Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-24

due. The wind blew spanking breeze
yesterday, rendering il difficult for boats
10 get IN or cut Of port, and some passed
without attempting to land. The eoase-
quenee vas that business vas Almos.
wholly suspended on the levee, with bu.
few arrivals
The cuba, Capt. Duncan, and the
Lawrence, came in from the Gambler
land River during Thursday night
The Jeanne bulbs, from Cincinnati,
passed do~n; and the Cottage. from
Green River, with cargo OF sobsecc,
constitute ihe arrivals yesterday.
| The Virgins vas chartered yesterday
81 cspt John White, OF the iamoas
White dsm, aud. Ieh for Green River
last nighS under command Of that ele-
gait yoang gentleman
Toe grand Armada has been put in
thorough repair aud dressed up with
new paint and toggery, and viii leave At
O'Clock this sfternoon Cor Cairo and
way ports TIE ArmAdN "a enc Of the
most complete, elegant and comfortable
boats On she lower Ohio, With everything
il apple-pis order. Her sia,s-rooms are
large, airy, neat, and admirably farnisb.
Ell. Her Iarder i always stored with
tie best the country produces
Her commander Is that veteran aud
experienced Offices, Capt Josh V rbrooP,
whose fame is world wide. Mr. Fred.
Huston graces the Office with bis smil-
ing eoenienaBee aad bis varied coarte
sizes, aud his assistants Gre pleasant gen
men. Let lhe Armada 20 out crowded
! TO-DAY.
The famous Tsraseon will be the spleen
did pAskes for Louisville this evening,
under eommAsd Of those popular gen.
slemea Capt Lask aud Clerk BAnksmitb,
sapereargo Luce MurrelI, With smiling
Jack Begss IN charge Of the maiIbags
The Tasaseoa is "slanner and no
mistake
Tie Cottage viii leave for the Cum.
beriAnd river At clock this evening,
Offering pleasing attractions TO shippers
Aad passengers
I The splesdid steamer Brilliant uill
Be here this morsing Tor New Orleans
Ihoss having Goodc to ship or pssseh.
/ gers bound TO that port can 6nd no 6ner
OF safer CLEANER on The weateFn waters.
Capt Dan. Conway and Ben. b Taylor
are both veteran officers ard heightened
| gentlemen, and trip 10 New Orleans
! With them on the Brilliant will be no or.
dinary pleasure Messrs. Hall a Rudd
are her agents
We extract the following description
Of the Morning Star from the New Al
bany Ledssr Of Wednesday,
The Morning Star has most beaull.
fgl model, aud with the powerful ma.
chinsrT ia her cannoi be olherwiss than
sus among the asstess Of the Ohio River
paekess Her length on deck Is 200
feat, breadth Of beam sc feet, depth Of
bold 6 feet Her machinery il first
class throughout She has tso engines.
9th cylinders 22t inches ia diameter,
with 5 feet stroke Ter wheels are 81
feet ia diameter, sill II feet buckets
The machinery Is Of ghe most compact
and substantial quality, and i highly
credilable 70 the builders, Ainsles, C0ch-
ran 4 80, Of Louisville The bail Of
the Morning Star was buiss By d 4 J.
/ Howard, Of Jefferson vile, and the beau
~ Of its model is in keeping With the
widespsesd reputation Of The Messrs
Howzrd ~ hrstelass boas-builders.
The cabin Of she Morning Star Is 4
model Of beautiful and taslefsl sork-
nAnship and design without gAudi.
ness, il is elegant Ii is proportions, and
superb 10 the design Of The ofnsmenta-
ton.
The staterooms are large and finely
ventilated, the bedding and favnitare
being Of the very 6nesi quality
The painting Of the Moruing Star, in
elsdisg the beautiful landscapes, was the
work Of that celebrated artist W. o.
Williams, Of Louisville, whose repasa-
ton as one among the best painters in
the West, Is familiar 70 sil The steam
boat men on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers No better JOB has ever been
tarned out around the failg Of the Ohio
The cabins Of the Morning Star are
furnished ia 9 most samptgons style
every article being Of the very best quail
iiy and Of beautiful finish.
The carpets we're furnished by the eel
ebssied:houss Of a T. Stewart 4 Co
Of New York city. To say that they ars
beautiful woui0 bUt family express az
idea Of the superb elegance. They sr,
Of the very best fabric and the eolors At,
: bisnded With charming effect
The tableware and chandeliers are o
The finest quality, the latter being th'
, hspdsomes, We haye ever seen on I
steamboat; ahd she Is furnished visi
the most elegant ard correct mirrors.
The pilot house Of the Morning Stsi
/. is model Of comfort aud convesisnes
aud the taste displayed b. Aessrs hos
Danley and Milo Tapsall, the pilots, il
!; its ornapeutafioa, Is very hne.
Mr. william Campbell Is chief epgi'
neer Of this sns boat. whieh IS suai
: ci.ns assurance that the highest point o
.psed will be reached By her With Ia,
: greatest safety.
The bar, barbersbOps and vash-roor
J are OF the staEboArd guard, just foEvars
? Of shs Wheel, and are gotten up IN hand
, some style.
e. The bar d presided over " our eleve
3 yOang friend Westfall. Of this city, wh'
is always obligings and Nc Rave d
don5t vii furnish those Of bibuIoBs pro
eiivities with the finest Of liquors an
eigars