Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-26

Steamer-CommerciaI, Memphis.
r. B. Speed, Henderson.
" Big Grey Eagle, Louisville.
4" May Duke, Cairo.
&" Armada, Cairo.
The river continues to rise steadily,
and there is now full five feet hence to
Louisville and Cairo.
At Cincinnati the river continues to
rise, with 133 feet in the channel at noon
yesterday
Yesterday was another dull day on the
ievee, with but few arrivals.
The big Commercial came down on
Tuesday night with partial load, and
refused freight all along. She took ten
or twelve tons at this point, and would
fill up below.
The admirable little May Duke arriv-
ed yesterday morning from Cincinnati,
and left in short time for Cairo.
The May Duke has been sold to pan
ties in Cincinnati for $4,000 cash, the
cheapest boat sold this season. "Conse"
Miller, of the Cincinnati Commercial,
represented Capt Josh. Throop, and we
are inclined to think he not only sold
the boa. but also sold Capt Josh. The
latter promises to get even with him at
Christmas
The elaborate Armada left yesterday
afternoon with stavingly trip. Fred.
Huston is again at his post and looks as
rubicund and jolly as ever.
To-day the splendid Little Grey Ea
gle will be the unequalled packet fol
Henderson and Louisville. Capt Hut
sonpillar and Frank Banksmith, assisted
by the ineffable Dick Cox, are her chic
officers.
The high-headed Charley Bowen vii
be the regular packet for Cairo at noel
to-day Billy Bentley, being piou
soul, will set a sumptuous dinner for hi
guests, and his handsome clerk viii SCI
that shippers and travellers are mad
. comfortable and easy.
The big Grey Eagle arrived at sever
= o'clock last night, and reports plenty o
water coming. She returned to Louis
5 vile about midnight.
The Louisville Journal of yesterda
: says;
The river is rising fast at this point
!. and has risen II inches during the las
"a honrs. There is now feet 10 inche
. in the canal, and 2 feet 10 inches in tn
Indiana chute.
= The Sir John Thomas McCombs ha
= attracted the attention of Uncle Samuel
7 and has been taken to his tender en-
brace. She went up through the cana
:, on Monday, and will load for Nashvill
or Eastport.
! The New Albany Ledger of Tuesda
says: set.
q The Cumberland is rising, with 4 fec
' water on the shoals.
On the 18th inst the David Tatum
= Moderator, Minerva, Colossus, j.. E
Baldwin, Florence, Huntress, and A.
u Hine were idly lying at Clarksvill
awaiting further orders, more water, au
a few gunboats. ri
The steamer Universe was sold
Captain Watts, of Madison, Ind, an
others, on Saturday, for $31 900.
E Capt. Ash Hopkins, formerly of tt
Isabel; Capt John Brooks, of the E.
I ward j. Gay; Capt. Dehaven, former
of the Alonzo Child; Capt. Carter, ono
of steamer Atlantic; Capt Dehaven an
Capt. Montgomery, Admiral, are no
building two large rebel gunboats |
Mobile; the largest, the Nashville, is 2f
feet long, aud will have the machines
of the steamer Natchez, formerly in Il
Mississippi trade, between New Orleal
and Natehez, and the Tennessee to ha'
81 the machinery of the old Alonzo Chill
formerly in the St. Louis and New G
leans trade
The Cincinnati and Louisville M
3 Company have named their new sid
wheel packet, now nearly completed, &
Id "Gen. Lytle," in honor of that brave
Gcer who was slain at the battle of Chic
10 manga.
= The Tarascon, of the Louisville al
Henderson mail line, will be complet
3Q during the first eek of December.
On her last trip to New Orleans fro
Vicksburgh, the great Atlantic had s
bales of cotton and 4S4 hogsheads of ;
ed guar as part of her freight. She b
l6l cabin passengers; She is the gre
leu Major Geo. A. Williams is fitting {
the office of the Tarascon in style co
led mensurate with the elegance of IL
splendid steamer
leu Major Williams is to be the chief Gle
of the Tarascon, and no one knows
led ter than he how to keep both books a
office just right
ned The Missouri Democrat of yesteId;
says the river was stationary during I
past "a hours. To Cairo there is 6 f
orr on the worst bars, except Crawfords s
% the depth there being 81 feet, Accord
to the latest arrived pilots. There is
20, feet below Cairo, at Point Pleasant.
The river above is slightly rising
ed Keokuk, with five feet in the cham
but above the lower rapids, on which I
III water is 30 inches, it is now falling.
III The Illinois is about stationary, W
80 inches from Peoria to the mouth.
all The Missouri is falling, with 20 incl
at the mouth Of the Gasconade, and
inches elsewhere Z
There are several boats loading
. Louisville, Cincinnati and Pittsburg
. thing unknown for some months pa
The boats now loading for the Ohio g
- the Savanna, to leave this morning
ON Pittsburg; White Rose, loading for I
E ssii same, and Citizen, for Cincinnati. 7
fxxyo foff hoo a. L
rim, Two latter Doats nave just WltndraWn ire
TIL the Lower MiSsiSSippi trade and the f.
. sne named from the Upper Mississippi. F
% the Ohio large amount of freight is
-, fering, but no passengers as yet.
to A Cairo letter of the 23d to the Den
crGt says:
p The Gen. Anderson arrived FRI