Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-16
RAILRO4D REGISfER5.
River News.

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The river vas slightly swelling yesisr-
day evening st this point while at Gin
eianaG AID Pittsburg L was failing
slowly,
There was never a betiaE boating
stage al this season Of the year within
The memory of man, and 1t is likely to
continue during the balaaee Of the sea
sen. ta
The arrivals since oar last report were
he Lawrenee. Colossus, ]. r. Gilmore,
Ida Rees, New Ben soutb, and Carrie,
from the Cumberland; the Miami, from
Cairo the Little Grey Esgle, from Lou
isville; aud the Virginia, from Enter
prise.
The Colossus, Ida Eress. ! L Gil
a sore and cordelia Ann we're loaded
}, .,eriay for the Cumberland, and
would mostly get off last night, We pre-
sapae.
rae Miami arrived considerably be-
hlpe fime, With s,apeudous cargo, in
cluaiar 81 hogshesds Of tobacco, "a
bales Of .esaos, 90 head of mules, and
vast quantity OF miscellaneous freight,
AMI fall Of people She unlOaded and
tsok in big frsight, aai left at eight
o'clock last aight
The Little Grey Eagle RAG moder-
ate freight, bat was full OF people, last
night She is abe fastest boat Of Der
size on the Lover Ohio, and few boats
q any size excel her
Toe elegant little Carrie arrived from
the Cumberland last evening She will
return 10 Nashville immediately.
The NeE Ben South lei for Louis
Vile
! 4 dispatch 10 Capt Khnek yeaaesaay,
states that there are three feet water on
Harpeth Shoals in The Cumberland.
Major George Williams, late of the
Taraseoh, now en- route to take charge
Of the Big Grey Eagle at New Orleans,
called in at our once on yesterday
morning too early for our lazy habits.
We regret exceedingly that we did not
have the pleasure Of seeing him, as We
rate him among our most estimable
Efriends.
We are indebted TO The Adams Ex-
press Messenger on the Little Grey
Eagle, and % Mr. Patterson, of the
same craft. for late papers.
! TIE New Albany Ledger says:
As ,he ship yard Of Cap, Sam King
bat Cannelion, the great ship dock
for Capt Ssreck. Of New Orleans, is
! - pidiy progrrssing tn~ard rompleiion.
/ Itaa ESQ iest long and 50 iest wide
I The work on Capt John kichey rev
! boat At Leavenwosth is being pushed
ahead ~,th energy she was not dam
/ aged in The slightest By the recent rise
"a tbs tiseF.
| The river from St Louis 70 Cairo il
I aoN lower and in a worse condition TO
! 9Exigate thaa ever Lefora known at this
SEASON Of the year. Our latest intelli-
I senee gives bat four feet two inches at
/ DE worst places, and boats are not safe
! ia loading 10 particle over four feet.
! Tie Albert PeaTes reports the Subma-
! rise No 5 aground e. Cfswiofds A
/ s,eta-wheelsF, name unknown. was also
/ aground 81 the same place, and another
/ a.. wiaoS Boards. The Jevess is
/ saronnd Al Saline. and the ssern-xheeler
LThsrty Of the bead Of Dogtooth
! Rusl1ess continues on the increase at
St Louis, and shipments to New Orleans
4 are quite hrisk Rates remain AZ 75c
aour TO New Orleans, With indication Of
"a advance. To Memphis and other
points the rates are unchanged.
Tie steamer John J. Roe. which sunk
Nonday morning as daylight, just above
Cairo, vas on her way 10 New orleans.
and left 81 Louis Iast Tuesday evening
| The Roe had last been thoroughly re
pai-ed from stem 10 stern, at a cost Of
$40 900, making her equal in every re-
tpect 10 8 new boat Our informant
aiasss that she had sunk to her roof.
From Cairo 70 Memphis there IS ten
feet Of water and a good navigable stage
al the uay The boats running from
Cairo,and especially The Memphis pai;ket
I boats, are doing hne business.
The Missouri river gives no signs OF
auy Improvement, aud js siili reesdius
with about three feet vzteE 70 the ehau'
Del 70 LeavenNorth.
The Upper Mississippi Is steadily fall-
ing At al points, with scaut three feet /,
Ke0knk, notwithstanding which. how
eser, the packets Of both the N0rfhern
ed Keok1k lines continue 70 arrive at
aad depart from 81. Lsuis with regn-
lsrity
a gentleman Of good taste sends as
the following:
4 sTEAxER TAEAsCoS, Sept =, 1854
n q TRIP down or up the Ohio river By
The spleRdid steamer Taraseon, runnis z
on he regular Louisville, New Albany
and Henderson line. Is magnificent 70
J plessure-seskers or men Of business
! assure either that pains will be spared
BY the genflemanly clerk, Mr.. Frank
Baaksmith, to mike. all feel like home.
The table is Supplied with all the laxn-
ries Of the season, ana with Capt J. A.
Lusk es commander Of this fine and
noble craft. the finest on the Ohio waters,