Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-18
River News.

The river, here, fell rapidly yesterday,
but will no doubt be found q. stand
or rising this morning, as there have
been general rains along the whole line
of the river.
There was large amount of packet
business transacted yesterday, consider
ing the inclemency Of the weather and
the terrible muddiness Of the streets and
levee.
The arrivals yesterday were the z. 4.
Dunkerson, Bowling.Green; Halleek,
from the Wabash; Olive and Weuanits,
Cincinnati to ST. Louis; Gen. Anderson,
Cairo and retarn; Morning Star, from
Louisville and return.
The Gen. Halleck is the FIRST boat out
Of the Wabash this season, and she had
a magnificent trip Of -four.
The r. K Dunkerson had very 6ne
trip out Of Green river. She returns to
Bowling Green al 8 o'clock this evening
and will want freight and passengers.
The Olive discharged some 200 tons
Of freight here and had good trip to
st. Louis The Wauanits was also full
Of freight.
= The Gen. Anderson did Land Office
business on her last trip She first
brought full cargo from Cairo end Me-
tropolis to Padueah, and then reloaded
for this port Her Manifest was about
eight feet long-too long for publication.
She was thus detained, not reaching
here until noon yesterday. She, how
ever, discharged her large cargo, and
filed mp before dark, taking, among
other freight, 600 barrels Of -four for re-
shipment 70 New Orleans, and large
quantities of Paducsh freight Capt
John b. Hall is in command
The Morning Star had a fine trip
down yesterday, and Hlled up well be-
fOge leaving last night
The Carrie was yeceiving yesterday,
and got Of, We preaume, about dark.
The Idahoe came up from the bore
yard yesterday, looking as neat and nice
as new, fairly shining under her new
coat Of paint She is a frstclsss stern
wheel boat, with excellent freight and
passenger accommodations. She will
be ready to commence receiving freight
tomorrow for Nashville, for which port
she viii depart on Tuesday. We cor
daily commend her and her gentle
manly commander to the kind consider
alton Of shippers and travellers
We arc delighted to see Capt Dexter
-" Old Opposition lin the city again,
looking as eomplacently as man is
likely to who has just pocketed few
cool thousands, and feels himself pos
sessed Of the fastest horse in the
Pocket
The VinceHnes San Of Tuesday thus
refers to Wabash river matters:
The r3eent rise In the river has again
put afleat numerous little packets and
screw propellers, side.Wheelers and stern
wheeler are steaming and Whistling
around and about Us in great album
dance.
The Rock Bluff il the name of new
side-wheel craft which made its appear.
encs at our wharf on Friday, She be-
longs to parties in this city, and is in
tended for the Wabash river trade.
Mr.. Russell, an Austrian, has secured
patent in this. couatry for = contri.
vance By which vessels may be steered
by means OF the propeller or screw,
which. moves them ahead, without the
help of IuddeEs The propeller is fixed
in a case which supports IL, and ia which
it is movable by the turning of the
steering wheel, either to staFhOard or
to port, in either case forcing the stern
of the ship around, willis her ,headway
is not in the least stopped or Iessened
BY this method vessel can be easily
turned in her own length.
There were rumors on the streets of
New Albany on Tuesday that the Mittio
Stephens and one or two other boats had
been destroyed on the Lower Mississippi
but they are probably uufouudsd as they
could not be traced 10 any reliable
source.
The Atlantic and Mississippi Steam
ship Company have made application
to the Common Council Of St. Louis fol
six hundred feet Of the levee on which L
locate wharf boat
The James White is being wrecked b,
the underwriters, there being no hope
whatever Of her being raised. A por
ton of her furniture arrived at ST. LOU
on Tuesday aud,wiIl be sold at auction i
lew days sasas has saQg. ta.