The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-23
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weather auG water
The weather yesterday was nearly clear
and very hot. The mercury at noon rose
to 90. The river during the twenty. four
hours ending at 8 P. N. yest eTday had fallen
sex enteen inches, and is rapidly declining.
II continues to decline at all points above,
with two feet in the channel st Pittsburg,
ten feet at Cincinnati, and three feet four
inches in the chute on the falls.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3 PM.
yesterday include the Silver Spray and
barges, New Orleans to Cincinnati; j. l..
Graham, Henderson TO return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Fanny Brandeis, from Cairo: nightingale,
from Louisville; Camelia, nom st.
Louis; Shamrock, for st. Louis; Edin-
hurg' rom Memphis; Wauanita, for Mem
phisi Virginia, for New Orleans: AIaska.
silver Spray and Nick Longworth, from
sew Orleans; Lewellin. from EastEort;
Charmer, from Cincinnati; Hartford, from
Green RIVER.
miscellaneous
There was but little business on the
wharf yesterday, and but few arrivals
ia fact, but two up TO noon. ...... The silver
Spray, with Two barges, passed mp at ten
O'Clock with considerable freighL........The
j. L. Graham dad not get here until nearly
IL O'Clock. She was crowded with the
chivalry ard beauty OF the African per.
suasion, who came up to join in the cele-
bration ofthe day Of warning to tile slave
holders ia rebellion TO lay down their
arms and return 10 tbeir allegiance or lose
their human chatties. Many OF them
were gorgeously attlred...............The John
Lumsden was receiving fairly for her cut
going trip....-..Captain Glen Matheny, OF
the Lewellin, telegraphs TO Billy Conant,
her attentive agent. that the Lewellin
would arrive last night, and Will leave at
4 P. n. on Friday. for Eastport and all way
ports. Tennessee River shippers viii please
take notice.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fne passenger steamer
Fanny BraDdeis, VIII leave for Cairo ana
all way landings at 4 O'clock to-day, the
only boat ia the line, and has elegant pas
senger accommodations aud pleasant off,
GERS. Captain Henry Miller IS in COM
mand, and Kit Rudd is her obliging clerk.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The splendid low.wa-
ter packet Nightingale, Is the regular mail
line steamer for Louisville at 9 p. n to-
day, in charge Of that experienced skipper
and accomplished gentleman, Captain
James Mathers. Miles ID. Warren aud Mr..
Beverly are her obligiuR clerks. The
Nightingale has elegant passenger APP
poiutments and good speed.
For CANNELToE.-The famous PetrolIa
No. 2, one of the lightest boats in the bust
ness leaves at sharp 10 A. d. to-day, for
Cannelton and all way ports, In charge Of
those competent, obIiging and popular
officers, Captain John II. TripIett and Jno
a. Adams. The PetrOlia has pleasant pas
genger appointments.
FOR HENDERsoN. - The fine transfer
packet J. L. Graham leaves for Henderson
promptly at $3.50 to day Captain Charley
Perkins commands, and A. o. Darland
and Jerry Boyle are her clerks. Passen-
gers Will receive courteous attentions,
For ST. LoUIs.-The Express Lines ia
nous packet Shamrock will be down TO-
day en- route TO st. Louis and all way
por.s. She is magnificent passenger
steamer. Captain Alex. Frazer and DIR. Il.
II. Kerr are her accomplished and pop
ular chief officers.
GIeunfnKs from orr Exchange.
PIrTzBURG.-The Commercial Of Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated two
feet nine inches md falling slowly. The
weather during the day was very warm.
Freights are plenty TO all points. The
New stale had al she wanted.
CINcNNATL--The Commercial Of Tues
day says;
come of the Marine Ways the latter part
The sam J. Hale VIII probably leave the
Eureka Docks TO. mOrroW, when the Robt.
Burns will go IN tho same docks Tor COM
THE former owners of the Favette. bav-
to Portsmouth,, where they Will build a
new boat for her machinery.
Captain John q. Benson, Of the John
Kilgour, IS in the city on a visit to his fam
lily. He returns to ST. Lou to-day, as his
packet leaves that point for New Orleans
on Saturday. The Kilgour has been refit-
ted, reprinted, refurnished, and Is in per-
feet order.
1t Will be remembered that the aus
tralia, a new boat, left Pittsburg, ia May
last, for Magdalen River, in South A. aer- /
lea. In order to reach there 10 was neces-
sary TO make a sea voyage Of over 5000 |
miles from New Orleans, and IL would
seem from the following, clipped rem the
New Orleans Times, that the boat never
reached her desti nation, being too frail a |
craft for Gulf voyage: The Australia |
left New Orleans May 10, and crossed the |
bar the next morning. In the GuIf of |
during which one Of the boiler rivets came !
out. Key West was made on the goth, and |
net get off for six days, the cit |
liens OF Key West LOOKING upon |
the crew as fillibusters, and not rendering |
them any assistance. Finally, they were |
aided by a friendly =" high tide,Y and |
reached Nassau JuneS. where they created |
considerable comm otiOn-almost as great /
a hubbub as the Great Eastern on her ex- /
perimenta4 voyage. After undergoing |
thorough repairs the Australia again wenb /
to sea on the I'd Of July, and encountered |
very rough weather, which reduced the /
crew 10 the necessity or seeking an AM I
chorage. Accordingly, the frail boat made /
Kingston, Jamaica, where she was con-
demned by the inspectors, and sold Tor /
81 575, the best thing that could be done /
with her, as all former experience tended /
to re-establish the fact that she never /
could reach her destination"
The Gazette says:
The steamer United States, last Satur- /
day, introduced a steam hge- pump on 1
deck, which, although in use for about ten |
years past. Is almost new on the Ohio /
Eiver. 1t is the first OF the X nd we have /
seen. The engine Is located almost under /
the boilers, out of the way, and can be |
Nc saw IL work yesterday for hair an |
hour, during which it forced q strong |
stream Of water through 300 feet Of hose I
and pipe, in cleaning decks, stag
Ing, and even washing mud into /
tile river from the wharf There /
are eight attachments on the boat, /
well distributed, to guard against fire. The 1
engine was working 30 pounds Of steam /
only, when we saw 1t yesterday, but is 1
ca pable of throwing water $50 feet from 4
nine-fuch, Of ntne-inch stroke only. 80
small is the whole machinery, that several
minutes elapsed before @ discovered
where the power was. The engineers ana
this steam pump nearly perfect, and say ~
viii do the work Of eight or ten men IN