The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-20

Commercial, Lou; Emerald, Cincinnati.
Empire City, Pittsburg; Francis Fisher St Louis;
Eugene, louisville; Commercial, Memphis
Emerald, New 0rlsans.
-.... The Weather, yesterday, was warm
and clear, and business on the levee quite
active The huge COntinental-wh whose ca
pacity for swallowing freight fully rivals
that Of the Maria Denning-disposed of
the cargoes of several little Wabashers with
out perceptibly diminishing her room for
more.
C1Ne1NNATI, March I9.-River fallen 10
inches; now 244 feet in channel.
.....- The Dunbar is the Paducah mail
boat to-day. She leaves on the arrival of
the cars, making her hour of departure
about two o'clock. Captein Fowler will be
found at his post, aud Gus. DusOuchet and
Zach. Taylor are the clerks.
......zThis is the regular day for the Lue
Eaves, and she will be the only Green River
packet leaving our city to-day. She goes
as far as South Carrolton, and will deliver
freightto all points between our city and
that village.
......The Union, with the well known
and popular Ale Edwards as Captain, will
leave for Eugene and way points this even
manly department of her commander, she
will no doubt meet with all the success she
deserves. Mr.. Graham is her clerk.
1.-The officers of the Samuel Orr report
freights very scarce up the Wabash Want
of confidence and low prices at New Or
leans cause the farmers to hold on to their
corn and other produce rather than trust to
the danger of having it confscated for the
benefit of the Southern Confederacy.
-..- The Samuel Orr arrived from the
Wabash yesterday morning with a good
load. Her freight was taken by the CONT
mental.
THE Eugene came down yesterday at
her usual time, and left again for Louisville
in the evening.
We are indebted to Mr.. Edwards, of
the Union, for copy of her manifest, pub
lished below.
MANIFEST OF UNION, FROM WABAsH-
Crane & Brown, l7l2 sacks corn, 2Ol sacks
wheat, $50 sacks oats P G. O'Rney, So
sacks sundries, l bbl. molasses, bbl. pork,
kegs lard.
''.'.. The Bowen left at 2 O'Clock with a
fair trip of passengers and freight.
Everybody is satisfied they get big bar
gains at the 81 store.
1.-The Louisville Courier of Monday
contains the following items
The river is falling slowly, with eight
feet eight inches water in the canal last
evening at dark by the mark. On the falls
there were five feet eight inches steamboat
water, and nearly seven feet in the pass
During the previous forty-eight hours, the
river had fallen FIVE inches at the head of
the falls, nth clear, cool weather yesterday,
and light rain Saturday.
The Neptune came in from Memphis yes
terday morning, with 972 bales of cotton
for the North, and from Geo. W. Everhart,
the pilot, we learn that the Mississippi was
rising all the way, and all the chutes and
cut offs navigable. She left Memphis
Tuesday night, the Arizona and Hastings
in port, and met the Trio twenty miles
above port WA
1.-THE A J. Cotton, the Courier
of Monday says, is the work of Louisville
mechanics, all of whom are staunch advo-
Gates of Southern rights, takes her depart
ure TO New Orleans tomorrow, Tuesday,
evening, IN charge of Capt. Hooper, a true
hearted Southerner, under whose superin-
tendence she was built. The Cotton is a
magnificent craft in every respect, and will
be the pride of the Southern Confederacy
and the pet of Louisiana. She descended
the falls Saturday evening in fine style, and
was safely landed at the Portland wharf,
after first receiving her furniture and outfit.
The latter, the most magnificent that ever
grsced a Western boat was furnished by
Hite l. Small.