The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-07-28

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The United States, which vsa
aground at Rising Sun. BearIv .lf -
Thursday, turned back III gay
vile, to lay up. The G. r D,,me
brought her freight here. We 49,
late last night that the State -
again got badly aground at either Rio
Bone or GunpoWder and that i
X. X. Hudson, in the effort 10 mil
her of, also got aground, where botb
remained at last accounts.
The Pine Bluff reports the Annie
Laurie aground at Twelve Pole. head
down stream. Three boats. loaded
with salt and tanbark, and a model
barge belonging to the steamer Malta.
struck at augan.
= A surveying party left PittsburR
yesterday morning for Sim Islsnd-
near Evansville. being the second
party which has left this week. They
are destined for the Ohio River i'm
provement.
LoUIsyIL LIE. The Courier Of
Saturday says
The river came to a stand yester-
day, with 3 feet 3 inches water in the
canal and ] foot 3 inches water ia the
chute last evening. Portland bar has
become a formidable obstruction 20
navigation. Thirty one inches by the
STICK was all that could be found there
at noon yesterday. Every boat that
passes has more or less trouble In
gettlng over. The channel was re-
ported cutting out yesterday after
noon and the water all going down
Che rover way, but the loose sand
changes the channel every hour. The
ness dull.
The Charleston, with a lot If rail
road IRON for Henderson, Ky, passed
night.
The journal says:
We understand hat Cant. j. B.
Durham is negotiating for the steam
err p. w. Strader.
Tie j. p. Webb, being unable to
her Cincinnati freight. was
preparing to leave for that port laae
She viii take a portion of the
Swallows freight. After discharqipp
her freight, the Webb will return 10
port and enter the CAIRO trade.
Capt. X. E. Neal, of the Indiana.
was ia the city Yesterday, having come
through from Cairo by rail. The In
diana is at Cairo and is being repaint-
ed and repaired for the Fall campaign.
SAINT LoUIs.-The Democrat Of
saturday says:
The weather was agreeably cool
yesterday. Business is notably brisk
.or the season, and no one doubts
hat the coming Fall trade on the
'ivers will be one Of the most active
known. Whatever the extent of
{ may be, we think there will be
10 lack OF tonnage to meet, even if
he rivers should be down to the low
mark they ever attain. There has
zen no appreciate improvement in
he stage OF water hence TO Reokuk.
MEMPHIS. - The Aualancbc, Of
says:
Weather cloudy aud gultTy. The
liver here came 20 a stand yesterday.
The packets report mark twain in the
channel from Cairo down.
White River IS falling, with eight
feet in the channel through to Au-
yusta. The Arkansas continues low,
with two feet scant in the channel
rom Little Rock 10 the mouth.
There was little or no business
doing on the wharf yesterday, with
but one arrival and two departures.
Freights for all points continue
scarce, with little travel.
New ORLEANS r. The Times of
Thursday says
The weather yesterday. very Ike
hat Of the previous day, was cloudy,
an occasional shower; the ten
.perature was cool and p~leasant-like.
with which no fault was found, while
against the rain many complaints were
to which the clerk OF the
weather paid no attention.
Business. matters on the landing
were exceedingly dull. This was
doubtless owing to the threatened at
of the weather, which prevent
ed shippers from shipping more free.
ly. Doubtless business to-day may
bear a more cheering aspect.