Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-07
River News.

The river commenced rising at thiI
point during Saturday night, and hst
risen some three or four inches up tc
dark last night 1t was rising rapidly al
Louisville on Saturday evening, and had
risen two feet at Owensboro when the
Morning Star left that place yesterday.
The heavy and extensive rains Of Fri
day and yesterday will no doubt make
the coming rise of considerable inpor-
lance.
There was no change at latest advices
in the Cumberland, and navigation is
entirely suspended in that stream.
The arrivals and departures since Fri
day nigh. were the r. K. Dunkerson.
Green River and return; Palestine, I'm
perial and Mercury, Louisville to Nash
vlllei Silver Noon, Cincinnati TO Mem
phis; Jewess, St Louis to Cincinnati;
Armada, Cairo and return; Tarascon,
Louisville and return; Citizen, Pitts
burg to ST. Louis Mornidg Star, Louis.
Villej Advance, Henderson; Science No
2, Louisville 70 Nashville.
The grand Armada, detained by fog
and low water, did not get in from Cairo
until late Saturday night She returned
to Cairo at noon yesterday
The r X. Dunksrson returned to
Green river on Saturday evening with
considerable freight
Guerrillas are still said to be proving
along Green river, aud are reported to
have robbed and attempted to burn the
X. b. Speed, bat the FIRE was sxtin-
Rnisbed by the heroic conduct of the
Clerk in the absence Of the Captain and
other officers Of the boat.
The Tarascon was late on Saturday
night, and did but little business.
Indeed business between Louisville
and this point, as we'll as below, is in
comprshensibly dull
The Silver Mood had good trip for
Memphis.
The Morning Star had bat little freight
last night but was full of people.
She will leave for Louisville promptly |
at u o'clock this morning, and is ia
splendid trim. Mr. John Gwathmey will !
attend most courteously to passengers at
the Office, while Billy Borden will give
especial attention to shippers.
The Morning Star is commanded for |
this trip BY that veteran and popular
officer, Capt Aaron Ballard, who knows
so well how to be polite to bis friends.
BY the way, Capt Ballard has Just
completed one Of the abandonment and
most perfect low water boats ever turned
out in the vicinity Of Louisville She is
l56 feet long, 80 wide, and will be as
swift as greyhound She is, We be-
lisve, named the Rose Hte.
The Gen. Anderson will be the packet
for Cairo at 2 o clock to day. She is in
perfect repair, and is elegantly Differed.
The Nick Longworth will certainly be
here this evening for New Orleans, and
will want freight and passengers Cox h
Humphrey are Der agents
We are glad 10 see our friend Capt.
Humphrey on board the mammoth
wharf boat again, looking as sound as a
silver dollar, and almost as handsome as
ourself
Our old friend Capt. Ben. Howard Is
in command Of the Imperial, and we re-
greet we had not the pleasure Of seeing
him yesterday.
The Mississippi is rising rapidly at
st. Louis, which wiz improve nAviga-
ton near the mouth Of the Ohio.
The Ficksburg Herald, speaking Of
che steamer Big Grey Eagle, makes this
clever allusion to our friend George A.
Williams, so long aPopulAr clerk In the
Louisville and Henderson line, to ell Of
which we say ''amen" and amen"
The clerk, Mr. Williams, is one of the
elsverest little men that ever drove u
quill, and when we buy steamboat we
shall elevate him to the csptainoy; for
he is always polite, courteous and gen
tlsmanly in his intercourse with those
going on the Grey Eagle, and We like to
see such men lifted to the level of their
deserts tssq IS