Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-12
River News.


and is now about to overflow the bottom
above the city, and will doubtless do so
by this morning.
We bad no noon dispatches yesterday,
and are unable 10 say what ia the state
Of the river at Cincinnati, but have no
doubt the rise will continue for the next
twensy-four or thirty-six hours
The Cumberland and Tennessee rivers
are rising very fast, with plenty Of water
for all classes Of boats.
The only business transacted on the
lsves yesterday was by Government
The Echo left early in the afternoon
with full losd for Nashville.
The Charmor was about ready to leave
at dark last night for the same port,
with two heavy barges in tow.
The grand and popular Armada will
be the unriyalIed mail and passenger
packet for Cairo and way points to-day
at 2 o'clock.
Capt Josh. " Throop is her prineely
commander, assisted by those courteous
young gentlemen, Messrs. Webb and
sorenson, in the Office. Passengers by
the Armada are assured of the most ele
giant accommodations.
The elegant and swift-sailing TarAs
con will be the regular packet for Hen
derson and Louisville this evening, in
command Of that popular young gentle
maR, Capt Jim Lusk.
Messrs. Banksmith and Murrsll are
associated in the Office, and will give
especial attention to passengers and
shippers
The PeytonN had not arrived at dark
last night She will be here to-day.
The Alice Dean for Memphis is due
here this morning. Capt Pepper is her
popular clerk.
The Cincinnati CommsrehiaI gives
the following description Of the new Pey-
tona, which win leave this port to-mor-
row evening for New Orleans;
Capt r. eugene Bowers's new large,
and splendid side.wheel steamer, Pey.
tona, has been the most attractive fea-
ture in the boating line, at the warG, for
day or two. She dropped down on
Saturday, and was to have left for Louis
vile last night, light, in order to descend
the falls, but the favorable news of the
eleven feet, aud rising at Pittsburgh, in
duced Capt. Bowers 70 remain here until
Thursday evening, when she takes her
departure for, New Orleans on her maid.
en- trip, The PeYtona was built under
the PERSONAL Supervision ofGaptain Bow
ers, who had spared no expense in max
ing her one. OF the most attractive as
we'll as complete business steamers ever
constructed here or elsewhere. The hull
builtiby John Litherbury, combines ca.
paeity, strength, and durability, with au
easy aud graceful modle. 1t Is tive
hundred and sixty feet long, forty-twC
beam, with seven feet three inches depth
of hold The machinery, by Dupont
comprises battery Of four tubular boi
lers, iorty.six inches in diameter, twenty
four feet long, containing nineteen six
inch cues each. The cylinders are TWEEN
ty.six inches in diameter, with eight fee
length Of stroke. The cabin, was bull
by James &&Finch, is capacious and su
perbly furnished, while the rooms are
uuusally large, with superior ,Aocommo
dations for one hundred and FIFTY pass
engers. The Peytona has capacity 70
over twelve hundred tuns, and in com
plete running order, trims on three fee
water. la point Of symmetry, she
as graceful as a swan in the water, an
viii vie with the most beautiful era
that ever ioated on the bosom of th
muddy Mississippi river The painting
by d. J, Williams, is admirable execu
= ed, while the furniture, by Baily & D.
kamp, eSrpeting and curtains, by Wilso
of Ringwalts, chandeliers, McHenry
Carson, table, silver, aud chinaware,
Huntington h Co, aud tin, copper, an
best material Her splendid books az
office outfit are from the extensive esta
lishmeat Of Norman 3 Matthews. lie,
GER office, New Albany, Ind. The Pc
tona is owned by David Gibson L c,
and Capt Bowsrs, and cost $125, 90
Kinnie Smith, Jr, will preside in q
office, assisted by Mr. Nick Tilhman
Louisville; Henry Reusford and Thorn
Nelson are the engineers; Thomas Pal
ter, mate; William Ford and Rob,
Nelson, pilots; and Isaac Watson, ste
art. The ladies' cabin, nursery, a
bauhing rooms, and saloon, are very 81
venient and furnished in exquisite tas
Captain Bowers has been engaged
boating on our rivers for over twel
years, and is deservedly universal
vorite with both the travelling and 81
ping community. We hope be may n
golden harvest with the gay Peyto