Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-31
River News.
ARRIVALS.

Inc STEADY tnOugh gentle rain that
has fallen since Thursday night, has in
spired new hopes OH the part of steam
boatmen, and there is great anxiety to
learn whether or not the rain is general
and extends far up the river The river
here had risen nine inches up to four
o clock last evening Our own impress
sion is that the rain is general, and that
it is the commencement Of u big thing"
in that line.
The rise here continues, and great
number of sand hammocks have disap-
peared since Thursday morning, and we
hope by Monday to be able to announce
that the bar in front of the city has
pretty generally disappeared. Indeed
the pattering of the rain, as we write,
gladdens our heart so that, were we a
poet, as are our brethren of the New Al
bany Ledger and Louisville Journal, we
would doubtless break forth into poetry,
but as g we isn't" we forbear. sat
The first fruits of the rise, slight as it
is, may be seen in the large list of arri-
walls and departures, which we record
this morning. H ..UIi.e
1t looked like old times to see nearly
dozen steamers crowding our landing
at once, again. These, we presume, are
but the forerunners Of the good time
coming.
The neat and swift Colossus, com.
manded by the courteous and affable
Capt Cox, with those popular clerks
Banksmith and Dick Cox, in the Office
and DR.. Green in charge Of the mail, en-
tered her appearance yesterday morn
ing at o'clock, to the great delectatior
of many passengers and shippers, wht
had been waiting and watching for sew
eral days After returning from Hen
-1~rson she took large lot of -four from
o'clock for Louisville.
The ]. T. McCombs, unable to eros.
the bar at French Island, returned tt
Louisville from that point.
There was no arrival from below III
to late hour yesterday evening, and the
strong probability is that all the Cairo
packets have been drawn into the male
strom of the Government impressment
If so, the people along the river should
not complain, as Gen. Grant has a vast
army that must be fed, and while the
Tennessee and Cumberland are up, it is
proper that every effort should be made
to throw forward sufficient supplies
to last nntill the spring foods come
Push forward the reinforcements!
Capt Halls wharfboat has been rest.
ing on the sandy bed of the river for
some time, and now that the waters are
increasing and his windmill refuses to
operate, it becomes question of some
solicltude whether it can be pumped out
by hand.
From the officers of the Colossus we
learn that they met the rain about 10
o'clock Thursday night near French
Island, and most of river men believe
we shall have two foot rise independ.
ent thereof.
Our handsome friend, Capt. J. 7. Eos
ter, has entered the Piketon in the
Green River trade as regular semi
weekly packet He will make sure con-
nections, and promptly reship freight for
all points above Rumsey. Passengers
and shippers would do well to make a
note of it. fe.f -7
Among the transports at the landing
yesterday was the Ella Faber, one of the
incest stern-wheelers on the river. She
was recently purchased by Capt. Tom
Gilmore for $4,000 He commands her
in person, and has just cause to be proud
of his new craft. She is only about 10
months old
The Missousi Democrat of yesterday
says: H 49,
Steamboatmen we're cheered yester-
day morning with the fact that the river
had risen one and three-quarter inches,
which we trust is an earnest of several
feet additional And again, a vast
amount of rain on Wednesday night, the
shower falling continually, and even YES
terday during daylight, there was very
little cessation in the aqueous supply.
Latest news from the Missouri show
that river to be improving from Boon
vile down, with q inches at the Gascon-
ade, and 80 inches at the mouth. For
all that, we have not renowned all hope
of rise in the Missouri, as likewise the
Illinois and Upper Mississippi.
The Illinois had been stationary for
some time, when the last boat was in it.
Mr.. Hunter, pilot of the Lasalle, reports
80 inches through to Peoria. Nothing
has been heard for some time from the
Illinois between Peoria and Lasalle
A Cairo dispatch to yesterdays St.
Louis Democrat says:
: The little Padueah and Cairo packet
Matte Cook, is the only boat on which
freight can be shipped beyond Cairo.
She took up to-day, for Paducah, 1873
bags coffee, IL hogsheads and go barrels
sugar, 80 barrels molasses, so kegs soda,
20 kits mackerel, and about ten tons
miscellaneous freight.
From this we would infer that the May
Duke has been pressed" She may,
however, arrive to-day. Thursday night