Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-05
River News.

The river here is swelling Slowly, but the Fiss
will n I am0ant to much, IL cams from the
Eanawbas and other lateral brsnehss Of the Ohio.
which are nov falling.
4 slight rise has sommenesd at PlttsburE. aud
the heavy rains Of Friday sHd Friday night IN
tat direction may increase IL.
business was quits lively here Saturday, tho
packets aud the Nick Longworth rsesiTing isrse
amounts u freight.
The arrivals since Saturday sftsraoons report
we're the Science No. 2, aud Aiex. spssF, cineia-
natl 10 Nashville Psytona Ns~ Orleans to Louis
Vile; Tarasoon. Loulsvills 10 Henderson aud re-
turn Gen. Anderson, CsiFoi Armada 70 Cairo
n X. Dnnkefsoa. Green River; Bsrmsda and
Kate Putnam. Cincinnati to st. Louis, Olive and
Amsrica. sashyIils to Lou'sviiisi osa. Haiisck,
Wabash River, morning star Louisville TO Hsu
dsra0n, Il. b. Speed, Pend River.
Tbs. Armada got fine trip cut Saturday
evening, aud took dash At the Taraseon, beating
her fairly around the point, but not desiring 10
Iacerats the feelings Of the Taraseoa people mag
unanimously permitted her to get ia to Henderson
first. II wss spirited little race, n It was an
uueqsai one.
Tho Taraseon hAa = nice trip both says and lsft
for Louisviiis soon after dark.
The Nick Loagworth took about 800 bills o.
-four, shipped by Col Il. K. Dsaksrsos, for New
New York via New Orleans, and tao small lots Of
cattle. She left about dark.
The Peytona passed up almost eatirely light,
and will BE- here agals on Thursday for New Or
leans
We arc indebted to our attentive young friend,
Master Walter Pennington for Nsw Orleans papers
Of the gath ult.
The Moralng Star yeIiordAy had but little
freight for this port and arrived early. shs re-
turns 20 Louissiiie this morning, and "a truly
magnificent In her appointments. Capt. Aaron
Ballard IL her commander john GwAthmey, as
sisted by Luce MurreIl aud Mr.. Eswhalt. are her
elsrkssand will give the most solitoua attentions
20 their passengers.
The Cen. Anderson had = fair trip up, Including
few bales Of cotton. which 4rs consigned 10 the
great Cotton Express, for traas-shlpmsnt 10 New
York. The Aneersou will return TO Cairo at 2
O'Clock, la charge Of that popular commander,
Bnly Lowth.
The iavorlte Green River packet, n. X. banker
son, viii leave for Rumsey this evening She il
= nice, comfortable craft, and Capt Drinkwatsi
and John Adams atc pie ,.aat and courteous gen
temcg.
The Ida Handy. tor New Orleans. will not h
here until Tomorrow morning, as We learn. she
VII wa freight and pasaengers
an order has been issued prohibiting boats q
go up tho Cumberland for the present.
nhly McciurE and Fred Huston will ehilstsr
their handsome new boat, now building at thi
port, Emma Drewn, In honor Of the hAndsom
aud accomplished young daughter of our enter
prlsipk and stinguishsd fris nd and isllow-eitl
sen, Mr.. William brown. chief Of the great nrs
OF Brown, Dnnksrson q Co, Of this city.
The Emma Brown, when flashed. viii b. on
os the baudaoaest aud most substantial boats Z
Ter class ia these waters
Toe following poeticAt paragraph. from N
apr ghtly psa Of our luminous friend Charlie
Cotton. expresses the great Joy that all the a,
qu.intsaees Of Johnny ewashmey sxperisue
from the move Il conveys
"Mr, JohL Gwaihmey, one Of Natures nobi,
men, is clio / u the Aerning star. last wedne
day John received neat little card from the fr,
vost Marshal Of Louisville, Inviting him In out
the dram. Jobn went IN sut nos the winter
his disesutent Il agaia turned into glorious sun
mrr by son--not u York but Of Africa, Al
Instead 81 mounting barbsd steed TO frisht. q
souls Of faarint rebel adversAries, he Agsin Weih
the pen Ia the stars onioe, Aad diapsnses &
luminosity q his eosnteaAnee among all travsie
on that queenly packet
Tho Uharmer has gone 90 Cairo. AMI the Carr
was waiting At smithlaad for the opening Of q
blockade.
10 afforded US goaalao pleasure to meet o.
clever aud agreeable friend, Capt. HaElett, on So
urday night. who returns TO the city slmost
good new, having new foot aud ankle
much like the one he lost that few would susp'
the change. We never the captaia lock-
better
We are Indebted 20 Capt Fowler, clerk Of
Alice Dean, for Memphis papers Of Friday.
The Alice DeAa, fsom Memphis. aud the IdAh
from Nashville, arrived about o'clock last mig
The Dean had a Considerable amOunt of coll
for Cincinnati, and the Idahoe had big pass
ger trip aud about IS hhds Of tobacco she
turns 70 Nashville Tomorrow evening.