Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-12
River News.
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES

The river commenced rising again du
ring Tuesday night, and we shall not be
surprised to see rise. of 16 or Is inches
within the next two days. Haa'qga eas q
Our latest advices f n Pittsburg and
Cincinnati represent the river as rising
slowly. s4am ag SIS
There was no business of note on the
levee yesterday, and scarcely any arriv-
ais
The Armada lay over until to-day,
She will leave at IL O'clock precisely,
and shippers and travellers would do well
to make note ont . HsA'isAl I'i'' = =
Capt Josh. Throop is, her veteran
commander, and Fred Huston, neat
and accomplished gentleman, does the
honors of the Office, ai'l the two will
give especial attention to the comfort OF
travellers. ssg-e- hsFs,aaaa !
The Charley Bowen didnot get off I'M
tile o'clock YESTERDAY morning, when
she took out a big trip. au
The royal John T MeCombs, with
Capt Ballard, Mr. Gmat;,mey, & Co., in
command, will be the desirable packet
for Henderson and Louisville this even.
ing. 5r.e., 81 :.
There are few boats with superior &C
! commodations on the lower Ohio, and
her officers are frst-class in every res
peet a.,
The grand Commercial passed up last
night from Memphis to resume her trips
to Louisville to the former city, She is
III splendid condition
The West Virgins = announced for
Nashville this eveninr
The Louisville Jouraa' of yesterday
says: sss7ss 5000.
The river is stationary. With feet
inches in the canal. ffe
The new steamer Trrascon will be
completed in about twn weeks, when she
will enter as a regular aeket between
this point and Hender> NJ F
The repairs to the > a. Grey Eagle
will be completed on MCnday next, aud
she will re-euter the Henderson trade on
Iul---I-s Af .4Aut raalx- 9
| 1t is reported that well known and
enterprising steamboat owner at New
Albany has bought the elegant "Wau-
coussa."
| Capt. Liter's new an,i beautiful Mary
Brown will make trial trip from the
New Albany wharf on Wednesday morn
ing. The Ledger predicts that she will
walk the waters like thing of life.'
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says: ~
The river rose half an inch yesterday.
There is FIVE and a half to six feet Of
water in the channel hence to Cairo.
plenty below, and about four feet hence
to Keokuk
The Missouri is stationary, with some
three feet from the mouth to Kansas
City. The st. Joseph papers of Sunday
have nothing about the Upper Missouri,
but the Herald says:
We are informed that the steamer
Emile is aground on the sand bar some
miles up the river. ..,a q, ~.
As to the Illinois, that stream is rising
slowly, with a little over thirty inches in
the channel from Peoria down. l5T .e
The Tennessee and Cumberland were
reported in fair nayigable condition at
last accounts, with seven feet on Har-
peth Shoals, and ten feet in the Ten
| nessee. f-a ~. 8. E@ -ai4. ~
The weather is fine here, but cold.
Frost covers everything out of doors dur
ing the night. But last evening there
was strong southern breeze, which
may bring warmth to-day. I'D t
Business is very brisk There is no
superabundance of tonnage, and no boats
to be had cheap Government is using
nearly all the tonnage. The Luminary
and Olive Branch was notified that their
august presence was very much wanted
somewhere up the Cumberland, but we
are strongly of the opinion that neither
boat will go up the Cumberland at pres
ent. They are large, and that river is
falling. Stern-wheel boats are strung all
along the rivers on their way to Nash
vile.
Such an amount of interest is seldom
aroused as that displayed yesterday upon
the arrival of the Olive Branch, Capt. B.
r. Pegram's St. Louis and New Orleans
packet She is direct from New Albany,
where the low water in the Ohio detain-
ed her longer than anticipated. Her ap,
pearance as she moved up the harbor,
heralded by the steam Of her steam, whis-
tie. was beautiful in the extreme. She
made fast near the foot of Elm street,
and the crowd rushed on board, offering
a perfect ovation to the magnificent
steamer and her popular commander.
This steamer is perfect in every particu-
lar, for passengers, freight, cotton or
cattle; for high or for low water. rsrtf