The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-10

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The weather continued very warm
up to midnight last night. A light
rain, attended with some wind, light
ming and thunder, visited us yester-
day-.......The river was swelling
little last evening, and some Of the
little points of the bar that had peeped
out of water again disappeared. The
pilots of the Morning Star found
full six feet on Scuffietown bar.
The additional arrivals
and departures up to midnight in
clude the Linton. from GAINESVILLE;
WQQEaipg Star Louisville and return;
to Henderson; Falls City, Louisville
to Bowling Green; James Gray, from
Green River........A towboat, with a
heavy tow of barges, passed up.........
The Linton came in light............The
Morning Star had splendid trip.
She was late, having been detained by
fog during Wednesday night............
The Quickstcp had moderate trip
out........The Falls City had a fair
trip.........The James Gray arrived at
midnight......The officers of the Falls
City report the St. Marys aground
on Portland bar when they left..........
The Minneola, Capt. w. B. Miller,
win be down to-day, en- route to Mem
phis.........Capt. John Gilbert. one of
the owners. and j. w. Vinyard, bar
keeper of the Mayfower, were in the
city yssterday..........Harvey Oatman.
one of the pilots of the Richmond,
stopped over day in this city to see
his many friends. He was to leave
by the Star last night.......The j. p.
Webb had not left at midnight. She
had fair trip on board
MEMORANDUM OF STEAMER SAM. ORR
From W aterioO to Evansville, July 9,
I86S.-LefU Waterloo at IL NJ, Monday,
Landing. Met Rapidan No. at New
burgh. Passed Helen laid up al BIEm1ng-
Wednesday. Boa+s In port: VIM. White,
tor Cairo; Alpha, Tyrone, Phantom, Mil
brey laid mp: Leweii L, , ON the way; Pass
writer No. l at Old Smithland; Camelia
st WaIIace's; Painter No at Mount Hur-
r1cane. Passed Westmoreland at the
head of Hurricane; T0wboat Raven with
10 Darges in tow, aground at Walkers
Bar; rowboat Alps with barges, at Cave
in Rock. Met Tennessee at Stewards Is
land. Armada above Poker Point.
The Tennessee River is failing, with Is
inches ON Colbert Shoals 81 feet on Big
Bend; 80 ON Duck River. Lost hours
aground at Duck River, going up; lost
hours IN log in the Ohio. Had a collision
with the Rapidan ON the up trip. below
Boyd's Landing. While passing her on the
larbOard side, she attemp pied 20 lock us. but
! ing her bow, doing considerable damage,
and MASKING the wheel of the Orr mp very
badly Discharged at ShaWneetown 1000
feet of lumber.
MANIFE7T-The Orr has for Hayhurst d.
Whitaker, 20 sacks of wheat: +. =. avis,
packages of sundrles; I4oWentnai & Co.,
sacks of ginseng; Captain duncan, IS
sacks of corn, ia cedar posts, and lot of
scrap iron; passenger, L lot of scrap iron !;
OF brass and copper, and pieces of iron; ;
| j. Oakley, . sacks of cotton yarn; Bah
cock H Steele, u pieces of q. Sash; Thos.
Smith, AZ sacks of wheat: Weldon Bros,
| IS9 sacks of wheat and 2 bundles of sacks;
| Ellis Il Son, u sacks of corr Wright &
/ Harper, 26 sacks of wheat and bales of
bags. Charles Wilhelmi, 3 beer barrels
/ boxes, l dozen buckets, | z. o. package, i
barrel of sugar, barrel OF -four, / keg of
| liquor, sack of coffee.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES: ID. H. Davis, 2
| sacks of feathers. CINCINNATI: J. III. Good
| hart & Co., 800 lace; TRADER IL Aubury, 81
| tons of non; Spratt & Co., Louisville, q
| hhds. tobacco.