The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-05

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cts, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&C., DE. Orders left with either of the
wharf-b boats will be promptly attended TO.
Weather and water.
( The blessed rain ofThursday night serv-
ed to lay the dust completely. Yesterday
was cloudy and pleasantly COOL .Theriver
fails steadily and the sandbar grows in di-
mensions. There is yet a channel depth
of Is inches to Cairo and "a inches to Lou
isville, by the cutting out process.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures mp to three
o'clock yesterday, include the Milbray'
Tennessee River to Evansville; Fanny.
iBrandeis, Cairo to return; Tahlequah, to
Cincinnati; Ollie Sullivan, to greensboro;
Linton, to Cairo News Boy and ]. P. Webb,
to Henderson,. zoe gI5 ~ estE@1tf. Is
{ 4 Among the first boats due here are the
Stariightand Charleston. from French Is
T. land bar; Chattanooga and Louisa, from
Cairo; Phantom from Ten nessee River;
Cobb Webb, from Cumberland River;
Ida Rees, from Cairo. ms n
49, MiseeIlaneOus. r.
There was considerable freight shipped
yesterday. though the Tahlequah rel used
all offers...~The Ollie Sullivan took out a
large amount,of freight and r good I-any
people-.-.-.The Linton and Fanny Bran
dies were receiving largely, especially the
latter, and would go out with all 1T We're
safe TO carry .-..-...The Milbray, a Tennessee
River and Cairo packet, came in yesterday
morning light, looking for business.--......
From Captain j. B. Hall, of the Fanny
d. sne, Dar
below Shawneetown with one barge hope
lessly aground ON the bar......The Tempest
came up to Uniontown and took on her
pork, and proceeded below....-...-s. The Ada
Lyon is laid up at Cairo.-.--.From Capt.
Ham. Throop. we learn that the Starlight
was about ready to leave French Island
bar, and she was expected here yesterday
very positively ....--.The Ida Rees Is due
here with the freight of the Ezra Porter,
including fifty crates Of Queensware, and
three hundred bales of cotton for, this
port. - - 80, a
BOats Leaving To-Day.
For CArRo.-The- Louisa, Captain Tom
Boluss. is the packet In turn for Cairo to-
day. She is very light, and has admirable
cabin appointments. Charley Crawford is
her obliging and pleasant clerk. ia
For OwENsBoRo AND LoUIsyILLE.-The
Ollie Sullivan viii leave again to-day for
greensboro, to connect with the Rose Hite
for Louisville. Captain Ham Throop is
her commander. and Billy Hugo and Les
Ware are her clerks. She will be in again
on Sunday. to leave as usual ON Monday.
She goes cup this evening especially to
bring down the theatre company, who
have been playing at Greensboro during
the week. .fsf,.4 s,@..s3 N.
For HENDERsoN.-Th The Newsboy win
make her usual trips to Henderson to-day.
and perhaps the Webb win go down also.
Gleanings- from our Exchanges.
PIrrsBURG.-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says: t = sa~lsl a
Business along the landing was not very
active, the trade above the bridge being
confined to the light water packets, which
people that live along the valley. The
water is the lowest we have experienced
for many yeas. The prospect for rise is
no. very lettering. ~ suppose we shah
Louisville will soon be in situation to
see and feel how low W. bridges d.s work IT., But
you did years since. that If ninety feet was
a sufficient height for the Wheeling bridge,
height for Louisville. But don't be I'M
happy; it won't pay. - T. +.H
C1SCINNAII. = The Commercial of Thurs
day says: zS t.,a5 a
The weather was clear and mild yester-
morning. At Pittsburgh the river is fall
ing, with II inches in the channel Here
1t is stationary, with so inches on the 4
The steamship Tioga, recently burned on
the Atlantic while en- route from New Or \
leans for Philsdeiphia, was Nas insured in five
The Wheeling packet Edinburgh is un-
defgoing thorough repairs. N
In her mere antilles tunnage, Great Bril-
tai n leads the world with 100000 tnns.
Germany far exceeds France on this score,
being third on the list. In the year 1850,
and stood as the first commercial power in
the world. The four years or war sadly re-
ranks second with 500, 600 registered tuns. 1
LouIsyILLE.-The. Cousfes,, of Thurs
day, says;19 ~ "
The river was-fising slowly yesterday,
with 25 inches in the canal, by the mark,
afd'three inches at the Portland wharf.
The weather has turned warm, and the at
mosphere close, with the Thermometer at
noon, up in the eighties.
The Democrat says:
We learn that the sCobweb recently
woven for Evansville, is. rather a fiinsy
and cranky affair. She is not wide enough,
hoghsheads of tobacco puts her an down to ew
draught of three feet water. Where was it
Busy TIMEs.-In strolling down Fourth
Street to the river, yesterday, we could not
help smiling at the picture that presented
itself To our gaze The mules hitched to
>the drays were leaning against each other
as '.visible means OF support" The
draymen ereseated or lying in the door
themselves tickling the sleepy ones noses
with sstraws One old mule had pulled
himself halfway through the collar, and
had his head buried up 10 his shoulders In
a bale of hay.
8 ST. LoUIs.-The Saint Louis Democrat Of
= Thursday says:1 s.frtf s->lsF sres-