The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-02

For otEer River Items See Fyth Page.
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weather and Water.
The weather yesterday morning was |
nearly clear, with a cool, bracing atmos-
phere. The river continues to rise slowly
here, and is rising slowly at all points
above. A dispatch to Mr.. Ruffner, agent |
of the Kanawha Salt Company, dated |
Charleston, West Virginia, October 3Oth, |
says: ssThe Kanawha has risen ten feet"
This is glorious news, and prognosticatesa |
rise in the Nor ongahela, the sources OF the
two rivers beip z in the same vicinity.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures yester-
day, up to three o'clock P. NJ, were the
Newsboy. Henderson and return: Michi-
gan, to Newburg; Ollie Sullivan, from
Owensboro.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Linton, Fanny Brandeis and Louisa. from
Cairo; Phantom, from Eastport; Success
and Cora s., from Louisville; Ollie sulli-
van, from Greensboro; Cobb-Webb, from
Cumberland River.
miscellaneous.
There was a fair business done on the
levee yesterday considering the stage of
water and the tonnage in port ........The
Chattanooga was receiving largely....The
Michigan left for Newburgh with two
barges. We did not ascertain her purpose
definitely.........A dispatch from Charleston,
West Virginia, brings us the gratifying in
teIIigence of ten foot rise in the Kama
wha which will doubtless improve navi-
CATION % some extent, and there should
be a corresponding rise in the Mononga-
hela, as the sources of the two rivers are
in the same vicinity .......There were still
no advices from the Phantom up to II
O'Clock yesterday.
Boats leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The elegant low-water
packet, Fanny Brandeis, will be theregu-
lar and popular packet for Cairo and all
way landings, at o'clock to-day. Capt
John B. Hail is in command, and Clint
Williams is in the Office, which assures
safe navigation and pleasant attentions to
passengers. She has splendid cabin ap-
poin tments. re
FoR OwENsBoRo.-Ihe Ollie sullivan
wi return to Owensboro at 10 o'clock to-
day. offering pleasant accommodations to
passengers. Capt. j. Ham Throop COM
mands and Les. Ware is her clerk
For LoUIsvILLE.-The splendid low-wa-
ter steamer Cora 8, Capt. A L, Gilmore,
will leave for Louisville and all way land
ings at IL o'clock to-day. In her office will
4 be found that pleasant and accommoda-
n (sr0X9Il.
nature never turned out nobler gentle
man. The Cora s. has first-class passen-
ger appointments, and is very light and
makes good time. The Success, Captain
Marsh Clarke, with Mr.. Miller in the office,
may also be expected to go to Louisville
to day.
GIeanImgs from our Exchanges.
CISc1NNATI-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The weather was cold, cloudy and blns-
terry yesterday, with t ne, WING aaa Iro[ n
snow during the afternoon. At Pittsburg
the river was on stand last nqI1gnt, With
receded one inch during the past twenty
four hours, with three feet on the shoales
bars hence to Louisville.
All signs of a rise at PiLtsburg have
again vanished, while herr the elements
last night were squally, indicating snow
we anticipate low water during Novem
Der and suspension of navigation by ICE
in December.
Salmon fishing ia the Ohio has improv
ed during the past few days. Captain A
Stein caught fIfty-five on Tuesday, at Cul
Ium's Ripple. They are smaller than usual
however.
Fort Wayne yesterday, and it was melting
last night. with the weather noderat1ng
This may make aslight rise IN The WabasI
River.
-LoU1svILLE.-The Courier of Thursday
says: Il
day with scant twenty nine inches waite
IN the canal by the mark in the evening
The weather was cloudy and disagreeabi'
all day, and turning quite w1ntry ana col l
ranging below 3d. and one or Two aOoFt1V'
efforts made to snow. The barometer. IN
dications were still persistently teno1ng u
dry weather.
The lowest water within our recollection
in the Ohio River, was during Inc Iall o
1885, as we have before stated rms Is cor
rOborated by Captain Iockhart, Superln
Iendent of the canal who states, by TN
marks at the locks, that the river then wa
Is inches lower than it is now.
There was very high wind prevailing
last evening, and the Palestine and Alpha
going out over the bar from Portland, go
lt aground. Thewind made them somewha
unmanageable. asa5 81.
The Democrat says:
The coal Inonopolizersn are trying t.
make people believe that there is very lit
tie coal here. and the river won't rise til
Christmas. That's played out"
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Thursday
says:
The river is still stationary here. 1t i
so also to Keokuk, and pretty much to 81
Iioht boats even over the low rapids. Tn
Improvement in the channel oeIoW
Tacogoized as a blessing not to be despiseC
Recei MS were considerable yesterday an
a continued uncertainty OF arrivals an