The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-10

anu magenta are cue to-day iron
:, New OrleaDs".,..The rain only LASTED
y q few minutes. and scarcely laid thI
dust......The Falls City had not ar.
rived at 3 p. n. It would be a eiaqu.
lar coincidence if she, too, has broken
G q shaft, as the other two Green River
., boats have done within a week.
= GIeapimgs from Our Exchnneea.
PITTsBURG.-Ihe Commercial oil
3 Saturday says:
The marks Lass evening Indicated
four feet ten inches.and rising slowly.
The weather during the f%orenooa was
decidedly warm; in the afternoon we
had heavy rains. The prospect for n
rise is favorable.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial Of
Saturday says:
Capt. Jas. w. Bachelor, President
Of the Crescent Insurance COMPANY.
received a dispatch yesterday. from
Capt. Hart, Of the sunken Kenfcn. To-
say she lies opposite Helena. Al.kan-
sas, with her larboard boiler deck M
der water, and her starboard out. An
effort is being made TO lash her in her
present position until assistance can
reach her. The Wrecking boat IL. u.
Eckert left Cairo yesterday. TO 70 Co
her assistance. Capt. Geo. w. Neare
left for the wreck last night.
The Enquirer says:
Captain u. j. Smith has assumed
command Of tho st. Louis Express
Line steamer Anna, Captain d. II.
Skinkle retiring. The Anna viii be
the Tuesday packet.
The Commercial Of Sunday SAYS
Business was moderately brisk
along the leVee yesterday. Capt. q. y.
Shinkle has sold bis one-half interest
in the steamer Anna to Capt. John
Williamson and others. The Anna
will continue in the 81. Louis trade.
under command Of Capt. u. j. Smith,
formerly one Of the pilots Of the
Anna.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Sun Of Satur-
day says:
Business drags along about the
same, without any material change.
Frelghts arc scarce, southern bound
exceedingly 80, and rates are nominal.
The new steamer Grand Tower had
her chimneys erected in position yes
terday, and will be ready to leave tho
first Of next week.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of Salur.
day, says:
The copious rains and furious winds
of Thursday night cooled the otmos-
phere, and yesterday would have been
lovely but for the constantly aPitated
and o~verhangIng mass Of clouds and
occasional dashes Of rain. The river
was stationary, or nearly so. Low
water here is far from being immi-
nent. There IL no less than sixteen
feet water from KeOkuk to Cairo, and
below the latter point the depth Is
still greater. The Ohio is declining
vigorously from Pittsburg to the
mouth. Freight is scarce here, con-
sidered Ia contrast to the available
tonnage.
Charles Kean has resigned his po-
sition as Secretary Of the Merchants
| Wharfboat Association at Nicksbaru.
and George "A. Williams has been ab-
pointed in his stead. The latter is q
popular young steamboat officer, late
ly married.
New ORLEANs.--The Times of
Wednesday says:
The weather yesterday, like that of
the previous day, opened ia an unBet-
tied state, the sky being dark and
cloudy, and giving us a shower during
the forenoon. After the rain, which
lasted but a short time, ''old Sop
suddenly put in an appearance, and at
noon all signs of more rain cleared of.
leaving the balance of the day fine and
pleasant enough.
Business on the landing was more
active than we expected 20 witness.
from the fact that the forenoon was of
an Indictment nature, aad from the 10.
pearanoe of the elements of that time,
many of our boatmen we're under the
impression that he entire day would
turn out iu q like manner; but a8 it
did not, shippers who withheld their
goods 10 the forenoon, sent them down
in the afternoon, and the result was
that the greater portion Of our depart
ing steamers left with very favorable
trips. There were, however, (notWith-
standing the favorable weather of the
afternOon,) several detontions until
to. day. among others we notice 1he
Louisville packet Magenta.
The Times of Thursday evening
says:
The weather yesterday, unlike that
Of the former days of the week, was
clear and bright, with a pleasing tem-
perature Throughout, il being neither
too cool nor too warm. but Just the
right sort o. weather for outdoor Pc
destrians.
Business on the landing yesterday
was more animated than We have no
ticed for several days past. Broights
for our tributaries was freely Offering,
while shipments to the West were al-
30 plentiful. The steamer Magenta.
for Louisville, had on board one Of the
best trips Of the season.