The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-08-18

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There were no other arrivals than
those already announced. The Idle
wild had a very handsome trip out.
She went up to near the mouth of
Green River to meet the Morning
Star, from which she received a num-
Der of passengers. and considerable
freight, separating here about seven
o'clock.........The Star was detained
several hours by fog.........Among the
passengers by the Idlewild, yesterday.
was Capt. Alex. Sim, of Golcooda,
an ancient mariner and commander
10 the American Mercantile Marine,
who has been on his first visit to
Evansville, although he has been
residing at Golconda II or Is years.
He commanded the briggs Altoona, the
James and Margaret, and the Oak.
He has been thrice shipWrecked, the
last time saving only the clothes be
wore and hisspy glasses, which he re-
tains to this day. He is hardy and
we'll preserved old Scotchman, pro-
/ verbal for his tender sensibilities and
humane disposition.........Capt. J. j.
| Pillsbury and Major Turner, Chief
Engineer of the OWensville & Rus
selIville Railroad. were passengers By
| the Morning Star yesterday evening.
They go to Livermore this evening
by the EvansvilIe........We have sell
dom seen a steamboat that runs fast
| and yet runs as easy and with as little
labor as the Tdlewild. She runs as if
she enjoyed it.
/ RfVer Dispatches.
PITTsBURa, August IL Noon. -
Weather clear and warm. Their.
mometer 800. River falling, with 4
feet 6 inches In the channel. NOTHING
doing on the wharf Reports from
the Monongahela sa, that river i.
falling. At Oil City SAe river is sta.
tionary, with 10 inches in the channel
Weather warm.
| PITTsBURG, August IL. - Weather
cool and pleasant. Monongahela
feet z inches and falling. Arrived anC
departed-the packets.
| CINCINNATI, August II Noon
The river has risen z inches, with Il
feet 2 inches water 10 the channel
Weather clear. Thermometer 600.
| CINCINNATI, August 1.-THE river
has risen 10 inches during the last q
hours, with II feet in the channe
tonight. The Anna is loading fol
: New Orleans. and the Camelia fol
Pittsburg. Weather clear and coeI.1
LOUISVILLE, AUGUST II. = Rive
rising slowly with 80 inches of wate
in the chute. and 8 feet on Portlanc
Bar.
CAIRO, August, 17.-Belle Mem
phis, Memphis to st. Louis, An.
Burksville, Nashville packet. g; Alas
ka, New Orleans to Mound City, II
Mary Alice, st. Louis to New Orleans
noon; Edinburgh, Louisville to New
Orleans, Pm; Grand Lake. Grans
Tower to Memphis. 4 Mary Miller
Evansville packet z. River fell tire
inches. Weather clear; mercury s0e
ST. LOUIS, Aug. 17.-Arrived-
Lucy Bertram, from heokuk; Kat
Kinney. from Omaha; Bee and baTges
from New Orleans; Beardstown
from Peoria; City Of Cairo, from
Vieksburg; Lewis. from Kansas City
Departed ohnson and Lucy Der
tram, for Keokuk; Beardstown, TO
Peoria; Grand Tower, for Memphis
Post Boy, for Kansas City; Davit
Watts, for Tennessee River. Rive
, falling slowly. Weather clear ant
warmer.
NASHVILLE, August 17.-River ris
ing, feet on Harpeth Shoals. Tn,
weather is fair and autumnal. De
parted-Ella Hughes, to Cairo.
MEMPHIS, August II. - Westhe
clear. Mercury 790. River abou
: stationary. Departed--J ulia, to 81
Louis. The steamers Church AM
Wick were sold at aution, to-day
they were bought by Captain G. B
Church, at $4,000 for the Church
and $23, 900 for the Wicks.
VICKsBURG, August 17-Down-
Kilgour. at 2 last night.
NEW ORLEANS, August 17.-Ds
parted-Bismarck, to st. Louis.