The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-09

For OtAer River Items See Third Page.

The additional arrivals and departures
up to midnight last were the Lawrence
and barge, Nashville to Cincinnati: Pales-
tine, Louisville and return; Clara Scott,
to Kanawha; Pine Bluff. to Grandview:
City of Evansville, to Cairo: Tide Out, Gin
cInnati TO Wabash Island; Mary Houston,
New Orleans to louisville; IdlewIld, from
Cairo.
The Lawrence had barge loaded with
iron ore, and was drawing all the water in
the channel, ~ feet. Capt. Pierce COL
lected his bets won on the Lee,
and goes to the Springs to spend the
money when his boat is laid up............ ......
The Palestine had a fair trip in, aud left
full at midnight, having received largely
of freight and passeD gers from the Idle
wild. Among her passengers were a large
portion of the crew OF the Louisville.
which has been laid up at Cairo. Also
Father O'Conner. of Vincennes, and E. E.
Barnes. of this city. Mr.. Barnes goes to
Louisville, to secure prize he has drawn
in "life's lottery" prize richer than any
drawn in the Henderson Land Sale......... ..
The Clara Scott lit out last evening for
her new scene of labor ................The City
of Evansville took out good trlp...... .........
The Mary Houston had about 400 tons of
freight, including a small lot of railroad
iron and a few hogsheads of waterme ous,
canteIopes, &C., for this city. Billy Bry-
ant, her popular prescriptiOnist, has our
thanks for a sample of Southern melons,
and "sich." The Courier man will be
madden than ever. Captain Durham will
make another trip to New Orleans, If
there is sufficient water. The Hous' on
had q splendid passenger trip...........,...T The
Idlewild arrived at Ii p NJ. with o splendid
trip including l37 hogsheads tobacco, a
vast amount of miscellaneous freight,
and a large crowd OF passer gsrs............,..,.
The engineer of the Mary Houston &C.
knowledges that the Idle wild passed the
Houston twice under way, fairly. The
Houston is considered one OF the 1eetest
of the Louisville and New Orleans line
1.-THE Tide Out is going to survey and
measure the Ohio River from Wabash
Island to Cairo.........Captain Yves. Conn r
and Jim Peli. the pilots of the famous r.
E, Lee, were passengers by the City Of Ev-
ausville, yesterday, and proceeded to New
Albany, by rail.....-.The Alpha turned
back from Smithland.................... Nr.
Phil. Branham retIres for the:present from
the office of the Palestine, and Will make
a tour to the East. He is one of the most
pleasant and popular clerks In the bust
ness. and his hosts of friends along the
river will miss him from his post. We
wish him Pleasant trip and safe and
speedy return DIR. Kennedy has been
unable to secure boat to put in place of
the Norman, which he will repair as soon
as possible. She will be ready for business
within two weeks.
Boats Leaving on Sunday.
For ST. LoUIs.-The splendid Kate Rob-
inson will be here at noon, Sunday, en-
route to st. Louis, having elegant passen-
ger appointments. Captain Jas. Remission
and John Thrasher. her chief officers,
stand at the head of their profession.
River DfspascheA
Special TO Evansville Journal:
SHAwNEETowN, July 8.
The steamboat Fair Play. arrived here
at noon to day, with six hundred tons of
railroad iron for the Springfield & Illinois
Southeastern Railway.
PITrsBURG. July s.-Weatber warm and
rainy. River stationary at feet inches
Business dull. Granite State left for Ports.
mouth; Kate Putnam fs loading for Gin
cinnaLI, Memphis and New Orleans. OIL
81 inches and rising.
PITTsBURG. July s.-Beavy rain during
the day, but now clear. MonOngaheIa
feet inches and stationary. The Kate
packets arrived and departed.
CINCINNATI, July 8.-The river is 10 feet
4inches In the channel and has risen II
inches in the last "A hours. Arrfved-Rer-
muda, from Evansville: Abeona. from ST.
Louis; Ozark, from Memphis; wild Dick,
from Pit sburZ: Silver Noon. from Mem
phis Departed--ATg0sy. to Wheeling:
Kate Putnam, to st. Louis; Wild Duck, to
st. Louis.
LOUISVILLE July 8-Arrlved: General
Buell., from Cincinnati Departed: Alaska
and General Buell., to Cincinnati River
falling, with feet inches in the canal,
and feet inches in the chute. Weather
pleasant Therm ometer So.
CAIRO, July Sport List-Great Repub-
lie, New Orleans to st. Louis IL PM: KEEL
lOgg, New Orleans tn st. Louis II; Marble
City, Vicksburg to st. 10 MS A. N: Lorena,
PittSburg to New Orleans 9; Hawkeye, st.
Louis TO PIttsburg 0: Allegheny Belle No.
4. PittSburg to St.Louis l n; QutcksteD.
Evansville packet. The river has fell 2
inches.
ST. LOUIS, July S.-Arrived-Johuson,
from Keokuk: Anna, from Cincinnati; st.
Joseph, from Memphis: Bon ccord, from
Wound City: Post Boy, from Kansas City;
Great Republic from New Or cans, De-
parted-Jo hnsOn to Keok1k; Minneapo-
lis to st Paul; Mouutatueer, tt Kansas
City: Glendale, TO Pittsburg. River still
falling slowly. Weather clear and cool.
NASHVILLE, July S.-DepaTted-Tyrons.
TO Cairo. River falling, feet on BsFpeth