The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-09
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bright and cool, but rapidly grew warmer
as the day advanced, and by moo was
passing hot. The river is falling rapidly
with Elk feet to Cairo and Louisville.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday afternoon include the
Wauanita and Emma No. 3..Cincinnati to
New Orleans; May1ower, Cairo to Evans
Vile; Cora s, Louisville to Memphis; En-
pire, Memphis to Louisville; o No.
2, to Cincinnati; Morning Star, Henderson
to Louisville; Sam. Orr, from Eastport
News Boy, Henderson and return; Ollie
Sullivan, to Cannelton; VIM. White.
James Gray, and Eau Claire. to Green
River: New York, Cincinnati to st. Louis.
Roafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Rob Roy and Argonaut No 2, for st. Louis;
Messenger, for Memphis; John d. Perry,
from Memphis; Starlight and Hamilton,
for Arkansas River; p. w. Strader, Leoni-
das, Legal Tender and Nick Longworth,
for New Orleans; Louisiana. from New
Orleans; Armada, from Cairo; Tarascon,
from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
The aspect of affairs on the wharf yester-
day morning was more animated than for
ObA AAS R0Stb VI oAAAN 30.
The Quickstep was rapidly receiving and
still bore the numerous flags that decorat-
ed her On the Fourth of July.--..-..The
Wauanita and Emma No. 3 had fair trips
for New Orleans-..-The Empire, though
at Memphis on the Fourth, left there
with the best trip of the season, including
21 bales cotton, and 81 Texas cattle. for
tins port. She also got thirty-seven hogs
heads of tobacco by the way for his port.
The Mayfower had f96 hogsheads of to-
bas co, Is bales of cot; on. 20 bars of railroad
iron, considerable miscellaneous freight,
and an excellent passenger trip. Among
her passengers we were delighted to meet
our estimable friend, Mr.. VIM. Brown,
direct from New Orleans-...--The Cora s.
had a moderate trip for Memphis, and
added some little here..~.The Leonora
had a moderate trip out.........The Morning
Star left with a big trip Of people and con-
siderable freight-.-.-.The sam. Orr was
pretty well loaded with lumber, and had a
few hogsheads OF tobacco....--The New
York had IN excellent trip, with a barge
loaded to four feet. She reports So feet in
the channel, and came through without
touching--..--There were nineteen steam
ers at the wharf yesterday, up to l21a
o'clock, with two or three others due.
Boats. Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent Mayfow-
er, Captain William Lowth, with those ac-
complished and deservedly popular gem
tlemen, Billy Dunn and George Throop, in
the office, goes to Cairo at 4 q O'Clock prompt J
", and we her to shippers and
passengers, as one of the most pleasant. (,
feet and f1nely-appointed boats on the l
Ohio.
For ~EAsTPoRT.-The beautiful and fleet !,
Pha ntom, thoroughly ov~erhauIed, re- 4
painted and rejuvenated, takes the place
Of the Sam. Orr, and leaves for PASSPORT at
) O'Clock this evening. She is pleasantly
appointed. Captain Allen Duncan is her
experienced and enereetic commander.
and Val. Sorenson, OF blessed memory is !
her accomplished clerk. :
For HENDERSON, gay Newsboy
regularly two trips daily to Hen Z
ierson. Captain Charley perkins is her ac- E
and highly sociable COM !.
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GIeaninSs from our Exchanges. .
CINCINNATL.-The Commercial of Satur- =
says: o
The Anna, Captain o. p. Shink,e. will
ONE over to the wharf on Monday, and p
DAD for Memphis. IL
The Minneola, Captain w. B. Miller. will
.lso be at the wharf next week, and -
Capt. Ben. F. Davidson left in last nights
rain on a pleasure excursion eastward. =
Capt. Hugh Campbell II Geo. O. Hart. 4
Jerk of The fast Louisville and New Or, s
packe ST. Charles, are at the Burnet
louise. The St. Charles has laid up at
but viii resume her trips shortly,
r as soon as business ~revives. r
The John ii. Groesbeck and Swallow j.
Tere towed to the bone yard YESTERDAY. \,
there they Will spend the balance of the ~
ummer. ~
The Niles Works have furni he'd the Ro- 8,
'ena with a battery of three new boilers. II
lirty-eight inches in diameter. twenty, -
'ur feet long, containing four fiues each.
The Commercial of Sunday says: :
The weather continues warm with conf Is,
as rains yesterday morning, but hardly
ifn 1Sh 70 cause q rise In the rlyer. 4 t r.
lches in the channel. The Fleetwood re- -
orts 4 feet on -Eight-miie, and s ant 5 feet
Here it has receded inches III
aring the past "a hour, with only AZ
ct on Rising Sun bar, the shoalest poinI
ence to Louisville. 49, #&N St
discovered a gathering in the bone of q
ne of his legs, and underwent a painful
lrgicai operation, In order to save the
nputatlOE OF the limb. DIR. Thos. Wood
,rformed the operation of boring ont Wi
e bone, removing the obnoxious matter alb,
e are pleased to learn that he is doino bu.
Ell. recoye,lng hsloMiy, and manages to ito
lir 4 clutches. We hope soon to and Lex
m under full Roadway on the grade or Lei
yer. - r
The pier bridge which is built across tho inn
ito river, at the falls, by act of Congress, -
as to have two drawS-one for ASCENDING -
g two channels over the falls for boats
und up and down. 1t appears the Com M
ny intend to construct The bridge with
the desirable draws. thus completely
navigation oyer the falls. ma
ng New Albany the head of navigation
upward bound boats during high wa Sa