The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-28
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Up to 10 O'Clock last night there
was a good deal of weather. and most
of it seemed to come out of the fues
Of a seven. boiler steamboat on a
business trip"-that is, it was hot.
Everything and everybody was in a
melting mood, and it would appear
"a bulous for a man to say the bosom
of LA Belle RiVierc' had ever borne
a coat of ice. But seasons bring
about miraculous changes, for the
truth of which we refer to Mr..
Thompson, vino once wrote a little
book in regard to the such affairs.
As to business on the levee after the
Idlewild left, there was none. All
was calm and serene, and not a horse
stirred. nor the silence broken by any
thing except the "Mackeral Brigade"
swimming, ~spiashing and believing
like so many porpoises. In fact Al
exander Selkirk. (though he had some
experience on the Island of Juan Fer
nandez,) would have left the wharf in
disgust. This. however, is something
very unusual for Evansville. and no
doubt is an episode in the life of our
levee habitues......The little steamer
Matte arrived from Greensboro at 6
o'clock last evening, and We are ia
formed she is a candidate for public
patronage and favor. in the trade be-
tween Evansville and OWensboro...:.
The City Of Evansville arrived about 10
o'clock, with a fair trip of freight and
passengers.
River Dispaaches.
PITTsBURG, July 27-Noon.-River
rising. with 5 feet in the channel by
the Monongahela bridge marks: 6
feet 10 inches in the Allegheny. Bust
ness on the wharf is dull. No arrivals
or departures. There was a heavy
thunder and rain storm last evening,
with favorable signs of more rain to-
day. Weather cloudy and warm.
Thermometer So. At Brownsville the
river stationary, with 3 feet. Weather
cloudy. Thermometer 760. At Oil
City the river is rising, with 40 inches
IN the channel. Weather warm.
PIrTsBURG, July 27.-There was a
heavy ram in the afternoon. Mon
ougahela 5 feet 2 inches, and rising.
Allegheny 6 feet IL inches, and rising.
No arrivals or departures.
CINCINNATI, July 27-River 8 feet
in the channel. There were DO ar
rivals or departures, except packets.
LOUISVILLE, July 27.-Arrived-
L0rena, from New Orleans. River
rising with % inches in the chute
and 4 feet on Portland Bar. Wealth
er clear. Thermometer $50.
CAIRO, July 27-Port list-City of
Alton, Memphis to st. Louis. s A f;
Tidal Wave. Pittsburg to New Or
leans, 8; Virginia Louisville to New
Orleans, noon; Burkesville, Nashville
packet, 1 PM; Carrie Converse,
Pittsburg to New Orleans, 2; Marble
City. st. Louis to Vickshurg, z, The
river fell two inches. Weather clear.
Mercury 900.
ST. LOUIS, July 27.-Arrived-Rob
Roy, St. Johns aud Lake Superior,
from Keokuk; Bismarck, from New
Orleans; Rubicon, from Vicksburg;
Lockwood, from Shreveport; Bon
Accord, from Metropolis; City of AL
ton. from Memphis. Departed-Sal-
lie, for Arkansas River; Grand Tow
er. for Memphis; Commonwealth, for
New Orleans. River falling. Wealth
er still very hot; mercury at B PM.
1902.
NASHVILLE, July 27.-River fall
ing, with 4 feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Weather fair. Thermometer 95' in
the shade at Bpm. Ella Hughes de-
parted for Cairo.
MEMPHIS. July 27.-Weather clear.
Mercury 880, River falling. Bust
ness fair. Departed-Mollie Able
and Olive Branch, to New Orleans;
Little Rock, to Arkansas river.
NEW ORLEANS. July 27.-Arrived
-Natchez, from St. Louis; Sam. Bar
ker and barges, Henry Ames. Great
Republic, from st. Louis; Mary
Houston. from Louisville.
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