Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-18

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The river continues to fall rapidly ,
this point, and some little shore ice bs
been forming du ring the last two day,
and if the present state of the weathe
continues, we may expectte see ice rur
ming again. I'd
! There have been but few arrivals 70
the last "A hours, and consequently no
great deal Of business was transacte,
on the wharf.
I The stern wheel Liberty passed dow
yesterday morning for Memphis with
large cargo, 70 which she added some
what from Captain Halls Wharfboat.
The St. Cloud also came down en- rouG.
to the same place with her guards in the
water1}o z 4 CFtT1aE W
She left large quantity of whisky
for the extensive grocery house of Be
ment & Veile, and small lots of goods
for other parties. ~ ssi-T s
The grand Armada filed up yesterday
with both freight and people to her ut
most capacity. ~
There is not a1boat or corps of off
GERS that visit this port more popnlfr
than the Armada and her officers, and
none deserve to be-
The Lady Franklin from Memphis
with $40 bales of cotton arrived here
yesterday afternoon, and after discbarg
ing Ga bales to go forward by the Great
Cotton Express, represented here by
Messrs. Crane, Brown, & Co, she took
her departure for Cincinnati. rrrrov-s3
Persons DESTROYS of Shipping goods to
Memphis, or Of visiting that city, will
do well to bear in mind that the great
Superior win leave this port as the regu-
lar Evansville and Memphis packet, on
Friday night, after the arrival of the
train. The Superior has the most ex-
cellent passenger accommodations and
freight capacities, combined with great
speed, and Capt. Dexter is careful and
experienced ohicer,l and, with Mr.. VIM.
Dunn, viii give strict attention to the
comfort Of passengers. Get your
freight and baggage ready. aa-
To-day, that paragon of steamboats,,
the elegant Tarascon, will be the regu-
lar'mail and passenger packet for Hen
derson aud Louisville, and may be ex-
pected in early. She is increasing in
popular favor daily, and her owners,
and especially her gallant officers, are
daily becoming more and more pleased
with her remarkable running qualities.
Capt. Joe. Bunce is not only a veteran
officer, but polished gentleman, and
Mr. Geo. Williams is the favorite clerk
on the lower Ohio. o1a - corners
For luxurious travelling, sumptu
Gus living, and delightful social enjoy
ment, we commend our friends to
secure state-rooms and meal tickets on
the Torascon. --o-@
The new and handsome Evansville
and Nashville packet, Carrie, Captain
Hazlett, having been weather bound, did
not. arrive on time, but will be found at
the levee this morning, ready to receive
freight for Nashville and all way points
on the Ohio and Cumberland rivers
Messrs. Cox & Humphrey and Capt. j
B. Hall will receive freight at all hours
The General Anderson will be the reg
ular mail and passenger packet for Cal
70 to-day Capt Dan Clarke and Billy
Lowth are her Chief officers
We are informed by gentlemen con-
nected with the Evansville & Cairo
Packet line, that the report published
BY morning contemporary, that Capt
Gus. Lemcke had withdrawn from the
Company with the Bowen, is incorrect
We were pleased yesterday to meet
our very excellent and patriotic friend,
Capt q Shoemaker of Terre Haute, in
the city, looking handsome as a moon
lit eve, and obese as an Alderman He
has not sold the Campbell to the Govern
ment, as reported, but is still running
her above the Rnmsey locks, on Green
River. - -
The Captain informs us that business
is very lively on the Wabash, and eight
propeliers are engaged in carrying
freights to Terre Haute from points
above and below that city, and that he
has now in his mammoth warehouse
vast quantities of freight awaiting ship
ment east by rail i -
1.-THE Memphis Argus of Friday last
says: 'A a 80
The steamer Idadee was sold a day or
tive since to Captain. John a. Williams,
( Vaneamp L Gilbert, for we understand,
the neat price of $4,000, She is, we
hear, to run in the Yazoo river, in the
cotton trade.
The Belle Lee, from Spottsville, and
the Carrie from Nashville, arrived here
yesterday evening. The Carrie viii pos
lively return to Nashville this evening.
The Big Grey Eagle got in about dark
last night with a crowd of people and
much freight She was detained ike all
other boats by the heavy wind Of Tues
day night
1rhe Little Grey Eagle arrived here
: last night with all the freight she could
carry, en- route to Nashville, Captain
! Ballard thinks this is positively the last
e trip she will make to the Cumberland.
The R. K Dunkerson left SpottsyilI,
last evening for Rumsey with nice trip
r Capt Drinkwater expects to come cute
e his return, and will certainly be here OF
= Saturday.
: Capt. Liter and John Travis, mai
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