The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-06-13
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River and Weather.

River and Weather.
The weather yesterday opened cloudy
and warm-oppressively warm, with indi-
cations of rain.
Theriver is fallingslowly, having receded
not more than 6inches during the twenty
four hours ending at three O'Clock yester-
day. 1t is falling steadily at all points
to Pittsburg, with four feet in the channel
at that port. aDa- +S 4---%
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to four
O'Clock yesterday include the Ada Lyon,
Green River, to return Spray, New Or
leans to Cincinnati; News Boy, Henderson
and return; Ollie Sullivan, to Cannelton;
Charmer, Cumberland River TO Cincinnati;
Camelia, Tennessee River to Cincin-
natl.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Emma Floyd, for Nashville; Champion,
and Sherman for Saint Louis; Liberty No.
2for Memphis; Mary Erwin, for Arkan-
sas River; st. Charles, Indiana, Richmond
and Nick Longworth, for. New Orleans;
Quickstep, from Cairo; Morning Star, from
Louisville; Ella Faber and Charmer, from
Cumberland River; Mary swan, from
Memphis. sss3 : s#ss.s- sss.s*<z se-rsrssx
Miscellaneous. s@R
There as but little doing on the levee
yesterday, outside of tobacco and corn
the Ada Lyon had s. hogsheads of tobacco
and a. large amount of corn, lumber, and
other miscellaneous frefght.........TheP han-
tom had IS hogsheads of tobacco,-.--The
Charmer came from the Cumberland with
284 hogsheads of tobacco for Cincinnati.
......It is represented that tobacco is car
ried from the Cumberland River to New
York via Cincinnati at I09l21ac per hum
dred less than via this city. This should
not be SO, as it will divert much of the
shipments from this city ........The Ollie
Sullivan left at 10 o'clock yesterday for Can
melton with nice lot of way freight.
The Armada yesterday took 5000 sacks of
corn. sold here yesterday morning by
Brandeis d Crawford, for reshipment mp i
the Tennessee River-.--.-.-.The Camelia was
pretty well loaded with peanuts, copper
stuff, &c. She took one hundred and thirty
tons of pig iron brought out of the Cum
berland by the CharIner..-The Spray
landed at the lower wharf and transacted
no business She was pretty light.........The
Mary Swan will be here to-day and
leave to- morrow for Memphis. Hold
your Memphis freight for her.........
arrived here yesterday morning with a
fine barge to assist her in navigating the
Wabash. He brought 2, 800 bushels of coal
from Pitt burg. and made the run in four
teen days, landing safe and sound. The
barge, with the 1850 bushels of coal. draws
only twenty-five inches. He will be able
to carry all Wabash River freight that
offers.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The famous fleet Quick
step, Captain H. T. Dexter, is the regular
packet Tor Cairo and all way ports. at
o'clock to-day. Duke Nicholson and Will
liam Tileston are her accomplished and
obliging clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The invincible Morn
ing Star viii go to Louisville this eve
ming, offering unsurpassed accommoda-
tions to passengers. Capt ain Aaron Bal
lard is in command, and the veteran
John Ouerbacker, with the attentive Jes-
Sc Jackson, are in the Office.
For GREEN RIvER.-The beautiful Nm-
White goes to Green River again this
evening, and Is a charming boat Captain
Drinkwater and John Adams are her
obliging officers.
For NEW ORLEASs.--The famous fleet
favolite, ST. Charles, is announced for
New Oflean To-Day. she mas proven heT-
self the fieetest boat afioat. She is COM
manued by that veteran officer and ster-
ling gentleman, Captain Hugh Campbell,
with the ever popular George o. Hart in
the Office. Travellers and shippers will
consult their interests and comfort by GO
ing on and shipping on the st. Charles.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
ClNcINNATI.-The Commercial, of Tues
day, says:
At Pittsburg the river is falling, with Az
inches during the past "A hours, with IL
feet In the channel, and "a feet under the
bridge for passing steamers.
The Great Republic will hereafter leave
St. Louis tor New Orleans every alternate
Thursday She leaves ST. Louis next
Thursday.
The Silver Moon goes out on a picnic ex-
curSion on Thursday, after which she Will
lay up. the Golden Eagle taking her place
in the Memphis trade.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier of Tuesday
says:
The river was falling rather slowly yes
terday, with feet inches water In the
canal by the mark. During the previous
"a hours it had fallen inches at the head
OF the falls and inches at Portland the
weather has apparently settled clear and
warm, though not as warm yesterday as at
the close of the week.
On the falls last evening there were
feet inches water in the pass down the
Indian chute, and slowly falling.
The officers of the Longworth report the
Gen. Quitman at Paducah, where she had
some 400 heavy hhds of tobacco engaged
for New Orleans at the very low freight of
81 to "a 90 per hid. Many of the hhds