Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-09

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Monday night, and the bar in front of the
upper partiof the notwithstanding
quite prominent. 81 iae.s se0 asf
The weather is cloudy and damp With
light mist Of rain yesterday, which
threatens to increase. p al Lias zog
. AT Cincinnati the river is at a stand,
with 104 feet in the channel e Weather.
cloudy with indications of rain, = = 81. s
Experienced river men think we will
have a. fine increase of water in a q few
days, aiconsummation devoutly to be de.
sired. - 20 E
Business is not brisk on the levee, and
the restrictions on'trade to Memphis has
greatly retarded shipments. a5oaam
The Charley. Bowen came in, il with a
moderate trip, about II I, o clock on Mon
say night bsi4oaso saw smt G9aH =
She will be the regular packet for
Paducah and Cairo at 2 o'clock this
afternoon .. The courteous and kindly.
attentions of Capt Bently and Billy
Dunn, erclerk, are proverbial all along
shore. WeaThope to see her go out
fully loaded today 90 l9sss'
The famous, swift, Liberty No. 2 ar
rived here yesterday morning directfrom
Memphis, and wewere surprised and de
lighted to receive most unexpected
visit yesterday in our sanetum, by our
handsome and esteemed young friend
Geo. o. Hart, her chief and popular
clerk I'D 90 b5iino Hamr3fd1
The Liberty had the misfortune to col
Tide few days agolzifh7the Sultana, on
the Mississippi, watch tore away or
rather stove in hdr kitchen, barely miss.
ing her wheel. haTing a fine cargo on
board for Louisville and Evansville, she
came through, leaving at this port 257
bales Of cotton, which goes forward this
morning to New York, through the me-
dunn, of the fast .cottoniexpress, ofzwhich
Crane, Brown Il Co. are agents
The Liberty proceeded to louisville
at2 o'clock yesterday, and will. be, here
to-morroE. ct 10 o'clock, on her way to
Paducah, torepair damages. Those de-
: ~ - - ? utIuc5IfI,
win find the Liberty No. . one Of the
most sumptuous, and swiftest boats now
taAoat diod 3eil mid mIelHi - ,ssi
The Big Grey Eagle viii be the regu--
lar packet for Henderson and Louisville
this evening She lisa perfect palace in
accommodations, and ofwondrous speed.
Her chief officers, Capt Lusk. and Mr.,
o'Bannon, are ornaments to their. pro
fessicn 1.-The world does ouot contain
their osuperiors as polite, dtaffable and
courteous gentlemen, or experienced
and accom- modating officers
The, p. B. Campbell isoreeeiYins here
for Bowling Green, and expects to leave
tomorrow. Capt expects to be
able to work his way through the locks
at Rumsey, and viii there ifofmSa regu-
lar line hence to Bowling Greenqin con
nectien with the r: K Dunkerson. d j
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday
! SAYS: sid gaiou1iaaoooF 10 s9aiasv q
al Tie river has dropped alarmlingIy fast,
to such, an extent asrto more seriously
/ interfere with navigation than at any 9TH
] er time this year. - .i.,fs.,s. s. !.
The decline at this point was seven
inches in the A. houas ending at 9 a. m.
4 yesterday. ssl.,-'..- 81 - .'l.'.'l
4 4 s There is but A feet of water at Crsaw-
ford's; several boats aground there, and
5 feet at Goose Island .. E
j An arrival at Keokuk at 5 o clock last
evening, reports 80 inches on the bars,
and still falling very fast RI i.f.'' ;. - -
r. The depth in the Illinois is, 80 inches,
T. Business. is. extremely S dipll,. both, in
4 freight and passengers. In port there
is a scant supply Of boats, BY reason
!, OF the low water, one or two large boats
the only large ones in port, will leave
without any freight at all, but q few wag-
ons and cattle. -. :. r. ~.
shsbIhe9 Louisville iJoarnal of yesterday
saysabs ali ID anii.s3 ID Is arid e
i The river at this points falling slow
4 ly,swith four feet nine inches jnsthe ca
ma, leather clear and mildsslh1sn .
The LaYiua Logan was sold yesterday
j to Captains Yarble and May, farlthe sam
Of test1tsos igos4 sHI Das insg1H aois
aao9 odi GROCERIES. q 4