Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-21

fallen : feet, With now y feet in char
mel Weather clear. Thermometer IS
The river is falling again at ibis pain
aud the weather is cold and chilly.
Considerable thin ice was formed alon.
shore % Saturday night aud on til,
guards and wheel-houses Of steamboats,
The weather was moderating a liltl
yesterday evening with indications O
snow or raiu.
There have been numerous arrival
since Friday night, but outside the pack
cts but little business was done.
There we're large aceumulations o
freight on the lepee on Saturday, whieI
bad been contracted for BY the Atlantic
aud great disappointment and dissaiis
faction we're created by her failure {,
comply With her contracts. and we shal
not be surprised if litigation grows ou
Of 1t yet, as markets below are now al
the flood-tide, with a probability of de
cline and loss % holders Among the
freight thus left over we're over 1000
bills flour and three hundred barrel.
pork and much other freight
The Atlantic has changed hands, and
was commanded by Capt Legion, with
DR. Sinex in the Office, and win bereaf
ter rna from 81 Louis and New Or.
leans.
The Armada come in early Saturday
with a moderate trip, but took a good
trip ont Among the passengers were
Capt Josh TROOPS uncle, Dr. Josh
Cobb, Of Eddyvillc, aud our pamesake,
J. n S, Of Marion Ky.
The big Grey Eagle arrived from Lon
isyille about ! o'clock Saturday evening,
and returned to Louisville about ~
0 o'clock Saturday night She was fall
Of people both ways.
The announcement Of the sale of the
big Grey Eagle Is doubtless premature,
as the Loaisvils aud Henderson Packet
Company have within week refused
Sc, 900 offered for her. Besides the
New Albany ledger Of Saturday eve
ming announces that the sale had not
baen contaminated, bat probably would
be-.
The Gen Anderson arrived from Cal.
70 during saturday night, with very
moderate trip.
She will be the regular packet for Cal
70 at o clock this afternoon, and will
be found spacious and speedy and SPLEEN
didly Differed.
The Liberty No >, passed down about
2 o'clock yesierday with handsome
trip to which she added slightly here.
She was followed shortly after By that
pet beauty OF the Louisville line, the Gle
yant Tarascon, whose beauty and swirl.
ness are becoming alike famous
On her last trip up, the New Albany
ledger says tAe Taraseon ran IS miles
inside Of an hour. On Saturday night
he made a dash with the Liberty No. .,
which has heretofore been considered the
champion Of the lover Ohio. The re-
salt is Sc. forth in a card which we pub
ish below.
The Tatascou was not expected to 20
10 bed last night, and would not be ne
sessita,ed 10 arise this morning when
he gates Of day are open, or the bars Of
light put up.
She viii, however, leave here for Louie
lille about 10 o'clock this morning and
vii be found sumner" Frank Bank
'miih, great favorite with the travel
ag pablio, Is IA the Office dispensing
miles aad tickets in the most charming
manner, while our handsome young
friend Jack Beggs does the mails.
The Prairie Rose is due here for Nash
vile to-day. and will want freight and
passengers
The beautiful 4. X. Dunkerson. ar.
lived from Green river late Saturday
evening, foil Of people. She will return
o Rumsey this evening, at which poiu.
he will make close connections with the
D b. Campbell, and viii give through
-eoeipis for frieghls Her chief officer IL
5spt Dfiakwaler, whose name is
household world all along Green river.
Capt. y. Shewmaker is IN the city en-
cute to his steamer, the d. B. Camp
bell
We regret to learn that son Of Capt. /
J. vas captured by The rebels a, 0ekalo- |
IA, in the recent expedition Of General /
smith.
Cepi. J. B. Fords great steamer WA
auncbed at New Albany on Saturday. !
She has not get been named. The |
Ledger Of Saturday says:
Capt J b. Ford has received fron
Kansas a pair Of The largest and finest /
i0FHs we have ever seen. They were a /
resent from Safnue: Fletcher. postFaa.-
er st Topeka, Kansas. Mr. Fletcher I
7as IN this city short time since. and. /
eeiBg Capt Eord's magnificent new
teamer, he bestowed upon her the larg-
st PAIR OF horns in the country. Tie
.orns vii be placed upon the pilot
9use Of Che boat, and will be worn With
onor They we're raised by an elk.
The steamer Mississippi had eight
en- tnns OF freight from Cairo, included
n which was one thousand head Of
mules, horses, and sheep
The Silver Spray passed down and
be Echo M 2 passed up yesterday.
Tithon; landing.
We we're handed the following BY a
assenger on the Tarascou yesterday,
18th request to publish: