The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-09

For. oner Rfrer Items See FJth roee.
Weather and Water.

Weather and Water.
Tie heated term is fairly renewed, ant
as the returns on his journey TO thu
%south his ardency seems to increase. The
Thermometer indicated $50 in the shade a.
ten O'Clock. The river was declining al
most unperceptibly, but may be expected
to go down N ore perceptibly to-day unless
checked by the rise reported at Cincinnati
and Louisville.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock yesterday were the News Boy,
Henderson and return. pi-s u
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rob Roy, for Memphis; Minneola from
Memphis; Ella Faber from Cairo; Empire,
Nashville. and Mayhower, from Louis
VILE; Emma No. and P. W. strader, for
New Orleans. II .sfaN s.s.5..e-
MfseelIaneous.
The most perfect desolation reigns in
maritime affairs, and the Newsboy was
the only hui that disturbed the placid
waters OF the harbor up to noon yester-
day. Not a word had yet been heard
from the Nashville, and the Green River
packets had not arrived ,....-.Tlie Minneo-
la, also over due. and the fharmer were
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ported at Cincinnati and above, bat it
will scarcely reach here. At Pittsburg
business is entirely suspended, and the
state OF affairs at Cincinnati. Louisville
and at this port is but little better.........
Capt Charley Irwin is putting the ]. p.
Webb in complete condition for low
water campaign, and will come up to the
wharf III n day or two and offer his SER
vices to shippers 1.-THE Sam. Orr looks
as handsome as when new, and is in splen-
did condition for Summer campaig 49,.
The Cora s., yesterday morning, dropped
down to the drydock, and expected
10 go in yesterday aftern oon-..-.........>.
VIM. Long, the mate of 1.-THE Louisiana,
we ARE told, died suddenly Wednesday
night, and it was rumored that his de-
cease was cholera. He was on the boat
Wednesday morning .........A dispatch from
Captain Josh. V. Throop, yesterday, an
nounces that the Mayfiower has quit.
Business is too dull and water too low.
The Gay Sam. Orr takes her place in the
low water line to Cairo to-day, and viii
leave positively at 3 o'clock, and shippers
must govern themselves accordingly.
Al. Croxall, the superb clerk of the Cora s.,
and one of the owners, arrived here on
Wednesday. He looks a little thin, hay
ing been ill...-.....RobertS. Critcheil, special
agent of the Home" of New York, is in
the city, looking after the cargo of the Co.
IA s., on which the company had a risk.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid low water
steamer, Sam. Orr, Capt. Billy Lowth,
an experinced and populpr commander,
takes the place Of the MayfioW err to-day,
and leaves at 8 o'clock, positively, for
Cairo and all way ports. In the office VIII
be found that clever and obliging gentle
man, Capt. Guy Vineyard, with courteous
assistants. The Sam. Orr has splendid
passenger accommodations.
The Spray, Capt Jim. Matthew, may also
be expected to leave for Cairo to-day, and
with obliging gentlemen in the office. She
mas good passenger appointments. and is
very light
For LoUISvILLE.-The neat feet and /
light draught Ella Faber, Capt. john II. !
Peckinpaugh in command, and Geo. Pat
terson and JOS Carr in the office, will be t
the louisville packet this evening. She |
has fine passenger appointments, and her |
officers are perfect gerftlemen and expo |
rienc, navigators.
GsEcamings irons our Exchanges.
CISCINNATI.-The Commercial OF w ednes- I
day says:
Mr.. Jehn DoueherLy, an OLD mate, who |
was wlti Captain Il. NJ. Wade on the I
Queen o. the West a long while ago, died /
OF consumption yesterday at five NJ. at /
St. Mary Hospital.
Captain Frank j. Oalxes's new and large I
stern heel steamer was launched from
Maces yard yesterday at 1890 AM. She |
glided into the water beautifully. She |
will be completed and-ready for the Fall |
trade.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
says:
The river was rising yesterday, slowly
evening by the mark. During the previ
Gus "a hours it had risen inches at the
head of thesfalls, aIdso inenes at Portland.
The wetth e lncreaslng IN the intensity
sFe in tue shade. - --
AT Cincin natl, as we learn by special dis
patches, the river has risen two feet.
That, al the presenUlow stage of the river, !
is very good tide, which will carry some
five feet water over the Rising sun har.
Here il VIZ probably raise The river six or
eight inches al the head Of the falls.
The present rise viii increase the chan
mel deoth along the lower Ohio eight or
Ten inches, and no more. 1t may make
four and q half feet water on the bar at the
loot of the falls, but unless aided by con-
Lributious from other streams, will be lost
before It gets over Walkers bar or the
We think that there is a mistake in the
as the papers of that city report
q rise of only two inches.
The Democrat of Wednesday says:
A little side-wheel sardine box, on
wheels came in from Westport and went
back yesterday. She was a low-pressure
and does a heavy busin IS in butter, eggs,
old iron, rags, DeeSWax, spruce gum water
1alls and filters. She's a rouster.
She must be admirably adapted to the
demands of the Louisville and upper coast
.rade How is the Utica line doinge