The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-08

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River and Weather.
The weather, Saturday morning, was
cloudy and pleasant, and il commenced
clearing up towards noon, and grew
warmer. The river was about staff nary.
and will be found falling by to day., and
we may expect still lower water, and a
better show for light ~draughts.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO three
O'Clock Saturday include the Armada,
Cairo and return; Newsboy, Henderson
and return; Armadillo, st. Louis to VIII ell
ing; Westmoreland, New Orleans to Gin
cinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York, for st. Louis; Golden Eagle, for
Memphis; John d. Perry, from Memphis;
Starlight and Hamilton, for Arkansas Riv-
er; Emma No. 8, p. w. Strader, aLeonidas
and Wauuita, for New Orleans; Westmore-
land and Louisville, from New Orleans;
Mayfower, from Cairo; Sam Orr, from
Passports; Tarascon, from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
Business on the wharf Saturday morn
ing was quite dull, with scarcely any ar
rivals......The Armada had 80 hogsheads
of tcbacco.......The Newsboy was FULL.
The Armadillo had a good trip from st.
LOUIS. The Chattanooga was overdue,
and not in at moon. She will probably not
return till to-day-.....We direct the atten-
ton of shippers to the card of Scyster. Ellis
& Co., of Smithland, Kentucky. They
have located their wharfboat at a good
and convenient landing, and are enter
prising. reliable and oblIging gentlemen
........The Courier of Saturday says the Ollie
L C,ll;xan bod hor . s1or hnar 1,t cararjc do
molished by the Morning Star. We always
thought that was called the "~starboard,''
but we may be wrong--.--..The Westmore-
land passed up late Friday night light with
a barge in tow........Capt. J.. v. Throop is
slowly recovering, and will soon be able to
resume
Boats Leaving To-Day.
r For CAIRO.-The fleet and elegant Quick
step goes to Cairo and all way ports at 4
O'Clock, promptly. She is commanded by
Capt. II. I. Dexter. an experienced officer,
with those accomplished young gentle
men, Duke Nicholson and VIM. Tileston,
in the office, insuring passengers every
comfort.
For LoUIsvILLF.-The gay and beautiful
Morning Star, Capt. Aaron Ballard, Is the
regular packet for Louisville at 10 O'Clock
this morning. Her clerks are those popu-
ldI dH0 OOIfSlhS SChcACAAChf oOhh OdCA
hacker and Jesse Jackson, who " ill take
great pleasure in securing the comfort of
passengers.
For CINCINNATI. The fleet, light
draught steamer, Leonora No. 2, Captain
VIM. Davis, leaves for Louisville and Gin
cinnati at nine O'Clock this morning, car
rying freight and passengers to the city
wharf at Louisville at regular packet rates.
She has good passenger appointments, and
her officers are courteous and o%bliging.
For CHAMELEON. = The Ollie Sullivan
leaves at ten o'clock as the regular packet
for Cannelton and way landings. Her Off
GERS, who are pleasant gentlemen, will give
especial attention to the comfort OF pas
sengers and the transaction of way bust
ness.
For Spright-
Iy Spray is advertised for the Cumberland
River to-day. She is a pleasant steamer,
and her chief officers, Captain George
Smith and G.. j. Coyle, are accommodate
ing gentlemen.
The Chattanooga. Captain Scott, with the
i. attentive and obliging Kit Rudd in the Of
fee, Raay be expected to return to the Cum
berland this evening.
For GREEN RIvEn-The VIM. White is
the regular packet for Green River, to-day,
al 6 O'Clock. Captain A. Drinkwater and
ohn Adams are her obliging officers.
IT. LoUs.-TheD Democrat of the 4th says:
There is a decline here again. The river
is going down about tour inches daily. IL
is believed there VIII be no further rise of
any moment here this season, aid that a
draught will rapidly eliminate in low
wafer. At Dubuque the river was declin-
ing on Wednesday,. The following from
the Dubuque Herald Of the 9th need
create no uneasiness: From st. Paul re-
ports come of another rise, and prepare
lions were being made for a flood. A dis
patch from St. Cloud, received just as the
Davenport, left st. Paul, announced an
other big freshet coming"
Business was quiet ape the wharf
Yesterday, with some fair shipments OF
freis hit, however, both northward and
southwark.
Weather pleasant. Crops rapidly pre-
n pairing all round for market.
The Northern Line has salts
# factory advices from the fast-runn1ng
ucker State, now ON her way to st. Paul.
She arrived at Davenport at lib A. NJ. yes
terday being out then from this port 81
&hourS aid 10 minutes; distance, 341 miles;
ahead OF the Sheridan. This beats the
Hawkeye's famous run of 1861 we referred
to yesterday.
The Democrat contains. a detailed report
steamer F. w. Brooks, with the full con-
II fession of Capt. Johnson. 1t is a second
Martha Washington affair. The Captain,
J. A. Johnson, H. A. Hueffner, one of the
owners, and VIM. A. Ritter, the first clerk
copspired to rob and burn the boat, to de.
fraud the creditors and the insurance
offces. All three are now in Jail, and Capt.