The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-11
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Roafs Due.

| ton, Henderson to return.
BOafs Due.
Among the first boats due here ar
the Rapidan No. 2, from Cairo; Sham
rock, for St. Louis; Rose Hito, iron
Louisville; Nightingale, from ST.
Louis; Alaska, Silver Spray, and lie,
gal Tender, for New Orleans; Louis
vile. from New Orleans; Linton, from
Passport; Romeo, from Nashville.
HIseeIIaneOus.
Business was not particularly lively
on the levee yesterday, and shipments
were comparatively light. The
Tennessee had fair trip...........The
Belle Vernon was loaded to the
guards,..,.s...The Cumberland had a
moderate trip,.,...trThe Morning Star
had q large amount of business here,
and did not get off till nearly one
o'clock,-.,.-...The Quickstep was re-
ceiYing literally ,.-. .t-
Boats Leaving To-Day
FoR CAIRo. I The bigh-headed
Cumberland, is the gay and festive
packet for Cairo and way points to-
day at 4 pm, She has elegant passen-
ger Recommendations. Captain Ben.
Howard is her renowned commander,
and will be found large hearted, lib
eral,, and generous. Marion Wright
and Bruce Hunter are her genial and
accomplished clerks. Give her ali
she can carry. +"
For LOUISVILLE. = The feet and
beautiful Rose Hite, Captain A. Z.
Gilmore, is the regular Tuesday
packet for Louisville at 6 o'clock this
evening. La heriofIice will be found
Mr.. Phil. B. Branham, an accom-.
.plished, courteous, and obliging
young gentleman, and passengers will
fud her a pleasant boat, ,....
For Charlottesville gay Ollie
Sullivan leaves at 10 AM. to. day for
Cannelton, with pleasant accommo-
dations for passengers. Captain J..
II. Hugo, VIM. Steinbridge, and Tom
@. Hugo are her attentive and oblig-
ing officers. The Ollie lands wherever
hailed. 80 o~ ..,s a....
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 aceommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
complished and accommodating gem
tlemen.
At3fennings from our Exehanees.
PIFTsBuRG. - The Commercial Of
Friday says:
The marks last. evening indicated
three feet ten inches, and falling.
There is, however, AZ least four feet
six inches IN Glass House.
CINcINNATI.-Thc Commercial Of
Saturday says:
+ The meeting at the room OF the e..
-. NJ Association yesterday morning,
to hear the report Of Capt. A.. q. Ross,
was Well attended. The report is an
interesting aud able one. AS appro-
pirate to the occasion, the ifollOwing
letter, from Senator MOrtonTwas read ;
a.h.IJ. S. SENATE. CHAMBER,
WASHINGTON, July, q. 1865. }
John j, Hooker, Esq., and others, Committee:
nGENTBEMEN--L t affords me great
spleasure to bear testimony.to the en-
ergy and zeal with which Capt. a. z
Ross has advocated, the Interests OF
[ the people of the valley of the Ohio
He has been Hntiring 10 his exeFtions.
bv which Congress aud the country
have been aroused to the Importance
softhe measures lhoI has SO earnestly
advocated. "A more fitting and I'M
faltering representative could scarcely
have been selected. The Captain has
had a'strong opposition to overcome,
and has, / think succeeded in mas
teringit,l To him the honor of ac-
complishing what has been done is
mainly due. Y ours truly, 4
~ 70 hanfsiJ snlOa y. MORTON. d
Parties are actively engaged in try
Iug TO raise the steamer Dexter. lately
sunk in the Ohio river at Twelve
pole. They have hel swung on chains.
with empty barGes alongside. 80 lar
they have Succeeded in getting her
the Ohio.shOre, and will have
her UP in a day or two. a9ea ,aqA
va The Gogamerciai says: 9I. l,-re
y The MEX Longwortp has been
widened twelve feet, and has had
thirty feet added to her length.
ni One of the coal barges belonging 20
theKanawha and Ohio Coal Company.
was sunk. In five feet water, by striL.
ing the wall at Elk Shoals in the
Kauawha river. 2Ao -iHc
i9-Tbe Anna will follow the Minneola
TO Memphis, under the auspices Of
the Memphis Packet Company, in
stead of the Darling. Captain Lew.
Hates, of the latter Steiner. viii have
command, and Capt. OPP. ShihkIc
takes charge of the books.m 3di
j. LoUIsYfLLE,- The C9FYier of
Saturday says. VI ~ trarf
Somebody slipped up on Captain
Ed. Judges coat yesterday; lie lett
it on aAchair In The front office Tor
few minutes aud returned to lind 1t
Cones ga ni -iao17 3alli 9nt
d The Democrat says Jhi a.a9i eh "A
The. Cumberland River is falling
again. with "A inches on Harpeth |
Shoals yesterday.
The A. Baker is In the Evansville |
and Tennessee River trade. b IN