The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-27


c,ear dry davs. In a current of AIR, in the
shade. the mercury ranged at IS at noon.
The river is falling slowly-not more tnan
. Inches in "a hours.
Arrivals and Departures.
I'm 10 O'Clock yesterday the only arrl-
walls and departures We're the News Boy
Henderson and return; Ollie sullivan, 10
Cannelton.
RoSfs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Havana to Nashville; Shamrock and Ar
madillo. to st. Louis; Liberty NO. z, ana
Clifton for Memphis; Louisiana, Ezra Fof-
ter. Richmond, Waunita ana NICK Long
worth. for New Orleans; NJ ;. Mephan,
Kenton and st. Charles, from New Orleans;
Morning Star, from Louisville; John ID.
Perry from Memphis; Ada Lyon, ana WIN
White from Green River.
Miscellaneous.
There was next TO nothing doing on the
Ieyee Yesterday, and, up to o'clock, not
boat. except the News Boy, had ruffied the
placid waters by arriving.-.-...-The Ollie
sullivan slipped away quietly, as If de-
string to sllun observation. ........The News
Pow brought up GO hilds of tobacco on her
first trip and at once returned for another
load .The Legal Tender did not get
away until near o'clock yesterday morn
INC she received a considerable lot of
freight here, but was by no means fuH...
The Armada was receiving slowly up to
noon, after which there was some slight
improyement, and she would have toler-
able trip out........The John ID. Perry, over
due. had notarrived at O'Clock yesterday.
she probably laid over at Memphis Till
Monday though she was advertised to
leave there on Saturday evening.-........A
month or two of extremely dull times IN
maritime affairs may be expected, and
Light draughts will be in demand.-....Capt.
lanes Il. Cox, of the firm of Cox *
Humphrey, was passenger by the Ar
mazda, yesterday, en- route to Cairo. He
expects 10 return North shortly, and lux
uriate for a season at the noted watering
places of Martin County. He looks deli
cate, and only weighs 200 avoirdupois.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The swift and elegant Quick
step, is the regular packet for Cairo and
way points to-day, Offering unsurpassed
accommodations to passengers. Capt. II.
Il. Dexter a veteran officer is in command,
and Luxe Nicholson and VIM. Tilleston
are her obiging clerks
For LoUIsvILLE--Tne great Morning
Star is the regular packet to Louisville this
evening. Her appointments are unsar-
passed. and her speed is great. Capt Bal
lard occupies the hurricane deck and John
Onerbacker is her affable and attentive
passeI1s~- clerk, and the amiable Jesse
IAckse. .d5REES HI-t.ar freight clerk.
Green ".-Ite-- .lle regular pachaa beaded
A. Drinkwater is her energetic and exper
fenced commander, and John Adams her
admirable clerk.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The great low pres
sure Richmond Will be here this evening
en- route to New Orleans-on her last trip for
the.season, and those who desire the pleas
ure of trip in her spacious parlor state
rooms should not lose this opportunity.
Her officers are that eminent and sixillfuI
commander, Captain J. Slut eal j ohm :.
voolfolk, and Robt. p. Lodge than whom
more worthy or obliging gentlemen were
never known. Every comfort or luxury
the most fastidious could desire, with per-
feet exemption from danger by explosion
can be found on the Richmond.
GsIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITIsBURG.-The Commercial says:
The machinery of the Westmoreland is
to De put into new boat soon. That's the
way they build new Doats now-a-days hui
somehow or other old age will stick out
somewhere.
The Gazette OF the ed says:
There was rumor current on the street
on Thursday, that the Great Republic had
blown up near Cairo OF course there is
no truth in the rumor, and we are at a loss |
To know now IL originated.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Tues
day says:
AT Pittsburgh the river is falling with |
% inches in the channel. Here it has rece- |
ded inches during the past twenty-1our |
nouns, with II feet in the channel by the |
water-works marks. (but only ~ feet on |
Rising sun Bar the shoalest point hence
10 Louisville), and SO feet under The bridge |
Tor passing steamers.
The low water season is at hand, and |
boats have commenced rubbing and stick
ing on the bars. There is not over three |
and half feet at Blannerhasset, seven |
and half on Rising sun, arr eight feet al
Flint Island. Freights are Offering in only
moderate quantities for all points, while
the rates are ruinousiy low. The larger
class of steamers will go to the bank while
the smaller class will be compelled TO nut
up the rates in order to make it pay. our
Doatmen are only running their boats for |
the peneIit, and TO keeptbeir crews togeth-
and Keep out of debt, the stockholders are
SATISFIED. We write authoritativeIy when |
we "a say that q number of the regular pack
els leavlng Cincinnati have lost money du-
Ilng the past two years. We live in hopes
OF a favorable change after harvest, or with |
the opening OF the fall trade, owing TO the
: The numerous friends of Captain John
Sebastian viii be gratified to learn that he
is recovering slowly from his recent dam
gerou~ illness. He is at present rusticating
III Deih1 Township, and although very
weak. IS rnending slowly. We hoDe soon |
70 md the Captain around among his many
friends.
LOUISVILLE The. Courier OF Tuesday
says: SUN
The river was. falling slowly yesterday.
WITH D feet inch water in the canal in the
evening by the mark. During the preyi-
"A hours 1t had fallen inches at the head q
Of the falls, and 6 inches at Portland The
weather continues excessively warm the c
thermometer ranging at 90s in the Shade |
Win some clouds and indications of rain, |