Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-11
River News.

Though there was nota large amount
business dopsoqa the leyee yesterday,
matters we're not destitute Of interest
To the frst place we may premise that
The river is rising with great rspidi,y,
and the news from above indicate that
more Of the same sort may be expected
s. AZ Cincinnati the river had risen 7
feet during twenty.four hours ending
a, noon yesterday, and over IL feet since
Tuesday evening.
This rise will reach here to-day and
tonight, and persons along shore would
do well to prepare for IT,
All the tributaries OF the Ohio, in
GLIDING the Cumberland and Tennessee,
are rising rapidly, and a magnificent
stage Of water Cor all classes Of steam.
ers, Including the iron-elads, may be
confidently relied on.
The arrivals yesterday we're the Gen.
anderson, Commonwealth, and the
Morning Star
The Anderson had fair trip both
ways
The Morning Star came in early yes
terday afteraoon and returned to Louis
Vile about dark with moderate trip
both ways.
The Commonwealth, a magnificent
new Pitsbnrg built boat Of the larges,
class, passed down with little or no
freight, but full of soldiers. She was
bound for ST. Loais
Tho Fanny Brandsis and the Charm
err came up from the bons-yard, and are
loading For the Cumberland.
The Echo, Capt Allen Duncans
handsome little craft, loaded for Nash
vile, and LEFT last night.
The r, ko Dunkerson left at noon
yesterday for Green, river, With mod
crate trip. lO Noo8a
The Ohio and Green rivers ars pretty
free from guerrillas now.
Jake Bennett, aad a few other thieves
are proving on Green river, but mear.
urss have beea taken to trap aud hang
themooD .8h
The PsytenS due here last evening,
had not arrived at u o'clock.
The New Albsny Ledger Of wsdnes-
day says; .r.-.,,ry.
The river ecnhnus 70 rise rapidly
The weather u damp, warm, and very
windy tphAa been raining OF and on
for hrfe rdaysr-af ~ vlfzaJ.
The Wick Of the Jennie Hubbs iioat.
cd of the rocks at the head OF Big Rddy
this morning, aud was taken in tow BY
the ferrf boat Ben South aud landed be.
low the ferry dock At Portland. The
Hubbs will prove a total loss.
The steamer Robert Emmett, Capt.
Kshoiwas sankin Missouri river at Witt
Island, twenty niles above Hermann, at
midnight on the 81 inst She was in
Government service, and had on board
Col Poser's regiment off NJ. M.-35O
men--at the time Of the disaster Col.
Poser exhibited great presence Of mind
in the trying situatiou, and brought al bis
men off sRtrly. There was nothing elss
on the boat IN abe way Of freight, AID nc
lives were lost. The accident was caused
by heavy storm, which drove the
Emmett ona snsg, which pierced her
hull, and she went down TO the bottom,
in five minutes The boat was worth
$4,000 aud was owned by Mr.. Page, a
b2nker Of Memphis, aud Capt p. Keho
IOn Saturday last, rebel gusrrillAs CAV,
the Allen Collier several riAe.shots OF
the kanAwha, above the mouth of Goa
river. They evidently fred at the pile,
but the balls, being 10 low, pass
ed through the clerks Office, in clos,
proximity to the head Of Mr.. Charlie
Sonntag, the clerk. eh
The Highlander was not one Of ID
boats BURNED at Jacksonville. She i
at Cincinnati receiving new eyiiude
and repairing broken watsr-whee
shaft,
Capt, I. Dean, superintendent of thl
Dean Line, and 5. +, Covinxton Insur
Rnce Agent, arrived here this morniul
to look after the wreck. OF the Jenpi
Hubbs, Her cargo was saved In a dara
aged condition. lt t. -
The little steamers Fawn and Harn,r
aground IN Big Sandy River near Louis,
KY were burned by rebels on Sunda
last
A couple Of the J. W. Cheeseman
deck hands arrived here yesserda'
They report that the rebels burned Il
Cheeseman, aiter she was captured; b,
paroled Captain Thad. Wirthhn, vi
had bis wife And daughter with hir
The balance Of the crew were pressed
on one Of the captured gunboats, wh,
the rebels fearing thar our strongly CO
gregated forces would recapture &
gRnboRt, removed the crew, and blew
the gnnboat The two deck hands {
capped during the excitement, while I
balance OF the crew were prisoners,