The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-04-21
STEAMBOAT REGIsTER.


ARRIVED.
Kate French, Louisville s. Z. Hibbard, Nashville
Weodfora, louisville Charley Bowen, Cairo
Lsaigh, Cincinnati Dunbar, Paducah
C.es Fggle do Union, Louisville
Arzyle, New Orleans Argonaut, Sc. Louis
II. M Patton, Tennessee River.
DEBATED.
W-odford, New Orleans Dunbar, Paducah
Iebigh, ST. Louis Union, Bowling Green.
Grey Eagle, Louisville Argonsut, Pittsburgh
H. NJ. Patton, Tennessee River.
1.-THE Weather, yesterday, was rainy
most of the day, and it rained hard almost
all Thursday night. Should the rain prove
general, we expect bigger river than we
have experienced for long time. Ii is to
be hoped, however, that the rain is confined
to this locality.
'..-.' Freights were tolerably plenty, with
no material change in prices.
Tho RiUer was about at stand at
this point yesterday, and was falling all the
way up.
THE Dunbar left with a very good
trip of freight and passengers.
1870. The CharLey BolCen came in night
before last with a fair trip and heavy tow.
She went up few miles yesterday and took
on quantity of corn for re-shipment to the
lower country, and returned in the evening,
and is now at our wharf ready for a start
for Cairo. She will leave to-day at II
o'clock. Those wishing to go to Cairo and
way points will do well to take the BOloen,
rs she is swift and reliable, and her officers,
Capt. Dexter and Clerk Markell, are affable
gentlemen and good steamboatmen. We
advise our shippers to have their freight at
the wharf at the hour, as Capt. Dexter is
always prompt.
oh,
whistle of the Grey Eagle were distinguish
able at our wharf yesterday afternoon. We
are happy to state that she will remain per-
manently in her old trade between Louisville
and Henderson, and will carry the mail
when the mail contract is completed. She
passes here Thursdays and Sundays.
1.-THE SLUer Star, in command of Capt
Hall, assisted by Clerks Flournoy and Blunt
ing, will take her departure to-day for Padu-
cab and all way points. The Star is too
we'll known in this community to need any
comment on her Accommodations from US
The mere mention of the fact that she leaves
to-day will, we have no doubt, insure her
first-rate trip passengers and freight. Don't
forget the Star.
1880 The Poland, snagged, near Aurora,
is at Cincinnati undergoing repairs.
-'...- The Anglo Saxon is loading as
Portsmouth for st. Louis and Quincy q rect.
1.-The Woodford passed dowa WIZ
good trip She took some freight b. Il o."
1--WE see it stated iR y NJ rc
journal that the Dou6teaa ess' ~ oriean;
q sum somewhat more p -'red @5o'ooo.
Red river, in four mor- Ian her cost IN
1.-THE New . -'ns and a nall.
aay saws orleans Picayune of Tues
The q d
nresent .Jr. has been laid up for thu
I,onisvs- She will leave 10 few days fol
and lie, where she will be dismantled
be der machinery put into one of the new
,ats which the Bayou Sara ". S. Mail Lin
is now building.
The Louisville Democrat of yester
day says:
Yesterday was warm, cloudy, drizzly
damp day. The river was falling tolerabi,
fast having fallen in all about twenty inches
The Cincinnati Gdzette says com
petition is running high between the St
Louis Express Line aud the Sammy Side
The rates of course have been cut down
and shippers are having the best of the bar
gsin.
From the Memphis AVaidhche w
learn that Capt. J. H. Freligh is at present il
that city, with view to organizing AN Asso
citation whereby a regular line of boats shal
be kept up between Memphis and New Oh
leans.
Arkansas river is still falling, Onl
twenty six inches are found to Pine Bluff
and about twenty thence to Little Rock
The mail packets go up as high as the Bluff
where they connect with the little steame
Leon, which takes their mails and passen
gers to the Rock.
1--WE clip the following from the 81
Louis Republican of yesterday morning:
The river here commenced rising slowly
on Wednesday night, and mp to last evenin
had risen about one inch and a half. Their
is u in the channel out to Cairo.
The Illinois river is falling, with feet
the channel from Peoria down 10 the moutl
The upper Mississippi is falling from S
Paul down. with four feet on the upper, an
81 inches on the lower Rapids. Be!o
Keokuk there is five and Il half feet watt
in the channel.
The Missouri river is falling rapidly, wit
81 feet in the channel from Weston to til
mouth.
"Sr. JOSEPH, April l9.-Water still fal
ing, and the river is very low; it is wor.
above this point than it has been previousl
this season. The O0,dhd arrived down tn
morning
The weather was cloudy and cool yesle
day morning, aud business was lively q
the landing.
1.-THE Yincennes S.n of yesterday ev'
ming says:
DANGER OF FRESH The river has col
tinued to rise since our last; it rose five IL
ches last night, aid is now within 81 te'
of the highest flood marks. We have ha
heavy rains since last evening. Great fcir
are entertained of an overflow in the lowe
prairie.
We learn that at -Terre Iaute the riv'
was at stand yesterday evening, and weatl
er showery.
...The steamer Tiger ran into the M
chief on Ouarhita river, on Tuesday las
damaging her TO the amount of $500
Memphis appeal.
Canal Receipts.
FROM PETERSBU RGH, Pisa PRINCES