The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-26
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weather and Water.

somewhat ClouQy, out not ana Sultry-
with some signs of rain. The river is
steadily falling, though by the cutting
out process the channel depth remains
about the same and viii probably SO con-
tinue for some days, and as the channel
becomes better defined navigation will be
really improved.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to four
O'Clock yesterday include the Quickstep,
Cairo and return; Cora =, Louisville TO
Memphis; Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; N. w. Casey, CAIRO to Roekport.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Nightingale for St. Louis; M1nneola and
Empire. for Memphis; John d. Perry and
Mary Swan, from Memphis; Legal Tender,
Silver Cloud, Ezra Porter ard louisiana,
for New Orleans; Mayiower, from Cairo;
Tarascon, from L. u~isville; Petrolia No. =,
from Wabash Chattanooga and Tarascon,
from Cumberland River; Phantom, from
EastporI; Leonora No. 2, from Cincinnati.
Miscellaneous >
Business was very fiat yesterday fore
noon, with but few arrlvass--~~~The Cora
S. ad a very nice tIil Il: l"w water. and
passed at 6 A. NJ ........Iue Qulckstep had an
excellent trip in...----.H reights here are
rather scarce....-TEe News Boy came up
fall OF tobacco, and would tow the barge
with the new locomotive To Henderson,.
The N. w. Casey passed up 10 Rockport
Wednesday night, and the Raven, with a
tow OF barges, passed up yesterday morn
ing-......The bar In front of the city grows
apaee, and we are told there l. but six feet
water on the crossing opposite the foot of
Vine street. IL will soon cut out,
however, unless the new channel
cuts out under the bar above--...
We are panied to learn from the Mis- ouri
Democrat of Wednesday, that Capt. Eli III
Wood died of appoElexy at his home, in
Paducah, on Thursday morning. He was
one OF the oldes, boatmen on the Western
rivers, his earlier connections having
been with the Cumberland. Tennessee aud
New Orleans trades. The last boat he COM
manded was the NJ. s. Mepham, between
New orleans and Louisville. Few COM
manders on the Western waters stood
higher in public estimation than Captain
Mood. He had hosts of warm friends
here, who will be pained to hear of his
sudden death.----The Quickstep had 10
boxes peaches, 50 sacks OF bran. 10 bbis
whisky, 81 hhds tobacco, 4 bales cotton and
a large amount of miscellaneous freight.
She was receiving quite literally or her
return trip.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo.-The peerless Mayfower,
commanded by that excellent gentleman,
Captain Billy Lowth, leaves for Cairo and
all way points at four o'clock to-day.
Billy Dunn, George Throop, and Marsh.
Walthall are her popular and pleasant
clerks.
o CANNELToN.-The gay Ollie SuIli-
van leaves for Cannelton and all way
IordfruS NJ tan p 1naL- n. law He nffioar=
are very accommodating, and will cheer
fully attend TO all way business.
For GREEN RIvER-The William White
viii return to Green River this evening.
offe iug unsurpassed accommodations TO
passengers and shippers.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINCIENATI.-The Commercial OF We'd
nesday says:
TIE weather yesterday was clear and
warm. At Pittsburg the river is falling,
with 10 inches ia the channel. Here il has
risen : incLes during the past twenty four
hours. with 4 feet OF Rising sun bar, the
AhUaIest point hence to Louisville.
The +. w. StTader arrived al New Or
leans on the I'd inst. She had an excel
CapIain Join X. Booth has gone to Bal
tinore. We understand he c-ontemplates
abandoning his barge line to Parkersburg,
and that he Will hereafter tow exclusively
between Cincinnati and New Orleans.
LOUISVILLE. TIE Courier Of Thursday
says:
The River continues at a stand, with 3
feet 8 inches water in the canal by the
mark. The report of yesterday should
have read 8 feet 9 inches.l The weather
has been sultry, aud was very warm last
evening, the thermometer ranging as high
as SOC in the shade; and complaints are
now general OF the dry weather, If not fears
of a dlouth. A rain, d good rain, i desira-
bic, not only for the sake of navigation
but TO- the crops.
n,t he har, al0nr tho TA-ar OhSO @l,a
Portland bar being about as shoal as any,
there were five feet water last evening, and
no boats reported aground.
a model barge from Madison, bound for
st. Louis, We believe, in attempting 10 de-
SceHG the falls, yesterday, stuck fast in the
head of the Indian chute. II is thought TO
be uniuiured.
TENNESSEE RIVER TRADE.-We under
that an active committee of mer-
chants have determined to have a line of
or three light packets permanently
placed in the Louisville and Tennessee
River trade. They know the importance
of The trade, and are fully aroused TO the
two continually representing Louis
Vile along that highway of trade. in order
to prevent the of par
in other sections, and to check the di- i
version of trade from our city 10 other
points. Even Evansville, and the far-off
city of St. Louis. are diverting the Tonnes ]
River trade from louisville.
In former times, in the Gays OF the
river trade all came TO Louis
VILE, and to this day all admit the fact that
the people along that river prefer LOUIS
Vile to any other point, and would buy
and sell in Louisville, if accessible, the
ST. Louis merchants, or boatmen, or both
river trade, and whether they make or
their boats are constantly plying the
a bolt of calico. a barrel of whisky. a
piece OF Dagging. a coil OF rope a box of ci-
gars: a box OF pulls, a plow. a barrow is
cinnati is on hand 10 supply the demand.