The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-25

without rain. Yesterday the mercury was
at 90 AZ noon. The river during the
twenty-four hours ending at 3 P. N. had
fallen sixteen inches. Il continues 20 fall
at all poiuts 10 Pittsburg, where It is sta
tionary, with twenty-eight feet In the
channel.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 3 PM.
yesterday include tho Virginia, Louisville
10 New Orleans; Camelia, So. Louis 20
Pittsburg; Shamrock. Cincinnati to 81.
Louis; Clara Scott, Cairo 10 return; j. L.
Graham, Henderson 10 return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
John Lumsden and Norman. from Cairo ;
Rose Kite and Nightingale, from Louis.
yillei Anna aud Glendale, from ST. Louis I;
Kate Robinson, for st. Louis; Minneola
and Edinburg, from Memphisi Cora g.,
Tor Memphis; p. w. strader, for New or
leans Indiana, Mary Houston and Nick
Longworth, from New Orleans; Rapldan
No. 2hom EastFort; Hartford, from Green
River.
miscellaneous.
There was only moderate show OF BUSH
ness on thu levee yesterday .........The Vir-
| glula arrived at A. n full OF freight and
people. she added considerable heavy
freight but had 10 decline q large amount
OF furniture for want OF room ......... The
/ Camelia and Shamrock had fine trips.
/ Captain Alex. Frazier was In command OF
| the latter.........The Clara Scott had a very
nice trip In. She brought some parlicu-
/ lars OF the accident TO the Fanny Brandeis,
/ which boat broke wrist and threw her
/ pltman-piston rod" 4 "-head and cylin-
| der head overheard, on the Grand Chain.
The boat was Immediately hlled With
steam, but no one was injured. Three OF
the deck crew, one white man and two
negroes, became panic stricken and
jumped overheard and were drowned.
The Brandeis is on her way uD with one
engine, and Is full Of freight and people.
She was, we underStand, on her way up
/ when the accident occurred. We are sorry
to hear OF this accident incurred BY our
clever young friends, Capt. Miller and
Kilt Rudd. We presume the Brandeis
will be put 70 rights in few daya.........The
j. L. Graham had full trip Of passengers
and freight...-.-..The Guthrie-HoughtOn
correspondence progresses, and is beo0m-
ing voluminous-too extensive for our col
umns at present n. NJ. Hum
phrey and Sam McClarty returned
from Memphis yesterday morning by
the Clara Scott. They report that
the wharfboat recently taken from
Mount Vernon 20 Memphis, Is still holding
on to the chaln....-...... We were pleased 10
meet Captain Ben. Howard In the city yes
teTday, looking unusually well. Captain
Ben desires as TO say that the story that
has been put IN circulation, 10 the ehect
that be had said he LETT the Cumberland
because be thought her boilers unsafe, IL
false. he never made any such remark.
aud never did deem her boilers unsafe. He
retired from the boat in consequence OF
| difference between himself and the own
ers In regard TO money matters.
RORfs Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The new aud elegantly APP
/ pointed low water steamer John Lumsden
takes the place OF the Armada In the Ev-
ansvilIe and Cairo packet trade to-day
and leaves promptly at p NJ She viii be
/ commanded by Capt owen W. Davis, with
VIII. p. Fowler, Ed. Thomas and Al. May
nard as her clerks, and a pieasanier and
more obmging set or officers we're never
together before on one boat. The Lums-
den is nearly new, and well adapted 70
the trade.
For CIEcINNATI.-The nrst-class paaaen-
| ger steamer Charmer, having been thor
oughly overhauled, rented and return
clnnati aud ali way points. Captain John
James commands, and Sam. James and
/ Mr.. Deem have charge OF the ONCE, and
passengers and shippers viii receive
marked attention.
| Fox LOUISVILLE The queenly low
water packet Rose Hite will leave for Lou
isville this evening az o'clock, ia charge
OF those popular and competent gentle
/ az n "a N
| and Frank Dougherty and Geo. Ashcraft
as clerks.
FoR CANNELTOH The neat and excel
| lent Petrolia No. 2leaYes promptly 40 10
| A. n. to-day for Cannelton and all way
/ landings, for the especial accommodation
of the people along the coast She - IN
| charge OF those popular and clever gentle
men, Captain John II. Tripiett and John
/ Adams.
| FoR HENDERsoE. The gay and festlveJ ..
L. Graham leaves at 3sl5 p. H., for Hender.
son, ia charge or those accomplished and
| popular gentlemen, Captain Charley Per-
4 kins, A. o. Durland and q. J. Boyle, all pro-
verbal for their courteous attention 20
| passengers.
/ ssIeRnfnEs from our Exchange.
! PIrrsBURG. 90 The Commercial OF Thurs
day says;
The marks last evening indicated q
/ inches water, and falling. The weather
during the day was very warm warm: on W ca,
| lasted several hours. The New state lett
for Wheeling with all the freight she could
carry.
CrNcIEEAT1.--Tho Commercial OF Thurs
day says:
| A large party recently assembled al tire
| Mobile WAYS 10 witness the launch OF tie
/ schooner Mat. Mccartney, constructed BY
an association Of ship carpenters. She
/ started All Tight, but came u q ialt before
/ reachiu the water, the aftefup to lauuch
/ failed OF. that Occa. ION. = -ould tlIo ASSOC
/ cIa ion, which has been chartered ac-
/ cordine to law, meet with success lu the
/ disposal OF the present We sci, 81 ls their
/ intention 20 construct others
| Toe Altoona left for New Richmond laft
/ evening, TO dischargs 400 sacks Oh corn,
/ for David Gibson n 20 p dlstiilerv.
/ Mr.. VIII. l.. NischeTs u the Richmond
| Headlight, has been in the city a day or
| two, and was to have left for Louisville
| last night, after visiting the races. A.
| dense fog prevailed yesterday morning,
/ OBTAINING all boats. The United States
/ old not arrive from Louisville until ID A..
NJ The Minneola left Memphis for Cincjn-
natl last night Captain Miller left Meu-
phfs in advance or his packet by ran,
arriving here yesterday. Arkansas RIVER
| was rising rapidly yesterday, having
swollen tel feetin 4s hours. White River
Is low and on stand.
The Mary Ament having adopted the
| Mckenzie patent water-wheel, made 2
| short trip up the liver on Tuesday Tor the
purpose OF testing them. The DoaL n iail
| Very smoothly, with scarcely a perceptlDle
lar. The bucKets Of the Wneel httlke the
| water obliQuely, and turns - out from bne
fornia-eight miIes-in ! hour and min
| utes and handled with psfIeet ease. Anefe
VIII De another trial on Tuesday next
The Gdzene says:
The p. W. strader e not going 70 load for
| Nevz orleans Immediately. Capt. Stein
| a.-1stts lower water, more freight, less cOms