The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-21

PITTsBURG. = The Commercial of
Saturday says:
The marks on the pier indicate no
change in the stage of water. Navi-
CATION remains suspended. The cleo
ton being over, next thing to a Re-
publican victory would be a rise in
our river.
Trade on the slack water continues
brisk. Long NAV it continue.
The steamer William Butler. Capt.
Miller, was destroyed by fire at
Wheeling on Wednesday morning.
CMcINNAYI.-The Commercial Of
Monday says:
Here the river is reoeding slowly.
with 4 feet large in the channel at
Rising Sun, and z feet scant by the
Waterworks mark last night.
Captain w. W. Fenton, on Satur-
day, sold the Silver Spray to Captain
Bart. Patterson, with the trip on
board, at the rate Of $13 900 for the
entire boat. She laid over Saturday
night till to-day to enable the Gus
tom house officials to make out her
papers; Capt Patterson and brother,
formerly of the Altoona. assume full
control of the Silver Spray to day.
The Gazette says:
The Silver Spray having her cargo
all aboard, was to have departed for
New orleans at midnight. In the
meantime negotiations we're pending
for her transfer to other hands n
being after dark when the barpaiD
was closed, the necessary paners for
her transfer could not be made ont
till the Custom House opens tbiS
morning. Capt. w. w. BENTON and
others sell her to John s. and Bari
Patterson.
Captain w. F. Fuller will have
command of the Champion. Mr..
Thad. Wirthlin continues in the
Office.
The Peter Balen arrived at st. ,Jo-
seph on the 18th, from above, In bad
condition, having struck a snag which
injured her hull quite seriously. She
managed. &c keep under headway.
though it required the vigorous use
of the pumps.
E.-The Courier of
Monday says:
Capt. Sweeny is undecided as to
whether he will load the St. Marys
for this port or for White River on
her arrival at New Orleans. Wher-
ever she goes, we can recommend her
as a good boat, and her officers as
gentlemen.
The Journal of Monday say
The Leonidas, bound from Saint
to Pittsburg, struck a snag near
Flats, and knocked a hole in
hull. Her Captain came back
here yesterday to procure a barge for
her freight. She will be taken to
Madison and put on the ways for re
pairs.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of
Monday says:
River stationary or falling almost
impercetpibly. To Cairo 5 feet of
water 4 feet to Keokuk; 3 feet In the
Illinois, and 81 feet IN the Missouri.
A small rise at Dubuque and good
water from the lower rapids TO ST.
Paul. Weather fine and cool. Bust
ness active on the wharf, With steam
boat delays in every direction from
low water.
The Northwestern Union Packet
which has raised such a
commotion ia commercial and boating
of late, will add three new side
wheel boats to their already extensive
fleet, as speedily as they can be built
and completed.
MEMPH1s.-The Avalanche of Sat-
says:
The weather yesterday was cool and
with a drizzling rain. The
here is ~receding. with IA feet in
the channel out TO Cairo. The Ar
kansas River is receding, with 4 feet
10 the channel. White River
is declining rapidly, with 8 feet Ia the
channel.
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times of
Saturday S Us:
The weather here still continues
fine and pleasant, with a tolerabls
temperature. There was a fine
breeze stirring at intervals during yes
but Notwithstanding that old
Sol wrs not interfefed with in the
least, as he was bound to shine at all
hazards.
Business on the landing was fair
enough for Friday, there being less
departures on that day than on any
other of the week, and as there were
but five departures, very little was
done In the shipments of freight,
while the receipts by the arrivals were
unusually large.