The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-11-02
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For Other River Items See THIRD Page.

N~NS~@ 49,
The rivec up to midnight had risen about
8 inches. A dispatch from New Albany
yesterday, states that the river at that
point is falling. Our dispatches from Pitts
burg last night announce the river again
rising with over feet in the channel. The
Use is from the Allegheny, and will hep
matters below materially,ss that river does
not fall as rapidly as the MonOngaheIa.
The Kanawha was rising on Monday.
which will serve 10 swell the volume OF
water in the Ohio. The weather last night
was perfectly enchanting. Only little
curtain of cloud tinged with the golden
moonlight arched the eastern horizon,
while the armament was fairly bsstudded
with glittering stars An occasional
meteor shooting athwart the SKY added
interest to the beauty OF the nocturnal
scenery. which was further increased by
the ref sction Of the more than half moon
on the bosom of the placid Ohio. We
never saw a night of more perfect
beauty.
The additional arrivals and departures
include the MallIe Rsgon, to Cairo, and
Palestine, LOUISVILLE and return. The
Mallie Ragon took out splendid trip.
The Palestine brought all the freight and
people she could carry on the water. She
was detained seven hours by fog, and did
not arrive till IL O'Clock last night. She
is doing splendid business. Among her
passengers last night were Mr.. Charles B
Lewis and wife, of Scott County, Ken
lucky, the parents of our worthy fellow
citizen, Geo. j. Lewis, OF the firm of Hum
phrey & Lewis wharfooat proprfe:ors.
They are a well pr eserved and venerable
couple of the old Kent lucky type.......... We
received dispatch from Capt. Lee How
ell, from Union town, late last night, an
nouncing that the Florence Lee would be
here at O'Clock this morning, with the
biggest trip of tn o season. Among other
items of her freight, are sixty-three crates
Of chinaware, for this port, and twenty
three for Louisville, all reshipped by the
G. B. Chu rch, from New Orleans...............
The Emma Floyd reshipped her freight
at Cairo, and will return to Louisville
She will be up to night......... The Alaska
leaves Cairo for New Orleans to-night........
The Norman left Memphis on Monday
night, and will be here tomorrow and
leave on Friday ......... We visited the hulls
building at this port yesterday, and find
them rapidly approaching completion
Captain SCOTS new hull is one of the fin
est models ever built at this port, and will
be ready to launch, it is expeetd, on Satur-
day. She is l45 feet long, 30 feet beam and
AZ feet hold In the clear. She is built OF
timber selected by Captain Scott himself,
aud is one of tue best fastened huIls we
ever saw. over 900 bolts are used. riveted
carefully through her tim5ers and planks.
Che planks on her hull are 3, 215 and ~
inches, and ali her pIanks were bent and
fastened without steaming. Capt. Scott
has built several hulls here, but this is his
chef a. oettUre, Bart Lemon is the builder,
and the entire work is being done
under the Immediate supervision of
Captain Scott himself ~ ......
Captain Ryman's new hull is also rapidly
approaching completion. She Is gun
vale boat, $50 feet long, 3l12 feet beam,
feet inches hold In the Gear. Her deck
floor is laid, aid the superLsructure
is being put up She Will be lO12 feet
between decks, aud can not fail to be
a perfect beauty. Captain
Thomas new Wabash River packet
is progressing favorably. she Will be q
regular beauty. We shall allude TO these
specimens of the mechanical skill of the
Evansville boat builders from time to time
as the WORK on them progresses. ..............
The Sam Orr will be at the wharf this
morning and will leave for Eastport this
evening in charge of Captain Duncan,
Guy Vineyard and Aft. Maynard, as clever
a set of officers as fl0ats...."..Dr. W. q.
Ralston, surgeon in charge, furnishes US
the following report of the Evansville Ma
rine Hospital for the month of October:
No. remaining from Sept......................
No. admitted in
No. died in
NO. remaining
w. u. RALSToN, surgeon.