The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-07
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The weather yesterday twas cloudy ant
i close, with Indications u rain. The mer
+ curry rose only.to t07. The river up TO p
b. Sc terday had sweiied about an incl
and DaIf. IL will pro5ab y well two Of
three inches more but no rise Of any con
sequence need be anticipated unit! Va
have heavy and pgotraeied tains at tht
head ofthe hollow.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 3 =. ~
yesterday include the Anna, st. Louis to
Cincinnati; Romeo, from Newburs foI
Cairo; Minneola, Memphis TO Cincinnatii
Elghting 1le, Louisville ana return; Mol
lie Norton, Henderson 90 return; Linton
Memphis TO Cincinnati.
BOafs nue Here.
Among the first boats due here are The
Fanny Brandes and john Lumsden. from
Cairoi Champion, forSt Louis; Kate Rob.
inson, from Memphis; LsweIIin. from
Passport; Hartford from Green River.
: beona, for Memphis
sHtsceIIameaus.
There was very far show 81 business
at the levee yesterday forenoon, with an
unusually large port iist.........The Anna
al lived from II. Louis about midnight
sunday, with all the freight size could
carry on the water. he Mfnueola came
up yesterday morning from Memphis,
towing two loaded barges, one Of them
dT wing thirty inches, The other two feet,
aud the boat three feet. She had an ex-
ceilent trip, il size gels thr0ug h.........T 4 be
Linton passe ap, reariy full OF freight,
and with a good passenger list. She was
drawing seant TWO feet, and Is. unques-
IOnab bly,, the best low water packet on the
Ohio River. She proceeded 10 Cincinnati.
.........The Romeo returned from Gewburg
yesterday morning. with about seventy
five tons board Size was adding
some f.eight here, and would leave
for Cairo last evening 1.-THE Nightingale,
by an unfortunate mistake, lodged on the
dam az Scufietown during Sunday night,
and was pulled off by the Romeo. She
stuck or a few minutes on lump at
French Island, but easily got off. She
arrived here at 91z o'clocJ, and returned
to Louisville at PIX. She brought down
the shaft OF the Palestine and a fair packet
trip. Among her p lssengers was Captain
". y. Vanmeter of the Ada Lyon, who
c mes 10 push .orwaad the work on his
new boat..........The Mollie Norton had a
big passenger trip up aud a fair amount
Of freight....-..........Capta w. b. Miller
reJoiued the MiBne0ia al Cairo and looks /
extremely we'll after MS Eastern tour. The |
officers or the MlnReola report the John |
and Fanny Brandeis as having |
GRO. sed Walkers Bar The /
Robert Fulton, with tho wharf-b lat, Is |
hard aground at Walkers and on the |
wrong side OF the bar. we hope our freud |
sam. MeClarty won't have to spend the |
balance OF the Summer In that vicinity, /
lnless he is well provided with fishing /
ackle............1 he repairs OF the lara Scott |
arc trpleted, and she leaves with the |
mail promptly at / r. n. to-day. She is /
light, fast and pleasant Al viii 60 through /
on time..........The Champion, from Cine!n-
matte arrived at Pm. yesterday, drawing !
leet, with a barge drawing 80 inches. She /
came through without wetting a spar,
quite feat under the circumstances.
capt. Bill Fuller aud Jim Carroll are her
1iIOls Capt. Laurence Carter late OF the
Darling, commaL dis this trip, Capt. Grub
having gone to Harrisburg, Pa, on a mat.
lmonial expedition. We wish him great !
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