Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-12
River News.
ARRIVALS


The river Is again rising all the way
from Pitissarg, and evidences Of big
river are aoeumulating, and steamboat
men are in high feather, and steamboat
sock IS still advancing in price.
All the tributaries Of the Ohm, inelud.
ing the Cumberland, are rising, and to
all parts reached by navigsbIe streams
navigation IS excellent
There was good deal Of life ON the
wharf yesterday, but no extra amount
OF shippisg was done.
The Little Grey Eagle took consid-
cradle amour, Of freight and lots Of pas-
sengsrs
The Nevada, Groesbeek and Lady
Pike, bound down had big 4ips
The Anderson lef, Al threek o'clock
with a fair trip Of freigh, and ,leniy Of
people.
The L X. Cankerson also got up
fine trip and lef. AZ SIX o'clock last night
for Rumsey.
Among the steamboatmen in the city
We are pleased 10 meet Captain Rea, Of
the d. B. Campbell, who arrived by the
Dankersou Saturday night
Captain Rea,. since his debut as a
steamboa,men on the Ohio and Green
Rivers, has, by his energy, courtesy.
strict integrity, and close attention to
business, made for himself an excellent
reputation, aud 1t Is not surprising that
the Campbell, under his management,
has had a prosperous Season
The great attraction 10 day will be the
arrival Of the twin sister Of the great
Mississippi, Captain j Y Hnrd's famous
Missouri, en- route to Nav Orleans.
The Missouri is, in every respect, a
duplicate Of the Mississippi, full des-
crip,ion Of which We gave a month or
+ two ago.
! 0f course all who desire to visit New
Orleans or any other port on the lower
Mississippi, or to ship goods 10 the South,
will embrace this eloellent opportunity.
Messr'. Cox & Humphrey and Captain
] B. Hall are her ageaiA
The numerous arrivals OF canal pre-.
pellers vt ihilport from the Wabash are
generally full Of freight
The r. b Speed, Capt Pratt, leaves
for Fros,bnrg and all intermediate ports
at 3 o'clock this after noon. The Speed
needs no commentator. She "pafIs'
herself
A few days ago che steamer Madison
landed some troops at crump's Landing,
few miles below Pittsbarg Landing, on
the Tennessee, and soon after they left
the boat, the pilot, Mr.. Tuly, the watch
man and steward, and two pilots Of the
Empire City, went = short distance up
tbs bank, scarcely out Of sight Of the
boats, when party Of seeesh cavalry
dashed upsn and captured tho entire
party. Night came and the troops re-
turned We all started, says a CORE
spcndeni, on our trip minus the abocs
gentlemen, but after Eve days. and AZ
We we're returning, they were At Savaa-
nah, awaiting the boat, having been re-
leased by NJ. Reb They looked very
bard, as they were stripped Of all their
clothes aud money. and given in ex-
change a uniform Of secesh cloth. The
boys we're very tired and very glad q
get back to the boats. as they had yery
hard time riding mules bare backed
through swamps and woods. from 30 Il
10 miles per day
The Nashville pissed up last evening
with over 400 bales Of cotton from Nash
vile for Cincinnati
We learn from Capt Barclay that ib,
Cumberland was falling slowly with
: feet on the shoals
The Government has, we learn, stop
ped the shipment Of forage &, Nashville
on account Of the large amoilpt alread,
accumulated there, which rerdsrs il in
possis. to take care Of MORT
The Louisville Journal Of yesterda,
says:
The river AZ this point Is rising, ans
has risen eight inches in the last twenty
four hourS There was ten feet waite
10 the canal last evening, by the pie
] mark, and eight feet in the Indians
chute.