Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-04

The river is still rising here, and the
big bar in front of the city is rapidly |
Q ,ntracting its proportions.
There is now nearly Al feet water to
Cairo and Louisville Although the |
rain ceased yesterday morning and the
clouds broke away, We have fair hope
that the windows of heaven will again
be opened within day or two, and rain
far more abundantly will be showered
down, as the atmosphere is warm and
moist
There was no business at the wharf
yesterday, for want of boats, though
freight remains abundant
The Campbell and Chambers from
Henderson, and the Bowen from Padu-
cab, comprised the arrivals during the
day.
The Caroline passed down without
landing
The old reliable Charley Bowen, after
making two trips to Nashville, on Gov
eminent account, came up yesterday to
make some repairs on her boilers.
The May Duke will be the reliable
packet for Paducah and Cairo to-day.
Capt Josh V. Throop and Billy Dunn,
two exceedingly popular officers, will be
found on board. Give her a full load
There is plenty of water.
The friends and admirers of those
two courteous and popular officers and
gentlemen, Capt. Jim Lusk and Major
George Williams, will be glad to learn
that they will make their debut for the
fall and winter arrangements, on board
the palatial Big Grey Eagle this evening.
The Big Eagle is the pride of the Lou
isville & Henderson line, and Lusk and
Williams are worthy of the craft they
command. a- -
The Superior was not quite ready to
leave Paducah when the Bowen left, but
if not swallowed up by the Government,
of which there were some fears, she will
be up this evening or to morrow
The officers of the Bowen report 4!
feet on Harpeth Shoals, on Sunday
and raising above o
The R. K. Dunkerson got off last eve
ming with magnificent trip for Rumsey
A dispatch from Cairo to the Missouri
: Democrat of yesterday, says: The Ma,
Duke was well loaded with produce, blu
/, returned light.
The Gen. Anderson has 200 bales O
: cotton, and fair passenger trip
) The May Duke arrived last night
about 9 o clock, with good trip
The Colossus was announced to leav
) Louisville last evening, and may there
fore be expected this evening. Cap
Cox, her commander, is one of the mos
. courteous and affable gentlemen no,
ahoat, and Frank Banksmith and Die
Cox have no superiors in that suavite
in mode that render steamboatmen poi
ular.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterda
says: .r
"All doubts may be renounced as re
CARDS rise. The clouds did their we
test yesterday; it rained heavily all day
Heavy rains have fallen all over tn
country On Sunday night there was
rise of an inch, and it is predicted tina
the river here will have risen foot b
this morning.
"Boatmen from all points report risin
, rivers" !.a
. The Missouri has risen at least 81
inches, and there is 80 inches at tn
mouth of the Gasconade.
The Lacon fonnd a rise Of seve
! inches at Peoria on Friday, at 7 P.
Pilots Harper and Davis report rise
four inches all the way out, and tire
feet water on the worst bars There ha
been heavy rains and snow The Ill
nois was still rising all the way down.
There is a little over FIVE feet in th
s channel to Cairo, plenty of water beloy
8 and hence to Keokuk there is near fou
B feet. soaH moor
= The rain and the mud put nearly a
entire stop to steamboat business on tt
wharf yesterday. There is crowd
boats at the wharf now-not less tina
thirty in all Col Parsons still ha
pressing acquisitions for the transpo
tation of public stores South" but /
will not long sufficiently employ all tt
steamboats, he can possibly procure
From present indications, very consit
cradle briskness will soon be. exhibite
in the st. Louis and upper river con
K merce, as well as that of the lower ri
ers. Steamboat tonnage is increasin
'e constantly, recruited by the repairing
m old boats, and the building of new one
The Louisville Journal of yesterda
8. says: aiv So M
. The river is stationary at this poin
8. with three feet FIVE inches in the cana
About halfpast ten o'clock last nigh
s. it began raining, and continued at int
S. walls up to the time of our going to pres
$. The Ollie Sullivan, sunk in SO incht
water by striking the wreck of the steam
er Lebanon about forty miles abov
Smithland, has been raised and brougl
to Paducah for repairs.