The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-04

hight sprinkles of rain, and signs {
more. The river commenced swellin
yesterday morning, and up to 3 o'cloc.
had risen one inch. It is rising at al
points hence to the Kanawha.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures n
to three O'clock yesterday include tn
Cumberland, from Cairo; R. G. GRAY
Cincinnati to St. Louis; Mollie Nor
ton. Henderson to return; Fam
Brandeis, Louisville to Cairo; Salii
", Galiopolis to Henderson.
boats Due.
Among the first boats due here ar
the Rapidan No. 2, from Cairo
Altoona, for st. Louis; Ada Igor
from Louisville; J. j. Webb an.
Sallie ", from Cincinnati New York
for Memphis.
miscellaneous.
There is no Improvement in bust
ness on the wharf to note, and blu
few boats arriyed........The Cumber
land had a moderate freight. TIL,
r. G. Gray had all she could carry OF
herself and barge, including 127 ton
rails for the E., n. & N. R.R......
The Morning Star got a large amount
of freight here, and did not get of
till noon, She was full of people,.
Captain Dexter, of the Quickstep
arrived from Cincinnati yesterday
morning. He reports a four feet rise
and more coming, and has concluded
he will not need any lighter boat this
season than the u~nrivaled Quickstep.
Y-""........The Ollie Sullivan left for
Greensboro yesterday afternoon, and
will be found at the wharf this MORN
ing, ready to receive for Cannelton as
usual at 10 o'clock this morning......
The Fanny Brandeis had a fair trip,
and Captain Miller and Kit Rudd
were in fine spirits. Among her
freight was a large lot of pine tim
Der for bridges on the Il. IL. Il N.
Railroad, and a band of gipsies with
their horses wagons and dorgs."
---....The Sallie v. came in about 2
o'clock, in gay style. She is a neat
little boat, aud is represented to be
very fast. She will be put in COM
plete order, inside and out, and then
take her place in the Henderson and
Evansville trade. We will have more
to say about her when she isready for
business.
BOats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The elegant low water
packet, Cumberland, leaves for Cairo
and all way landings at four o'clock
to-day. and has splendid passenger
accommodations. Captain Ben. How
ard is her experienced and accom-
commander, aud Warren
Wright and Bruce Hunter are her
popular and obliging clerks. She is
and always goes through.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay liqht
draught Ada Lyon-light as a feather
and feet as an eel-leaves for Louis
vile at 6 o'clock this evening. in COM
mand Of that excellent and genial gen.
tleman, Capt. ALT. Edwards, than
whom there is no cleverer officer
afoat. John Adams, famous for his
fine social qualities and careful atten-
ton to business, is her clerk.
For CANNELToN.-T The sylph-like
Ollie Sullivan, Captain j.. T.. Hugo,
leaves for CanRelton as usual at 10
A. NJ. to-day, and has pleasant passen-
ger appointments. VIM. Stembridge
presides in her Office, and Tom Hugo
assists in the freight department.
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 accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers are ac-
complished and accommodating gem
tlemen.
GIeauInEs from our Exchanges.
PIrrsBURG. - The Commercial of
Friday says:
Navigation on the Monongahela
continues uninterrupted. Navigation,
however, to the lower points is sus-
pended until we have a rise.
Since our last issue the Mononga-
hela has swelled about six inches.
Last evening it was stationary, with
about three feet on the left of Glass
house; this, however, is not sufficient
for boats to venture out.
The steamer Echo No. 2, the prop
erty of the Allegheny River Naviga-
ton Company, was disposed Of by
Smithson, McClelland 81 Co., to JAS.
Rees for So, 900. The boat is in fine
order, and is considered a bargain.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial of
Saturday says:
The Talequah has been chartered to
take the place of the Mary Ament in
the Child trade.
The SaIlie V. came in from Gallip-
oils Yesterday. 1t is the intention of
her owners 20 put her in the Hender-
son and Evansville trade, as a regular
packet.
The officers of the Pine Bluff re-
port a rise Of Z feet in the Kanawha,
with 5 feet at the mouth and ) feet on.
all the bars above Maysville, and 4
feet, large, below that point. There
is fully 5 feet at Rising Sun.
The w. +. Curtis has been charter
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