moderate trip out. ......... Tie Cobb Werb
was receiving slowly, and would have a
fair trip for the cumberland, but the low
water in that stream prevents shipments.
........The James Gray had very moder-
ate trip out of Green River, in which
stream navigation is very difficult, the
Gray having been compelled to unload
twice on her last trip up.-......The Linton
had but little freight in; she would, how
ever, have a fair trip Out........Capt. Fin
ney, late of the j. p. Perry, assures us that
he will be here on the first rise with
Evansville and Memphis trade. During
the short time he ran the Perry in this
trade, Capt. Finney made many aud warm
friends, who viii welcome his return 10
these waters~...... Capt. LiteT's new tow
boat viii soon be completed, and viii De
admirably adapted for the purpose for
which she was built. s ....- .fr .
BOats Leaving To-Day. au
For CAIRO.-The LGella, Captain Dan.
Brady, viii doubtless be the packet for
Cairo to-day, and is an excellent, light,
low water boat. Geo. J. Hazlett is her
amiable and attentive clerk.
The Linton is he regular packet
fn1 turn for Cairo and VIII no doubt
leave on time tO-day-S P. NJ. She is a
beautiful new steamer with excellent pas
sepger appoln tments, and is very light
Captain Nat. Drew, q veteran officer. is in |
command, ana y. B. Hayward, a pleasant
gentleman, is in the office. p a-a -A
For GREEN RIvER.-The James Gray
viii go to Green River to-day. Captain
Wills. Stinson is in command. and Joe.
McReynolds is III the office. -.s-s s- Il
For EAsTPoRT.-The popular Phantom
may be expected to leave for PASSPORT to-
day, and Captain Duncan has a right to
expect all the freight he can carry, as he
Phantom is par excellence the Evansville
packet. Val. Sorenson is h r admirable
clerk. -f
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Saturday
says:
Below the suspension bridge on the Mo
nongahela there was nothing doing. Boat
men are anxiousIy awaiting a rise. They
have waited long and patiently. Above
tAe bridge activity was the order of the
lay; The packets OF both lines have all
he business they can manage.
CIScINNATI. = The Commercial of sun
lay says:
Altogether, from Sunday last u to last
vening, the river here has risen 10 inches
Mondays Commercial says:
The weather, yesterday, was cool and |
azy. Al Pittsburg the river is falling |
Owiy, with 10 inches in the channel. |
Lere il is swelling, with 50 inches re-
Orted on Four-nile Bar, and 40 inches |
the shoalest bars 10 Louisville
The confirmed and extreme low water. |
sd scarcity of light draught steamers, |
ateriaIly lnterfereS with the regularity 1
5rtsmouth. MaysvilIe, Madison and !
AuIsyIlIe lines, however, are doing all in |
ter power to make punctual and regular |
unecilons, and deserve the THANKS of the |
Sppiug and travelling public for their un- /
ting exertions. The INDICATIONS are still /
favorable for a speedy rise in the river, |
ndeIing the scarcity Of coal a serious
clslderauon. .....-........t
oU1svILLE.-The Courier, Of Monday,
SIS: 1000
stet of the season, commenced swelling 1
Sunday, and up TO last evening had
rim over an inch 1T the head Of the fails
al four inches z the foot, improving the
n'igstion over the New Albany bar very
meriaily. The weather vas like ali Oc- /
TOR weather, dark and somewhat SOM
be with, OF course, no rain 1t was a lit
ticloudy yesterday, and the barometer
tncatiOns slightly favored rain, but we
nd not hope for change until the moon
1.-The canal last evening there were Is
ines water, and on the Portland and
terlly imp owed with the Slight rise, and
theutting away of the sands.
II river at this point is two inches
niger than its lowest stage this season,
buuong the Lower Ohio, and between
thi9ort and Cincinnati, it is lower than
at a. former period this year. -
S.LOUIs. The Democrat, of Monday.
say
duoby river last week, were very good
buteamboat arrivals begin to exhibit
aga falling of. The river channel has
bee1Inproved in many places by the pro-
ceSsf cutting out, but the absence Of rains
is sely felt in a continued decline OF the
wat. The weather has changed To warm
andlleaSant. and steamboats, are being
moithan ever delayed by fogs. A very
den one lasted well into the.day, yester- I
Ce. John w. Martin died on the 18TH
inston board the steamer VIM. Butler.
up Id River. He was her pilot, and We'll
knon up Red River, also much respected
by who knew him, for his mOdesty,
cometency, and strict integrity. -l - /
Caain Jesse Y. Hurd, recently deceased,
com anded the steamer Lady Pike before
the Nr, in the Memphis and Nashville
trads8nd during the war was in the gun
boatrYiee on the Lower Mississippi. He
was $50 in command of the steamer
Mis-tri, and had left that boat only a
shortiIne before the explosion of her
bOIle, and a few days ago passed ND the
OhioSith the remains OF mis- wife and
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