The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-10
B0ats LenvInR To-Dn1.

| BOnts Leaving To-Day.
For PADUcAH AND CATlo.--The new. feet
and elegant Clara Scott leaves at4P M ,
to-day, for Cairo and all way ports. The
Clara Scott has splendid passenger accom-
modations, and is light enodgh TO 90
through without detention. She is In
charge OF Captain Allen Duncan, q most
cstimable gentleman and experienced CONF
mander. Cash. Thomas aud Guy Vineyard
are her popular and obliRing clerks.
The Umpire Will also leave for Cairo and
all way ports, at Ar. n to-day, and is the
lightest draught and best carrier In the
business. Captain Jack Grammer COM
mands, and Walter Pennington and Sam
Laughlin are her attentive and obhginR
clerks. Passengers will ind pleasant &C
contributions and viii have lots OF fun,
II the Umpire is not as fast "a tho Robt. II
Lee. 4;
For LOUISVILLE. - The beautiful and
fleet Palestine will return 20 Louisville
this evening, and IL one OF the most pleas.
ant and popular boats that comes TO our
wharf. Captain Frank Hurry, pleasant
and large-hearted gentleman, has COM
mand, and Phil. IL. Branham and william
B. HAYES, arc her afrabIe, courteous and
attentive clerks. Her hour or departure is
8PM.
For HHNDKRsoH. - The elegant Mollis
Norton is the regular aud nneiy appointed
transfer steamer for Henderson az S:IS to-
day, in charge or those accomplished and
genial gentlemen, Capt. Charley Perkins,
A. Q. Durland. Mr.. Story and Jerry Boyle.
Passengers will be well cared for.
For MEMPHTs.-The magnificent ateam-
er Edinburg, nearly new. aud In complete
order, Is announced for Cairo, Columbus,
and Memphis to-day, and IS a very elegant
steamboat. Captain r.. s. Yerkes, the re-
nOwned Arkansas Traveller, is IN com.
mand, and Samuel J. Armstrong Is IN the
office. Pieasanter gentlemen cannot be
found.
GIeRninRs from our Exohannss.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial OF We'd
nesday says:
The weather yesterday was eloudy, with
number OF showers. On Monday night
and Tuesday morning We had heavy aud
steady rains. The rain 50 fa1 has tad no
eHect on the river. The Indications are
favorable for a slight rise. A day or two
VIII determine. We learn from Beaver
inche', aud still going up.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial OF WedneF-
day says:
Capt. Finch, formerly o. the A. q. Brown,
died a. New Orleans, August ~. lie was /
The little ~. W. Casey Is unde rROinR re- l
pairs on the Mound City Ways.
The total cost Of repairs and Improve I
me nts on the Il. J.. Lee, made while she l
has been lying at Mound City Is NOT les /
tkan 5000. The gold leaf for ornament. /
s. 900.
The Rob Roy. recently ran half an hour
down the Washita River without an en- /
gineeT, that officer having fallen overboaTd /
while oiltng tile Journals. When the acct |
dent was nrst discovered great consterna-
ton ensuedi as the boilers were found TO /
be red hot. The boat was landed, the nres |
put out, aud boilers cooled of. The boat Il |
decentIy Inferred.
The following Is a list OF the Doats laid
up at TINS point; Ia the 18th Ward-Gen.
Lyle, Rose HambletOn, Telegraph, Kate
Putnam, ST. James, Ohio No. 4, Wauanita,
Maggie Hays, Kenton. Golden Eagle, Los
onldas' Armadilic, J. III. Groesbeck, silver
Moon, Alice Dean, Rob't Burns and SWal-
low. The Allegheny Belle and LOreua are
the Eureka docks. fhe ". F. Curtis IL e
the water-Works. At the city wharf
Fleetwood, Mary Ament, ClarksVille, X.
r.. Hudson, Sam. y Hale, Clipper, Hope
and Albion. At COvington-Uniteds states
and West Withdrawing total OF u boats.
The Gazette says;
The depth OF the river here Is Of little
now. An inch or two makes
NO dIfference. 1t Is not falling, however, |
and We have all tire water we want for |
h 49, y now runninq. There is a rise com.
ing, and, II we may believe In the prog
Ct old steamboatmen, 10 |
whose Judgment we have always relied !
we have seen the beginning OF the end OF
low water. Licking river was very mud |
dy yesterday, and running out strong |
which Indicates that there must have
been heavy rains up that stream. Several
private dispatches from above, on tho
Ohio, note prospective rise.
The Chronicle OF Wednesday evening
says:
The rains for the past two days have
been general, and, as consequences, the
streams are ali rising, and we may look |
Tor good stage OF water soon. There is q ]
general rise IN all the streams between |
here and Pittsburg. At OH City the Allie | ,
enemy was rising rapidly last night. At
ParkersDurg the Little KRnaWha raised IA /
inches, and q prospect or several feet. /
Here the river rose one inch In the past "a
hours There are now feet inches water
Ia the channel.
There was not much business transacted
)n the wharf to-day, but considerable stir
and =" button holtng" was going on among
steam bOatmen this morning, as the pros
of q anaaaE rLaa NJ. IL. rLZar haa mt / Z