The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-13
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. hS NO6IHOH On OdbuEOd1 Was panty
cloudy and very hot, the mercury
ranging at 80 at noon. The river is
sgain declining, having fallen about
4 inches during the twenty.four hours
ending at three O'Clock Saturday. It
is rising at Cincinnati and Pittsburp.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 2
o'clock Saturday were the Mollie Nor
ton, Henderson, to return; Ollie Sui
Ivan, to Cannelton; Rob Roy, to
Cincinnati; Tarascon, Louisville, to
return; Altoona, Cincinnati to st.
Louis.
boats Due.
4 Among the first boats due here are
the America, to st. Louis; Shamrock,
from st. Louis; John Kilgour and
Indiana. from New Orleans; Gambler
land, from Cairo; Havana, from Gin
cinnati; j. P. Webb, from Cumber-
land River.
Miscellaneous.
There was no improvement mani
tested in business on the leyee Satur-
The Armada had fair trip
~ Friday night. and had a fair
u ( of orders.............The Ollie
sino 10. ii considerable freight
sullivan nS, Roy, as usual, was
out.........The RoT -.rrv on the
getting all she could c.. - &c
water, including a large amoL-
pig iron and blooms brought here by
the Sam. Orr and j. =. Webb, and
great number of empty beer barrels,
half barrels, and kegs. She did not
get off till after noon.........Captain
Gus. Dusouchet stopped off at Shaw
neetown on the up trip of the Arma-
da, and Captain Tucker, his expert |
eneed mate, took Capt. |
Dexter. of the Quickstep, turned |
over the command on Thursday to
his mate, and went to Terre Haute to
see John A. Logan. He returned I
Friday night.........The sand-bar in |
front of the city is again growing.
The Altoona, for st. Louis, passed (
down Saturday afternoon with a big 4
trip. She had some trouble from 2
water apd fog by the way.
Beats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The magnificent
Quickstep, Capt. III. T. Dexter, will |
be the Irregular and unsurpassed packet
for Cairo at O'clock this evening. |
She has elegant passenger appoint
ments, and is of great speed. Capt. /
Dexter is one Of the most experieaced (
navigators in command, and Jack 7
Grammer, Walter b. Pennington and .
Charley Ulmsneider are among the |
most popular and obliging clerks
afioat. 7
For LOUISVILLE. - The gorgeous |
Morning Star is the queenly packet
for Louisville and all way landings at
10 o'clock this morning. Captain f.
p. T. Hollcroft is her excellent and |
popular commander, and John Ouer-
hacker and Dick Hutchinson are her
clerks, and are always courteous and
obliging. The Star is a great favor
lite with the people.
For GREEN RIyER.-The beautiful
Ada Lyon. Capt. ALI Edwards pet,
will leave for all Green River land.
ings at 6 o'clock this evening. She is
admirably appointed, and passengers
receive the politest attention.
The James Gray, Capt. Joe Me-
Reynold, also, goes to Green River
this evening, and has pleasant passen-
ger accommodations.
For HENDERSON. = The beautiful
and feet side-wheel steamer Mollie
Norton leaves as usual. promptly at 4 |
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
having most elegant cabin accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
complished and accommodating gen.
tlemen.
For CLARKSvILLE.-The elegant, |
new low-water packet. Linton, will
leave at 4 o'clock this evening for |
GAINESVILLE and all Cumberland River
way landings. The Linton is very
light, and will go through. N. b.
Hayward and Cash Thomas are her
pleasant and gentlemanly officers.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURd. = The Commercial of
Thursday says:
IF the river rises the height of
water will have to be guessed at---we
have no figures to be governed by.
The rain that set in about noon
continued. The weather gives token
of "a rise in both rivers.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial, of
Friday, says:
Mr.. Frank Rawlings, Of the Times.
is out again, after an illness of several
months. We are gratified to annouce
that be has almost entirely recovered
from his recent severe illness.
The Gazette says:
The river rose seven inches in the
twenty-four hours ending at 6 o'clock
last evening, with z feet IL inches
water In the channel The officers of
the Mary Erwin report 30 inches
scant at Burlington when that boat
passed down, but our dispatches indi-
cate more water to-day. There are
nearly, if not quite, 6 feet at Rising
Sun.
Vogel. German Radical candidate
was elected Harbor Master, at st.
Louis yesterday. The vote cast was
very small.
LOUISVILLE. - The Journal of Fri