The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-02
Boats Leaving To-Day.

Boats Leaving To-Day
For CAIRo.-The splendid light draught
Mayfiower, the pride of the Lower Ohio,
goes to Cairo at 4 o'clock to-day. offering
unsurpassed attractions to passengers and
shippers. Capt. Billy Lowth is in COM
mand, and Billy Dunn and Geo. Throop
are in the Office. She is admirably adapted
to the low water trade, as she is very
light.
FOR LOUISVILLE The Ella Faber takes
her place in the Louisville and Henderson
trade to-day, having been thoroughly re-
paired and refitted for duty, and offers es-
pecial attractions to passengers and ship
pers. Capt. John H. Peckenpaugh, an
experienced steamboatman and an accom-
plished gentleman, is in command, and
George Patterson, who has won an envia-
BILE reputation as a polite and obliging
clerk, has charge of the office. The Ella
Faber leaves for Louisville at 6 O'Clock this
evening.
For CANNELToN.-The Ollie Sullivan,
Captain Hugo, returns to Cannelton at 20
O'Clock to-day. She makes all the land
ings.
FoR GREEN RIvER.-The VIVA. White is
the regular Green River packet this eve
ming, and is an excellent and pleasantly
appointed steamer. Captain Drinkwater
and John Adams are her CHIEF officers,
and are great favorites with the people.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial, of w ednes-
day says:
The weather yesterday was clear and
mild. At Pitt sbuIgh the River is station
airy. with 20 inches in the channel. Here
1t has receded inches during the past "A
hours with feet on Rising Sun bar, the
shoe lest pOlnr hence to Louisville.
Capt. Rees viii introduce tn Ida
Rees in the Po,tsmouth and Cincinnati
trade during low water, leaving here every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
The Starlight goes in the Marine DOCKS.
The Bertha came off yesterday, and will re-
ceive a new coat OF paint near the Water.
works. We regret to announce that Capt
Prather ofthe Magnolia, is very i'll.
Captain Dan Maratta arrived from Pitts
burgh yesterday. The Groesbeck has gone
on the Eureka Docks for repairs Mr..
Hartupee, the noted Pittsburgh machinist,
is in the city.
Lou1sv1LLE-The Courier of Wednesday
says:
The river was still falling yesterday and
gradually seeking low-water mark. with
only three feet four inches water in the
canal, in the evening, by the canal mark.
With the due allowance Tor mud, we can
report four feet large in the canal. The
weather is clear and rather -sr j for the
season, the thermometer at noon ranging
at IS N tie shade.
Inc navigation OF kentucky river Is now
no better than the Cumberland or the Ohio
above Cincinnati. 1t is played ont, or
rather the water has run out, and the
Dove No. ,, he lightest draugbt steamboat
ever built, coutd not ges up o Lock No. /.
There was not water enough at the lock
to foa sklff, and Captain Sanders has
retired from the trade until the next rain,
and has laid up the Dove alongside of the
Wren. at JefferS Onville.
The mberland Island or DAM lust op-
posite the mouth of the Cumberland and
the town of Smithland, the channel has
cut through Alongside of Dog Island the
Kentucky side of the Island.
The channel of the river at that point is
frequently making divisions despite the
dam which was ex pressly built to throw
the water to the Smithiand shore, but in
mel through break in the dam, close to
Cumberland Island; so now. the first time
in four years, the deepest water is down
by Dog Island, on the Illinois side of the
river, W hich effectually cuts off Smlthland.
The com -nittee of merchants and boat
men that met yesterday % establish the
Tennessee River Packet Line, or Packet
Company, did not get through with their
labors, and are to meet again this morn
ing. Let none fail to attend, as the final
programme is 10 be presented to-day and
acted upon.
And their work will not be completed
when their line is established. Then the
interesting part will begin-that of the
hackers running their hands into their
pockets TO furnish The "sinews." That
will be the fun.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Wednesday
says: