Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-17


The river fell about fve inches ysster
day and viii probably continue to faI
for two or three days yet, anti the rise
gets down from Pi,tsbrrg
There is great scarcity Of freight
here, and subsequently little doing
The Moptano, a fne, large, new Mis-
soaEi River boat passed down Sunday
night
The Gen Anderson had but slim
Trip Of freight out yesterday, but was
Tall Of people,
The Dnpkerson filled up pretty veil
before she left last evening, getting per
haps. nearly half load.
The pet Carrie, arrived from Nash
vile yesterday morning with 1870 hhds
Of tobacco and q vast quantity Of hoop
poles. She fe.arns % Nashville al 4
O'Clock this evening aud will afford a
pleasant opportunity FOR passengers and
shippers Ia reach that point. Captain
Hazlest is an elegant gentleman and viii
exert himself to please
g The Star Grey Eagle took cat splen.
did trip Of tobacco from this port yesler.
day moFhing. aud was fall Of people. as
she generally goes
The splendid new steamer Nicholas
iongworth is due herr to-day, for New
Orleans
The Il d. Speed leaves Tor Pond River
and all way ports, this evening.
A numbe Of prepellers arrived here
yesterday aud Sunday, out Of the Wa.
bash,
500, 600 was offered and refused At
Cincinnati for the new steamer Nicholas
Longworlh The hull, b. Eyerson. is
23S feet long, IS feet beam with 6 feet
depth Of hold The machinery by The
Niles Works, consists Of battery OF 3
tubular boilers, 40 inches in diameter.
10 feet long, containing twenty three a.
lash tubes each The cylinders are 2ss
inches IN diameter, with II feet Ibeels
Of stroke, working pair ef0 feet lens,b
81 ieet IN diametsalh Of buckets, each |
ssd 70 ching eighteen arms az |
, p"es'I all-ieug,h cabin with splendid ae-
eommodaiens for $50 passengers. The |
Longworth has capacity for 900 tons, and |
trims on thirty inches II water stt
Capt Vincent shinale arrived at Gin
eiunati few days ago from Red river.
lie confirms the report Of the blowing
30. 81 she United States guuboat East
port, 10 prevent the rebels capturing her
Also, the blowing up Of the transports
Champion No and Champion No 5
The crew Of No. was captured, while
!, Is hoped that The crew Of the latter
escaped
There are some forty bargas lying op
posite Nashville, waiting to have their
cargoes discharged They are loaded
with Government stuff, IN the shape Of
grain, hay, lumber and wagons.
The Missouri Denoqat of Saturday
says Haaa a iia9b
Th river rose eleven inches in the -
hoars ending At . a ", yesterday, bat
during the day the swell proceeded mote
slowly. There IS over twenty feet ia the
channel out 70 Cairo. The Illinois Is
swelling. and ont Gifts banks The Up
per Mississippi is swelling below keokuk
aud also above, on and above the rapids,
bat more slowly There is still much
anxiety in regard to the condition OF the
Missouri. IL need not he doubted that
there is eight feet from the mouth TO
Osage river, aud five 20 Eve aud half
from there to Leaveawor,h. The MIS-
sissippi here Is 50 high that the bottoms
OF the boats bulls appear nearly on
level with the top OF the wharf The
weather confines superb
The Armada arrived at II o clock last
night, with GO hogsheads Of tobacco,
large Iot ofmiseeIlaneous freight, $50
eonvaleseent soldiers. and many passen-
gers