The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-16
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FOrolher Rtssr Items see Third Page.

The weather Yesterday was partly cloudy
and very hot and sultry. Two lightshow-
ers fell Saturday evening, and a very
heavy rain fell yesterday morning. These
rains viii do great good 10 the corn CROP
which was suffering from drought. The
food Of water that poured down sycamore
Street sewer washed out a great hole at
The mouth. We understand that immedi-
ste steps will be taken to repair the
mouths of the several sewers. Il should
be done soon. The river during the
"A hours ending at dark last night, had
fallen 6 inches. The pilots OF the Tar
ascon report S feet at Flint Island and
feet on Portland bar. They report the
Paytona and barges aground at LeWlsport.
She had got one barge over, but had not
arrived at midnight. She IS now COM
manded by Capt. Yves. Conner.......-T The
additionsi arrivals and departures up 10
midnight last, since PM Saturday, in
elude the Morning Star, Louisville and
return Mollie Norton, to Henderson: Ada
Lyon, to Green River; Armada, to
Cairo; Clara Scott, TO Passport; Quickstep.
from Cairo; Tarascon, Louisville to Hen.
derson; Petrolia No. ?, and Lorena and
barges, st. Louis to Cincinnati.
The Armada succeeded In getting up a
good trip, and was full of peopIe.......The
Morning star had q fair trip.---..The
Quiekstep arrived about midnight, with a
fair trip.........The Petrolia No. 2 hal q
hogsheads of tobacco and considerable
miscellaneous freight, and big passenger
trip-.-..-The Tarascon had q good trlp
yesterday .........The Clara Scott hal an ex-
celIent trip out.........In our local columns
VII be found interesting details Of The
explosion OF the Cairo packet Cumberland,
which blew up near shawneetown early
Saturday morning. AS viii be. seea BY
notices elsewhere, Captain Gus. Dusou-
Chef win send out the Norman on Tuesday
with the mail In place of the Cumberland.
Capt. II. Il. Dexter announces his purpose
to put In a good boat on Friday next, 10
run regularly as the Tuesday and Friday
packet untEl his new boat IS ready. Ifthe
owners Of the Cumberland determine to
hold these days we may expect the lIveIi.
est little light ever witnessed on this river.
1.-THE Lorena had slim trip last night.
She had two barges Ia tow, but had bat
little In them. she discharged couple OF
lots Of white lead here. She viii lie up at
Cincinnati to repair and await more
water. Altoona, over due, had not
arrived at midnight.
Pat. Kinney, OF Pittsbnrg, deck hand on
the Lorena, disappeared from the boat IN
the vicinity OF shawneetown yesterday
morning, and 20 feared that he fell over
board and was crowned. He was last seen
lying upon the bow OF one of the barges
Dispatches from Atchison, Kansas
say the steamer Metz, laden with material
for the Leavenworth & Atehison Raflfoad
sunk on Friday, seven miles below thai
city.
MAHyEFEsr-Steamer Quickstep, from
Cairo TO Evansville, Aug. l4-ArnOld, lol
household furniture; II Il Dunkerson decO,
/ 100 bris Hour; Yenny, BOWles IL Co, / brl
sugar, bg coffee, 1 brl mdse; II W Wat
/ Rtns hf. brl mdRe, n Morris, 102 bgs corn; +
Kramer Il sor, Q ale boxes w : Ford,
hid tobacco; ~ Ct Brown & Co, / hhds
tobacco; Louisville 2 tons mdse.