Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-02-01

and navigation is now excellent for al
classes of boats.
At Cincinnati and Pittsburg the river
was also rising At noon Saturday, and
there is fair prospects Of big river
within few days. 5Asf
Although there were Numerous arri-
walls on Saturday and yesterday, the bus
mess transacted at the lsyee was not
large q
The Gen. Anderson took { very fair
"trip and left at o'elock, giving banter
to the Armada as she rounded out.
The Armada st once responded and
rapidly cast loose, going out from the
wharfboat just four minutes behind tAe
Anderson
The Anderson went round the point in
just 10 minutes after she cast of, and
the Armada in 81 minutes. The Ander-
son rouEded to at Dixon's Landing, Just
below the point, but struck out again as
soon as the Armada had passed by her.
Whether the Anderson had business At
Dixon's, or whether she let the Armada
run by her in order to pass her under
way, we are unable to ascertain. $ q
In the evening the following dispatch
was rsesivsd at the telegraph Office:
HEHDERsoS, Jan. 80, 1864.
j. N. SILvERrHoRN: Anderson round
ed to below the point Beat her here
two miles. III OIL
(Signed) ]. v. TERooP.
The following postscript from the ope-
rator at HENDERSON was added: "ArmAI
da four miles ahead when going out of
sight at Henderson, This dispatch was
accidentally put into an envelope adj
dressed to ]. B. Hall, and at the same
time one designed for him was put into
an envelope addressed to ourself, but not
received until yesterday afternoon, when,
to our surprise, we learned that private
dispatch, addressed to US, had been fur
nished to the Times, and published in its
Sunday morning edition. q AEt =
Upon discovering that We had . dis
patch belonging to Capt Hall, we deliv-
cred it to him Immediately. We leave
the public to judge Of the RhoIs transae,.
ton for themselves.
e The Armada had nice packet trip In
Guiding cabin full of passengers.
The big Superior came in with . fne
trip from Cairo, early Saturday, inslud-
ing 1s6 bales of cotton, consigned to
Crane, Brown & Co., and by them for.
warded this morning by the great Cot
ton Express to New York. q vsqs4 ba
The Key West Ne. 4, under command
of Capt A J. Wilson, with Mr.. ]. Scroggs,
in the Office, reached here on Saturday
night, loaded with government freight
until her guards were in the water She
proceeded to Nashville early. yesterday
morning. Se-zsss'<A~ -
The tow-boat Niagara, came up from
Cairo yesterday, and went above to take
out feet of hay-boats. - i.
The elegant nsw Esuisville and Hen
dsrson packet, Tarascon, viii be The in.
superabIe boat for Louisville at 10
o'clock this morning. She is under the
command of that experienced and az.
complished commander, Capt. Joseph 81.
Buncs, who, as an officer and gentle
man, has no superior on the Ohio. Mr.
Geo. Williams, assisted by Mr.. Dick Cox,
will give the, most polite. attention to
passengers and freight at the Office.
The big Superior goes out at noon to
day as the regular mail and passenger
packet to Paducah and Cairo. She lie
commanded by Capt d. 7. Dexter in
person, with Gus. DnsOhchet assisted BY
Billy Dunn, in the Office. Her accommo.
dations are elegant, and her officers
stand at the head of their profession.
81 In another place will be found : note
from Capt Dexter, souched in very terss
language, showing his willingness to &C
\ commsdatst the owners Of the Anderson
to pile of greenbacks, il they can take
it, The note is very plain, and readily
q understood. - =
The Wabash, at vincennes, was clear
Of lee on Friday. II = 4 ~ Z = =
The R. B. Speed win run in connection
with the r. K. Dunkerson between thil
port and Rumssy, connecting with tn
: Dunkerson at Spotsyille.s
The latter boat left spOtsvills atnoer
8 on Saturday with . large quantity o
freight and a cabin full of passengers.
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