Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-16
River News.

The river here Yves rising very slowly
yesterday, the rise of Saturday night
and Sunday being principally from
Green River ..-s .,..,. ,-e 80,
The rise from above will not reach US
for day or two yet, but we have reason
to believe that it will be of considerable
extent when it comes.
Business continues somewhat dull on
the levee, most of the arrivals and de-
partures being in Government service.
The Charley Bowen arrived from
Cairo early yesterday morning with a
light trip. Indeed, there is little doing
now between this point and Cairo The
tobacco trade has not yet opened, and
the restrictions on the trade tend greatly
to limit shipments. BID.
The Bowen will go out at noon to-day,
under command of those polite and at
tentive gentlemen, Capt. Bentley and
Mr.. Dunn, who will give especial atten-
ton to the wants of passengers. Our
handsome friend Kercheval will do the
mail on the Bowen
The gallant little Grey Eagle came in
early yesterday morning from Nashville,
and we were glad to meet our genial
and good looking friends, Capt Ballard
and Frank Banksmith, who were radiant
as summers morning. "a -la.
They report At feet on Harpeth Shoals,
with heavy rain and a good prospect OF
a rise at Nashville. G
The Eagle proceeded to Louisville.
The popular Commercial passed up
during Monday night with fine trip
from Memphis.
The big Grey Eagle, the most perfect
specimen of steamboat on the lower
! Ohio will be the superb packet for
Louisville and Henderson this evening
Capt. Jim Lusk and Mr.. O'Bannon are
her insuperable officers, and will give
the most courteous attention to pacsen
gers.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterda,
says: b .-s To .Hs
! On Sunday, drenching and heavy rains
yesterday, a severe frost-one of the
hardest of the season. Early in the day
it was feared the cold would retard the
rise, and again close the upper river, but
happily, later in the day, the wind chang
ed, and appeared as if about to yeer
round so as to come direct from the balmy
south. 1t became warmer, and there
was hope that to-day the weather will be
mild, the rise increasing, and the upper
rivers still open to STEAMBOAT visitation
business was very lively on the wharf
yesterday, every boat of over hundred
tons burden being engaged in receiving
freight. A little more Of rise will en-.
able large boats to reach our port from
Cairo, and then will be seen great rival
OF activity on the wharf The st. Louis
wharf does indeed appear sadly deserted
when no fifteen hundred or two thousand
ton boats are there. We want the Olive
Branch, the Luminary, the ]. G. Swou.
DC, at this port, and trust they will come
along. - :
The river at this point rose 81 inches
during. the 4S hours ending at 9 A. NJ
| yesterday, a.l III
The last steamer up reports four feet
at Crawford's. There should be FIVE feet
to-day. =
Hence to Quincy there is three feet
large, and to-day there should be four
feet, the rains of late having been gen.
eral a -
There is in the Illinois 50 inches at
Slx-mile Island, and above that, to
Peoria and Lasalle, about four feet
There should be an Improvement to-day
at Six-mile Island.
AHe mlSSOurI IS TrUT TrUTII fl- v,rr1-v s.-
mouth to St. Joseph, with 81 feet on the
worst bars. ~ so
The Cincinnati papers of Monday re-
port heavy and continuous rains with
the river at stand, and feet to Louis
vile. sosi .