The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-20
THE Ey Aysv1ILE DAILY JOURNAL: FRIDAY SEPTEMBER

Here it has been on the stand during
the past twenty four hours, with 3 feet
on medoc bar, the shoalest poil
hence to Louisville. 1850 ~.
Captain Rees telegraphed Cunning
ham & Bennet yesterday that he had
sold the Ida Rees. leig
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Wed
nesday says:
The river was at stand yesterday
with rs inches water in. the canal in
the evening by the mark. This is the
same stage as the day previous, aud
we can hope for a slight rise. The
weather continues exceedingly warm
and dry, the thermometer ranging at
So in the shade. rslt..E.
The Palestine came in from Hen
derson and Evansville last evening,
and returned again with the mail.
She, left here on. Sunday. and has
made the round trip in little over
4S hours, despite low water and sand
bars.
ST. LoUIs.--The Democrat of
Wednesday says: - bag
Yesterday was one Of the dullest
OuSl4Cco vi tAC year Ou ZIG
wharf. The low water is one of the
causes, there being but few arrivals
of boats due and past due, and those
that did arrive bringing only partial
cargoes. Seine of them carry hardly
any freight, and run mainly for pas
sengers, The rivers are going DOWN
The Illinois swelled an inch or two,
but is back to its % inches. There is
six feet to Cairo, three feet ten inches
to Keokuk, thirty inches on the low.
er rapids, and about forty-fve inches
in the lower Missouri. Weather sui
try and windy. 317.
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
ship Company have owned several
barges for some time, and are going
more extensively into that kind of
stock. The Company has anagent at
Cincinnati who, on the 10th, Bought
three barges from the Cincinnati and
Memphis Packet Company for $i5, 900.
They are new, fine and commodious.
and have cargo boxes. Yesterday two
we're bought, each costing $4,000, and
each with capacity of one thousand
tons. They were of the Parker tow
line between Cincinnati and New Or
leans, and are new. They are fur
nished with boiler and freight
holster. nafl81sff ln 4
The Post Boy while on her way down
the Missouri, struck a hidden OBJ |
struction below the mouth of the Gas |
conade, starting plank, and taking |
in three and a half or four feet of |
water A bulk head was built and |
she was pumped dry by her syphon
pumps. She has gone to Daggett's |
docks for repairs. No freight was
damaged. a 1921 ar
MEMPHIs.-The Avalanche of Sun
day says: if aa1-
Yesterday was one of the hottest
and most sultry days of the season.
In the afternoon a wind storm set In
with heavy threatening clouds over
head, but no rain, although it still
threatened at late hour The rivers
N all directions are low. AT Phil
ip's bar there is scaat six feet re-
ported.
Business was good on the levee
and all packets were busy
oading and unloading. -.
Captain John j. Edison returned
from Cairo.
LIE new Sue Wue6f packet 81 lQ
of the Columbus and
line, passed down yes
erday Water is of no consequence
n the Shackleford as none is used.
is the fuel, and the boilers
re replenished from Hoffheimer's l.
'est old Bourbon. 8ad +,
q, The Louisiana passed up last even i
ng. There was not a case, of sick b.
ess on board, and Capt. Phillips re-
orted crew and passengers in better
lealtb than he ever remembered. /!
New ORLEANs.-The Times of Sum !
ay says: Isl sdt 10 tE3.a a3i.t s'et
isThe weather yesterday on the levee
II the, morning was scorching hot,
1wards' the middle of the day the 4
tmosphere was close and warm, but .
clouded up, and several sprinkling
howers of rain fell, cooling the at :
making the levee, during
Ie evening, a pleasant place, with a
elightful breeze blowing Business 5
as unusually dull for Saturday, as it ! !.
the regular, packet day, but very =
tile business was done. S