The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-14

morning. but it showed a little, got clear,
and at noon 1t was cold and windy with
appearances OF rain or snow AZ night,
fever during the epidemic Ia New orleans.
The deceased was a well known river
clerk, and popular ana clever gentle
man. He was a son of the late Captain
Jeff stewart, and had been engagedt to go
second clerk of the Gov. Allen, now ~ ng
at the city wharf. His remains will be
brought to Henderson, KY, where his mo-
ther resides.
learn, to the Cincinnati and Tennessee
River Packet Company. We understand
Captain Lew. Morris will put boat in the
Cincinnati and Evansville trade in place
The Atlantic, Captain Ford's new tow
boat, has left the wharf. We believe she
has gone 40 New Albany.
The ways at Paducah have been sold by
Captain John I. Sherley. III
Just the reverse; they have been sold to
Captain Sherley, and willSbe removed to
Memphis.
NAsHvIILE-The Press and Times, of
Monday. says: asd
A Slight rise in the river is reported as
the result OF the heavy rain OF Friday
night. At O'Clock last evening it had
raised twelve inches and was still swelling
slowly Advices had been received from
as far up as Burksville, reporting heaVy
ra ms, and a considerable further rise Is
| looked for. It Is hardly probable, how
ever, thatIt will be sufficientto open nav1-
CATION,
ST.. LOUIS. = The Democrat, of Tuesday.
| says:
| A little sburt of swell up the Missis-
| sippi and along the Illinois, has done no
! good here we know OF. The river here is
/ going down slowly. A snow storm OF two
/ hours duration enveloped the Bertram
i Sunday night, below Louisiana.
River business here continues without
| animation, although com paratively il Is
\ brisk Rates to New Orleans, Vicksburg
and Natchez for the week. established yes;
| terday, were as follows: Alcohol, ale ana
/ beer and whisky, SIS per barrel; krout and
vinegar, 81; oil, 3 .; coal oil, 8: apples,
81 10; flour, onions and potatoes. u per a par
and hay, 90 cents per 100; lead, lard, shorts
and shfpstuff. same rate; corn; 90 cents per
sack; oats, 50 cents horses, Si2 per h s1s!d
mules, SO; cattle, Sl2; calves 81; sheep $3.50;
hogs, 81 so; chickens 81 so per dozen; tur-
| keys and geese, 81 %. THESE rates were
| Presumed to the Louisville and Kinney;
| Barge line rates, 90 cents for flour, ana
| other arlic. eS prOpOrtionaDly. M
The old tow-boat Resolute, value at
| about $500 bound hence to the ILLINOIS,
struck a log on Sunday, at Alton Island;
1 and went down deep. She was owned
here and not insured.
The Bon Accord, which sunk at the
| chain near Thebes, and IS total loss, was
worth about S, 600, not insured, and owned
by Captain Jacob Conrad.
Captain Aleck Irwin, who conmanded
the Nebraska before the war, in the Mem
phis and New Orleans trade, is ia Mem
phis perfecting arrangements to put tne
/ Nick LOngWOfbn IN as SaJuTuAy hiSAl
packet between Memphis and New Or
| leans.
James NJ. Champlin died on the Cuba,
| on Red River. of yellow fever, on october
10Th. He was native of Kentucky, aged
thirty-fve, and leaves wife al three
| children. Deceased was well known
river clerk. zy -
Captain John Jordan died OF fever IN
| Mobile last Saturday week. The MODlle
papers say, " John Jordan was origin ally
I from Missouri, has n family. II we mistake
not in st. Louis. and was well known IL
J the st. Louis and New Orleans trade, hav-
| ing for a long time been = mate between
| these ports; was with Captain Geo. Tay'
Ior some years. During the war Captain
, various capacities, principally. however
on Captain Ham. Johnson's boats, on one
of which, the Dick keyeS, he was oloWr
up, narrowly escaping with his l1fe."
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times, of Friday
says:
Yesterday was quite a change in ths
weather from the day previous, it wa
warm and cloudy with the appearance o
rain. in the afternoon 1t clear ed Oh, -anC
about dusk it was quite cool, with the ap
pearance of settled weather.
Yesterday there was quite stir ano
: hustle on the wharf above Canal Street
, the steamers Mepham and Virginia, from
st. Louis, and the Grey Eagle from thu
Bends, with o fine cargo of cotton, Wer'
busy discharging, making that portion o
0 | the levee look like business; but below
| Canal. espec ally where the Red Rive
packets We're lying, but very little business
| was done. The Cnba. Capt. W. /. Board
man, got off sometime during the night
: | taking the freight and passengers of tn
Irene. making 1t good trip for the Cuba