Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-10-22

The river at this point is still falling,
with less than thirty inches in the chan
mel hence to Louisville and Cairo.
At Pittsburgh it has risen 7 inches
since Tuesday noon, and was at stand
yesterday.
The St. Louis Democrat of Tuesday
says: re~-
The river rose two inches during the
4S hours ending at 9 o'clock yesterday
morning. s8 81 asgna
In the channel hence to Cairo tberesis
II feet There is 81 feet below Cairo,
| and will be any amount in Il few days, as
there is a large swell descending from
the Cumberland
The Illinois river is falling, with 20
inches in the channel from. Peoria to
Naples, and q inches from Naples to
the mouth.
The Upper Mississippi is stationary,
with feet on the upper and 2 feet on
the lower rapids Below Keokuk there
is 81 feet scant in the channel
The Missouri river is falling from Lex
ington down, with 81 feet scant in the
| channel above Jefferson City, p inches
at the mouth of Gasconade, 80 inches at
South Point, and 80 inches at the mouth.
There are very few steamboats, now run
ming in the Missouri.
The Upper Mississippi rose halfinch
at St. Paul on the 18th, and there was
a rumor of i rise above
y The Matte came in yesterday from
Cairo, having partial cargo of cotton,
grain and oysters. The Matte is
stern wheeler and a wide-awaker. She
is entirely new, carries big cargo, and
draws very little water Capt Scott
commands the Matte, and Mr. G. w
Bugg is her clerk. This steamer will
probably be a frequent visitor as Cairo
packet.
The steamer D. B. Miller was recently
burned thirty miles up Little River, q
tributary of the st. Francis, She had
been sunk by the rebels, and was de
stroyed by the Federals to keep her from
being of use to the rebels. This is the
steamer built in 1859 at Pittsburgh by
| Captain Williams, to execute contract
with the country, and the State of Mis-
souri,, to clear Black river of logs, &c,
for some sixty miles. Captain WIS ex-
periences while accomplishing his task
are very romantic and exciting.
The j. T. McCombs arrived from Lou
isville about noon yesterday, and return
ed within an hour, being light both ways
The Emma, Capt. Dunken, arrived
from below yesterday morni ng.
She will lie up here until there is more
water, when she will enter the Evans
vile and Nashville trade
The Bowen took out big trip yester
day on her barge, and from the manner
in which she split the water, it is evident
she has lost none Of her running quail
ties
The Colossus will be here this morn
ing from Louisville, and return during
the day
She is the highest, full rugged boat OF
the river, and is magni6cently differed
By an advertisement in another place
it will be seen that the fine little Cor
. della Ann is up for Nashville on Satur
day
Shippers will take notice and covert
themselves accordingly.
The splendid and popular May Duk'
will be due here this morning, if not de
tanned by sand bars or fog, of whicl
there is little danger. She will go GU
at noon for Cairo.
{, Her qualities as "a passenger packe
are well known, and Capt. Josh V
Throop and Billy Dunn have no supe
riors as accommodating officers @
Twenty-Five stern wheel and four sid
= wheel steamers are now building a
!. Pittsburgh. Of the latter, one is a
d large as the great Continental
: The Nashville Union of Tuesday says
Is The Cumberland river is rising fast
n with about eight feet water on the shoal
3 last evening.
Captain James Hughes, of this city
e purchased of A. Hamilton & Co., yes
n terday, the steamboat J. q. Baldwin, 70
500, 900 cash-Capt. ]. N. Corbitt
y going to take charge of her and Ber
6 Egan goes as Clerk on her.
n The New Albany Ledger says:
d The steamer La Crosse sunk som
t, fifty miles below here last evening. Sh
II left here last Sunday evening with
|, Government trip of forage fo- the Cum
It berland. 1t is supposed the boat can b
IL raised, but the cargo is total loss.
y Portland bar this morning is still yer
bad with scant twenty-eight inches water
: The ferry boats experienced the creates
difficulty in making their trips this morn