The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-07-24

The new. L3uisV.l'o mail naeL.f
United States was dropped down la.
low The bridge yesterday
Capt. John James, Jr. is in con-.
mand Of the Evansville uaeEos
Charmer.
TITO tow a0at ChamU.oa pulled ~
the bull Of ihe burned W eefnora'arf
al the lcvee. yesterday. several fin5.
aae succeeded iu hauling if down fg
th waters edge. when the Hhamnia4
parted her lines. leaving Tia hnU of
the Wcstmorclaud lying 81 fhc Wafer'g
edge.
The Gaaette says.
There are several boats talked az
as Friday packets for 1vanfgille.
among which we may mention fHe
Argosy, Capt 5chcuck Butwo heard
yesterday, that the Arg9sy would load
for 50. Louis after che Lawrence
Captain Barclay, who has quit Gle
Charmor, may put a boat in tho
Evansville trade, but nothing set
decided.
There is no truth Ga fhc report.
started By an Innocent local dav
or two ago, and copied eZ eusiVelV by
| city papers, that the pew United
States viii make au excursion ifip l0
Louisville and return uuaCr charter.
LOUIsyILLE.-Tho Couter.J0uuaI
Of Thursday says
The Neville, the iowb1at used in
constructing the railroad bridge over
! the river here, broke some of her ma
chinery yesterday and has laid up for
repairs. The Falls Pilot was char
tered 10 her stead By the bridge com-
pany.
The Pine Bluff which was attached
at the city wharf ia January last, at
the suit Of Jesse Greer, wa8 released
yesterday, the suit having been com
promised. Her bin FOR Wharfage,
while she was 10 the hands Of the
Marshal, amounts 10 $500
ST. LoUIs.-The Dem0cratof Thurs
day says:
The weather was cool. The river
rose five inches Tuesday night. and
ten inches in twcnty-l0uT hours Still
rising slowly last evening tho water be-
ing higher then than at any previous
time this year. There is swell c0m-
ing from above the lower rapids The
Illinois is still rising, aud The Misc
souri, below Kansas City is rapidly 0n
the rise. Business exhibits less acc
tivity on the wharf
The Thompson Dean miRhtn0t have
left yesterday, but for tic fortunate
fact that she got all The freight she
wanted by the addition of 5000 bar-
rels Of -four for Boston and New
York, rate 80 cents per barrel Some
thing unique and curious is offered in
the fact that tho Northern Lime Pack
ct Company arc prepared Do give
| through bills lading on all kinds OH
| freight 70 Omaha and Council Bluffs,
and viii probably add Sioux City
shortly. This lire Of packets rum
ming between Sc. Louis and So. Paul.
connect with all the roads above here
running east and west.
There Is talk about TIE Mary F0r-
/ syth running 20 Columbus. Ky, aud
bring cargoos Of lumber from thence
also Of the Sd. Joseph shortly leaving
| for Memphis 20 ply between that port
and Hale's Point
The Illinois trade Is quiet at pre8-
| ent. The steamer illinois brought
down yesterday less than half % load.
The Will s. Hays. with Dan. Rice
circus on board, was ca Alton ye8tcr-
day, will reach Sc. Charles day, and
will 60 farther up the Missouri.
New ORLEANs.--Tho Times of
Tuesday says:
Yesterday was another very hot
| day, and made 10, to say the most of
it, very uncomfortable DO lcVoe pedes-
trians, especially 10 those exposed 90
the penetrating rays of Old Sol. We
noticed at noon, ia the Southwest APP
parent signs Of rain, but between that
hour and dark it cleared of without
giving any.
Business on the landing yesterday
was about az dali Us We have noticed
it this season. There woro % fair
number Of packcts az the landing, and
but one or two Of them appeared t0
be doing but little.
The river al this polt continues 40
q stand; IL fell none since Saturday
and is now three feet eight inches bee
low the high wafor mark OF 1862
The steamer Galatea has laid up for
the present, aud during her lay up
will undergo repairs, and take out her
old machinery. new boilers, etc.
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