Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-15
River News.
ARRIyIs SUNDAY.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY.

ARRIVALS YESTERDAY.
r Gilmore, Nash. Princess, Nashville.
Tarascon, Henderson. Kentucky, Louisville.
Revenue, Nashville. Kate Cassale, Nash.
Express, Nashville. Liberty, Louisville.
DEPARTURES YESTERDAY.
] r Gilmore, Gin. Armada, Cairo.
Tarascon, Louisville. Princess, Cincinnati.
Revenue, Louisville. Kentucky, st. Louis.
Express, "a Liberty, Nashville.
Kate Casselle, "
The river has risen very rapidly since
Saturday night, and by 10 o'clock on
Sunday night the bar in front of the city
was covered, and at o'clock last night
the rise continued at the rate of nearly
one inch per hour.
The rain of Saturday and Sunday was
general, extending to Pittsburg, and we
may expect very considerable rise, and
almost perfect assurance against a
freeze this winter.
The river, for the last two days, has
been full of steamers, and has presented
lively appearance.
The musical Glendale arrived here on
Sunday with some six hundred bales of
cotton, most of it was for Cincinnati.
She left few bales here, and departed
for Cincinnati full of people.
The Tarascon and Armada were both
detained by fog, and failed to get in until
yesterday morning. Both brought in
light trips.
The Tarascon left at noon, winning
much admiration by her graceful move
ments through the water.
The Armada left at2 o'clock with a
moderate trip of freight, but full of peo-
pie.
We had the ineffable pleasure of meet
ing on Sunday evening, Mr. George o.
Hart, the renowned Clerk Of the famous
Liberty No 2, who arrived here on the
Big Grey Eagle, en- route for Paducuh
and Memphis. Few men have won
such bright lanrels as steamboat OFF,
Ger, as Geo. o. Hart, and we tender to
him our congratulations. He was ac-
companied by Mr.. S. Halliday of the no
ted firm of Halliday Bros. of Cairo
They left for the South on the grand Ar
mazda yesterday se
We noted some days ago that new
hull was being built at Paducah to re
ceive the machinery of the Lady Jack
son. We are advised that the work il
progressing rapidly, and the vessel vii
soon be ready to launch. She will be {
fine craft, and is to be named the Brig
ham Young and to be commanded b!
the courteous and accomplished Captain
Ed. Hart of Memphis. .a
We have no news from the river abov,
since Saturday, but learn heavy rain
prevailed.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterda,
says:
Since our last issue heavy rains hav
fallen The indications are to the effec
that the rains have been general, AM
that the result will be an improvement t.
navigation. 1t is now pretty generall
believed that by the end of this wee
there will be 81 feet of water to Cairo
Al to Keokuk and Al feet in the Illinoi:
The weather for some days has eel
tainly been favorable to such a consun
nation. In the meantime, let us dea
with latest reports, and thrust aside spet
ulations.
The river has been rising steadily a
this point for &c hours, at slow rat'
however.
The steamer Desmoines reports tire
and half feet in the river at Crawford
and hardly more at Herculaneum. 1t
falling below Cairo, with a fair stag
however, so far.
We, Of St Louis, have no river con
# munication with the Missouri, therefor
rely upon the reports of the papers pu
lished on the banks of that stream.
The Leavenworth Bulletin of the Iii
says:
The river is now open from its mout
to St Joseph, and we presume much fu
Their up No ice has passed down tt
river for several days, and none is to
seen along the shore.
The Majors might ply between hel
and Weston if she was in good conditio
/. The little Kansas Valley is kept busy a
the time. For the past two years the
has been great demand for boats
light draft to ply between here and t
railroad terminus.
The st. Joseph Herald, of last Frida
says that the river has risen several fe
J during the last week, and entirely &C
cred the bars in the centre of the NJ
souri, The rise is occasioned by hea
rains and the warm weather.
To Quincy there was, at latest dat
l. but three feet scant on the worst ba
and stationary.
The Illinois was rising, with 80 inch
C. on Six-mile Island bar, and 81 feet abo
that point.
There was, comparatively speakiu
almost no business done at the VIII.
last week. All the large boats had
parted for the South, and no large bo
are attempting to come above Cal
hazarding great deal of time and lal
by the low water The small boats 6
OH dDoOHb COutHcTH anu Ill
is very little trade wife all the up]
streams combined.
=, A contemporary says:
Us 1t has been suggested to US that dou
ne less the agents of some of the steamsl
or lines from New Orleans to New 70
who get up such outlandish stories alb
steamers being fired into by guerril
on the Mississippi river These repC
very seldom turn out to be true, and t.
r. have tendency to frighten legitim
IN travel away from steamboats, regula
trading in the river Steamships cha
500 passage from New Orleans to \
LIE York, and at that rate passen gers
very desirable.
They always leave the port of \
IN Orleans full of people, while the ste;
boats coming up the river can get V
few passengers 1t is very comm
:. thing for New Orleans passengers
LIE start for st. Louis and other west
t. cities ria New York. A little thou
TO would teach them that there is compa
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