Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-27
River News.

The river is reeeding very slowly at
this point, with 81 inches to Cairo and
254 to Louisville
The news from Cincinnati to-day is
more cheering, 5 feet eight inches being
reported in the channel and rising, and
rise of considerable Importance report
ed in all the tributaries above.
At Pittsburgh the river is swelling
very slowly, with about four feet in the
channel 4T
The weather again indicates rain, and
the usual Indications of good rise pre-
/ vail
The Colossus exchanged trips with the
McCombs at French Island Sunday
evening, and returned to this city yes
terday morning. rzygze zFa
She left at an early hour for Louis
vile. es ~ r a;xs4s
The Cordelia Ann arrived from Rum
sey yesterday morning, and her officers
report bad break in the locks at that
place, which viii close navigation on
that river for some time. ~
The Cordoba Ann is loading for Nash
vile, and will leave forthwith.
The Colonna continued to load yester-
dry morning on government account,
and probably got off last night for Nash
vile. a
The May Duke arrived about noon
yesterday from Cairo, and, in order to
allow shippers an opportunity to get
their shipments ready, lies over till noon
to-day.
Captain Josh. Throop is in command
of the gallant Armada, and, notwith-
standing a serious detention on her first
trip last week, mas made pretty good
packet time.
Remember the May Duke to-day, and
give her "gallus trip
The Silver Wave, thoroughly repaired,
was sold to B. F. Beasley and others for
$4,000.
The w. W. Crawford has been sold to
Dacey & Able, in Memphis, for 0,000
The Black Hawk has been sold to par
ties in New Orleans for $40, 600
The Delaware was due last night from
Louisville, but may probably not get off
on her return until this morning Her
accommodations are among the best
Captain Henry Scott, of this city, and
w. H. Thompson and Robert Smith, Of
Paducah, sold their neat little new boat
the Mattie-to parties in ST. Louis last
week for Sl5, Ats cash
Captain ]. B. Ford has sold the Dill
gence to parties in ST. Louis for $4,000
including repairs.
Five-sixteenths of the Clara Dolson
was bought by Mrs. NJ. E. Bofnger fol-
$4,000.
Horace Halton bought ne-third o.
: the Polar Star and ons-third of the Ari
zoaia-the former for $1,000 and the
latter for $4,000 M
A despatch from Cairo to the Missouri
-, Democrat of Saturday, says:
Steamers in port preparing to load fol
J. the South, were suddenly brought t.
grief this morning by military ordel
|. prohibiting the further shipment of pri
II vate freight south of Cairo. As there il
L no Government freight here, and tn,
boats are not ordered to go elsewhere
they have no alternative but to lay up
> The Diadem has done so, and the crev
of the Henry Won Phul, who came dow
to take her out, went back home, as the,
9 could get nothing for her to do. TIL
General Anderson had received som
small lots of freight yesterday, before tn
. order was received, and as she had fai
> passenger trip on board, she conclude,
she would wait for the train this evening
pick up what people she could and go t
Memphis anyhow, freight or no freight
The result has exceeded her expects
tons, as the train was an unusually larg
> one, and the Anderson is crowded a.
over with passengers.