Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-04-23

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The river is stu falling fast, but the
steady rains Of the las. tweuty.four hours
Nill cheek is decline, and perhaps start
il to rising again.
There has been some life on the levee
during the las, lwenty-four hours, al
though the weather has been uniavOr-
able.
The Alice Dean came down about
eleven o'clock on Thursday night, and
discharged some 400 kegs Of nails a
,his port aud had fair trip TO Mem.
phis
The great Leviaihan, much to our dis
gust, passed here in the night, and did
not even have the good taste 10 land, and
the night was too dark TO sue her fne
proportions She goes TO 81 Louis 10
ship Der furniture.
The Ella FAber and Camelia passed
up from Nashville, with fall eargoes Of
cotton, &c.
The Anglo Saxon and the Fanny pass.
ed down tor Nashville, with commissary
stores, their guards dragging in the
water.
A tow-bOat with large fleet Of coal
laid in shore above the city yesterday,
and was still lying there late in the eve,
ming, for what purpose we could not
learn.
While the Ella Faber was lying at the
wharf yesterday, lot Of lumber that
vas lying up under the guard Of the
boiIer.deek suddenly fell with loud
crash and partially buried man who
was on the lover guard. lie was, how,
ever, speedily extrieated without having
sustained any material injury, but be
made a marrow escape
The Golden Eagle came up from Mem
phis with over 800 bales Of cotton and q
large quantity Of other freight. She
discharged 300 bales of cotton at THU
port, which Dunkerson sends forward 70
day BY that celebrated Cotton Express
which he 50 ably represents in this city
To-day that peerless and palatia
steamer, the lightning winged Taraacon
via be the regular packet for Henderaor
and Louisville. She Is again under CON
snand Of that veteran oGEiser aud high
toned and polished gentleman Capt Jos
Bunee, who has no superior Is an expe
rienesd steamboatman any where Il
hef olioe vii be found The cver-courte
ous Banksmith, whose many exeellen
qualities shine eonspicuousIy. Tn,
freight department is in charge Of ihos
careful, accurate. and handsome youn,
gentlemen, Messrs. Cox and Carr, Will
The same ''old coon" manages the mag
CUR The Taraseon Is as fast Is she Il
beautiful.
The gallant Armada, Capt josh. V
1hroop. with Fred Huston ia the Office,
win 90 out Al 2 o'clock Tor Cairo and al
safe way landings.
The name Armada is synonym 70
beauty and z,eed as those Of Throop an
Huston are for courtesy aud whole-heari
ed generosity. There is no pleasante
boat to travel on, and no pIeasanter gen
tlemen 10 travel with
The famous little Carrie came ia yes
terday morning from Nashville with
moderate freight. She returns 10 Mash
vile q: 2 O'clock to-day, aud win b
found pleasant and speedy. Capt HAz
lett is the very prince Of excellent gentle
men. s
Tbs Louisville Journal of Thursda
says hiI ha C
Capt Pinckney yarbIe sold the steam
err y. W. Hughes TO the Govsrnmeni
yesterday. for SIS 900 Tie \. ". Hughe
is entirely new. Il powerful boat an
only used ia the business since The 3ls
Of January last, and this sale may b
/ considered st present a low price.
The price paid for the ]. ID. Hinde, sol
At our landing the other DAY, was 8 coo
: She is to run in the Kentucky aver an
Cincinnati trade.
The following are The boats annouu
ced % constitute the 81 Louis and se'
Orleans packet iine, and viii no doub
prove the greatest steamboat line ia tn
: West: The Olive Branch, Ida HANDY
Jaiia, ]. C. Swon, Pauline Carroll, Ed
ward Walsh, LaniBary, saltana, Em
press, Continental, John J. Roe, ".
. Arthur, l.aelede, Maria Denning, Goa
. ssitution, Atlantic, Albert Pesrce, Ola
I diafor, Glasgow, Emma, Henry Anne,
and Mary Bofinger
Ito sl,s Assseisses Press
: c4Ino, April 20.-The greater porto
/. Of Hickman. KY, has been burned b
gaerriIlaz The officers Of the steame
General Anderson saw about 400 que
r.iiAs in Henderson, Ky, on the ISL
She passed without landing.
The above is ners in this region. an
especially on She Gen. Anderson. III
Cairo reporters Of the Associated Press