Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-19

and good deal of light shore ice wa
running yesterday. The river is still
falling quite fast and no change is ex
pected until there is a change in tn,
weather.
The great Atlantic arrived here early
Yesterday morning, deeply laden, and
her cabin full of people.
We regret to learn that her gallant
commander, Captain Harry McDougal,
has been on the sick list and Captain J.
Z. Sage, a most accomplished officer, oc-
copied the hurricane Capt. McDougal
is, however, rapidly convalescing and
will soon be able to resume his duties.
Nevertheless, it is understood that he will
transfer his flag in few weeks to Capt
J. B. Ford's mammoth new steamer the
Magenta, which is rapidly approaching
completion, and Captain Sage will then
command the great Atlantic.
Ed. Ford will also go on the Magenta
sschief clerk, and DR.. " Sinex, an ex.
perienced river clerk, will take his place
in the Office of the Atlantic.
Master Emory Ford and A. L. Teuly
have won high regulations as freight
clerks on the Atlantic.
The Magenta win be out in about six
weeks.
The Atlantic took q large quantity of
freight from this city, including 500
packages of pork, lard, beans, &C.,
shipped by our young friend P. G.
O'Riley. b 81
The Silver Moon from Memphis, pass
ed up yesterday for Cincinnati with fine
trip
, The Prima Dona came in from Nash
vile flying light, and left for Louisville.
The beautiful Tarascon came in early
yesterday afternoon full of people, and
returned to Louisville early last evening.
The elegant and superb Carrie was
loading yesterday, and will continue to
receive to-day, for Nashville and all way
ports. Capt. Hazlett, her commander,
is an officer of experience, and is also !
most courteous and accomplished gen
tleman, and passengers will find a trip
to Nashville on the Carrie great pleas
ure.
The Gen. Anderson, we learn, met
with serious accident on her way up,
having broken a wrist and knocked both
heads out of one of her cylinders. She
made her way up on one wheel, and
arrived about O'clock last night.
The Bowen will take her place, and
go out with the mail at noon to-day.
The manifcent Superior will be found
at the wharf this morning ready to re-
ceived freight and passengers for Mem
phis and all intermediate ports.
She is one of the most spacious, as
well as one of the most popular boats on
the lower Ohio with spacious state
rooms, and every appointment for safety
and comfort to passengers. She is com
manded BY that veteran officer Capt. II.
T. Dexter who has no superior as a
Atenmboatman on the Western waters.
Mr.. Billy Dunn, who presides in the
Office is a courteous and popular gentle
man
We hope to see the Superior &C, out
full of people. She win leave at 2
clock P. NJ to-day. v9s ar q.
Capt King. proprietor of the Camel
ton ship yard, has closed contract for
building large floating dock 1t is to
be two hundred and fifty feet long by
eighty-seyen feet wide and viii require
600, 900 feet of lumber, or about $500
ordinary sized oak logs The lumber
alone is worth 81, 900. This contract
will make the logging business brisk
among the hills of Perry. So says
Charley Cotton. g
= Passengers for Memphis will have
choice of fine steamers to-day In adj
dition to the elegant Superior, the LIB
erty No 2, Capt. Yves. Conner on deck
and Harry Walker in the Office, a high
recommendation, viii be hers, to-day for
that port, and there is no boat afoat
finer feeter or better. fromA -
The Commercial and Lady Pike viii
also go DOWN to-day, and both are ele-
CANT and popular steamers, and well
differed .t-
The Prairie Rose will be here to-day
for St. Louis and all way ports.
Capt. ]. B. Hall is agent for all these