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

! 16IVeT ~ eWS.
The river has risen feet since Satur-
day, having reached again the highest
point attained since the breakup, and is
now rising steadily at the rate of nearly
one inch per hour
We have reports from all points above,
that the river is rising steadily, and il
thi s mild weather continues, there will
unquestionably be big river
There was no particular activity on the
levee yesterday, and comparatively few
arrivals.
| The wild Liberty No. arrived here at
o'clock yesterday morning, and after
adding something to~hers trip, left for
Memphis.
The James Gray, which has recently
been purchased by Capt Hugo for the
Wabash River trade, arrived here yes
terday morning from the Cumberland
River, and will leave for Mt. Carmel this
evening. The Gray is neat little craft,
entirely new and seaworthy, and will
make very excellent Wabash packet
The Superior got nice trip yesterday,
including large number of passengers,
and left for Cairo at o'clock Her fine
proportions and her graceful movements
as she rounded out into the stream, were
greatly admired by large crowd who
had congregated on Water street
The Charley Bowen came in from
Cairo about ii clock, with an Admira-
bic trip, her passenger receipts on the
round trip, alone, being over $500. She
registered l46 passengers on her up trip.
There are few boats on the Lower Ohio
more popular than the high-headed
Bowen. - ~
Thegrand Armada, the incompatible
and unequalled lightning packet, came
into port yesterday at q o'clock, having
made the round trip to Cairo and back,
in-the Unprecedented short time of 49
hours and 30 minutes, including hours
at Cairo, and hours at Paducah. She
brought mp 70 passengers, and al bales
of cotton and Is hhds of tobacco, be-
sides much other freight. Capt Josh.
says when they start out to make round
trip for Cairo and back on time, they
will show the people along the line what
fast boat is.
The grand and unrivaled Tarascen did
not get off from. Louisville until II
o'clock Sunday night, and arrived here
at I o clock last evening, having had a
magnificent trip out. She experienced
much trouble in landing, from the high
winds that prevailed on Sunday night
Hereafter, she will be the Tuesday and
Friday packet for Henderson and Louis
vile, the little Grey Eagle taking her
place on Monday and Thursday as the
mail boat, thus forming a daily line
hence to Louisville The Big Eagle will
be here on Wednesday, the little Eagle
on Thursday, and the Tarascon again on
Friday. As the Tarascon gets smooth,
she surprises even her gallant command
err by her great speed and easy and steady
motion. Boat and Captain are worthy
of each other, while Geo. A. Williams is
the admired of all admirers.
The J. N. Kellogg went out yesterday
afternoon, with an immense tow of hay.
The gunboat jtin-clad) Countess, ar
rived here from above last night. She
goes below. fr n ga
The Louisville Democrat of Sunday
morning says:
4 The river at this point continues to
rise, though slowly, with eight feet eight
inches water in the canal last evening by
the mark During the twenty-four hours
ending at dusk last evening the river at
the head of the falls had swollen four
inches, which is equal to rise of Que
foot at Portland. The weather has been
clear and pleasant At night it clouded
up, with indications of rain
The steamer Tarascon arrived at half
past eight o clock last night, having on
board three hundred cabin passengers.
The Taraseon brought two hundred and
forty-four hogsheads of tobacco, large
amount of wheat, flour and other mer-
chandise j 81 u ~ ~ E-kL
We learn by private dispatch from
Capt J. b. Archer that the St Patrick
arrived at Evansville yesterday, being
Al. I<o 4lo4 ,.l Al
here since the river was gorged at Wolf
Creek. s05dft,fa- E
This is a slight mistake and brother
Maynard, by sxaminationy will find he
has misinterprsted Captain Archers dis
; patch, which says the St. Patrick was
the boat. through the gorge. There
were a half dozen boats or more here
ahead of the st. Patrick, which stopped
along the way to take freight The Sill
yer Moon AMI Tarascon were both ahead
of the St Patrick,
The Commercial has been taken by
the Government, at Memphis, and sem
below; also the Lady Pike and numer
GUS other boats
! The Gen. Anderson came in lss
night from Cairo, about 10 o clock, witt
: a moderate trip FL
She and the Armada viii probably g
out again to-day, kissing hot We hac
hoped both boats were now satisfied, a
least their respective friends think the.
: ought to be, and had better resume thei
more steady habits.
: The Missouri Democrat of yesterda.
says:
: The river here is rising, partly causet
; by heavy rains which have fallen-som
on Saturday, and great deal on Satur