Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-23

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The river continues 10 rise With grtai
FspiaitS ana IS nov higher han it la.
been during the last yeAr. Vast oaaati,
ties Of dria are aOaling BIZ.
Thevsis SUI a great scarcity Of ffsishs,
and 6nk little hasiness doing 81 the
wharf, except II tobacco, Of which large
qualities are arriving.
Tbs Liberty No, ., passed down al 3
o'clock Saturday morning with a light
trip Tor Memphis. I
The Golden Eagle. from Memphis FOR
Cincinnati, On Saturday, had fair car.
90 81 cotton for tlselattsr place,
The Armada arrived With a big trip
Reariy sasarday nosuing. aud gotta pref
~ fair trip cut
sAThe feet Tara sr6a bad 4 gool rim
dowu on Saturday, and tiIled up largely
ior hss return TRIP. Wy - Tn
aIso magnificent piolnres--of ladies,
Of eourse-have beeni placed in the Of
Zee Of the yiid Taraseoa, which elicit
gseAt admiration from all beholders, and
especially eairaae0 .by their mAiehIess
beahty those two gallant officers, Capt.
LHaS aasi frank Bauksnlith =
The Aurora and Havana passed down
Yesterday With largs eargoes on Govern :
men account for Nashville. . =
sfhe andersen arrived yesterday morn
Ing from Cairo with a good trip She
viii be The regular packet for PAdusah
aud Cairo at two eleek this afternoon,
stal will be found uader eOnmsod Of
those polite and popular officers Captain
Dan CLARK aad Billy Loath, %bose pecu-
liar characteristics are q desire to nc
cosnmodstetheir friends -
uThe elegant aad swan like Little Grey
Eagle viii be up this morning early from
Henderson and will leave at ten o'clock
for LouiAtille and sll way landings Tie
excellent qualities Of the Little Eagle
are matters Of history. while the coutte-
-, urbanit5 and polite accomplishments
81 Captain Ballard aud George Asbcrait
on me Fuwvr Nrssss,s -----h4A-ass1 airniIiea
The Wild and high headed r. X Dun
kefsos. famoas alike for the name she
bears and her great beauty, speed and
regularity as wen a. for the courtesy
and attentiyeness Of her chief officers
Capt Drinkwater and Johnny Adams
came in early Saturday morning from
Ramsey with lao hhds Of Tobacco, aud
a crowd Of people. Yesterday she made
a Tying trip 70 Delaware on Green river
bot will be found At her landing this
morning ready 10 receive freight and
passengers for Rumsey and Bowling
Green, 10 which latter point she win give
thfooga receipts for freight, and will
make close connection Al Rumsey with
he BB campbslI.
A sew and elegant carpet, costing
over 500, has been placed upon the
cabin floors Of the Liberty No. . 2
The New Albany Ledger Of Friday
says: Isgg
Capt George Asbcrafl, clerk Of The
Star Grey Eagle, is 70 command the new
steamer Palestine, and Mr., Luce MUIR
rel 20 have charge Of tie ofire. The
Paleatine d O splendid boat and win be
furnished in frat class style. Under
Captain Ashcraft and AIr. Anrrel! che
will soon Become one Of the most popG-
lar packets on the river She viii run
Ia the Louisville and Henderson trade
dnring The low water season.
Persons vho have Just arrived from
below Inform rs that the Hetry Gilmore,
which belonged 70 the Red River feet,
was completely cut 10 pieces by balls in
tie late light She was taken 10 New
Orleans for repairs %
The Mercury was purchased BY Capt
/ Pink VarbIe, the wellknown falls pilot,
of Barker, Hart & Cook, for S25 900,
The new owners Of the boat nov ask
So 600 for hee
The Upper Mississippi remains dead
low At Sd Paul, and fears are enfertain-
ed that Prescott aud Hastings viii soon
become The head Of Havigstion for the
large boats, there being barely three feet
wafer on the bars above that point and
falling. ~
From Dubuque down the river is in
fair condition, nth between four ard Eve
feet on the rapids, and ten feet in the
/ channel below keokak.
! The Ellwood, little boat designed
for a cotton boat in the bayous and
small tributaries Of the Lover Missis-
sippir passed down yesterday.
The Little Grey Eagle was detained
/ By fog on Saturday. and did not arrive
until after dark last night She lad
sixty-shree hogsheads Of tobacco for
Morris Ranger, and crowd Of Passen-
gers.
The St Patrick did not leave Louis
vile on Saturday, but was 70 leave yes
terday. and will be here early this morn
ing