The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-08

crops in the creek bottoms wo1ld ~
OVERLOOKED and damaged
The, Denocrat says:
Ajdeck hand fellof theFmma-No
3, above Salt River, day before ves-
terday, aud was drowned. hif lltu
SAINT Lot1s-1hel Desaoef6at of
Thursday, says:
Navigation disordered.H Two Keo-
kuk packets Unlocked out of reckon
lng3 g1neDa delayed by grounding
about, eight hours, andathe other
still Invisible at g p. M. al laE
tfoughed due at learly0morning. River ~
almost stationary here; 4 feet seant
to. Keokuk z feet tot Cairo. and bet aeH
ter below; stationary at KeOkuk, and
slight rise at Dubuque. Lower Mis-
souri, Al feet large Clara came down
drawing A feet without Anyidetention.
Falling at ST Joseph, Omaha and
Benton. Illinois unimproved; its
navigation Is excessively annoying a4r a..
and slow 9 work. Business good.
Large freight and crowds ofpeople all sn-it
day on the Keokuk and White Collar
Line wharf boats, impatiently. await
ing arrival of packets. Freight
southern bound is in excess ofb0ats
to Cairo. aE1I @0rt4v
on July 25, George Nv. Gable, Jr..
SOLD, the ~ w. Brooks to Joseph
Shields for $4,000.
we quote from the United States
records as follows; July 31sks the ST.
LOUIS and.Qniney Packet Company
seHtto the on w. Union Packet Com
|paay steamersI Tom Jasper for S60,000;
Mollie McPike, FOR $4,000. and Vic
tory, for $4,000 and wharfbont az Isl.
Louis, for SIC, 000. A considerable
amount of the total sum was paid for
BY an exchange of stock -raWel learn .e.4
that the opposition to theold Keokuk a4.
line will continue as lively as lever.
MEMPHIs. The -AuqlancAe. OF
"Wednesday says:'T s'vf1sh tsF E6rl haa
!. Weather ccooll and cloudy Tho
river here came to a Stand hist even
iaggouolIn5a -aus J94sz8t vah a
anWhitel river remains unchanged.
The Arkansas continues at low tide,
with twenty-six iDchesiu the channel 4tsaart.
from Little Rock to the MOUTH.
d1The SamIJ. Hale, LfoFyC ipcipuatfg m4s
had a ~largelot of old iron, a shaft Of
the, old Confederate gunb0at4 General
Beauregard, and q few unbored can
non that were 6shed from the wreck -ra
which lies at the Point.
ID Nav ORLEANS. Tho Times Of
WedAesdayosays: p" i!" - Htt IH
~ The weather during the greater gs4
part dof1 yesterday was cloudy aud
threatened rain, but after all the H-Ut o..
in the elements nothing
more than a slight shower fell, the
during the whoieiof thelaH sE
time Wasl cool ana pleasant, Whieh3 81. s..f
was very acceptable, with the hope
that such o degree will continue "a lAH .i
throughout this month g1H83.f ..t9s .f..
Business matters on the landing for
Monday was not quite as brisk as
many would likeito witness, but con
sideriag there was but one departure,
enough was done ito. satisfy that de- ~ ...u
mapd, To-day We have. numerous
packets advertised to leave, ana
should the day prove favorable a good l
landing. | fAat Hi ia-Af-H
There was one arrivalsince ur1ast,
the Aloe from Lower Coast ..I ..
Our friend. Capt. w. II. B~Oardman,
of the Red River packet Richmond,
has, we are informed, purchased an
interest in the Red River packetB. l..
Hodge No, 2, and will take command
Of that packets as soonas there is bust la4s aaa
ness and water enough IN Red river,