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

huro Yesterday. He dropped the Messen-
ger down to the levee last nlgno, ana VIII
Commence loading for New Orleans to-
day. She belongs 10 the Star Line,
new organization. comprising the follows
ing steamers: MessenN eT. Captain Dean.
Emma No. q. Captain Marsttais silver
Cloud No g. Captsin Conway: Kenton,
lGaptair Dunlap; Wauanita, Captain shu-
TeoIlidas. Captain Sheddeh. The latter
departed for New Orleans last might.
We regret 10 announce the death OF the
| eldest daughter of Captain Lew Morris, at
| Ne lille, Ohio, on Wednesday night.
We sympathize with the afflicted father
who is the clerk Of the Le0Dora, and ar
rive here Friday night and received the
above, painful intelligence through the
columns OF the Commercial on Saturday
morning. ataa y sasa4 MS ssii
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier OF Friday sayss
The river was falling yesterday, with 3
/ feet inches water In the canal IN the
! evening ny the mark During the preyi-;
ou> "a hours it had fallen 3 inches at the
\ beadof the falls and s inches at Portland.
/ The weather has turned warm. with no
frost visible yesterday morning, IL was
| cloudy, and there is some hope Q rain,
/ with the mercury in the.barometer falling
On The falls last evening there were but
! 18 inches water in the pass down the In,
dian chute. and falling. THIS pIeelndes All
/ erately fair stage of water, and many of
! the boats advertised early in the week
/ have WITH drawn ana ldAQ
The Cum berland had risen very slightly
| at the head waters, extending as rar as
| Nashville. but the rise was not felt
at the mouth of the river.
| 2 The rise here was like a huge wave,
| which more than likely will expend its
force before reaching the broad part of the
/ lower ohio at Cumberland dam, and
4 scarcely be felt at all at Cairo.
ST., LOUIS, = The DenocTGt of Friday
says: 49, $50 fe 8
4 No change in the river here; it was sta
tionary yesterday, except as to the com
motion caused by a strong wind that blew
from the south all afternoon. Our upper
river exchanges are entirely silent as 10
the condition of the rivers, from which il
is Inferred that no change has occurred.
DELAYS continue every where among SteaIl1r
ers. on account OF high winds and high
feet eight inches at the head of Howard
Bend, the worst place below 81. Joseph.
The Memphis folks stu expect a rise 10
Arkansas and White, from last sunday s
heavy rains.
MEMPH1s.-The Ava5Gnche Of. Wellesley
says:
Weather clear and cool, with another
4 good frost this morning. Yellow Jack has
Il entirety disappeared, and we now look, for
a re-oDening OF business. The river here
\ came TO stand, with five feet out TO Cairo
White and Arkansas rivers remain IN
Busi ness on the wharf yesterday was
fair Steam boatinen are in. good cheer IN
authorization of the resumption of naviga-
tfon The news from the Ohio is en- cour
aging, with prospects of a good rise.
Capt. John t. Shirley arrived in the city
| Yesterday nom Paducah. We, were pleas
ed to learn that Captain John has perfect
| ed the purchase of the Padueah marine
ways, aud viii remove the machinery o
the ame to this point as soon as practlca'
ble. Capt. Ed. Murray one of the oes
mechanics tn the ~outhwest, viii b'
SUPERINTENDENT OF the ways. The way'
. will tend to make business at. the lowe
/ end of the city, and put in circulation e
large amount Of money. II VIII give EN-
! ployment TO large number of mechanics