The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-04

Went ca I'D fourteen lL1utos, as she
then clipped the willows I'll the
as did also the Rob't Il. Lee the
day before........A little before noon
yesterday it commenced raining Light
", but gradually increased into
deluging shower that continued over
an hour, being accompanied By heavy
rolling thunder, shaking the very
foundations of the earth.........The
mercury fell rapidly, the change of
temperature presaging hail storm.
1.-THE rain suspended all business
on the wharf for some time. The
rain ceased about half-past one PM.
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
0INCINNATI.-The Commercial of
Monday says:
Business is rather quiet along the
levee, freights Offering in moderate
quantities for all points
The annual United States licenses
for steamboats, and steamboat bars
expire to-day, and ought 10 be re-
newed forthwith.
The Emperor will take the place of
the Bermuda in the Evansville trade
on Saturday next The Bermuda
will enter the the Kanawba trade,
plying in connection with the En-
peror. The Bermuda will leave here
every Saturday noon, and Charleston
every Wednesday morning.
The Tines of Monday evening
says:
No trouble from low low water Is
anticipated for some time, aud with
continuance Of the present steady
shipments even at reduced rates,
STEAMBOATS, can lay by (foT low wes- -
with sufficient to detray expenses till
next fall having had long pull and a
chance to make up since fall for last
years deficits.
The Enquirer Of Monday says:
A number Of young men Of this
city have Organized a rowing clubs
and are having a four-oared boat, Of
beautiful model and finish. built in
Fulton. The boat will be thirty FIVE
feet long and three feet wide.
LoUIsvILLE-The Courier. Journal
of Monday says:
A raft, having a plumber of fami-
y
from the State of New York, by way
of the Allegheny River, and embarked
on the steamer Lawrence for Nash
hville.
Six steamers Of the Kountz aazlett
line have taken, or take, at Sioux
City two regiments for Forts Sully
and Randall
The towboat Beaver, on her way
down the Illinois, broke her shaft,
and will repair here. She left her
tow of eight canal boats at the mouth
Of the Illinois.
The Earbor bills collected last
month (ApriD amount to nearly s10,-
000
The St. MarYs arrived at the Port
land wharf yesterday evening, from
st. Louis, with a full load Of iron ore
for Pittsburg. She has laid up to
await a rise in tho river, being too
long for the canal and there not being
sufficient water for her to ascend the
falls.
Captain Frank Burnett, a we'll
known upper Mississippi boatman,
has been confirmed by the United
States Senate Supervising Inspector
of steamboats, for the St. Louis, or
Fourth District, position creditably
filed for some months by Captain
Alf Sanford, personal friend Of
President Grant.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Mon
day, says:
The river fell one and a half inches
in the 81 hours ending last evening.
Reports arrive daily of a rapid de-
cline in the Ohio. There will be
trouble in navigation near Pittsburg
in one or two days.
Business will open this morning
with prospect of busy week. Rates
will continue low, however, with COM
petition to nearly all points but the
Upper Mississippi.
NEW ORLEANs.--The Times Of
Saturday says:
The weather throughout the entire
Of yesterday was cloudy and very
close. and at intervals the appeara nco
of rain was visible, il, however rained
none up to dark.
Business on the landing was more
active than we have noticed on for
mer like occasions for months past.
There were an usual large number
of departures for Friday, aud on the
majority Of them we noticed fne
trips.
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