The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-01


wharf-boats WI be promptly attended to.
Weather and Water.
The weather yesterday morning was
cloudy and cold, but Don cleared up and
became pleasant. The river is rising slow
1y here and at all points above, which
eg1vesus some hopes OF better naVigat on.
Protracted rains have fallen at Wheeling,
IPittsburg and above. e,. Isl.
Arrivals and Departures
The only arrivals and depart ures mp to
O'Clock yesterday Vert the Chattanooga,
Cairo to return News Boy. Henderson to
return; ollie Sullivan. to greensboro, and
James Gray, to Green River
ROafs 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 Sullf-
van, from Owensboro; Cobb Webb, from
Cumberland River.
miscellaneous.
Considerable freight was shipped. yester-
day, and fair quantity received -.......T The
Ollie Sullivan took out a good load for
Owensboro. and the James Gray, which
was anavoidably detained, left afternoon
with all she. could carry. Luella,
Chattanooga and Newsboy were all re-
eeiying Literally, and would leave with
excellent triRs...,.,..,The detention of the
Phantom is fAexplicable, as she had not
got out of thesTennecsee when the Chatta-
nooga left +Paduca 1.-The Louisville
Democrat appropriates as original an item
from the Missouri Deaaaocrdt, relating to
the death OF Captain Jesse Y. Hurd. in
Guiding the error that Captain Hurd had
left the Missouri before the explosion of
rrr4u.
The New Albany Ledger says il learns of
thedeath of Captain Hard from the Gin
cinnati Commercial, and then, attaches our
paragraph on the subject. without any
credit, leading it as original; but manages
to interpolate an error of " days :" for
weeks" We have no objection 10 fur
nishing items, but we want them copied
correctly. "r #tats4-A -
.ROats L. eayfnss To-Day. FL
For GAIRo.LThe Chattanooga, an excel
lent and popular low water steamer, goes
2 to { afro at O'Clock to-day. and has. ele-
CANT accom- capt. Frank Du-
sonchet is her experienced commander,
and XII. Rudd is her accomplished and ac-
commedating clerk.
For LoUIsvILLE-The Success is due to-
day from Louisville and may be expected
to return this evening. She is the best
and lightest boat in the business, and is
entirely new. Capt. Marsh. Clarke IS her
experienced and gentlemanly commander
GIeen1ngs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Tuesday
says:
Trade on the landing was not very act
i've. From present appearances the good
time expected is near at hand. The wealth
eT looks favorable for a rise-the ram
which commenced in the morning, coll
tinued all day, with every indication of
a continuance. Dispatches from Oil CITY
and other points up the Allegheny, re-
port warm rains at Ulean, Salamanca and
Jamestown.
on the upper landing, above the suspen-
sion bridge, the Brownsville and Geneva
packets have all the business they can
manage, and Notwithstanding the low
larry larry o wafer 'Hss MAKE 'neir 'rips fesa-
From the following it would appear that
the rain was general:
EzFranklin. Pa. raining; Wheeling, Va.
raining; rithOle, Pa, raining.
CINcINNAT.-The Commercial of w ednes-
day says:
The W. atheT was cloudy and cool yester-
day. with the wind from the north and |
north west. At Pittsburg9 he river was on
a stand last. night with ii inches in the |
channel, and a light steady rain Here
il has receded 2 inches during the past "a /
hours, with 3sfeet on the shoalest bars I
heEce 10 Louisville. c4 /
The sfde-wheel steamer Rowena, Capt. |
John b. ID ,vIs. of The Memphis and White I
River Mail Line, was4snagged aud supqk in [
the MlSSiSsfp pi, opposite Helena Ar<an-
sas, on Monday evening No lives Iost. |
She lies IN eig mt feet water. and ills said 1
can not be iaised. The Rowena was bnIlt /
here, and GENTLY. purchased by John r..
Davis for $50. coo. who expended over $4,000 /
In Iurn iShlng her with, new boilers and [
other Improvements. She was INSURED in |
Cincinnati offices, for $20,000--Roatpaans' I
s. 500. American E2,5Q1. and the Queen City,
Elremeh :, Germapiaa Citizens Magnolia, +
Buckeye state, and Eureat, 81, GOO each. /
EOuT-mlle Yesterday. was an inter- |
esting place. The following boats were |
all there at one time: Argosa, Peerless s,
Camelia. Leonora, Taiequah. and the tow
boats zebra amt Rochester, with three
model barges, and four iron boats. There
was scant Twen ty -four inches IN the chan
mel In the Wood house Schultz. ietg r
The Leonora No. has retired from the |
Manchester trade, because it did not paw, |
Captain DAVIS Will enter the Leonora in |
the Evansville and Cincinnati trade as
every Saturday. Captain Lew. Morris win
continue in the office, and we hone Silver |
thorn viii deal gent ~ with him. as he is
a young man from the country and in del |
icate health.
We will deal gently with the "erring
Absulom,' and If entrusted to us, we win
conduct him safety, - sEf a1A4
Teams are crossing the Ohio at steuben-
Vile, there being only eight inches water
in the channel. Verify, = .te~ belle sictere''
is a misnomer at the present writing.
/. The Cum berland was swelling slowly at I
Nash WILSON Sunday 1 iaG1tf esss8
LoUasvILLE.-The iCoarfer, of Wednes-
day says: 8b1o o5 7
Fffe river has been =a6 a stand since YES
se1day na2EIip y Eli s'ysnty-ai1e inches hes
weather has been cloudy and rather warm
for the. season but.wef have had no rain.
Alright dash of hall fell in the Tower gPor-
few drops OF rain.
The stage o. water along the Lower Ohio