The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-27
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ing 100 by room, and 102o al p
The river continues to decline slow
> two or three inches daily. We thin
better water will be found In ii
channel within a day or two, as tt
cutting out process must 500
1. begin.
Arrivals and Depnrtures
The only arrivals and departure
: up to 3P. N. yesterday, include tn
Mollie Norton, Henderson to return
Petrolia No ., 70 Cannelton Cameli
and Anna, Cincinnati to st. Louis
Roafs Due Here.
Among the first boats due her,
are the John Lumsden and lie Claire
J from Cairo; Rose Hito, from Louis.
vile; Kate Robinson, for st. Louis
| Glasgow, for Memphis; Nick Long
worth and Leonidas, from New Or
leans; Clara Scott, from Eastport
Charmer, from Cincinnati; Hartford
and Ada Lyon, from Green River.
miscellaneous.
Navigation is gradually growing
more and more difficult. and arrivals
and departures are-yery limited. 49,.
The Camelia and Anna managed to
get over French Island, and arrived
here about noon. The Camelia had
one and the Anna two barges, all well
loaded. Each discharged considera.
bic freight here. They left the Fla
villa and barge aud Abeona and barge
at French Lsland......~ The Minneola
was in rather bad condition, being
down on the lower reef. The
Morning Star came down to French
Island, but finding the wafer too thin
reshipped on the Camelia andreturnod
to L9uisville.......The Petrolia took
out nice trip, including many PEG
ple..".....The Anna never looked bet
ter than now. She has been thor.
oughly oyernauled, reprinted aud
rcfurnished, and Captain o. |
L. Shinkle is justly proud Of her.
Among her passengers is Captain
Charley Sebastian. the distinguished |
pilot, who is making a tour of OBJ |
servation preparatory to bringing out
the new Red River steamer Gondolia.
He reports the channel narrow in the
bend at Hollis Bar. Pilots will
please take notice. Capt Sebastian
will return by the Lo Claire or Lums-
den.........Captain II. G. Mason hav.
ing bought Captain Goldings inter
est in the Camelia, is now 10 com
mand, aud William Braithwaite is
her clerk"...,."We learn from the
officers of the Mollie Norton chat The
Armada got OF Henderson Bar after
daylight NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. boat
probably the Leouidas, from New
)rleans-was at Henderson Bar, try
ng to get over.......,New points of
he bar in front Of the city arc raising
heir heads daily above the water
Four diminutive sand islands are out
immediately in front Of our window
.".-...The river is approaching low
7ater mark Of 1867 and le5G.."... {
York on Spottsville dam has been
ommenced
hoRts Leaving Eo-nay,
For CAIRo.-There will probably
c no boat for Cairo to-day. unlcss4
le Minneola or Flavilla get off
rench Island Bar, aud 90 down.
9th are good boats, with pleasant
I'D obliging officers.
FoR HENDERSON. - Tho lavorite
.ollie Nor ton is the regular and re-
able packet FOR Henderson and all
ay landings at 3:15 this evening, In
largc Of those attentive and pleasant
'ntlemcn, Captain Charley Perkins,
y. Durland, and e. j Boyle.
FoR LoUIsYILLE.-The new, beau
full, aud fucly appointed light
aught LeClairc No. 2 will leave
re at ] o clock to day for Louisville
q all way ports, carrying passengers
d freight at packet prices. She will
20 carry the mail, We presume, and
reafter will run regularly during
y water, in the trade, leaving every ~
iesday aud Friday Captain Aaron
,llard. a veteran officer and first
-ss gentleman, IS IN command, and
organ Smith is her genial clerk,
sEeaninEs from our exchange.
CINCINNATI. The Comb,crciql Of s..
says -
captain II. H. Drown. formerly of
Wild Wagner, having purchased I
interest OF bis late partner, Colo All
SweeDy, is nov the sole proprietor ali
he Spencer House. Long may he pie
We. tRa mi,
Iohn Dunlap, for a number Of ana
rs in the employ OF the Mail Line. ts6Iee
Nashville and Cincinnati Packet jan
npany, IS mate, and late of the p
armcr, died at his residence on Boil
unit Adams, on Monday last, from
lie leaves a wife and two
III children.
! laborer, name unknown. fell IL
siblc On the wharf yesterday, from
effects Of sun-str0ke. lie was
en- to his home on Water Street, The
at last accounts was not expected 'oi
ecOver.
he Gazette says:
he Charner unexpectedly arrived
Yesterday afternoon. She returns
Evansville to. day. Her manifest
tinted above.
be MiRneOla aud barges were off
tland Bar early yesterday morn MA
aud on their way down. Ii cost f'''
Dean Line 5000 to relieve the A.
neola loaded with freight from N9s
city, from her position. an2