The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-11-05
weather ana water.

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&C. &c. Orders left with either OF ths
Whirf7boats Will be promptly attended 20
Weather Rnd water.
The weather yesterday was nearly
clear, and was warm aud pleasant
p%ressaging rain. Mercury 72o at noon.
The river is about stationary. and
will probably be found swelling a lit.
tie to-day. At Pittsburg the river i
rising, and navigation has been re-.
sumed. Ii is rising slowly At all
points hence to Pittsburg, and mat
ters look more hopeful.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up TO
3 o'clock yesterday include the
Empire, Cincinnati to Cairo; Mollie
Norton and Sallie ", Henderson aud
return; Minneola, Memphis to Gin.
%ciunati; Milbrey, Cairo to Cincinnati
Boats Due.
Among the FIRST boats due here are
the Nashville and Linton, from Cairo;
Tarascon, from louisville; Sam Orr,
from Eastport; Havana. for Nash
vile; Melnotte. for st. Louis; Sham
rock and Nightingale, from St. Louis;
Argonaut, for Memphis Darling,
and Clifton, from Memphis; Louisi-
ana and Emperor. for New Orleans;
Emma No. 3, from Neg Orleans;
Charmer, from Cincinnati.
t m amaauNmw.n-
There was a fair show Of business
on the wharf yesterday. though ar
rivals we're not numerous .......The
Empire passed down at 5 o'clock AN.
with about 300 tons for the Louisiana
....,.The Minneola. after great tribu
lation and long detention, arrived
at moon, four days . fron Cairo,
with the biggest low water trip
that ever went up the Ohio. includ-
ing LOGO bales cotton. 400 bags
corn and Fifty tons of miscellaneous
freight. After repleuishing her com
missary and obtaining the latest cleo
ton returns she steamed up the river
with her two large and fully loaded
barges, forming q feet owe 100 feet
vide, the boat drawing 38 inches, all
the water on French Island, and the
barges drawing "a inches. Captain
Miller is determined TO fight IL out
on this line, but don't expect
it to take all the Fall.........
The Milbrey had a very fair trip, and
was 10 take a large amount Of freight
here....a...The Armada, Fanny Bran
deis, and James Gray were all filing
up rapidly, and would have all they
could carry on the water......Thero is
a l4rgc amount Of up-river freight
accumulated on the w~harfboats here,
awaiting shipmeht......An important
change has taken place in maritime
circles...". ..Captain r. M. Hum
phrey has sold his mammoth wharf
boat, which will be taken 20 some
point below, and has taken an inter
est in the splendid new wharf. boat Of
X. w. Patrick x Co, to which Com.
modore. Humphrey has Transferred
his broad penant. The new firm is
Humphrey, Patrick & Co., aud is
composed Of irst class material
being energetic, responsible and reli-
able gentlemen-possessiDg an exten-
sive a~cquaintancc, and standing high
in public estimation. They cannot
fail 10 do a large Misunderstanding
Charley Irwin. formerly Of the Phan-
tom and other steamers plying in these
waters, was a passenger by the Min
nicola yesterday, and is stopping at
the American House. His many
friends will be glad to meet bis &C.
NAL smile. and see him looking 80
exceedingly fneg He don't take
any steamboat in his'n" now. ........
The Louisville LETT Louisville on
Monday evening, aud is probably dig
gipg gravel at French Island..,.....
The Lawrence is reported aground at
French Island Our most reliable
adyices give only thirty-eight inches
on French Island, add fsrty.two
inches on the shoalest bars below....
A fine rise is reported as coming from
Pittsburg y7sDd theT Kanawha. We
hope a = better time lis coming, and
we'll wait a little longer"
boa Boats Leaving TO-Bay.
For CAIRo.-The admirable low
water packet Nashville. Capt. Wiley
Sims. will leave for Cairo at A p, NJ.
Her commander is a gallant gentle
man, and in her Office will be found
those popular young men, Jack Gram
mer, Walter b.. Pennington and
Charley Ulmsnider. The Nashville
has splendid cabin appointments.
FOR LoUIsYILLE-The famous,
fleet flying, favorite TarasoOn. Capt.
E. p. 7. HollerofG, with Miles d.
Warren and Jesse Jackson in tho
Office, 10 the regular packetsfor Louis
vile, att P. N. to-day. Neither boat
or officers are surpassed on the lower
Ohio or elsewhere.
For HESDERsON. 1.-The beautiful
and feet side.wbeel steamer Mollie
Norton. leaves "a usual promptly at 4