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

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weather mud Wuser
The weather yegterddy was chiefly e e..
and cool, with rather stir west by north
west wind. The mercury only reached s.
1T noon. The river during tie twenty.
four hours ending ats r. 81. yesterday bad
risen nearly two inches.
arrivals and Departure.
The arrivals and departures mp to PSI
yesterday include the Abeona, Cincinnati
10 Memphis; Monie Norton, Henderson q
return; LoWellin. Eastport 70 return; Eila
Hughes, Louisville 10 Cairo.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are the
Fhantom, Umpire. and Clara Scott, from
Calroi Nightingale, fiom Louisville; Kate
Robinson, from st. Louis; Anna, for So.
Louis Glasgow, from Memphis; Edln-
burg ior Memphis; Charmer, FROM Gin
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i miscellaneous
BUSINESS was moderately good ia tic
levee yesterday forenoon, and the vas
pies Of freight on the sldewalEs fn front
" me various Wholesale houses Indicated
That shipments during the dnv vyouId ~
unusually large--..-.The Fanny Brandets
had very light trip up.........The Abeona.
arrived at ] O'Clock yesterday morning
/ with dine trip FOR the water, having two
/ lighters aud about 300 tons 81 frefghf. a.
/ good prlces.........fhe Lew elIn got Ia yes
terday morning, with good trip......... Tho
Rapidan had trouble in the Ohio r. yer.
going down, and detained the LewelIin
She was preparing 20 leave last evening,
with a prospect Of a good trip. Captain
Glen. Matheny commands. aud Dorsey
Dunn, Dabney swan and r. -. Morrow
are her clerks-a very pleasant coterio or
gentlemen THE Ella Hughes passed
down yesterday morning, full Of empty
barrels-........The officers OF the Fanny
Brandets report the Gallatin very hard
aground at Walkers, with no prospects Of
relief until the river rises, as she Is far
from the channel and nearly high anddry
......-..The little steamer Fawn was sold az
Shawneetown a day or Two ago. ana left
for the upper Wabash, where she viii be
run hereafter. We ala moi learn the names
ofthe new owners or the price paid ......
We are grathed TO learn that Bruce Hum
ter, the excellent freight clerk OF the Cum
berland, is nearly fully recovered from the
Injuries received at the cxpIo lon..............
The Fanny Brandeis viii probably be turn
Cd over TO her new owner after making
one more trip. 1.-THE Coosa, owned
and used by john Robinson as n
circus boat, burnet in the mouth Of
licking River, opposite Cincinnati, as
announced by telegraph, on Tuesday
morning, is total loss. having
burned to the waters edge. There were
four persons on board, two asleep ana
two awake when she took nia. or, rather
was set on fire, but all ercaped, some OF
them, however, losing their effects. Tie
Coo5a was built at Cincinnati I'm 1883. ana
was originally called the Cricket no.
She was leo feet long and thirty feet beam
Two boilers, twenty feet long, forty-two
Inches diameter, With fourteen inch cylln-
ders and Ave feet stroke, aud had "a carry
Ing capacity OF go tons. she cost s22.oCo.
She was used by the Government ~ "a gum
boat ia the famous mosquito 70 et.f.
since the war she was reutodeled, named
"Coosa, and used BY IIaiaht q Cha.nbrrs
and more recently by john Robson, az a
circus boat The Coosa was valued at gIz,-
0OO. and insured for ss,o0O divided among
the following Cincinnati offices; Farmers
and Mechanics Insurance, $500; Dhlo
Valley Insurance. Company, f8OJj; Queen
city Insurance Company, 5000 sho was
undoubtedly set on fire, as no FIRE had been
used on her during the previous day.
H0ats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CARo.-The fine steamer Umpire
leaves for Cairo and all way ports to-day
at r b., promptly, as We are assured ~
Capt. Dexter, la charge Of those popular
and accomplished young gentlemen, Capt.
Jack Grammar, Walter B. Pennington and
Sam. Laughlin. She leaves promptly, ana
can take all freight offered up TO $3.50 p. n.
FOR PADUcAH AND CAIEo.-Tho nne pas
senger steamer Fanny Brandels IS now re-
ceiving and win positively leave FOR Cairo
ana al way ports al y. d. to-day, having
superior accommodation for psssengers.
She Is very light, anu VIII 20 through
without detention. Capt Henry Mn!er
commands, and Kit. Rudd Is her pleaeant
and obiiging Clerk.
FOR I4oUIsYILLE.-Tho splendid low wa
ter packet Nightingale ia the regular pack
ct for Louisville and all way ports, NJ six
O'Clock this evening, and has nrsi-claBs
passenger accommodation She IS COM
manded by that veteran onieer and pleas
ant gentleman, Capt. James Mather with
Miles j. Warren, the prince Of steamboat
clerks
FOR CAFNELTON.-Ihe nno eoast steamer
Petroiia No. leaves promptly sc 10 a. n.
to-day for CanneltOn and all way ports,
doing general coasting business for the
accommodation Of farmers, shippers aud
travellers. Captain John III. Tnplett aud
John A. Adams are her attentive and
oDlIging officers.
FOE HENDERSON rho nsot and nnely
appointed MollIe Norton Is tho. regular
railroad transfer packet, and leaves for
Henderson a. 3:i5 p. h., promptly. having
elegant accommodations Ior passengers. |
Captain Charley Perkins, a. o. Durland, |
and G. J. Boyle arc her popular and oblig- |
ing ohicors
tstoaufnEs rrOssB anr EEefsnHGo..
PIrrsBUHG.-The C0nuaefcfof % Tueg- /
day says;
The weather yesterday was unset ca. 4
During the evening b. was cloudy, with Il
occasional showers. Navigation seems 4
suspended to an points.
CINCIEEATT-The Commercial ~ T'uerd 3 /
contains the following:
The United States Bftafn0 GazetLs and 4
IcdAlCdy Register has the following ln rec /
terence % the ohio kfvers One week, 30 ts 1
AZ the bottom OF their lcvces the next it Is /
az the top. In summer 80 ~ long sand /
bar, on which "a Thousand boats arc stramd- /
ed, for thousand miles. In Spring DO is /
ragged ocean, charged with sand aud ica, /
sweeping away everything upon It's banks I