Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-25

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The river last evening was still swell
ing very slowly and will probably come
to a.stand by this morning. There is
fine stage of water now for the largest
class boats, and the famous Atlantic, tax
ing advantage of the rise, revisits her
old home, passing mp yesterday morning
with moderate cargo Of sugar, and 9TH
er southern products, for Louisville.
The Atlantic is now the champion
steamer of the western waters, and
regions without q rival Her officers
though young in years, are mature in all
the accomplishments that go to make up
the corteous gentleman and popular Off
Ger.
The big Grey Eagle, on her way down,
broke her doctor at Fliut Island, and
was of course unable to make her usual
trip. She, however, repaired and drop
ped down to Cannelton for coal, where
she was overtaken by the Taraseon,
which took her trip, including nearly
400 passengers, and the Eagle returned
to Louisville
The imperial big Grey Eagle will be
the unrivaled packet from and to Louis-
vile tomorrow evening. Capt Lusk
and Mr.. O'Bannon know how to make
passengers on the Eagle feel as if at
home, and their Christmas viii last till
New Years, and beyond. @T &.
The Armada came in from Cairo
yesterday morning having been detained
several hours. She had an excellent
trip, including $50 mules, which she
transferred to the Atlantic, for Louis
vile. s4.l i-r tL laa
- The Armada got fair freight back
and was crowded with passengers, the
Tarascon adding largely to the number.
The Armada is rapidly becoming the
favorite packet
| The Capitola passed up yesterday from
Nashville, and We were pleased to meet
our clever and excellent friends, the
Thompson Brothers, and to find them in
high old health and spirits.
To-day the Gen. Anderson will be the
sole packet for Paducah and Cairo, and
will leave at II o'clock Capt Dan
Clark and Billy Lowth are her chief Of
icers w
Tomorrow the Bowen will be the reg
ular packet for Cairo, unless, as is pos
sible, the palatial Superior, takes hel
place. Capt Bantly of the Bowen, i.
Bowen is noted for her great speed.
The Superior is above all praise, and
under the command of Gus. Dusouchet
who is immensely popular on the whole
line of the river, will reign unrivaled.
The neat and elegant steamer Victo
ry, Capt. Bogard, will leave for Rumsey
at noon tomorrow, and will connect with
the magnificent r. K Dunkerson, whose
fame is immortal, and will hencefortt
with the Dunkerson form regular line
hence to Bowling Green. e1r ~
The New Albany Ledger of Wednes
says: t y"
The river opposite this city continues
to rise. In the canal at noon to-day
there was full nine feet water, and seven
feet in the Indiana chute over the Falls.
Hence to Cairo there is channel depth
of full fifteen feet
The ST. Louis Democrat of Yesterday
says: 81
The river has fallen two inches since
last report, but as the officers of the Gaty
report the Cumberland as being again
rising rapidly, It's probable the river win
not fall fast, and may even take another
rise. saaii
The weather is still clear, and the air
was so mild and balmy to-day that over.
coats were voted "bores," and laid aside.
Since dark, however, the wind has been
blowing from the north, and it has chang
ed the atmosphere very perceptibIy '
Business was as dull today as it has
been in twelve months The levee was
almost deserted, even by the draymen,
and nothing of consequence was either
received or shipped until after dark, at
which the Alone and Sunny South began
receiving. tsp set ldil- 2
The Tarascon had the largest passen
ger trip of the season yesterday and at
tracted great admiration by her majestic