Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-03-28

4 Y and warm with some indications q
( rain.
TIE river Is also failing al the wa,
hence 10 Pittsburg, and boats are nov
required to keep near the channel.
There was bat little business done OF
the levee on Saturday, the only boat get
ting freight being the royal and grand
Armada, which took out magnificent
cargo aud a crowd Of people
The proud and beautiful big Gre,
Eagle brought down but little freight and
took less away She LEFT for I.ouisvill,
about hali-past five o'clock Saturday.
evening and expected to make time
trip to the foot Of the falls. She was
fall of people both ways
The Gen. Anderson came in FROM
Cairo about noon with number Of pas.
sengers but no freight,
She viii return to Cairo at two
o'clock this afternoon, and will afford nm
rivalei attraction to shippers and pas
sengsrs
The wild Tarascon viii be the untival.
ed packet for Louisville at ten o'elark
this morning
The Tarasoon is gorgeous as a palace,
beautiful as wild gazclle or a spotted
iawn, swim as ohamois, aud Capt Joe
}unee aud Frank Bauksmith are the
perfection Of genitemenly elegance and
experienced olliSrs- Our popular and
handsome young friends Dick Cox and
Mr. Car wiIl give unrcmittiog attention
to freight.
The famous Liberty No. >, arrived
here yesterday morning from Meraphis.
with over 900 bales Of cotton for this
port, and cabin fall Of people She
lefi at ] o'clock for Louisville.
The little Grey Esgle passed np from
Nashville, scssersisy afternoon. with a
light cargo
From Capt ballard We learn there :
bat 81 fees Of water on Harpeth shoals.
and the Cumberland is falling. There
are a large number Of transports At the
foot OF the shoals unable to pass up.
The little Grey will be here again on
Thursday Tor Nashville.
Capt. John Eastman has repaired the
damages sustained By his steamer, Kit
Carson, and the boat is again making
regular tine Ia the Wabash
Capt John y. hunk has purchased
the commanding interest tone fourtb) OF
the Emerald, al the rate Of sixty thou.
sand dollars for the entire beat The
Emerald ls splendid side wheel passen,
ger steamer
The Missouri Democrat Of Saturday
says the river ia siIll going down, having
declined 1 inches since last report
The weather was damp ami showery,
and the dust has been eheetually laid.
There Is about twelve feet 10 Cairo, nine
feet g Keokdk, eye feet on the lower
rapids, aud good stage az water 10 st
PAIL The Illinois Is declining slowly,
withs about nine feet to Peoria. The
Missouri a. last dates was stationary,
with good four feet through 10 I.eAven.
worth prom the indications, It is ladg-
ed that heavy rains are falling serih
and west AZ US.
Capt T. Shoemaker arrived from
Green River on Saturday night by the
Dunksrson, and we are glad TO learn that
upon rigid examination OF complaints
recently made against ihs Campbell and
her officers, they have been triumphantly
indicated from all blame, showing
clear and honorable record We we're
sure that whatexeF laull existed, Capt
ShewmakeF would make matters all
right. as We have long known him as a
high-toned aud honorable gentlemen,
working always 90 the square.
0ne-half the Campbell has been odd
to Capt Daniels, Of Cromwell. Ken
iucky, for 5000. cash. Capt J. W.
Rea will continue 70 command her. and
Capt Joseph Reynolds viii have charge
Of The oaice SIS
TheB. K. Dubkersos will leave To-
Runlsey al 6 clock this cssninv. where
she viii make close correction with the
Campbell, for Bowling Green. Capt.
Drinkwster aud John Adams will be
found pleasant and accommodating gen.
ilemen and experienced officers
The Cincinnati Commercial Of salur-
day, says.
We regret 70 announce the sinking
Of Capt Peppers Hsz and splendid side
wheel Dean Line packet, Alice Dean,
I On Thursday night She left the CIncin-
nat wharf AZ IS P. u. the same day, fall
Of freisht and people, for Nemphig
Z When about opposite Anderson Ferry
one Of her small pipes connecting with
+ the steam pipe gave way, when engineer
Rensford notified pilot Purcell Of toe
fact. when the latter headed her for the
shore The kissing OF the escaping and
clouds Of steam that snyeloped tie en-
I ginc room, unfortunately prevented the
[ engineers from either seeing or hearing
the bells, and the consequence was she
vent into the rocky beach on the Ken
lucky shore abouti . r M q hort dis
lance above Tsyiorsport, nine miles
below Cincinnati, with a fnll head Of
steam Tbs caused her to spring her
butts, aud notwithstanding every .ef
fort vas made to keen her from
| sinking she went down Hslswiys Ave
hours having elapsed before she settled
/ down :. Her b0s lies on the shore, the