The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-10-03

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| freight and passenger steamer Aroo-
naut No. 2. will be here tomorrow
/ en- route to Memphis and White
River. She is a No. 1 stern-wheeler
with elegant passenger accommoda-
tions. Capt. John A. Dickinson is
her gallant commander, and viii. X.
Thixton is her chief clerk, pair of
honorable, pleasant and accomplished
gentlemen. Capt. Humphrey is her
agent here.
FoR NASHVILLE. - The beautiful
Fanny Brandeis, being fully repaired,
will leave positively at 4 o'clock to-
day for Nashville and all way ports.
She has delightful passenger accom-
modations, and Captain Miller and
Kit Rudd, her chief officers, are Wor-
thy and accommodating young gentle
men. She should receive a liberal
patronage.
For WABASH RIVER.-The nice
little steamer, Lady Withaup, Capt.
Beers, is announced for the Wabash
to-day, Offering pleasant aceommoda-
tons to passengers and shippers.
Sid: Humphrey is her pleasant and
obligiDg clerk.
For ST.. Louis To-MoRRow-The
Express Lines fine steamer Cham
pion. Captain w. A. Gregg. with
Thad. Werthlin in the Office, will be
here tomorrow positively, en- route 70
st. Louis. She is an excellent boat.
with fine cabin appointments and
pleasant and obliging officers. E.W.
Patrick is her agent.
GIeanings from our Exchanges,
CINoINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Thursday says:
Here the river is receding RAPIDLY.
with 36 feet in the channel last night.
To- day there will be 66 feet under
the Covington bridge for passing
steamers.
It is our sad and melancholy duty
to record the death of Captain John
S. Dales, a veteran commander and
clerk, whom we remember for over
twenty-five years. He died In East
Rochester, Ohio, on the 4th of Au-
gust, In the fifty-eighth year of his
age. The last watch he stood was la
the Office of the Westmoreland. He
was a modest, quiet, Unassuming, hon
orable gentleman. A good man has
passed away.
We hear that the Cottage No. 2,
formerly in the Kanawha trade, is
going to Evansville, to ply between
the latter city and Henderson, N
connection with the MOllie Norton.
She is going to the right place if her
owners admire competition.
A shooting ARRAY occurred between
Capt. Lew. Watson and Capt. Smith,
of the Ida Norvel, at Vieksburg, re-
Gently, in which both parties were
wounded.
On the last trip Of the Mollie Able,
from New Orleans, the wife of Geo.
". Hull, q merchant of New Orleans,
presented him with a fine daughter,
mile beyond Carondeiet. The baby
was christened Mollie Able, in honor
of the vessel.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Thursday says:
The river was falling slowly at this
point yesterday, with sixteen feet ten
inches water in the chute and thirteen
feet ten inches over the rocks last
evening, a decline Of five inches since
our last report. The weather yester-
day was clear and pleasant. AT night
a heavy fog settled on the river. Bust
ness on the landing yesterday was
very brisk.
The Argonaut No. il ready for
business, and will commence receiy-
ing to-day for White r yer, aud will
leave on Saturday, positively.
The repairs TO the TarascOn are
nearly completed, and she will resume
her place In the Henderson Line next
week. She will take the place Of the
Morning Star, which boat is TO be
withdrawn for a short time for the
purpose of repairs.
The Dean Line and Memphis
Packet Company have been CONSOLE
dated at Cincinnati, and the boats
will hereafter run as 1t belonging to
one line.
The crew of the famous low press
ure Richmond left for Cairo yester-
day to bring her to this port to load
for New Orleans.
The Democrat says:
The Melnotte came in from Cinein-
natl yesterday, en- route for st. Louis.
Her chimneys had the "Grecian
bend" She let them down to get I'M
der the bridge at Cincinnati. and one
of them was too weak to raise She
repaired them here and then went on
her way rejoicing.
She didn't mend them much there
or elsewhere, as they were still in
state of decline as she passed here.
She would repair at St. Louis.
ST. oUIs.-The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
The decline yesterday rated FIVE
inches per day. Declining from st.
Paul, with four feet in the channel 10
Dubuque; hence to Cairo seven feet
in the channel. The reported general
decline in all the upper rivers is a
fact. A little more decline will be
followed by distressed navigation.
White Collar aud no collar lines will
have to add the sandbars to their list
of enemies, while it is known that
now they are all sinking money rapid
ly. 1t is gratifying to the boat own
owners TO know that the rates have
returned to the old figures In the New
Orleans trade, -four 40 cents, &c.
The City of Alton begins loading
again and goes Sunday morning.
Weather Unexpectedly warm yester
day. More rain anticipated. Bust
ness has quieted down considerably.
6. NEW ORLEANS. = The Times Of
Tuesday says:
The weather yesterday continued
cloudy and very close, and at times
Threatened rain. but up TO nighttall