The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-11

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:, supervision of one OF the best job printe
: IN the United states. We are prepared
kiiis Lad dSsrers, plain or fancy, BIZ Head e.
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: 1 II,s az Orders left with either OF th
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Weather and water.
The weather yesterday was cloud,
warm and decidedly moist Freopen
showers prevailed all night Wednes
day, and yesterday at times confirm
ing steadily and pretty heavily far .,
hour, and with very short intervals
There is now certainty of ooo,
water, The river rose 8 inches durin,
the "a hours ending at 3 o'clock YES
terday afternoon. The river is risin,
at Cincinnati.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up t,
3 o'clock yesterday include the Min
ME, st. Louis TO Cincinnati; America
Memphis to Cincinnati; Mollie Nor
ton and Sallie v, Henderson to re
turn; Linton, from Passport; Oil,
/ OuiliNau, 10 OduueilOu.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland, from Cairo; Pales.
tine, from Louisville; Argonaut No
2, from New Orleans; Minneola, for
Memphis; Cora s. and Lattawanna,
for New Orleans; Fanny Brandcis and
Gharmef, from Cincinnati; Altoona
and Camelia, for st. Louis.
NJ 9i miscellaneous.
The public landing presented q
more animated appearance yesterday
morning than for several days past.
........The Minnie, America and Ten
nessee passed up with good trips......
The Linton arrived from Eastport
with a good crop o grain and miscel-
laneous freight She leaves again this
cvening."......Next week the Sam.
Orr will resume her place, thorough
~ repaired and in splendid condition,
having been overhauled under the
personal supervision of her distin-
guished commander, Captain Duncan
himself...,.,,..The porters of the Hen
dcrson packets quarreled about some
passengers yesterday morning, and
fell into the hands Of the police of
Henderson. They were bailed out
and are aaoat again. Keep cool, gem
tlemen, owners, commanders, porters
and everybody else..,......The Charm
err; Captain p. k. Barclay, was
announced to leave Cincinnati
on Wednesday evening for this place,
to ply as q regular Saturday packet to
Cincinnati. The Charmer is one Of
the. best stern,wheel boats on the
river, and Capt. Barclay is an ex-
perieneed steamboatman and clever
gg egetIle u 1Battne GGssPtfdaa No. n the
Evansville and Tennessee River
trade, as soon as business reviyes on
that river. She will leave here every
Tucsday.........Capt. ID. NJ. Dryden,
u. S. Inspector, commanding the u.
s. snagboat PetroIia, writes from
Smithland, under date Of August 81,
as follows:
We are at work at the chute be
tween the tow-head and the Ken
lucky shore, at the foot of Cumber-
land Island, to open a way FOR steam
ers to pass up TO Smlthland, which
will be accomplished by the LIST OF
| September. This will let steamboats,
with tows up 70 the mouth eli the
Cumberland all the year round. There
will be six inches more water up the
chute than there is on Walkers Bar,
thirty miles above. We have at this
time Al feet. We have taken out fiji
| teen snags in this chute. The shoal
water is at the foot of the tOw-head---
gravel and sand. Next week we will
be at Stewards Island, Kentucky, side
chute. The upper end of this chute
can be improved with but little ex-
pense to the Government, which will
| throw all the current, in low water,
down the Kentucky side of the
island. If this improvement is not
| looked into soon, VIC will lose the
| entire Cumberland trade during low
water seasons. Yours respectfully,
ID. Nj. DRYDEN. u. s. Inspector.
On board steamer Petrolia, snag boat,
Ohio River Improvement.
Boafs Leaving To-Day.
HA4Ro.-The proud Cum0er-
g hok LIZ ZEN. Howard, viii be the
land, Capt. L., ~ Cairo and all way
regular packet To- 80 evening. she
ports at 4 o'clock thls -aod passen-
is good boat, and has 8, Wright
ger accommodations. Marion m.