Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-28

bsildiag, We would suggest that CAPT
Liter De regularly engaged 70 build Gov
/ eFnment steamers
The great Ram building at this port
for the Government will soon be ready
for action Il IS calculated she win
easily make twenty miles an hour up
stream, against the current Of the Mis-
sissippi
4 general order has been issued 10 IA
eihtate the procuring Of fuel for the nav
gatioa Of the Mississippi River. Capt
Russell, Quar;ermastes, IS authorized to
hire 8 force OF 5000 men for The puE-
pose, and necessary regulations are
made FOR their support
Welearn that the friends of Capt Bal
lard in this city are having fine pair OF
buck horns elegantly giIded, as q pres
Eagle.
The ElwoOd, owned by Capt Jim
Cases, brother-iR-law Of Gen. Grant, is
/ Tying st the foot Of Lover Third street
She sill be converted info cotton boat
I By our shipearpenterS
1t Is not true that the new boat build
ing here for the Archer Liae Is 10 be
/ called The Horizontal
On Saturday lsst Mr.. Thonas r.
Hardy, Of RoekPort, presented the
steamer Tarasoon splendid pair Of Xix
horns, 10 be worn by her as the ehampi-
on Of the lower OHIO, until she il fairly
beaten II speed, Capt Bunee thus ae-
kuowledges the Compliment:
r X Hardy, Esq, ROckport, Ind:
DEAR SIR; Allow me, in behalf Of the
oflieers Of The steamer Tarascoa, to pre-
sent 10 YOU our kind regards and ac-
acknowledgement OF the receipt Of heaati-
fal pair OF horns, presented By you TO
oar steamer, as testimonial Of her
great speed
assure you sir, We shall ever endeav-
or 10 have our craft proudly wear these
beautiful horns. not only as the champion
steamer Of the Louisville and Henderson
trade, bat also az the Lower Ohio, aud
ne feel confident that our proud steamer
viii wear them with honor, ia defiance
Of all competitors
Very truly yoars,
10 II. BUScE, Capt, str. Taraseou.
The Cincinnati coiamercfal Of Mon.
day says
The following beautiful song and
chorus, with music. has Just been com
posed BY Richard b. Jones, Of St Louis
and respectfully dedicated to Dixon IL
kenneti, pilot on the steamerJ. c, Swon
Thoash DARK AID arsar the uish. may b.
The heaf still streams alohgs
Our pilot . ~ the y hosi, yea'ii sss.
AID stceFs her safsiy
SeHs kaas the dangsrs that attend
Tie psiet's Iona earssrs
/ ftsse = soaros isiani. eiete, or bad
Ne has aai cause 80 A..
CsaRus- on msy BE- pat histrust n Him
Who proves the pilots fftsua
he guidea the hand when stars dim
Aud dArk'ulng storms hescend
AID shea aiaa HE midnight watch
lie steers his lonely wAyi
He passes msay dreaded spot
Where hsuds In anbush lay.
/ Nhiir al hrioN afs wrap & N alesr.
Dreaming Of friends aud hoHss.
Tire fscst and suew, thre' iev aad sieei,
Tbs pilot sftii tots GA.
caoHus-oh nay hs psi his trust IL nlsa. vse.
q The lady Pike LEFT for Madison yes
teFdAy on her FIRST Trip in that trade,
Meskrs Robert Semple 81, aud O. w,
| Bureaw are associated ii lhe Office
The shafts Of Capt Frank Barnett's
new Missouri River packet. building Al
Madison, we're shipped on the Lady Pike
yesterday
The Leonidas was detained hero
yesterday, repairing her starboard en-
CINE, which she broke coming mp, neat
Metropolis, completing the trip on on'
wheel
We think, Il we remember rightly
Sons" that the Leonidas always ruI
on one wheel
The Commercial farther sAys -ti O.
The hull Of Capt. L. A. sheble's nsv
louisville and New Orleans packet
( Bea Sdckney, win be launched Al Can
melton in few days Capt Sheble vii
leave the Monsoon ~ 81 Louis, for Ia
purpose OF experimenting the compile
ton Of the Stiekncy He took down
large qaanliiy OF salt, IN order b sal
Der bull thoroughly.
wAnAsH-Tbe yineennea San .
Thursday says
The Wabash river commenced swel
ling Saturday, and up 70 this moFninI
had risen about ! } feet II IS siilI com
ing up rapidly, and there Is almost
certainty that we viii have . heavy an
destructive overflow
4 The New Albany Ledger Of Monda
: saya
Capt. Eph. Whistlers Gue pack
4 Hantsman has undergone > shoroug
! OVERLAPPING, and now looks - good |
!. new She has hsd most prosperol
career under Capt Whistler's exeeilei
: management
: The Missouri Democrat OF Monds
!. says. stffw
, There is something Of freshet apo
the result in part II the past weeks 4
most uninterrupted rain. The rise
- honfs Is three feet and one inch, a.
still swelling quite fast last eSeuiB
! The rise was principally during yests
!. day morning. The river came up
Suddenly and so much that q great De
= Of salt, grain and other goods, on 4
t whaEf-sas. Submerged aad destroys
= The Illinois i swelling rapidly, and
nearly over IT. banks in several piaea
The Upper Mississippi aud Nilsson
q -. ~ess... Ta6a~a = .Easss Il feet