Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-10
River News.

navigation during tho night.
There was little business done on the levee yss-
tsrday, although there were numerous arrivals
mostly, however, in Government service.
The arrivals include the Morning Star, Louis.
vills TO Henderson and return; Clifton, Memphis
90 CiaolnnAti; Clara Dunning, Tyrone, Pioneer,
wauansta and Huntsville. Louisville 20 NASH
TAsouy, csiro TO Evansville; Idshos and Leni
Leoti. Nashville Evansville; little Grey Eagle,
Louisville to Henderson; Superior and Liberty
No. Q, Memphis to Evansville; James Gray, Green
river 10 Evansville; Shamrock, Nashville to Gin
einnati.
=, This Lady Pike. for Nashville, and the Brilliant
for 81. Louis, passed down without landing.
The Armada, ON Saturday afternoon, had q very
fair trip, aud fell Of people.
The Gam Orr Allied out and left for Nashville
iats Saturday night.
Tbs Morning Star, on Saturday, had very slim
trip.
The little Grey Eagle, yesterday, had an excel
lent trip. She will return TO Louisville at 10
O'Clock to-day, and is very finely Apo nted, ana
Of extraordinary speed. Capt wssiwhItlowi s in
command, and Frank Blacksmith, assisted by
Lres hurrell, is her passenger clerk, and 10 very
/, popuiar.A
This Tacony Ia ut the wharf and will leave at 3
o'clock this afternoon, and win furnish elegant
Accommodations 70 Passengers.
The Superior aud Liberty No. arrived from
Msaphis last night, ths former entirely light
and both having made splendid run from Mem
Yohis hsre. The Liberty left Q or 4 hours behind
but beat the Superior to Cairo, and passed her
Endsr way after leaving Cairo. The Liberty
stopped at Uniontown and the Superior came In
slshsads about one hour.
A. 4hfs 10 high complainant TO the Liberty, as
A. L. 80 -
lower Ohio. - r
The Liberty will return to Memphis ct O'Clock
tomorrow, aud will afford unsqualIed aeeommo-
dAtions TO passengers aud shippers Prepare your
IN fpelght NJ once. and got your bills down early
Among har freight last night we're 200 bales Of
Sp6fton, which Msssrs Brown Dunksrson win
C,ssan fofwafd to-day 70 Kew York. Philadelphia
NanA Dsston. By tho BslIsfontains Cotton Express
Line, ~ o'clock. The following 10 her Manifest,
ior which we arc indebted TO Capt. E. II. Judge,
hsr accomplished clerk
% SHxuIEssr OF TnE sTEAuzz LEsERTr No 2 YRoH
lsMEzrHIs TO KvANsynLE, APaIL 7TH.-For Evans
,=1lunksraon A. Co. for re-shipment, 81 bills
1pf1whiaky. eonBigned 20 Geo. wicka, Lon avllls !;
~ 9ol' Of honr' consigned 70 Gee 1SnD w.e1s Lou
The Superior viii. we presume, return to Men,
pills tomorrow, although have not been id.
q siAed .sf tho fact. -
- The dahoa will lsavs for Nashville Tomorrow
syening And win afford superior accommodation
eYte shippers and passengers. she IL commanded
By Captain Alb. MAcksy, with VIM. Fushrsr In
the once, two sxtremsly courteous gentlemen,
who will exert themselves to render their pas.
IpemEeTa epmfertAhls. We hope 20 SEQ hsr receive
Asfullt Fip Of freight and passengers, her on
posFs observe success.
= Ths gay and stivs 81. Patrick left ST. Louis on
RAturday for Memphis, and will be here ON Wed
nssday or Thursday and will leave Friday for
Msmphis thus completing tho great Southeastern
connection Of the famous Cotton Express.
Ths Missouri Democrat OF the I'd Inst. SAYS;
ssEr sx. PATsIck Toa MEnrHIs To-DAr--The eIe.
Eant steamer g. Patrick, after q sotourn Of four
weeks ct the docks, has csmo from the hands Of
sur s. Louis artisans In hne style, and 10 to-day
packets In tho Wsst--ss feet a river deer,
sne pretty IS woman-ln sfit stockiaesi
mer.s Dsgset, have dose good JOB Q, ship;
Thornburg. one Of his beat Jobs Of painting, in
side and outi Kingsnorth the upholstery, cur
re 81 Patrick belongs to the Hart Archer
q nna Of steamers, which IL guarantee for sumta-
" lshs living and sfieisnt, agreeable officers.
Right gay does the st. Patrick look In her full
.salt OF new nags; she noAts the glorious stars
ana stripes, the eommodores penant, and the
I'd Erin. Captain George Hart feels Justly proud
OF bis anpsrb beat
, Capt, A. stsln yesterday sold the propeller Vol
nstsyr TO Capt James hAginnis OF dincinna i,
and WIN. Riiey OF ST. Louis, for 90 900, for the
~ cotton trsde asng the lower Mississippi
,.ns We learn that the steaher New York went
during the late irss H and that she Is high and
dry the bauk. The river had fallen, leaving
Y her On the q p Of the bsnk.
The Government steamer Adriatic, valued at
eSeosooo, struck the head Of an island below vcks
burg, recen ly, and sunk in deep water. She had
tsw soldiers aboard, and NO cargo. One soldier
a. Ths ans steamer Fashion made the run from
o HsndsFson to Evansville In ffsy.nvs minutes
Wtsfsss the Cincinnati papers are greatly
a pisased.. The Morning Star made the same
IN 70 minutes, and the Magenta in ~ minutes.
~ ---h.tA. Ledger.
Not I'm day light, 90 Tar as we have heard o.
TIE best time we have heard the Morning Star
elAin was my. fOurnInutss, and we doubt II the
Magenta has ever beaten &c.
The Yinesnnes Sun says:
The river commanced falling slowly Wednesday
night, bat there 10 vet full seventeen fsst Of water
aide are overlooked We have had heavy rains
every day for nearly week psat, aud VIZ should
aos Be surprised 10 record another speedy 4" up
wsrd tendency In the water" when the reports
from above reach here.
Tue CincInnAti Gazette Of Thursday says;
Considerable excitsment was created among
chamberlain by the announcement that Assist
aHf ausrtsrmaster ". p y. Hunt bad reduced tbs
rates 10 Nashville from seventy to sixty cents.
Thsre appeared to exist @ determination among
steamboat owners TO refuse to receive at the latter
The John Kf,gour has taken the place OF the
Major Andersen In the Cincinnati mail line, while
ths latter undergoss thorsugh evsrhAaling ct
Cincinnati
srks Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday says:
= Capt. Dan Conway yesterday sold one half Of
tAs One side-wheei packet brilliant TO Capt.
David white, Of st. Louis, at the rate Of $4,000
for the entire boat. she left Cor 81 LOUIS last
evening, and will take the ace 4 the Emperor In
ths Sc. Louis and Nashville tIsae, leaving st.
Louis every Tuesday and Nashville every Friday.
Oapts Conway retires nom the command Of the
Brilliant to take charge Of the gay Alice Dean, in
she Oineinnah and Memphis trade.
The Commercial publishes a card from the big
Missouri's pssseng gers. relative to her collision
With the fsrry.bost Lady Washington, on Tues
dag night last. They sxonsrate the ofaesrs Of the
Missouri from all blame.
y Capt. John N. skunk, on Friday, received O
Despatch from Quartermaster J. p. Williams, an.
noancing that the Cumberland river was rtsing
rapidly, with fifteen feet on Harpsth Shoals.
Tsa woHDER OF THE Aes.-We copy the follow
ing description Of thu new bath. emphaticAlly the
steamboat wonder Of the ASe, from the Louisville
yexrnAl:
between 30. Louis, Cairo and New Orleans, but,
nsustained, Captain PegrAn will run her be.
tween this port and New Orleans. In placing th 10
nnsqlalled boat before the public, credit 10 due to
sha aAillfnl mechanics and artisans who executed
ths work. Everything about her Is in the grand
esk aud most magnificent scale, while nothing has
been omitted on the part Of Captain Pesram ct
science m nsy could furnish In making her the
enoat compiste steamer for both passengers and
freight which A.s pIyed on our soHthw, stern
waters. Ir constructing and furnishing the
Ruth with q complete ontat suitable TO her vast
proportions, upwards OF $3.50 GOO have been ex.
banded The kuth 10 admirably adapted to the
navigation Of the Mississippi and 0hio, combining
srrsaf strength with light draught, the hall being
fAs Target and most costly yet built in the West
giving her freight capacity for $500 tons, and
when light, trimming on four feet water. The d.
tieneth. sl2 est; cam or width Of hull, 40 feet
wfsk focr OF AZ ieeG, and % feet depth of hold
she has sharp and easy model fore . d an