The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-01
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has better facilities or greater ability for
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supervision of one of the best JOB printers
print Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heads,
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&C., &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
p 81 .9iWeather and Water.
D Il There was sudden and sensible change
in the atmosphere on Sunday evening,
A stiff breeze prevailed all evening from
the east, filling the airwith clouds of dust,
and before midnight the air was really
chilly. Yesterday morning was cool. and
the day beautiful and pleasant. The river
continues to decline at the rate of two
inches daily, and navigation, is becoming
more and more difficult, indeed, 1T is prac-
tically suspended. except for the very
1ightest draught boats.
b. Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 8
o'clock yesterday, include the Fanny
Brandies and Louisa, Cairo TO return;
Newsboy. Henderson and return; Ollie
Sullivan. to Owensboro. -sz-.e hfeq
- BOafs Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Tahlequah, from Cincinnati: Cora S., from
Memphis; Chattanooga, Mary Erwin and
Linton, from Cairo. ef
= 1fsceIlaneous. -assfa IL
The Fanny Brandeis arrived from Cairo
yesterday morning with a light freight and
commenced to load for her return trip.
rot = no ha tf,vy1 Sr1n k hor
: barge by striking a snag at Trade Water.
Itdamaged her freight to a considerable
extent. Capt. Duncan entered protest.
The officers of the 'Brandeis think she had
most of her freight on the sge. Her
freight was fully insured.....-.T Louisa
took the circus off the Ada Lyon. ...... Tie
Brandeis met the Norman. picking her
way down..----The Bertha is hard and
tight on Shawpeetown bar. Capt. j I'm
Webb arrived by rail from Nashville yes-s
terday and resumed command of the Cob
Webb, relieving the X Kentucky giant, Capt.
Josh. Cobb. She was receiving rapidly,
and will have all she can take to-day.
The Ollie Sullivan left with a good freight
trip and full of passengers..........The Louis
Vile and New Albany papers having ex-
hausted the lock safety valve question. the
use of petroleum as fuel for steamers. are
Line" controversy. The Louisville Cour-
Ter is down on the barge busin IS, while
the New Albany Commercial favorss the
project. There are strong arguments on
both sides, and time and experience must
determine the question by practical de-
monstration. lD 9sga44 Aef 44
Boats Leaving To-Day. -
FoR CAIRo.-The[ Louisa will, we pre-
sumo, be the packet for Cairo to-day. She
is very light, and has first class passenger
appointments. Captain Boluss is practi-
cal steamboatman. and a careful naviga-
tor. Charley Crawford, a pleasant and
obliging young gentleman, does the hon.
ors of the office.
For CUMBERLAND RIvER.--The beauti-
full new Cobb-Webb leaves for Canton, and
all landings on the Cumberland River, at
noon to-day. Captain Jim Webb is her
obliging commander, and as she is very
hight, she will go through without deten-
ton. -
For HENDERsoN.-The Newsboy, Capt
Perkins, leaves at s O'Clock this morning.
Shewill carry visitors to the Henderson
Fair. 1865 a. ,aag1
Gfcanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial of Satur
day says: 2lta
The weather was clear and mild yester-
day. At Pittsburgh. the river is falling,
with Ii inches in the channel. Here 1t
is falling, with 80 inches ON Medoc and
the foot OF kissing Sun bars the shoaIest
4 point hence to Louisville. y-tg fa5rI
The following steamers are laid up here
At the foot OF Ludlow Street, X. r. Hud-
son, Peerless Darling, Sam Parker, Edin-
burg and Carrie Williams. The latter is
to run between Columbia and this c ty
next week as packet The Annie White
and c. +. Hi1lman next above. The Hill
man will be dismantled. The petroleum
packet Fire King, and a steam yacht new
Boats the ose'h Regat M.h below hs other sfe
Water Works: also the Bosto..a. The
Docks. The Law ce, John S. Groesback.
Golden Eagle, Alice Dean. Emerald, Swal-
Shamrock and Kate Bateman are lying at
Fulton, just below The. new Jamestown
and Fulton ferry landing. Above
b barge Leonofa No ae D Hmpr ana
telegraph, ObiQ No: 5, Amazon. Silver
Lake No and john w. Garrett. The Ex-
Anderson on the marine raj way. At
Pendieton are the Argosy, Westnlorland,
Fleetwood, st. James, General Lytle, Mag
are also ying along shore. Below the city
are the Silver Spray on the Kentucky side,
the mail boats and several others laid up
on IL is side. There are also several boats
laid up in Licking. -ss
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier. of Saturday,
says: ,t-rsr
The river has not varied since our last
report, with twenty -four inches water in
tinues dry and remarkably clear, though
a few degrees cooler yesterday than the
day before.
Underwriters had refused to insure on
barges. Such is not the case. They have
not changed their rates since August last,
and allow boats to tow model barges as
lighters in the lower Ohio. The rates are
IL per cent to New Orleans, and IA per