Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-20

JSoeSAGo1 Oh tIO iChCCi anu SOA PoAo
lively few arrivals.
The great Superior got in from Mem
phis at three o'clock yesterday morning,
having had successful and paying trip,
having been crowded with passengers
all the way down, and back She went
out about four o'clock yesterday, with
very pretty trip, with large engagements
below. ...-.---..
The Bowen and the mail did not 60
out yesterday, for reasons We could not
ascertain, and the Superior took all the
packet freight and passengers.
The Geneva passed down, with nice
trip, for St. Louis.
The famous Commercial came in yes
terday evening from Cincinnati, with a
splend trip, for Memphis. She left a
small quantity of freight here, and pro-
ceeded on her voyage.
The swift-winged Liberty No. fol-
lowed the Commercial in a short time,
crowded with freight and people,-Capt.
Yves" Conner and Harry Walker be-
ing in most excellent humor.
The Carrie went cut about dark, with
about 400 tons of freight, partly on Gov
eminent account, and her calm well
filled with passengers. Capt. Hazlett
was born and reared on oar native
heath" in the ''Old Dominion" and is
one of the most accomplished gentlemen
that ever walked quarterback, and we
predict for him and his beautiful Car
RE profitable trade hence to Nashville.
The Duke did not go to Louisville
as we were told she had, but went to q
compile above, where she loaded for
Nashville, to which port she proceeded,
after returning here last evening.
The Havana arrived from Louisville
last evening, and is loading here for
Nashville on Government account She
has just been sold by Capt. Sweeney &
Brother, at the handsome price of
$4,000, to Messrs. w. E. Gibson & Co.,
of Aurora, and Capt Ira N. Malin, of
Vevay. Capt. Malin, whom we found to
be very clever and affable gentleman,
takes command, and Mr.. Dorsey con-
tinues in the office. She will leave at
noon to-day for Nashville, and will take
all passengers offering, for which she
has superior accommodations.
The Belle Lee left last night for Nash
vile, with full cargo of Government
stores sf
The grand Armada, with those model
officers and highly sociable gentlemen,
Caps. Josh. V. Throop and Fred. Huston,
as her chief officers, will be the unrival-
led packet for Paducah and Cairo to-
day at two o'clock. The popularity Of
the Armada and her officers is daily in
creasing. Perry McGriff and Zach Tay
lor will give special attention to freight
The magnificent Big Gray Eagle will
be the splendid and desirable packet for
Henderson and Louisville this afternoon
| There is no boat ahoat more universally
and deservedly popular than the Big
Gray Eagle, and Capt. Jim Lusk and
Mr.. O Bannon are in every respect wor
thy to command her, while Mr.. Ashcraft
enjoys assreputation, as second clerk, IN.
excelled by any man in America.
The Cordelia Ann, having been thor.
onghly repaired, will leave this evening
for Nashville and all way ports The
Cordelia Ann is a popular little boat and
her chief officers, Capt. Franz Dusou-
chett and Mr.. Ronald Frisbee, are plea.
SAINT and accommodating gentlemen.
The Cumberland is rising slowly, with
four feet large on Harpeth Shoals
The New Albany Ledger of Thursday
says;
hundred Government wagons, were suak
last night about twelve o'clock at the
island Just above Louisville The wind
blew gale, and the loss, however unfor-
tunate, was unavoidable. There was
also a coalboat belonging to Capt Rob
erts, containing 1000 bushels of coal,
and coal barge lost at the same time
"Capt Thos. Dean has sold the Lady
Franklin to Capt. E. B. Granger fol-
$4,000. l sI
at is reported that thej new steamer
Intrepid, built at Pittsburg, has beer
sold to parties in St Louis for $4,000
The Done No. 2 and Lacrosse passed
down about midnight last night, loaded
to the guards with army supplies fol
Nashville.
Captain Peppers new Alice Dean j:
finished and made trip on Thursday
She leaves Cincinnati this evening fol
Memphis, and will be here on Monday
The river from Pittsburg to Cincin
matt on Thursday was full of floating
\ ice, almost causing supervision of nav
, igation. Here there was scarcely an
ice. and what little there was was 81
light that it was broken up by the wave
. caused by the high winds.
STEAM NAVIGATION OF WHITE RIVER
The recent arrival of the Lizzie Winkl
at Indianapolis from Waverly, has sen
. the old time chroniclers of that city t
their "reminiscences. Anticipated news
r paper files are rummaged, and the hi:
= tory of. the steam navigation of Whit
River is set forth. The pioneer of tn
r great enterprise appears to have bee
Z Noah Noble, who used pursuasions an
5, money to induce some adventures
captain to explore the stream. Mainl