The Evansville journal., 1870-06-02

years OF their coal mlneSs winch Trey
propose to work with great energy.
Col. Newcomb has had large expe-
rience as lessee of the Cannelton coal
mines, and his advent to our immedi-
ate vicinity will have a tendency to
cheaper coal in this market. We wish
him abundant ccess...."..".......
By telegraph to W. G. Brown & Co.
we are advised that the celebrated
steamer Virginia will be here to-day,
and will return from this port to New
Orleans. positively, to morrow even
ning.........The Magenta is also due
here this evening, aud the Mary Hous
ton during the night or early in the
morning......The Mary Houston will
leave Louisville on Monday next, and
will leave this port on Tuesday, June
7th......Do not forget the Clara Scott
to-day. Give her big trip. as Capt,
Lee Howell and Bob McMechan, her
chief officers are worthy gentlemen.
1.-THE Mary Miller passed Cairo
early yesterday morning, and will be
here at noon 10 osy.........The Vir-
ginia also passed Cairo yesterday
evening, AID will be here early this
afternoon......The Mary Miller will
have prompt dispatch for a return
trip.-.......The Quickstep had not
been signalled at 1:30 this morning.
River Dispatches.
PlTTsBURG, June There was a
thunder shower this afternoon. The
weather is cloudy. Monongahela 3
feet 6 inches and falling. Arrived
and departed: Arlington. The Wau-
anita was detained here for more
water.
PITTsBURG, June 1.-Monongahela
falling slowly with feet 6 inches in
the channel. Arrived = Arlington,
from Cincinnati; she returned at
1890 to-day. The Wauanita is load
ing for St. Louis, but viii not leave
until the river rises. The Juniata,
from Cincinnati. will arrive this even
lag. and depart to morrow. Business
on the landing inactive. Weather
cloudy, threatening rain.
CINcINNATI. June l. River six
teen feet In the channel and falling.
Arrived: Kate Robinson, from st.
Louis; Leonidas. from New Orleans
Silver Moon, from Memphis; Kate
Putnam, from Nashville. Departed
Kate Putnam. for PlttsbuIg; Sam. j.
Hale, for Memphis; Il. j. Lockwood,
for st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE, June ARRIVED
Lockwood and Camelia, Pittsburg
Shamrock, Cincinnati. Departed
Silver Moon. Cincinnati; Shamrock,
CamelEl and Lockwood, st. Louis.
The river has fallen four inches in
the last twenty-four hours, with seven
feet large in the canal, and FIVE feet
in the chute. Weather clear and
pleasant.
CAIRO, June 1.-Minneola, Cinoin
natl to Memphis, IL P. M; Anna. Gin
cinnati to St. Louis, IL; Quiekstep,
Evansville packet, midnight; Tails
man, Nashville packet, 2 A. NJ; Mary
Miller, New Orleans to Louisville. 6;
Rover, st. Louis to Pittsburg. 10:
Belle Memphis, Memphis to st. Louis
1P. NJ; Mary Alice. St. Louis to New
Orleans, 2; Marble City, St. Louis to
Vicksburg, 2; st. Joseph, st. Louis
TO Hickman, 3; Virginia, New Or
leans to Louisville, 4 +; Republic, Cairo
TO New Orleans, 8; Burksville, Nash
vile packet. s. River rose 2 inches
Hard rain all night and this forenoon,
but clear now. Mercury 800.
NASHVILLE, juno 1.-River rising,
with five feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Heavy rain this morning. Weather
fair and warm this evening. Arrived /:
Newsboy. from Clarksville. DEPARTED /:
John Lumsden, for Cairo; Umpire
aud Ella Hughes, for the Upper Cum
berland.
ST. LOUIS, June 1.-Arrived-Luc
Bertram from Keokuk; Kate Kinney
from Omaha: Schuyler from Peoria !;
MINNEAPOLIS from st. Paul; Post Boy
from Kansas City; Savannah from
Pittsburg; Arthur from New Orleans; !;
Rubicon from Vicksburg; Belle Mem
phis and Grand Tower from Memphis
Departed-Rob Roy for Keokuk; /;
Noun taineer for Kansas City; Cham
pion for Cincinnati; Sheridan for St.
Paul; Illinois for Henry. River sta.
tionary. Cloudy and very sultry.
MEMPHIS, June WEATHER clear
and warm. River falling slowly. Up
Olive Branch. Julia. Mary Hous
ton. John FL. Groesbeek, and Alaska