Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-05

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,. If. Baldwin, Men, Big Grey Eagle, Lou.
Little Grey Eagle, Lou.
Gu DEPARTURES on SUNDAY.
J. II. Done No. 2, Lou. H. Miller, Mem.
St. Patrick, Mem. ]. II. Baldwin, Nash.
Big Grey Eagle, Hend. Lit. Grey Eagle, Nash.
ARRIVALS YESTERDAY
Prairi. Rose, Wabash. Atlantic, Lou.
Princess, Nash. Darling, Mem.
Belle Lee, Nash. Big Grey Eagle Hend.
I DEPARTURES YESTERDAY
Atlantic, New o. Big Grey eagle, Lou
Prineoss, Gin. Charley Bowen, Cairo
Belle Lee, Lou. Prairie Rose, Lou.
The river is falling steadily, and will
continue to do so until the weather mod
crates and thaw commences
There has been but little ice running
by this point since Saturday, and that
very thin. In the narrows between this
and Louisville, and below the mouth of
the Wabash, theic is said to be heavy
and troublesome, and the Bowen from
below, and the big Grey Eagle from
above, experienced some difficulty in
getting through.
The weather has moderated considera-
bly, since Saturday, and there are already
indications of thaw.
The elegant Louisville and Memphis
packet St Patrick, Capt. ]. B Archer,
passed up on Sunday morning, full of
people, but with a moderate cargo.
Mr.. Geo. OHart, the handsome and
irresistible clerk Of the swift Liberty,
was on board, looking as fresh and fair
as May morning. He gives US list
OF prices at Memphis: Hay is selling a.
500 per ton; bran, $50 per ton; corn,
81 rs per bush. Cattle and hogs were
also very high. Spectators could do
well to push forward such articles as are
above enumerated.
The ST. Patrick will be here again on
Friday morning, bound down. She is
very superior in her passenger and
freight accommodations, and now that
the railroads are principally blockaded,
shippers will seek their own interests by
shipping on board the st. Patrick.
1T never rains but it pours," is an
old saw, and so it seems the star steam
ers are all loose at once.
Capt. Bachelors beautiful Darling
was here yesterday morning from Mem
phis, en- route to Cincinnati. Her gal
liant commander was in fine health, and
highly delighted with the excellent quail
tiles of his Darling" which has won
golden opinions on her first trip.
A number of her passengers who stop
ped at this sity, have sent us the follow
ing card for publication:
e w JANUARY 3, 1863.
To tie Officers Of the Steamer Darling
GENTLEMEN: We are about to leave
you, in 30 doing allow US to express our
heartfelt thanks for your kindness and
careful attention to our numerous wants
during our. trip from Memphis to Evans
vile.
For the gallant Captain, +. Y. Batch
elor, and g. l.. Johnston, clerk, we pre-
dict brilliant and successful future.
The Darling will always be thought of
as'our Darling, although the Bachelors
Darling, and we cheerfully recommend
it to our friends as being THE BOAT
Mrs. J. Holcomb, Helena, Ark.
Miss Gable Thompson, Helena, Ark.
Miss Katie Worsham, Memphis, Tenn.
Miss Sallie Churchill, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Col E. Marshall, St. Louis, Mo.
Capt. E. w. Wheelock, Helena, Ark.
Mr. James Holcomb, Helena, Ark.
The great Atlantic, the champion of
the Western waters, was also here yes
terday mornisg, en- route to New Orleans
with mammoth trip, being loaded down
to her guards.
We were more than delighted to meet
her gallant officers, the gallant and gay
McDougal, and the whole-souled and &C
complished Ed. Ford, who, in the Ian
guage of the New Albany Ledger, looks
as rudy as rose, good looking as
Adoins and genial as julep CD the 4th
of July. A more generous and noble
hearted gentleman thsn Harry McDougal
never lived. They and their champion
boat are wianing brave laurels on the
lower Mississippi She will be absent
abou.(22 days.
The famous Big Grey Eagle upon ar
irving at Louisville on Friday last, found
her-deck hands so frost-bitten as to be
unit for duty and she was compelled to
lie over until Saturday evening, when
she came out on the time of the grand
Tarascon, and will hereafter be here on
Sundays and Thursdays, leaving here on
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. We are
thus particular in noticing the cause of
the Big Grey Eagles detention because
it had been rumored around that Captain
Lusk had been lettering along, watching
for an opportunity to rescue some pretty
little dear from snow bank, but such
we are assured is not the fact. His
handsome clerk Mr. o Bannon, we believe
did stop off here Sunday night to look
after gentle fawn, or pretty dear, but
with what success we are not advised.
The Tarascon will henceforth be here
on Wednesdays and SATURDAYS.