The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-05-07

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: PIrTsBURG-The Commercial 8
Wednesday says:
The marks last evening indicated
five feet two inches and falling. Tho
weather Waa pleasant. Tho knowing
ones predict rain during tho next
twenty four hours
CINcTNaATT-Tho Commercial Of
Thursday says:
The following q snntch wns rencived
last evenings MEMPHIS. MAY "a, 1870.
10 II. j.. HOVeE-Hhe Arkansas River
nas fallen z feet at Fort Smith. and
falling rapidly. JNO. ID. ADAMS.
The Enquirer aeys:
The new steamer Rock Island Ill
loading In the Express 1.-The FOX SD.
Louis, and will depart 10 m6irow.
The Anna ID undergoing repairs lo
her machinery and viii be- tho Tuos-
day packet. Capt j I'll. Campbell is
IN command Of 3ha Rock Island. aud
Capt. j. q. Sedan makes thc trip 10
st. Louis in charge off her 0fc0.
The 7tnea of Thursday evening
says:
Capt. John NeWsom this morning
sold his interest in the aBiBudfd
steamer Ohio No. a 40 C. A. Glen.
denim. ESQ Capt hewsom still re-
mains on duty.
The safe Of the tow boat Raven.
which recently exploded her boilora.
was recovered yesterday from The bed
Of the river. There was DO Insurance
on it. as il was fire. water and burglar.
proof, and too heavy 90 be carried
away. A safe investmcnt.
The Chronicle sayss
The Emperor dropped down 10 che
landing this morning from the yard,
where che has received q thorough
overhauling. pHintiog end re6ltiuR, 40
an expense Of R.500. She 81 aB neatas
a new pin, and viii scarcely bo roeee
nized by her old aequaintances- She
ID now receiving 10 leave Saturday in
piece Of tho Bermuda 10 the Evans
Vile trade.
LoUIsvILLE-Tho C0uriey Journal
Of Thursday says:
Captain Cue. Hodge and Captain
Henry Scott are registered at the Ma
tional Hotel.
The ST. Marys iightenod her cargo
and assembled the falls early yosler-
day morning, aud took her departure
for Wheeling.
The Commercial SAYS;
The quickest trip oftho season over
The falls was made by The TiRresa No.
2 yesterday morning. She came from
Portland and rounded to in the canal
inside forty minutes.
Capt. Lee Crane has been nc JefIer-
sonville for the past two days super.
intending the loading Of lime and CO.
ment for the Merwin. He expects TO
finish the Job aud lot the MerWin off
tonight.
ST. LoUIs-The DemoeratofThurs-
day. says:
River at this poinJ stationary. Sky
again clear, and out Of IL cane yes
terday the burning rags Of the sun.
Boatmen sWeltered under the not in-
Fiction Rs If midsummer were upon
us. TIE lower Ohio ia again down to
moderate Dimensions, and o few days
hereafter boats may encounter tf8HblO
below Louisville. Hence 40 gairo
there IL ample water for any depth of
hull or weight Of cargo. Hence 20
Ke0kuk the came, and good water 90
Sc. Paul.
NEW OELEAEs-The Times Of
Tuesday says:
The weather yesterday was of q
very disaRrooable nature. Dark
clouds began TO assemble Mt ON early
hour, and between 10 and I'LL O'Clock
A. NJ. they broke, letting down o. per-
feet deluRe, which flooded for a time
the principal streets leading 90 the
landing; at noon aud evening 'old
Sol managed 10 put 10 q faint appear
ance, which lasted but b short time,
when the elements again became un-
settled, promising more rain. hoWev-
er no more fell up % dark.
Business on the landing was X
~ceedingiy dull for Monday. There
was little doing On either landing and
but four departures.
The river 40 this port ~ now two
feet six and a half inches below high
water mark Of 1862.
BY the arrivals Of the train from
Berwick Bay We learn that the La
tourche packet, Annie Wagloy, Capt.
Blanchard, which left here on satur-
day last for Lockport, on Bayou La
fourche, sunk on Sunday night oppo-
site Labadieville and is q total loss.