Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-07-20


Yesterday was one of the VERY dullest
days on the leEee, with scarcely any ar
rivals.
The Clara Poe took load of Govern
ment cattle.
The Cottage had full trip out
The Silver Spray passed up from Mem
Phis with a barge in tow, aud a good
freight list
The Alice arrived from Green River
with sixty-eight hhds Of tobacco
The R X. Dsnksr.on returned to
Green River last night To-day the
chsrmsr viii take her place in the Ev-
ansville and Cairo packet line. The
charmer will leave at 2 o'clock, under
command Of that veteran and accom-
plished officer, Capt Gus. Dasouehctt
than whom more deseryedly popular
gentleman never commanded steam
boat
The Charner is jasi what her name
indicates, charming in all her qualities
aud appointments-light, swift, airy, and
elegant Let her have a big trip at her
inauguration.
Ne may expect the Palestine o-day
as the regular mail-boat from and to
Louisville
She is new and nice, with elegant OH.
GERS, including our special and sOcisl
good friends, George Asherali aud Luce
Aurrill, who do the honors Of the efIiee
with inimitAble courtesy and grace.
The Missouri Democrat Of Monday
says:
The river rose 81 inches Saturday
and about the same yesterday. There is
10 feet of water to Cairo, 4 feet to Ke-
okuk, 81 feet in the Illinois. and 81 feet
in the Missouri. The Ohio at Louis
vile was stationary on Friday with 8
feet | inch in the canal BY the mark, and
81 inches in the Indian Pass on the falls.
There is 81 feet in the Lower Ohio........
The Cumberland river is slowly falling,
with 80 inches water on tho HArpeth
Shoals, whsch is sufficient to allow the
light boats to run up 20 Nsshville.........
Ga Friday last the Upper Missippi was
on stand at Dubuque and rising very
slowly at Davenport..-.... The weather
continues as warm as ever. Business is
reduced to . very dull condition We
think there win not be one boat receiv-
ing this morning FOR the Missouri
The New Albany Ledger of Friday
says
The Constitution, Capt. Pegram's new
mamoth steamer, ives launched yester-
lay from the yard Of Hill, Payne, & Co.
/ She glided into the water beautifully and
without accident She Is intended for
the St Louis and New Orleans trade.
The Louisville Press, of yesterday, has
the following
We learn that the J. A. Fisher, from
Nashville and the Arcola, from Saith
land. came into collision in the Cum
berland river Saturday, by Which the
formsr was sunk in shoal water She
struck hard on and the bow Of the Fish
er vas crushed in A bulkhead was
built, the water pumped out and abe was
soon aAoat and on her way to Mound
City or Psduesh, TO be hauled out on the
ways Asd repaired The collision was
caused, we hear by misunderstanding
Of signals, and the river being low and
the channel narrow the pilots had but
1 little room TO maneuyer.
The Pslsstins that arrived here, had q
portion Of the freight Of the J. A. Fisher
aome thirty bogsheAds Of tobacco desiin-
ed for this port
The Palestine also towsd up barge
from the Cordslta Ann, recently sunk.
with the freight Of the latter, She will
soon be afoat again as good as ever.
The Cincinnati Commercial, Of res
terday, says:
Col r. K. Dunkerson, OF the fsmoss
| Cotton and Tobacco Express, and also
of the well known firm Of Crane, Brown
4 Co, Evansville, was ia the city last
night on = fyiHg trip de is in hne
health as usual
/ Yes, we think il was flying visit, EN-
braeing large scope of country, and
we think it viii prove quite profitable
trip too.
Col Dunksrson. Of the firm Of Brown,
Dunkerson & Co, as yOa please Cons,
arrived home last night in high old
health and exubesaut spirits. The re-
suit Of his flying trip
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