The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-28
RIVER NE WIS.
For Other Riuer Items, See Forsrth P4oe.


the SuCAo AmpASS0AOA ~ that TX
regular old-fashioned dog days hay
set in. The thermometer at noon yeI
terday indicated go, ranging durin
the day between 96' and 1902. TIL
river is falling slowly-perhaps fv
inches during the last tWenty.fou
hours, and is falling all the way fror
Pittsburg down. IN Walkers Ba
there is five feet scant, and Shawnee
town Bar is troublesome.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up Il
. P NJ yesterday, include the Fayette
Henderson and return; Pine Bluff
Grandview and return; Morning Star
Louisville to return.
Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here
are the T~arascon, from Louisville
Mary Miller, from Cairo; Sam. ].
Hale, Louisville to Memphis; Kate
Putnam, st. Louis to Louisville; Falls
City, Louisville to Green River.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The new and peerless
City of Evansville. one of the most
pleasantly aud elegantly appointed
steamers ahOat, is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4 pm.
to-day. Captain Dexter, one of tbs
best steamboatmen in commission, ia
her commander. and Nick. S. PEN
nington, Harry Hand and AL. May
nard are her competent, courteous and
popular clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. = The famous,
feet flying favorite T~arascon, is the
regular Louisville packet at IL Pm.
to. day, and is the most graceful, neat
and elegant boat on the ives tern wa
ters. Passengers cannot find a more
pleasant boat. She is 10 charge Of
those eminent naVigators and sterling
gentlemen, Capt. James Mather, M.
ID. Warren aud Phil Beverly.
FoR GRANDvIEw.-The feet and
popular Pine Bluff goes to Grand
view and all way landings as the reg.
ular coast packet at 3 p NJ. to-day.
She has pleasant passenger appoint
Capt. Lafayette Elder, John
Adams and Robert Adams are her
obhging and attentive officers.
FoR GREEN RIvER.--The fue
steamer Falls City, a pcs1lar boat.
with superior cabin and state room
appointments, will be here to-day.
for Bowling Green and all Green
River way landings. Captain John
Robinson is her experienced COM
mander, and Murray Bewley is her
gentlemarly, and attentive chief
For HENDERSON. - The popular
and p~Unctual Fayette leaves as usual
at 3 NJ. for Henderson, with first.
accommodations for passengers.
aud elegant officers. Captain A. o.
Durlsnd commands. and Jas. Letoher
and Jerry Boyle have charge of the
FoR BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
and popular steamer Evansville,
been repaired, leaves at A P NJ.
to-day, for Bowling Green and all
Green River way landings, in charge
of Capt. Samuel w. Combs. and with
w. holland and Leopold Kahn doing
the honors of the Office. Passengers
will receive the most courteous at
tention.
miscellaneous.
Business on the levee yesterday
was very dull, with but one or two ar
and no freight moving of any
consequence. The Idlewild, Pine Bluff
md Evansville were the only boats at
he Wharf......The IdleWild was re-
for Cairo, but the prospects
or freight seemed When
he Idlewild passed Walkers Bar, the
Virginia was hard aground and spar
ing. She also reports the Diana
md barges aground on Shawneetowu
Bar........The Louisville canal was
closed on Monday last, so to remain
or four months; and in the mean
lime the work Of enlarging and In
the same will be vigorously
to completion. The following
,oats were at Portland when the canal
vas closed: Sam. j. Hale. Rose Hite,
@. Gray, Pink Varble. Palestine,
Morning Star, Glasgow, A.. j. White,
E~dinburg, Shannon, Ar
nadillo and six towboats. The Elk
left Portland last evening.
The Tidal Wave worked off Portland
Bar, and left yesterday morning.
The Allegheny Belle. with barges,
It. Louis to Cincinnati. was the last
'oat coming through the cansl......."
The Cincinnati and Memphis Packet
company have perfected arrange
1ents for a line of steamers from
cortland to Memphis.".....The Ev-
nsville did not leave for Green River
esterday, as announced, bat will
this evening at A O'Clock, for
II points on that classic stream........
Upon the theory that all power ex-
SITS in the boiler, in its capacity to
convert water and heat into steam, a
Of Nashville will soon sp-
,ly for a patent claiming to make d.
eet application of steam to the wheels
# a boat and do away entirely with
ylinders. So says the Union and
4merican.........The Anna will run
H. AIhnnu q Pnrflnnd and