The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-02
River aud Weather

declining steadily, and navigation is be-
coming very dubious. The channel is not
yet defined, and boats are compelled to
look up the deep water, and are now and
then picked up by a lump deposited In the
old channel during the last flood. 1t will
commence washing out soon and a chan
mel will be defined.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to ]
O'Clock yesterday, consisted OF the Sam
Orr, Eastport to Evansville; Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Ollie sullivan. to
Cannelton; Leonora No. 2, to Cincinnati
Mayhower, from Cairo; Ella Faber, to the
bone yard.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
New York. to st. Louis; Emma No. 3, and
Waunita, for New Orleans; Kenton, from
New Orleans; Darling, from Memphis
Pine Grove, from Nashville; Armada,
from Cairo.
Miscellaneous.
Business on the leyee looked rather live
~ yesterday morning, and large additions
had been made to the freights on the
wharf, especially of tobacco, of which
some zoo hogsheads had arrived since Sat-
urday evening. The MayfiOwer had sixty
nine hogsh eads, and the Eau Claire, James
Gray and News Boy were full. Leo
nora discharged a large quantity of Nash
vile fteight for reshipment, consisting of
spokes, felIoes, and other wagon material.
She took out considerable freight and a
large number of people......-..The Chatta-
nooga came up to the wharf and COM
menced loading for Cumberland River.
She will have all she can carry by her hour
of departure........The Quickstep was re-
ceiving fairly.........The Leonora lowed the
Ella Faber to the bone yard..............
The Ollie Sullivan attempted to pull two
barges loaded with coal off the bar above
the city, broke her hawser and drifted
upon the bar and had not got off at three
o'clock.......The Belle Vernon passed up
Sunday morning. The Mayfower had
the biggest passenger trip ofthe season..
The Leonora will run regularly between
Cincinnati and Evansville, leaving here
every Monday morning ....-.-Capt. Dick
Fowler, of Cincinnati, is in the city pros
pecting. He looks well, but gives a
gloomy account of business affairs in Gin
cinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The new and elegant steam
er Mayfiower, commanded by Captain
William Lowth, during the illness of Cap
Throop and Marsh Walthal in the Office
leaves at O'Clock precisely for Cairo and
all way ports. She is sumner and no
mistake.
FOR EAsTPoRT.-The ever reliable Sam
err, Allen Duncan, Master, with Val. Sor-
enson, the accomplished and attentive
clerk in the Office, returns to PASSPORT this
evening at o'clock. She is finely appoint
ed and should have a full trip
For MEMPHIs.-The beautiful Mary
Swan leaves for Memphis this evening.
She is an Evansville packet, and should be
literally patroniZed by those who desire to
build up the trade of Evansville. Her chief
officers, Captain Dave Hukill and Billy
Speed, are elegant and pleasant gentlemen.
For CLARKsvILLE.-The splendid steam
er Chattanooga, having been thoroughly
repaired, reprinted and refurnished, takes
her place again in the Cumberland River
trade, and will leave at o'clock this eve-
ming for GAINESVILLE and all intermediate
Cumberland River ports. Capt. Henry
Scott. an old experienced officer, is in
command, and Kilt Rudd, the attentive
and courteous. is her clerk. Give her a
liberal patronage.
GIeaniDgs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial of Satur-
day says:
At Pittsburgh the river is falling. with
% inches in the channel. Here il has
receded inches during the past twenty
tour houns, with IL feet in the channel by
Rising sun Bar, the shoalest point hence
10 Louisville, and 80 feet under the bridge
for passing steamers.
The Ruth, winning fame for speed in
her Olden days, has the machinery of the
II. r. w. Hill, an old Nashville and New
Orleans steamer, commanded by Captain
n
The tug Waters w. Braman was burned
in Lake Erie, n ar Dummy. in Point au
in seven fathoms of water, and is beyond
recovery. There was an insurance of
$4,000 on her.
The Enquirer of Sunday says:
Business on the landing was unusually
brisk, considering that il was Saturday, |
even for these dull times. The Harry Dean,
tor Memphis. see ed to be getting most of
the freight brought forward for shipment.
The river is rising temporarily. AT six !
feet in the channel by the marks at the
water works, and at six p. NJ. there were
eleven feet, the latter figure indicating a
rise of eighteen inches in twenty-four
hours.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Saturday
says:
The river was falling steadily yesterday, |
with four feet six inches water in the canal |
in the evening by the mark. During the
three inches at the head of the fal s, and |
nine inches at Portland. the weather |
continues warm and dry, the thermome-
ter ranging as high as so in the shade, |
wi Ii no prospects of rain.
On the falls last evening there were only |
thirty inches in the pass, down the indian /
chute, and falling.
The river trade is dull and drooping to /
all points, excepting for the local Ohio i
River packets. They are daily we'll |
freighted, chiefly with leaf tobacco for
this market.
The Richmond yesterday was in receipt |
OF hydraulic pumps, by means of which |