Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-17
River News.

To the great joy of boatmen, the river
is rising, having swelled some FIVE or six
inches in the "a hours up to FIVE o'clock
last evening. All the streams hence to
Louisville are running out copiously,
and the Wabash is also rising, so that
we may safely expect an improved state
of navigation soon. There were at last
reports, 81 feet on Portland Bar and 30
inches hence to Cairo.
The j. T. McCombs arrived from Lou
isville early yesterday morning, having
come through without touching bottom.
She was detained all of Wednesday night
by fog. She looks extremely handsome
and natural, and Captain Ballard, her
popular commander, is roseate with
health, and looks bright as the first gild-
ing of the rising orient. Travellers and
shippers have cause to congratulate
themselves on the return of Capt Bal
lard with the "John Thomas" to the
trade. The courteous and affable Gwath-
ney rules the Office
The Huntsman went out at l O. clock
yesterday with magnificent trip, in
GLIDING more passengers than she could
room. Capt. Dexter and Fred. Huston,
her insuperable chief officers, drav like
the Tyre of Orpheus
Our readers will bear in mind that the
D. B. Campbell, frstclass low water
boat leaves every evening for Hender-
son, and returning early in the morn
ing, connects with the Railroad.
There is vast accumulation of freight
at this point waiting shipment, and
great want of tonnage to carry it off.
J. B. Halls wharfboat is stored full of
Nashville freight, and an early rise in.
the Cumberland would give a paying
trip to some lucky boat that called first.
| Our friends Cox & Humphrey, are al
so doing fine business in connection
with the Louisville and Cairo Packets.
| Captain Sweeney, of Wheeling has
sold the Ben Franklin to parties in New
Orleans for $27, 800.
| Captain Sedan, sold the Belfast on
Wednesday, for $1,000 cash, to parties
from New York The Belfast has Just
been thoroughly repaired.
A Memphis dispatch of the 9th to the
Cincinnati Commercial says:
The Norman, Captain F. Y. Bachelor,
in company with the Emma No 3, Pc
land, Westmoreland, Madison, Sir VIM.
Wallace, Eclipse, and Glasgow, arrived
safely at this point last night at mid
night, having on board two brigades and
battery belonging to the 18th Army
Corps, General w. T. Sherman.
| But little of interest occurred on this
more than tedious trip-only one week
out from Vicksburg. An incident did
occur, however, that wish all steam
boatmen to be advised of, viz:
General William Sewell Smith, com
manding this division of the 18th Army
Corps, took passage, together with his
staff, on the steamer Madison, Captain
D. W, Maratta. A short time after com
ing on board, he approached Captain NJ.
with a revolver in each hand, and in a
polite, mild, conciliatory and gentle
manly way informed him that, should
the boat be burned on the trip, he would
instantly shoot him. sao
The same game was tried on Captain
| Beltshoover, of the Luminary. Before
leaving Vicksburg, Gen. CONG issuing
orders to the effect that, should the boat
be lost on the trip, the officers would be
executed on the spot Captain Belts
| hoover, seconded unanimously by his
crew, at once determined to abandon the
boat unless the order was rescinded,
which was done. Steamboat officers can
draw their differences concerning these
| matters 1888
| By the way, the Madison was the only
boat that met with an accident on up-trip.
| At Island Ga she picked up a snag on
her forward quarter, starboard side, it
passing upward through the boiler-deck,
| precipitating several mules and horses
into the river. Some lives were lost,
but am unable to state how many.
We clip the following from the Louis.
vile Journal of yesterday:
The Conway, in charge of Capt Pink
Varble, left for Cannelton yesterday to
bring up tow of coal for this city.
T The Tarascon will be launched from
Towards ship yard at Jacksonville at 2
P. M. to-day. ..'i
She is to be a magnificent steamer.
| twenty-five stern-wheel and four side
| wheel steamers are now building at
Pittsburg. Of the latter, one is as large
as the great Cincinnati
Capt. CAROLS st. Louis and New Or
leans steamer will be launched at Can
Melton next week.
On her last trip up from Memphis,
several attempts were made to fire the
steamer Commercial The boat had two
Ohio regiments aboard, and it is thought
some new recruits from Dixie and others
of the regiment were guilty of the at
tempted incendiarism.
T Before the steamer Belle Memphis
left st. Louis on her last trip to Memphis
the captain received several annony-
nous letters, informing him that the boat
would be burned before she left the
former. In consequence of this threat,
a strong guard was established, and no
signs of fire or attempts at incediarism
were discovered until after the steamer