The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-25
Weather and water.


above the city was nearly visible before
noon The river had fallen three inches
during the twenty -four hours ending az
O'Clock Saturday, and steam boatmen have
grave apprehensions of practical suspen-
sion of navigation until Spring, with an
early freeze up.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
three O'Clock Saturday include the Alpha,
Cairo to Cincinnati: Wauanita, Cincln-
natl to New Orleans; Newsboy, Hender-
son and return James Gray, Green River,
to Evansville; Ada Lyon, Green River, to
return. -a
ROafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Success, for st. Louis; Empire and Della
ware, for Memphis; Florence Traber tor
Arkansas River; Champion, for New Or
leans; Charmer and Linton, from Cairo;
Golden Eagle, from Memphis; Leonora No.
2, from.Cincinnati; Cobb Webb, from Cum
berland River; Palestine, from Louisville;
Phantom, from PASSPORT.
miscellaneous.
Business continues rather dull on the
levee. Shippers had expected a rise, and
a corresponding deelinein freight, but That
hope is wei nigh diSsipated, and those who
have shipments to maize had better hurry
them up before cold weather and a frozen
river lays an embargo on all shipments
IF the fears of the most experienced and
sagacious are realized, there will be unpre-
cedented suffering this winter in many
places from want of coal. which is now be-
ing shipped from Hawesvilie and Camel
ton to Louisville 1.-The Michigan drop
ped down to the bone-yard on Saturday 10
join the long line of WORTHLESS that now lie
up awaiting water. Thu Alpha passed
up at 8 O'Clock Saturday morning with
moderate trip 1.-THE Wauanita, after 40
hours detention at French Island Bar, got
in yesterday morning with $50 tons of
freight on self and barge, and good pas
senger trip. The boat was drawing feet
3 inches forward and 80 inches aft. The
barge was drawing about 81 inches.
She bad broken both her spars and
had improvised new ones of ma
tive cottonwood. Her barge had pull
ed her out of the channel. Captain
Tom. Sherman was in excellent spirits
and felt greatly obliged to his passengers
who had changed their drink in order to
save what little water there was in the
channel. He expects to get out of the
Ohio without further trouble, as the pilots
last up report four feet on the shoalest
bars beloW-.......The James Gray came in
from Green River, Hght......-"The Chatta-
noOga was receiving literally, Saturday
forenoon, including 800, barrels Of flour, tor
Memphis .......The Nashville had lot of
hogs engaged, and had good engagements
below.....It was the purpose of Capla
Dexter to get back, if possible, in time to
go out to-day, but it is scarcely possible
FOR him to do so, as the fog of Friday night
compelled boats. to, gait early. .Phe
Wauanita met the Palestine at Three
Mile, Saturday morning, at sight O'Clock,
......The Cobb-Webb, Leonora, and Dela-
ware were overdue, but had not arrived at
noon, Saturday 1.-THE Ada Lyon arrived
at noon, Saturday, with. a barge in tow.
She had but little freight. I.e1t Il
Boats leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The Fanny Brandeis is ike
" to be theregular packet for Cairo an 1
way ports at O'Clock to-day. She is an
elegant boat, with first. class cabin appoint
ments. Captain John B. Hail. a veteran
officer is in command. and Clint. Williams
IS in the office, both .obiging, gen tlemen.
FoR CAnSNELToN-The Ollie Sullivan,
Capt. Ham, Throop commandipgs will
leave for Canpelton and all way landings
at 10 o'clock to-day. Those, obuging and
attentive young. gentlemen, DIesSrs. Les.
Ware and VIII. Hugo, are associate in the
Office. Fill herup. <r.- ~,
For MEMPHIS The magnificent, EN-
pire, Capt. Wes Whitlow. one Of the best
steam poatmen afoat, win leave for .SIera- /
phis and all way ports, at 10 o'cleck to-
day. she is very light and very finely ap-
Iointed. That sterling young gentleman,
Harry Walker, is her chief clerk, and Billy
Fenton, the best mud clerk out, has charge
of Iec freight department. With such Of
f1cers, the Empire cannot fail to De popular.
For GREEN RIvER.-The beautiful VIM.
White, Capt. Elias Rust, commanding, and
Julian Geddings in the office, will leave
for all Green River landings this day at
O'Clock, P. NJ. She is an elegant boat, and
her officers are pleasant and obliging gen
tlemen. ---s-
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBgRG.-The Commercial OF. Thurs
! day says:
Trade along the lower landing has un-
dergone ne change. Business is very duh,
until we have a rise No boats will ven
ture out until we have more wafer.
Trade in The SIackwaber was active. The
packets of toth.Hnes appear to have all
The business they can manage. Long may
it continue.
C1NcINNAu.-The Commercial of Friday
says: -lI
Weather was mild and hazy vest erday.
navigation difficuIt, if not hazardous.
Last night 1t was heavier than during the
night previous. The sun was occasionally
visible during the day, resembling ball
OF fire. All the packets were detained
from ten to fifteen hours, owing to the fog.
The wind was from the east all day, while
il was from the southwest Wednesday af-
ternoOn. The same haZy weather prevail
ed last night from Pittsburg to Cairo. At
night with fourteen inches in the channel.
Here, it has receded three inches during