The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-26
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. A. n, and So at noon, and Gradual.
ly rising TO 94' at 2P.M.
The river declines steadily at the
rate Of about three inches every TWEEN.
~ four hours, aud navigation is daily
growing more and more difficult.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals aad departures
up 70 2 P. N. yesterday, include the
Ada Lyon, Green River to return
Sam. j Hale, Memphis to Cincinnati
Fanny Brandeis, Cincinnati to Cairo /.
Mollie Norton, Henderson to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are The Quickstep, from Cairo; Taras-
con, from Louisville; Anna, for
st. Louis; Minneola, for Memphis f.;
Nick Longworth and Leonidas, from
New Orleans: Clara Scott, from East
port; Charmer, from Cincinnati.
astsceIIaue0us.
Business was rather dull yesterday
on the wharf, with but few arrivals.
-........The Ada Lyon, detained by low
water, did not get in till yesterday
morning. She had very good trip.
......-The Fanny Brandeis, after a
hard battle with the bars above, arriv-
ed here yesterday morning, having all
the freight she could carry on the
water She proceeded to Cairo, where
she will re-ship her New Orleans
freight and return to Cincinnati or
Louisville..........The Sam. j. Hale
passed up yesterday morning with all
the freight she wanted........The Ar
mada was receiving quite literally,
with prospects Of a good trip. Billy
Fowler, her popular and highly ac.
complished first clerk, turns The Office
over to Geo. Nicholson temporarily,
and will take a short breathing spell
at Saratoga, the White Mountains,
aud elsewhere. We wish him pleas
ant tIip.........From a gentleman
who had been to Newburg yesterday,
we learn that there was smart little
rain about two miles above the city,
about IL o'clock. There were no par
ticular signs Of rain here.......A fat.
boat, loaded with wood and grain,
grounded on the bar opposite w. G..
Brown & Co.'s wharf-boat yesterday,
and was pulled off by tho Red Fox.
.........Wc accompanied Capt, Gus.
DusoUchet yesterday IN an explora-
ton Of the channel inside the
bar above the city and saw sufficient
10 justify the belief that by a little
assistance the main channel Of the
river could be brought down the In
diana shore, aud made to sweep our
wharf. There is from D to 8 feet
water one hundred yards from shore
up to opposite the old wreck. Thence
from y to > feet 10 point opposite
the upper saw-logs, aud thence across
the bar to the main channel. We
think there is even more than that
depth Of water all the way out. A
right stiff current gets across from
below the wreck Of the Missouri, and
down the Indiana shore. We shall
refer to this subject again.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAm0.--The lightning winged
log pressure Quicksicp IS the regular
packet for Cairo and all way ports, at
four O'Clock to-day, having unsur-
passed cabin accommodations Cap
tain Jack Grammcr commands, and
Walter r. Penuington aud Sam.
Laughliu are her popular clerks. She
gives through receipts for freights or
passengers TO al points South and
West.
For CAENELToN.-The fine coast
packet, Petrolia No. 2, leaves for
Cannelton and all way landings at
sharp ten this morning. in charge Of
those pleasant and obliging gentle
men, Captain John II. Triplett and
John A. Adams Passengers will be
well cared for.
For LoUIsymLE.-Thc fleet and
finely appointed Tarascon is the I'M
rivaled packet Tor Louisville and all
way ports at six o'clock this evening.
She is a grand floating palace, and
finely differed Capt. James Mather
commands, and jesse jackson and
Miles d. Warren arc her clerks, both
urbane, attentive and obIiging.
FoR HENDERsoN.-Thc elegant and
feet railroad transfer steamer Mollie
Norton leaves for Henderson at 3:15P.
II. to-day, in charge of Capt. Charley
Perkins, an accomplished officer. hav-
ing elegant accommodations for pas
seugers. A. o. Durland AID G. j..
Boyle, two pleasant gentlemen are
her clerks
s4Iennfrrs from cur Exchange.
PlrrsRuRG. The Cobimcrciol Of
Hnei3ces below the suspension
hridoe remains Suspended Tor the
want Of water. There las been no
arrivals on departures for some days.
business il the slack water slightly
inferruptcd. The only boats running
are the mail line. The gates at dam
No. 2 arc undergoing repairs, which
will occupy some ten days or two
weeks. In the meantime the mail
company viii run to Lock No. ,, and
exchange trips, and keep up commu-
Bication IN that way.
CGScINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Tuesday says
Captain George Hazlett sold one
half interest in the Nile, yesterday, at
81 mi II Enntuin Mnl1L 49, q.