Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-06
DEPARTURES.

up from Memphis full of cotton, and
crowded with people,
The Revenue came in from Nashville.
also full of cotton, and with the Silver
Moon and Darling proceeded to Cincin-
natl
The popular Glendale, from Cincinnati
to Memphis, was full to OVERLOOKING, with
both freight and people She left large
lot of freight here, and took some more
on. Her calliope discoursed excellent
music.
The Savannah put off a large lot of
iron here for our merchants.
The Hetty Gilmore did not return to
Louisville the other day, as announced
upon what we thought excellent author
ity, but went to Rumsey, running over
the dam at Spottsvihe, both going and
coming, Notwithstanding the river had
fallen considerably since she went up.
She came out of Green River yesterday,
and left for Louisville.
The grand Armada came in last even
ing, having been detained for cargo of
cotton expected from below, but which
had not arrived when she left. She,
however, brought up so bales of cotton
and 40 hogsheads of tobacco and large
quantity of miscellaneous freight, and
her cabin crammed with people.
She will return to Cairo this afternoon
and will be found one of the most pleas
ant and feet passenger packets on the
river
Capt Josh. V. Throop is on the roof
with Fred Huston in the office assisted
by Perry McGriff and Mr.. Gilbert
The Cordelia Ann will leave this port
at clock this evening, for Nashville
and all way points on the Cumberland
river
The Cordelia Ann is owned in this
city and is an Evansville institution, and
it is the duty, as well as the interest of
the business men Of this city, to sustain
her literally in this Evansville and Nash
vile trade, which she has permanently
entered.
She is commanded by Captain Frank
Dusouchet, an experienced river man,
and courteous gentleman. In her Of
fee will be found Mr. Ronald Fisher,
whose strict attention to business, and
careful solicitude for the comfort of pas
sengers, render him exceedingly popular.
We hope to see the Cordelia Ann go out
full.
The Tarascon, we learn, turned back
from Greensboro yesterday, in order TO
get back on her regular days. She will
be here Sunday evening.
The Big Grey Eagle, one of the most
popular boats on the Ohio, with two
model gentlemen, Captain Jim Lusk
and Mr.. O'Bannon as her chief officers,
will be the regular packet for Louisville
this evening.
| The steamer Universe is lying on the
Backbone" in the falls at Louisville
in precarious conditio n.
Billy Voris, our gay and gorgeous
friend, with his grand Tycoon, arrived
here about y o'clock last night, almos
smothered with freight, and crowded will
|
passengers. She took from here small
lot of freight, after discharging some
but was compelled to refuse 100 bales o
hay, and much other freight, which Coz
& Humphrey had ready for her.
The little Grey Eagle got down lat
last night, with all the freight she coul'
carry, en- route to Nashville Capt Bal
lard and Frank Banksmith we're in fin,
vein of humor They return soon t.
the packet trade.
The Huntress passed up from Nash
vile, full of cotton.
The Charley Bowen came in fror
Cairo about IL o'clock, bowling, havin
on board 800 barrels of -four for tn
S Government, and lots of other freigl
= and crowd of passengers.
: The Gen. Anderson got in some tim
after the Bowen, with good "trip. Sh
V will go out at II o'clock to-day for P,
!, dneah and Cairo, and Capt Clark an
Billy South will exert themselves t
make passengers comfortable, and wi
put them through on time.
= The Missouri Democrat of yesterda.
ne says:
At ':The river rose only one inch in tn
Z "a hours ending at nine o'clock yeste
ID day morning, and was then near ten te'
,gg above low water mark of last Decembe
u There is at least twelve feet of water OIL
to Cairo, and the depth will soon
much greater.
. Letters from Lasalle report a consi
cradle rise in the Illinois there, wit
: fourteen feet on the bars between tn
IF Mace and Peoria There is now te
S'' feet, no doubt, from the mouth to Peori
We and still rising.
The Missouri is in fine condition, wi
. seven or eight feet on the bars.
The Wabash Express of yesterd'
says:
, The Wabash river is in fine boatir
- order. Some eight or ten propelle
have been at the wharf in the last ty
mar days, having been released from the i
q blockade above.