The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-27

mild, with, however, little proba bility OF
rain. The river is falling rather rapidly
fully four inches daiIy-and French Island
Bar is becoming very difficult again. Boats
from below report four feet on the shoalest
bars, while but thirty inches steamboat
water can be found az French Island.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Empire,
Louisville to Memphis; Newsboy, Hen
derson and return Leonora No. 2, Cincin-
natl to Henderson and Evansville.
ROats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Success, for st. Louis; Sam. J. Hale and
Delaware, for Memphis; Champion, for
New Orleans; Chattanooga and Nash
VILE, from Cairo; Golden Eagle, from
Memphis; Rose Kite, from Louisville;
Phantom, from Eastport; Ada Lyon, from
Green River.
Miscellaneous.
There was a fair show of business on the
levee- yesterday morning. ........The Level
lin discharged I3T bales of cotton, 50 of
which are for this port, 70 for reshipment
to New York, 20 to Louisville and TO Gin
cinnati, 20 hogsheads of tobacco and 8
sackssof peanuts. The Eewellfn proposes
to enter-the trade as a regular Evansville
and Tennessee River packet. TO identify
her Interests with those of Evansville.
Capt. Davy desires to so arrange his trips
as not tointerfere with the Phantom, but
to cooperate with her in building up the
trade with our city, which can easily be
made sufficient to sustain two boats a
week. Capt. Davy is am old Tennessee
River man, and Mr.. Conyngton,a his chief
clerk, is. highly courteous and sebliging.
We commend the new enterprise. TO our
people. The Empire arrived at0so'clock
with a good trip. She had trouble at
French Island and Tbree-mile.= Her pilots
report three feet water at the brink
of the daGa at French Island ...........
The Leonora' after ferty-eight hours, de-
tention at Freuch Island, arrived atl015
O'Clock yesterday, with a fine trip, includ-
ing 50 tons for~Henderson, and farge lots
Tor points below. Shetook her Henderson
freight through-....-...TheL ewellin was re-
ceivIng for her return trip, and expected
to 1eaveslast night..,... The Linton and
Charmer were both soliciting freight for
Cairo...........~.The Linton will probably lie
over tiIlto- day-.............The Lewellin may
also be detained till to-day. She brought
in large orders. 1.-The Palestine had not
arrivedaat 1 o'clock yesterday, and IL is
possible that she transferred her "trip to
vile from Owe asboro.....-.-..The Phantom
had not arrived at l O'Clock yesterday.
The Starlight and Silver Cloud were due
and expected yesterday afternoon.........Wes
are indebted to Master Walter B. Penning-
ton, the obligiug young freight clerk of
the Gharmer, for memorandum, received
too late for publication yesterday.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CATRo.-It is z7oubtful,- az t1fsvgrf-
ting, what boat win leaFe for Cairo, to-day.
The Linton proposed to leave last night,
but viii probably hetsgo ti1Ito-day. THE
Nashville may get in in time 10 return to-
day, and the Lucia may take her chance
If uothing else Offers Either Of them win
do to tie 10. idth :
For LeUdsvILLE.-The Palestine did u OF =
reach Louisville i4Atihne to come out Sun
day evening, and viii most likely be here
this morning, having. left Lopisy lie on
Monday evening. Capt. E. Hollcroft is in
command, and John Ouerbaeker, with
Jesse Jackson is in the Office. She will,
leave by 10 O'Clock I'll IS amosnfngsf I q = Y
FOR5sCINCINNATT DIRECT-The superb,
light draught steamer Leonora No. 2, Capt.
Davis, will IeayeTfor Cincinnati d{rectthisl
morning at 10 o'clock, taking freight and
passeng gers to-the' city wharf at EouIsViile, i
or to Cincinnati, without delay or re-ship-
ment. Her clerk, Mr. Lew. Morris is a
courteous and obligiug gentleman, and
takes pleasure in adding to the comfort of
his passengers. n Rsara.1 "a g
For CANNELToN--TheO Ollie Sullivan will
leave at 10 O'Clock for CarheltoR. Cap~aln
Ham. Throop commands. and Les. Ware
and Will. Hugo are her clerks Passen-t
gers VIII be courteously cared for.
For CUMBERLAND RIvER.-The fairy-Iike
C0bb-Webb, Capt. Jim. webb, will leave
at O'Clock to-day for all accessible points
on the Cumberland River. Capt. Webb is
a true gentleman, and viii see that pas
sengers are wen cared for. Load her.
MEMoRANDUM.-The Steamer Charmer
LETT Cairo, Sunday, November oath, at 10
agon and William Lewis On our. depar-
ture, a heavy rain commenced falling
continuing twenty hours met the Nash, 4
Vile below Paducah; at 4 o'clock p NJ. a
dense fog settled around US; we struggled
successfully, however, until II O'Clock,
light; 18th, passed the Silver Cloud No
and Lewellin at Mouth Hurricane, and
Linton. at Uniontown; met the Florence
TRADER above same place. Bermuda above
Mount Vernon and Fanny Brandeis below
Have for F. R. Huston, IS barrels spar;
A. Refs, 2 packages leather. 81,
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG. The Commercial of Satur-
day says:
Trade in the vicinity of the lower land
ing remains very dull; in fact, nothing
doing No prospect of any movement I'M
will have to wait on that event the future
only car reveal.
Above the bridge activity was the order
Of the day. The boats on the upper track
atCINCINNATI. The Commercial of Mon
day says: