The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-22

River and Weather.
Yesterday was decidedly the hottest day
az the season. 1t was clear and sweltering,
driving every one to the shade WHO could
a ford to 90 there. The river had ssalien
ahout Eve inches during the twenty-four
hours ending at 3 O'Clock yesterday, ana u
this hot. weather continues 1t VIII airy up
fast.
Tho arrivals and departures up TO
o'clock Yesterday include the Amazon,
New orleans to Cincinnati; Eau Claire,
Green River to return; Mayfiower, Cairo
= ratnrn. News Boy, Henderson and re-
,nrn. ou;e sullivan, to Cannelton; Mary
swan Memphis TO Evansville; sam. j.
E.le CINCINNATI to Memphis; Curlew, 10
the coal mines.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
pine Grove. for Nashville; Nightingale,
for ST. Louis; Liberty No. 2, Cora >. Ar
ponaut No. and Darling, for Mem
mis-: Louisiana, Indiana, Legal Tenoer,
ard Nick Longworth, for New orleans'
M >. Mepham, Richmond, and u.
Charles. from New Orleans; ARMADA
and ouicksiep from Caro-; Tarascon, ana
Morning Star, from Louisville Jonn II.
perry. from Memphis; Ella Faper, rom
-Clarksvilie; Petrolia No. 2, from aoasn
miscellaneous.
Business was rather more lively on sne
wharfyesters,ay, Int the weather was YER
r,b,e. and everybody seemed anecteo viii
the spring fever or fatigue -----.lne Am.
azon had a good up trip, ard decineu
to add anything here--..~.lhe MAY
aower had lls hhds tobacco; 10 bales OF
cotton. and large amount o. Hilseeiia-
rao,,s fre,pht. and "a large passenger ilst.
sne was RECEIVING liberally tor her return
trip..Tne Mary Swan arrived from
Memphis about IL o'clock, nearly hgh',
and sh<. proposes, If she can get ioao, ~
leave to-day.........Tne sam. j. Hale hao an
excellent trip. She discharged Afse
amount of freight here, and TOOK 1Vo oois.
meal. and O large lot of corn, shipped py
Cox Il Humphrey---.-.-.Tne Snsse"s VIZ
ohove win a low Of empty barges .v...-, In e
John d. Perry succeeded IN hgnlAng On
Yesterday morning. and has gone 20 MEM :.
nhis.We are indebted to the oinrefs VI
the Mary swan for late Memphis anu s1iio
papers ~Te.Day.
Eop cAIRo.--The high headed ana nee
Armada. Capt. Gus. Dusouchet, Is Inc reg
,Iar racket for Cairo and all way
landings al 5 O'Clock to-day Will ;. row
Ter and Geo. Nicholson are her popular
and obligiug officers.
For LoUIsyILLE.-The elegant iarascon !
the fieetest of all the packets, u Tue ineii
-hoa, for Louisville and all intermediate
Iandjngs this evening. Capt. a. i. UiiInoie
isner accom- lished commander, ana Miies
l.. Warren is her Incompatible cietK, Dich
Hutchinson is her attentive freight clerN
For NEW ORLEANS To- MoKRow.-The
elegant side-wheel steamer Legal Iehder
Captain Yves Conner, is announced iorN Ne"
O-s.o,., Tomorrow at O'Clock. CAPITA
Yves conner is her veteran commander
For GREEN RIvER.-The queenly Ada
LYON is the regular Saturday packet Tor all
Green River landings, Captain All Id
wards in command, and Joe McReynolds
in the office.
EoR MEMPHIs.-The superb Mary swan
Capt. Dave Hukill. with the courteous ane
obliging Billy Speed in the office, leaves fol
Memphis and all way ports this evening a
four O'Clock. The Swan Is good anu ias
steamboat. is regular Evansville packet
and should receive all Memphis freign
shipped to-day from this port. II we wouit
nave regular packets, we must slano 0!
them.
t,Ieanfnss from our Exchanges.
CrNcINNATI.-Ths Commercial OF Thurs
day says:
three 1eet III the channel. Here 1T ma
receaed thlee incnes during the past
hours. with "A feel IN ane enanasi ana
The Alice Dean and SILVER Moon hav
been chartered 10 take the Masons on al
excursion, Monaaynsts; J9 2rnn D ays.hv,,,.
brought a moderate trip. Captain Dayi
contemplates ioauing here for Evansvilit
and then return mere Win ioao u y
Tne Camelia will not return to the Ten
nessee, River for the present, put viii y "a
will continue her trips TO Inc iennesse
about the first of he month.
We understand that the Columbia ma
hetn chartered to take the place of tn
Mia.nosia in the Maysviiie trade durin
the low wafer.
LouIsvILLE.-Tne Courier of Thursda
says:
The River was receding slowly yesterda
with 4 feet water in the canal, in the ev'
ming by the N. rk. During the prevIou
"A hours it had fallen inch at the head I
Inc falls and 3 inches at Fortiand. IN
weather was clear and delightfully."- pleasaI
all day with the thermometer ranging {
on the iaIls last evening there were ies
water IN the pass down the Indian chui
and the river failing slowly.
points and the boats in port mud It rath,
troublesome to secure paying trips
the owners and onlcers OF thesArgonHt
No-2. have determined to place her perm:
nentIy IN the trade between this city an
CoIuIn Jus. XIV, some 20 miles below IL
mouth of the Ohio. This brings her IN q
rect connection with the ohio and Mobi
Railroad.
The clerk ard mate of the General Bue
on the occasion OF the Ave boys being ca
RED over the tails in skin, on Sands
last, promptly mannek the yaWl and wei
10 the rescne. They could not get the va,
back again, but sent a dray down. TO Il
snore. just below the Elm Tree Gardens.