The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-19
The Gazette SAYS

The Gazette says:
We are pleased to announce III
Captain Sam. Hildreth. who boa -
Gently been IN command of tie Tadv
Trace, IS hereafter to have charce ~,
the Gen. Lyle, in the US. Mail Linz
lie will add popularity to that line.
/ LOUISVILLE. = The Courier rs
Thursday says:
Capt. Ed. Murray, formerly Of this
city, is building two boats at Deea-
tur, Alabama. They are intended
for the upper Tennessee River trade.
Such a stage of water as that which
now swells the Cumberland was never
before known at this season of the
year. The rains in the country above
must have been unpreeedently inces.
SAINT and heavy. Sixteen feet was re-
ported on the shoals Tuesday, and the
river is still rising at a rapid rate.
Z The journal says;
Welearn tbat.the firm of SherIey.
Voolfolk q Co, of this city, have
entered suit against the steamer Great
Republic, at st. Louis, for stores SUD-
piled. TIE claim amounts to 81 ,334.
The Wild Duck passed down yes
terday morning for st. Louis without
stopping, although there was freight
engaged here for her; but, having Ia
, ken contract to convey soldiers and
government forage . st. Louis with
OUT deiay, and her officers not wish
ing 70 overhOod eur fair city with
drunken soldiers, of which she had
the go-by. afsgg
The JoRl'nql man don't seem par
tial to federal soldiers.
l ST. LOUIs--The Deaoerat of
Thursday says:
Freight rates to New Orleans have
dropped slightly. but will soon re-
cover. There viii be less TONNAGE in
port in few days. To Cairo the Woter
Is six feet large, TO KeOkuk four feet
aud four feet IN the Missouri. Heavv
rain at Dubuque, anu still slowly riS-
ing there. Here, the MississiDni
came to a stand on Tuesday evening"
and had risen one inch Lass evening.
The opening contest of two old Upper
Mississippi packet lines against the
bold White Collar Line, was the sub.
jeet of general conversation yester-
day. The remarkable scenes and low
rates that accompany such contests
are expected to be witnessed as a
matter of course. The three cOmpa.
MES are heavy in funds, and each has
its numerous and powerful friends
and hackers. ffE t-aH
MEMPHIS. y The -ADaIoache Of
says: --.4a
The weather continues cloudy and
sultry. The river here rose i've inch
es in the past tWenty-fOur hours, with
twelve feet in the channel between
here and Cairo.
Z White River is reported to be de-
,lining. The Arkansas is declining
rom Fort Smith down, with a big
rise reported out of the small streams.
There was fair amount of business
lOing on the wharf yesterday, with
an increase of shipments to Arkan-
sas. The local packets cleared we'll
ladened with plantation supplies.
New ORLEANS. - The Times of
Sunday says:
There was no change in the weather
from that Of its predecessor,
the temperature during the forenoon
being extremely close and oppressive,
while in the afternoon, refreshing
shower of rain fell which cooled the
air and rendered the balance of the
evening quite pleasant.
Business on the landing during the
past week has been marked with un-
usual activity This is owing chiefly
to the early coming of the new cotton
crop, which seems to come In quite
rapidly, and before couple more
weeks hence business will be fully
under way. Already some Of our
laid up packets have come out and
business, and the balance,
which are in retirement, will come
out as soon as they get through with
their repairs. We predict for this
season to the prosperity Of New Or
leans the greatest we have seen since
the war, and if our river friends do
not make hay while the sun shines,
the fault will, properly speaking, rest
on their own shoulders.