The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-21
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weather aud Water. ~, "a
The weather was scarcely so warm
yesterday as for two or three days
previously. The river continues to
decline slowly without the slightest
prospect of rise, and steamboatmen
are gradually becoming resigned to
their fate, and show disposition to
patiently wait events. They do not
expect material rise before Noyem-
her, a e 1858 F,4
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals up to o'clock yester-
day not previously reported include
the Newsboy, Henderson and return;
Bertha, CINCINNATI to Arkansas River;
Ollie Sullivan, to Greensboro.
81 81, Goats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Champion, from Memphis; Min
nicola, for Memphis; Rob Roy, for st.
Louis; Altoona, from Arkansas River;
Ezra Porter, from New Orleans;
Linton and Chattanooga, from Cairo;
Phantom, from Eastport; Tahlequah,
from Cincinnati. ,e
Business was quite brisk on the
wharf yesterday, considering the low
stage of the water.......-.The Louisa
{ brought in Al hogsheads tobacco, &c
bundles shingles, and large amount
of miscellaneous freight and was full
of people.........The Bertha managed
to get off from French Island Bar,
and. passed down yesterday morning.
with her barges well loaded. Her
officers say it is mistake that the
Minneola had pulled off French
Island" as reported by contemporary
yesterday morning, bat that she lis
now" is strictly correct. 1t is also
mistake that the Ada Lyon could not
get over Scu6aetoson. She did get
over twice without the slightest
difficulty but had to turn back from
French Island Bar-.......The j. p.
Webb arrived about eleven o'clock
from Memphis. with a fair low water
trip. It is uncertain when she will
again leave $1,000. The Minneola is
still at the bank above French Island
Bar, and the Rob Roy. is aground
on the bar. .-...... The Altoona is
still below Shawneetown. ............
The Phantom is aground at Shawnee
town and had sent for a lighter.
The Altoona sunk her barge in at
tempting to get over Shawnee 49,.
The Michigan has postponed her de-
parture until Tuesday...-..-..The Oh
lie Sullivan left for Greensboro at 9
O'Clock yesterday, with good trip of
freight on self and barge, and. was
crowded with people....-....The Ada
E Lyon leaves at 5 o'clock this morning
for Henderson, with Magnify, Carroll
& Co.'s great consolidated circus......
There are thirty seven steamboats,
lying idle in the vicinity of Pittsburg
on account of low water. The
Cincinnati Conss,ereidlreports a rise
of three inches from the ,Kanawha,
butt the sand bars will drink that up
beforeit reaches Louisville J.. The
Bertha dropped down below the
wharf, and lies up until the, water
rises. She has had enough of fight
ing sand-bars. tusr noy
Gems FROM THE LOUISVILLE DEM
ocRAT.-We clip the following lumin-
Gus gems from the ,Densocrat of Thurs
, day: .aioa.l 8at b. aaiiaeiM
; o1The Charmer has laid upat Evans
= vile. F9g y ef4@ iht .'.'ss ~ II,
b. "one more nnfortunate.r -
q How's biz, Silver 80 nssd
Excellent. Deasocrat. The aPhan-
) tom took, more Tennessee River
freight Thursday, all purchased here,
than you will ship to that river dur
ing the season, You havn't any
boats laid up at Louisville, have you?
Every time the Evansville mer-
chants see our Tennessee river pack |
cts pass there loaded, they think
(" damn it" fA
If our merchants only think damn
it, when they see your packets pass
here loaded, they will not profane
much in thought for long time, and |
have never had occasion to think |
anything of the kind yet. Your Ten
nessee river packets as loadests,s have