Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-31


With 240 bales Of cotton. consigned to
Crane, Brown & Co, and viii Be sent
forward to-day BY the great Cotton Ex.
press to New York IS
She was not permitted to discharge
her freight at Padocah, to which point
she had purposedto carry il
The Gen. Anderson will be the regu.
lar packet for Cairo to-day. The Ander-
son has tine reputation for speed and
elegance. and Capt Clark aud Bills
Lowth, her chief officers, are among The
most popular ON the river. She viii
leave At . o'clock. M
The pet packet of the Louisville and
Henderson Line, the far-lamed Tarasconi
wiIl be The unrivailed packet for Hen
asrson and Louisvills to day. aud is one
Of the most attractive boats ailoat,
The New Albany Ledger recently gave
usterance 10 the following great truth
The lightning steamer Tarascon, Cap
tain jos. Bance, with that elegant gen
telemau. Mr. Frank Bsnksmith, a. chief
OF the passage Office, leaves at clock
this evening FOR Evansville, Henderson,
aud al the way Landings. The Taraa-
con cabin accommodation are unsar.
passed, and her tables are spread with
tie best the country affords. She beats
every boat that makes a pass AZ her and
is gainins reputation as one Of the
aeelset Of our lower river packets.
Messrs. Cox and Carr have charge OF her
freight office.
The Liberty No 2. is due from
I.ouisvile for Memphis, and not
rs The types mace Us say Yesterday
morning. As she was to leave Louis.
vile simultaneously with the TarAseon,
sc shall expect both boats early to-day,
aud hear Of some tail running. Both
bon,s are lightning.
Persons going 10 Memphis should be
ready 10 take the Liberty No. 2
The great Mississippi, from New Or
leans, for Louisville. Is positively expac-
ted to-day. She Is the ne plus ultra Ct
steamboat architecture, and has the most
magnificent accommodations, and her
officers are amosg the most accom- lished
afioat
The steamer Dacotah, burned at Pa.
eocab. had recently bean purchased BY
Capt Joseph johnson Of that place, aud
Capt Haydocls, Of Cairo, for so, 900.
Tbs Gre on the Des Arc, recently
burned on White River, originated among
the cotton in the bold, and Il supposed
to have been the work Of an incendiAry-
The boat was cot loose and aoa,ed into
the stream. where she was seutflsd and
sunk in order 10 save as much Of the
cargo as possible ear
The steamer Enma Boyd sold Thurs
day las, 10 Messrs KELSEY 4 Renolds oI
yicksbnrg. for the sum Of $4,000. We
would Judge from her appearance that
il was a good sale IlJ ~a
Capt. Hans Hnnkill sold the little
sglpss to parties in Memphis, two week
since. for $500,
Capt Pratt, Of New Orleans, WHO
purchased the Ida May few months
aimee, We understand on Saturday pur-
chased the fine large side-wheel steamer
Joseph Pierce, for $50, 900. He take
charge Of the Pierce at Cairo, and de
signs her for the Natehez and New Or
leans trade.
Capt f. A. shebls Of st. Louis, lat,
Of the Keokak Packet Company, OF
Saturday purchased the new and elegsn
side-wheei steamer Monsoon at cinein
natl, from Capt Davis Power, for s65,
coo deliverable there on her return tril
from Nashville, when be win give be
more power and additional speed, b
pa,ting 10 one more boiler and large
par Of engines.
The Gags Of the steamers in port a
Cincinnati, Sunday, we're displayed q
, kalfmsst, in respect for the late Csptai
D. b Heron.
Sherley 4 Voolfolk design building
large and enc stern-wheeI steamer, some
what similar in dimensions to the J.
AeCcmbs. She will probably be built 4
New Albany. go
The New Albany Ledger says: 9TH
; work on the Archer Line steams
: Brigham Yousg Is being rapidly pushe
forward She lies at the foot Of Ban
: Street When finished the name Of Bril-
ham Young viii be dropped by her an
anosher name substituted F
Has Capt Archer given up the idea {
: taking command Of an 'iron-elad' "a
boat, Charley
The steamer Huntress was on Monda
sold By her oSners in New Albany !
the Government, lor the sun of sc, O0t
She is to be delivered Immediately. 80
Oar latest news from Pittsbarg is {
the etfect that The river at that point
rising, aad that there is two feet of snol
On the Allegheny mountains, which
now rapidly meltiag r. as.a
Capt Floyd Z. Logan has eortrac.e
: : ct Louisville for . long side-whesl steam
: or. for the .. " Taylors machinery.