The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-03

DdccO iIOm Oidfk5Vllle TO THIS city
last season.........The little steamer j
Baker has been chartered by Captain
John Carroll and Dick Wilmington,
to run IN the Evansville and Cumber-
land River trade. She was receiving
quite largely yesterday, and expected
to leave in the evening........The
Hartford was getting a splendid trip
on board yesterday. s.
BOaLs Leaving To-Day.
For CAlRO.-The new aud splend-
i'd low water packet Clara Scott will
leave for Cairo, with the mail and
Adams Express, at 1 PM to day,
promptly The Clara Scott is very
light, and will not be detained by low
water. She is elegantly appointed.
Captain Allen Duncan commands,
and Cash. Thomas and Guy Vineyard
have charge of the office. They are
all pleasant gentlemen.
For HENDERsoN.-The popular aud
steady transfer packet Mollie Norton
leaves for Henderson at 3:15 PM,
promptly, and has superb passenger
appointments. Captain Charley Per-
kins is in command, and A. o. Dur
land and Jerry Boyle have charge Of
the Office.
GIeantnEs from our EAcnDnk,
PITTsBURa. The Gosette Of Tues
day says:
Capt. G. A. bravo was in the city
yesterday Ii is not generally known
among river men that Captain bravo
is one of the City Fathers.
The Commercial Of Wednesday
says
The marks at the foot Of Wood
Street indicated two feet two inches,
and swelling slowly. The weather
was cool and pleasant. &
CNCINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Wednesday says:
Sam. j. Hale, Esq, Secretary of the
Memphis Packet Company, has gone
to Minneapolis, Mimi. TO rusticate
for a couple of weeks. His namesake,
the steamer Sam. j. Hale, goes on the
dock for repairs.
The Altoona and Shamrock are an
bounced Tor Memphis.
The Cora S. departed for Memphis,
drawing three feet water.
The Knoxville Press and IiDlcs has
been informed by old boatmen that
the Holston and Tennessee Rivers are
four inches lower than ever before
known, with prospect of falling still
lower.
The Cora S. and barge left for Mem
phis with 400 tuns. The boat was
drawing 3 feet, and the barge 30 inches
large. Considerable of her freight
was for Arkansas River and New Or
leans. When she returns she will
load for Arkansas River Pilets,
Lew. Schraag and Geo. LigEfner.
The latter gentleman went 20 the
Lower Ohio to look at the River, and
will meet the boat at Louisville.
The Memphis Packet Company are
bound to accommodate Cincinnati
shippers by keeping boats In the trade
all the time, even during the lowest
water. To-day the Shamrock is an
nounced as the next boat, with the
popular George w. Cuilum IN COM
mand.
The Chronicle of Wednesday even
ing says:
An additional force of workmen
have been engaged In removing the |
debris of the burnt steamers at the
city wharf, and ways have been built
under the wreck of the Cheyenne. /
and the hull viii be launched to day.
The Charmer is the Evansville
packet to day, leaving at Bpm. She
will 20 through on time, as Captain
James does not take more freight |
than he can carry on this water. This
boat deserves a great deal of praise
for always being on time.
The Times of Wednesday evening
says:
Mr.. Deem, clerk Of the Charmer,
lost considerable money by the recent |
failure Of Romans & Co, of this city.
LOUIsvILLE.-The Courier Journal
of Wednesday says:
The river was swelling slowly at
this point yesterday, with 3 feet 2
inches water in the canal, and II
inches in the chute last evening.
Portland Bar is improving, with 81
feet water last evening. a special
dispatch from Flint Island, yesterday,
reports only 20 inches water. The
old dams have all given way, and the
bar has spread all over the river. and
no current to cut out. "A dredge boat
could be employed at that point with !