Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-11-17

At Pittsburg and Cincinnati the river
is falling also, with fair, indications of
rain at both places, as also here and at
Louisville, and the hope of 8 rise still
fingers. 80. -. - 80
The magnificent Armada arrived from
Cairo at IL O'clock on Sunday night with
big trip, and returned yesterday after
noon at 2 o. clock full of freight and peo-
pie IoSt a,,e~E,li.r eye5 ,
Her jocund clerk, Fred. Huston, hay-
ing some business at Columbus, stopped
off at Cairo, and Billy Dunn took his
place in the Office of the grand Armada.
We hope, however, to see Fred on board
on her return, all ri ght side up, and iru-
bicund as ever. CaptaihiJosh and Billy
McCiurg express great .~.isiaction with
the running qualities Of the Armada.
They ought to.
Although we forgot 70 mention the
expected arrival of tLz John Thomas
McCombs yesterday morun- she never
theless was on hand, &c nal, with her
corps of accomplished d ers, Captain
Ballard, John Gwathmey, En-, and Tom
Sherley She had immense trips both
ways She returned to Louisville yes
terdsy noon. '',!
The Emma is loading for Nashville on
Government account r r2E
The Emma, Capt Duncan, with Henry
Miller in the Office, will leave at 4 o clock
this evening for Nashville. Her passen,
ger .ccom modations are superb, and hel
chief officers are courteous and obliging
They want passengers, but nc freight.
The Keoto left las evening for Mt
Vernon, and will return this morning
and leave this evening for Nashville.
The Effort got fine trip for Greer
river, and left last night with "Honest
Joe AshbY" at the wheel.
The New Albany ledger of Saturday
says:
The river at this po:..t is sing SLOWLY
this afternoon. There viii probably be
rise of eight or ten ;nc-a, helow the
TurS "r .aaf s--
OF a $sff7;,UoU was offeFFted or the S B.
Young, which price was refused by her
| owners a,.---- - -f.
The New Transfer was sold to Gov.
eminent for $4,000. ..a .ss.
The little steamer Pix ;au was yester-
day sold by Capt Foster - ]. L. Able.
for the sum Of $4,000. s-f
Captain Thomas J. Haldeman, United
States Local Inspector of Steamboat
Hulls and Machinery for the district of
Cincinnati, has rendered his resignation.
Captain Haldeman has held this position
during the past ten years, and was one
of the founders of the present steamboat
law regulating steamers navigating the
western waters. e
The Nashville Dispatch of yesterday
says: teo 4ea
The Cumberland continues to fall, and
will soon be below navigation marx, un-
less we have more rain, Several boats
have left since our last, and the Swallow
and Stephen Decator arrived Yesterday
afternoon, about two o'clock. Besides
the above, we saw at the wharf yesterday
the Reindeer, Delaware, Pioneer, Ella
Faber, Lightning, Thistle, and Mercury.
A large feet is on the way for this city.
We hear that the Coniederates have
made their appearance at Palmyra, with
the view, no doubt, of interrupting river
| navigation. =
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says: n'a ae2 SIT
The rivers are, upon the'whole, in very
good condition. At this point it rose
two inches in the last forty-eight hours.
There is ST feet at Crawford s-the worst
bar to Cairo. Below Cairo the river is
| falling, with some feet in the channel.
| Hence to Keokuk there is Al feet. The
river is stationary from St Paul to the
mouth of the Illinois. 'Ai.-s
| The Illinois is stationary, with three
| feet from Peoria to the mouth.
T The Missouri is stationary, with 81 feet
| from st. Joseph to the mouth.
The weather during the past two DAYS
has approximated to cold, with buster
ing south and southwest winds, and an
abundance of dust clouds.
On Saturday receipts of produce by
f~'~-s--sserc- very 1arge1 rneFc being in all
seventeen arrivals on that day. Yet
business was apparently not very brisk
Government continued loading an indef-
mite number of steamers for the Cum
berland, Tennessee aud Lower Missis-
sippi. -
| The fast and commodions stern-yheel
steamer Iowa, being on her way with a
line cargo of flour and grain from Cane
Glrardeau to this port, struck log on
Saturday, at P. NJ and quickly sunk,
but early yesterday afternoon, she arriy.
ed at the wharf, her appearances not in
dicating that anything unusual had oc-
Cured on board. The accident and sub-
sequent movements are thus detailed tn
US; When in Rush Island bend, her pilot
was making a landing at divers ware
mouse Tor freight, when q strong wind
prevailing blew her stern to shore. when
log struck her hull amidships, making
a hole big enough for man to crawl
through. She was immediately backed
over to bar close by, which the 1wbeeI.
struck violently, and by which the wheel
was broken and rendered useless for the
=. tme being. She Immediately sunk, and
tne water rapidly rose in her hold to with
IN few inches of the deck. % - -
fortunately, the John D. Perry, bound
70 St Louis, went alongside two hours
after the accident, and took off 600 sacks |
OF corn from her deck. Mr.. Gudpeon a
professional boat resurrecter, was on the !
Perry, and was at once engaged to raise
the Iowa, agreeing to do SO for $3.50 or
IN IN case OF failure, no charge to be made.
but ne had eomprehended the easiness
of the task, and he and the crew lent
to It with a will n. ,e +Lasl