The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-07-06

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River and weather.
Since our last record of river and wealth.
er, q remarkabl change has taken place
in the weather, n not the least remark.
able was a p~rotracted rain on the Fourth
of July, continuing with slight intermis-
sions, trom Il past O'Clock. till near moor
-aneoccurrence we do not remember to
nave witnessed on the national anniversa-
~ during a period of forty years. The at
mosphere during most OF the day on the
ith was rather pleasant, with a genial
breeze prevailing all day. Yesterday was
dark, cloudy and hurried, with a stiff
5feeze, and he mercury, which had been
turing the first part of the week as high as
ao or 960 in the shade, settled down to 7So.
THE river, during the As hours. ending at
5o'clock yesterday, had risen about Is in
des and was rising slowly.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures since mid
light of Wednesday include the Quick.
tep, Cairo and return; Newsboy, Hender-
on and return; Morning tar, Louisville
nd return; Havana. Cumberland River to
tincin natl Ollie Sullivan. from Camel
On; VIM. White and Eau Claire, Green
Liver to Evansville; Legal Tender. L ouis-
hN W = asa
Vile to Cincinnati; Mayfower, Cairo and
turn; Harry Dean, Cincinnati to Mem
pis.
Hoafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
lew York, 10 st. Louis; Golden Eagle and
ora s. for Memphis; Starlight and Ham,
ton, for Arkansas River; Emma No. 8,
eonidas, p. w Sta ader, and iwaunita, for
sBw Orleans; Empire and John D. Perry,
rom Memphis; Ella Faber, from Nash
lille; Armada and Quickstep. from Cairo;
aarascon and Morning Star, from Louis
lille; Sam Orr, from Eastport. HTrfH
e 9a# miscellaneous. 1sf1ua |
Business was nearly suspended on the
fourth, and the Quickstep had not a big
rip out----The Morning Star was crowd
d with people, and had considerable
reight----.The Spray had 90 hogsheads of
obacco; the VIM. White, le0..----The Ollie
ulIivan. Eau Claire. and News Boy were
ul-.--. The Havana discharged 26 hogs
leads of tobacco. here--.-.The Mayfiower
lai Log ~hoesheads of tobacco and a good
aasenger trip...--.The Pine Grove was
rdty light-.---.The Legal Tender arrived
thursday night with a fair foundation for
god trip, and added considerably here.
he left yesterday afternoon. There was
/, collision between the Morning Star and
lie Sullivan. in sight of the city, Thurs
lay night, in which the Ollie Sullivan was
or-iderably injured. though her hull re-
sound. |
Boats leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid passenger
temer Armada, Capt. A. NJ. Dusouchet,
viii VIII. s Fowler and Duke Nicholson
n tie office. is the regular boat for Cairo
t-say. She has no superior in comforta-
b-eappointments or speed.
1R LoUISvILLE.-The celebrated Taras-
ca, Capt. A. It. Gilmore, with that ele-
git young gentleman Miles ID. Warren in
Il Office, and Dick Hutchinson in charge
ohe freight department. For a delight
"trip go on the Tarascon.
OR GREEN RIvER-The beautiful Ada
Ion, Capt. VIM. Graham, Ali. Edwards
goes to Green River this evening.
Sc is a pleasant boat. r
he James Gray, with Will. Stinson In
cnmand, and Joseph MeReynolds in the {
pee, also goes TO Green River this even :
il.
sreanings from Our Exchanges.
INCINNATI. Commercial of the
4fsays:
t Pittsburg the river is falling, with 20
iHl6S III the cDaD0el. mere u mas fEceGeC
} ches during the past "a hours. with only 1.
ct on Rising sun Bar. the shC alest point :
hlce 10 Louisville.
he Nashvi le and Cincinnati Packet
advertise The stern-wheeI steam
y Havana and Emma Floyd, for sale at .
tttion. = A44t 2 ~
apt.A.Q. Ross, of the Louisville, leaves &
Q Washington City in this evenings =
Z
ouIss1LLE.-The Courier of Thursday !.
as: Atif EM@A H.
@Z=-H l M
Te ave a proposition to make to the T
uers of the Great Republic. 1t is this: =
ed her to Louisville, and give the Louis ID
ie mechanics, the builders of the Ruth, -
Z carte blanche, which includes throw -
0 toverboard the engines and boil
rof the reat Republic and substituting Sd
9 ones, and they win guarantee to make
twelve hours quicker to Cairo. i
is what we would call sublimated -
If we are not mistaken, the
at Republic viii yet set the stakes for j;
all. u IS
he Commercials Cairo dispatch says: |
May1ower this evening had 800 sacks
iOrn for the South. She reports the =
Enrock aground at she lower side of the II
CAIng at Cave-in-Rock The channel Is q.
,~down The Illinois side of Hurricane
Tor the first time in eighteen years.
lee Is live feet to Evansville. Mount u
eroH, Ind. is almost cut of from the III
ye by a sandbar- Smithland is entirely n
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