The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-06
Weather and water.


ing. The river is swelling slowly, and with
a good rise above we may expect an i'm
proved river y it'll lively times here.
Arrivals aud Departures.
The ARRIVALS and departures up 10
O'Clock yesterday. include the Linton and
Lue1Ia, from Cairo; Newsboy, Henderson
and return; Cobb-Webb, to Canneiton.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Chattanooga and Ollie Sullivan. from Cal
or; Leonora No. 2 from Cincinnati.
miscellaneous.
The wharf presented a rather animated
appearance, yesterday, with five or six
boats at the landing, and large lots of
freight were being hauled down.......The
Linton and Luella had moderately good
trips up. Both are announced for Cairo,
to-day........The Louisa was receiving rap
idly, and would have all she could safely
carry...-The Cobb Webb did not get off
till afternoon. She had a splendid trip.
.........Captain Drinkwater is preparing TO
set the VIM. White afioat, and as a pre-
paratory measure, has, as all sensible
steamboatmen do, ordered full set of
books, with other outfit of stationery
from the JOURNAL Bindery, job Printing
and Stationery Rooms, where all such
things can be obtained of unequaled quail
ity and t astonishingly low prices....The
Phantom is making some necessary re-
pairs, after which she will again leave for
Eastport, and hopes to get out on Thurs
day.........The large mail boats have resum-
ed their trips between Cincinnati and
Louisville. We expect the lower line boats
will follow suit.
Boats cav ing To-Day.
FOR CAIRO--Hbp elegant new steamer
Linton. Capt. Nat. Drew, with the courte-
Gus and obliging y. e. Hayw ard in the
office, IS the regular packet for Cairo at 4
O'Clock to-day. she has superb passenger
accommodation.
The Luella is aIsoup for Cairo to-day at
1 O'Clock. She is very light, and is COM
manded by the most pleasant and courte-
Gus gentlemen, Capt. Dan. Brady being on
the roof, and George j. Hazlett in the
office. Two good boats go TO day-take
your choice.
For HENDERSON. - The Newsboy will |
leave promptly at 5 o'clock to-day for
Henderson,, and merchants VIII oblige |
Captain Perkins, her gentIemanly COM
mander. by having their bills of Iading |
aboard before that hour.
For LoUIsvILLE.-It is barely possible |
that the Rose Htte may come through to-
day from Louisville. Capt. George. Dauley |
is in command, and Dick Hutchinson, the |
amiable, is in the office.
GIeanIngs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of sun
day says:
Al Pittsburg the river was falling again |
last night, with thirty-three inches in the /
channel. The present rise will soon run /
out, and the river get down to the recent |
low water mark, if We are not favored |
with mountain rains. Here it hasSwoI1en |
cTv -ff,r4-
hours ending last night. with three feet |
hence TO Louisville. We will have the /
Tomorrow. The indications are uufavor- /
able for more water at present, and we
don't tn nix the recent swell will make
over forty inches at French Island.
The Commercial of Monday says:
The weat her was mild, damp and cloudy
yesterday. with a light drizzing rain all
day, and the wind from the north and |
southwest. At Plttsburg, the river is again
rising, with 50 feet in the channel last |
night Here, the river has risen 80 feet
during he'tyve u ty-four hours ending last
night. The present rise viii make, Don't
seven feet hence to Louisville. bu5-yyil
soon ran out unless. we have more ram.
The only surviving son of he late Capt. |
Jesse y. = urd, Mr.. j.. N. Hurd, is chief
clerk in the Store-keeper's Office at the
Mound City Naval station. Fl
PStea n bOatmen were cheerful Yesterday |
at the favorable prospects for a resump. |
tion of navigation. The fact that the river
was rising again at Pittsburg last night
l
river.
The sam. j. Hale came down to the
wharf, and leaves for n emphis to NOR
row The silver Spray also came over to |
the wharf from Covington. and, together
with the Leonidas and John w. Garrett. is.
announced for New Orleans on w ednes-s
The :. New Orleans and Cincinnati Ex-
press Line" was organized on Saturday. |
Capt. John a. Williamson was appointed
President and Supertn tendent. The folIow-
ing steamers comprise the line, and viii
leave in the order named, and promptly
on the days advertised: Swallow, Capt A.
McCarty: estmoreland, Capt. Ed. Evans:
Alaska, Capt. F. j. Cakes; Emerald. Can't
John n. skunk; John III. Groesbeck. Can't
d. w. Maratta; Alice Dean, Frank Ma
and Amazon, Capt. II. Vinton. MesSrs
George Z. Johnston & Co were appointed |
exclusive agents for this line.
LoUIsvILLE-The Democrat of Sunday
says:
THE FALLS CITY.-This is the name of
the new Green River packet, just launch
ed by MeSSrS L. $. Nadal d Sons. She |
was lowed down to the city wharf yester-
day. The dimensions o; the Fails city are
as follows: Length 142 feet over all, floor |
Is feet, beam 30 feet, exIIeme width 81 feet;
depth of hole five and one-haH feet.
she is provided with three boilers, with
engines l6 by 81. The freight capacity of
the boat is $50 tons. yate .llt
The Cairo Democrat is trying to make
" sucker of Capt. Josh. Throop; Capt.
Josh. is no calf, and, instead of being a
=. sucker" he's a whale.
The Evansville Journal man thinks he's
smart. How easily some people are de-
ceived.
If any one ever thought you smart, they
acre easily deceived.
The Courier of Monday says:
the river was about at stand yesterday
morning, with Y IN ches water in the canal
by the mark. A rise. however, is due, and
we think it viii be swelling here TINS
morning, The weather Indications as we