Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-15
River News.

Weafksr and Eivsr.-Ths weather has ssnsitly
moderated. tbs mercury being able only to reach
So. A heavy rain passed to the east yesterday
aftsrnoon.
The river is about at . stand here and will
probably be found falling this morning., but viii
iiss again In q day or two. There 10 ten feet wa
ter a. Pittsburg, 10 from Louisville to Ciacnnati
and Q fett from Louisville to Cairo. The Cum
bertrand is rising rapidly with prospect Of good
navigation in that river. This Mississippi Ia also
risIng from EeSkuk TO Cairo.
Arrfvals and Iepertures.- The arrivals and de-
partureB yesterday include the Sam Orr, Cairo and
return; Argosy No. 8, Cincinnati to St. Louis;
Alex. spesr, Cincinnati to New Orleans SUPERIOR
Memphis to KvaEsyilie; Morning Star, Louisville
10 Henderson, and return; Lady Franklin, Saint
Louis 10 Ciscinnati; Pink VArbls. Louisville to
a.hviiIs
Boats Tue Tho Liberty No. 2, for Memphis;
Norman, for Cairo; st. Patrick. for Louisville;
Golden Eagle and Eaugatuek, for Cincinnati, and
Marmora, for Nashville, are among the frat boats
due here.
MiscslansoHs.--Ths Sam Orr had fair trip
both ways. Among her passengers was Capt
Dawson, District Inspector, who arrived by the
McOombs Wednesday night.....-...Ths Superior
had 1O7 bales Of cotton, consigned to ths agents
Of the Bellsfontane Cotton Express, by which
line II gees forward with dispatch. ........0n her
return from Memphis, after this trip, this Enps-
rior, we learn, will go on the ways at Mound
City for repairs Alex. spssr and Argosy
had fair trips.........The Morning Star had good
trip both ways........The Lady Franklin had big
TIP and loaded barge in tow........The Liberty
lay over ct Louisville and Will be down ts-day ...
The st. Patrick was due last night. but had not
arrived at q late hour. She will be In by day
light this morning .........we pleased o zoe
Oapts. Dan. CLARK and Fl. X. Hazlett in the city
yssts' day. The latter left for Cincinnati by tho
evening train. Capt. Clark commences work on
bis new boat next week.....-..Capt. Liter, who
in this ely last night, has just contracted
for a boat at Louisville (which will be p
beauty .........Ths work on the Emma Brown 10 go
ing forward and she will soon DO ready for busi-
ness.
cLEARIEas FROM EXCHANGES.
cincinnafi. -Ths Commercial of Wednesday
says:
The westher was clear and hot until 5 y. m,
when IL eIouded up with indication of rain. The
burg there Is nine feet wster 90 the channel and
rising. Here, the river has risen two feet during
the past twonty-four hours. with thirteen feet in
the anBet hence to Louisville.
The river is rising quite lively here, and dis
patches received froIa Boyd a Peeblee at Nash
Willie, yesterday. report rise o. two feet IN the
maxi & four feet ca Harpeth Shoals. In antici-
pat on Of the resumption Of navigation In the
Cumberland, the Star Line packet, J. Il. Gilmore,
q. pt. j. M. thenoweth. aud Silver Lake No. 4,
Captain Todd, a o advertised for Nashville. The
B r,ba Is also ANNOUNCED to fellow this Gilmore
in the Star Line. rtD
Capt. W. W. Collins aud Mr. Robert Lodge, Of
the office Of the Indiana, arrived from Madison
yesterd ay. Capt. Collins leaves for tbs lskes In
this m orning's train, and will be absent about
ton d ays. o. his return he expects TO ind the
Indiana ready to leave Louisville for Few Or
lears.
4 beo. Cook, Esq was yesterday elected Prssi.
dent Of the Chamber OF Commerce OF this city.
Owing to the favorabie news from the Cumber-
land, Capt. Sleeper concluded to change he Mar
mora's ign. She has abandoned the trip to st
Louis, aud will leave for Nashville this evening.
T., Columbia, Captain Porte, also departs tor
the Cumberland this event 6.
LosisviIle.-The Democrat Of Wednesday gays:
The II -er took dsad sand yss'erdsy at IL IL
rsi and held her own at dusk, with i've stst six
inches atsr III canal aud two ieati iachss
In the ch ate the fails. The Allegheny pier
marks count ten feet ind rising YER from Oil
City down. The boats on that river have Tesrm-
eli thstr tips. The Monongahela marks by the
old ones exEibit ten Ct by the nsw ones nine
fee At rising. This rise as cut the towboats
10 sc, Of which have left The lower porta
others will take an early departure The tee-
ga companies are getting so proud recently
Cine matt half the time. We hope they viii do
bitter. The umb,rlRId was rising yesterday,
with over tive teat on Harpsth. Busi. ess on the
wharf was somewhat lively. hne shower fell at
Eoon.
Opt. John Bradley sold ons-halfthe Lawrence
at neinrati, Monfay, FOR SI4 600.
The steam lifter Underwater wi pass down to.
day, en route to Red river, to raise the gunboat
Mas port AID other suuken boats in hat classic
stream
of Tu.soay say the cumberland 10 in fine boating
cond tion.
A Montsomey, Alabama, exchange says:
There was quite stir on Commerce street yes.
terday, equeucs of the arrival on Thurs
day sfu rnoou, he steamers Virginia No. l, the
Cora and the Elesnora These boats brought up
running to and fro OF drays, they must have been
dong thriving business considerable quan-
tity OF cotton was also Ahipi ed.
A little steamer is running between Evansville
aud Terre Hau -LoH. Dem.
The Comet left here to run the Wabash be-
tween Terre HAute and some of the towns above
vincennes.
IRE was observed Is uing from the steam r Rive
Queen, moorsd at the foot OF Ferry street, Pitts
burg In few minutes she was q mass OF FIRE.
This flames mmuncafed to the towt cat
George Abrte, which shared this same ate. Cap
tain Cha. r. new steamer Minis received slight
iuiusss but was saved by being dropped oat 90 3
mos OF ea.ily, her boiler deck being pref
ty much destroyed.
g. LoMis-The Democrat of Wednesday says:
The river his risen q little here. Heavy rains
have fallen wit considerable effect, on the upper
rivers. How the Illinois has heen effected we dc
not know, but that stream has some eight feet in
It at least. Bat the Missouri his risen, and q
go,d rise has taken place on the Upper Missis
sippi Capt J. W. MaIin, Just down from Min.
nesota, reports heavy rains all through the
country, n rise at 81. Paul, and rising all thu
way down. The Keokuk packet reports two feei
Of rise at Keokuk, four feet on the lower rapids
Ave 4 ct to st Paul. There is four and hal
feet in the Missouri to Leayenworth, and thre
and q half feet to Omaha.
The wea her seems getting hotter every day.
Nsr ABany.-The Ledger of Wednesday says
The river Is rising. In the channel hencs Il
Evan.viIe there is plenty Of water for boat
drawing six feet.
yea We should think so. Charley, or sight feet
seithsr.
water 10 the Ohio In few days: The W; Il. Oar
tsr and other boats OF the A. M. 8. s. CompaD,
win be around this way naxt week.
We understand that the Atlantic and MissiB
sippi starship Company will put six dne, frs
elass boats in the trade between Louisville, thi
sliy and New Orleans this fall.
The Press Of Tuesday says:
At the sale at the Court, yesterday, of til
steamer 4. Hoyle, the purchaser was Capt.
Ford, Of Now Albany She was knock d Q
to him for the mode A'e sum Of $1,000. She
rather small craft, suitable for the EFsnsvil
and PAducah trade, or the Wabash.
Yes; the merchants OF Louisville thought Oh
was iuar the size for the Louisville and Gree
river trade, but they found rer too big. The
contemplate running dug-cut next season-
BOATS LEAvIsG TO-DAY.
For Memphis The great Superior viii leave 4
Mem shis and all way ports at IL O'Clock to-da
Her courteous and sfAble clerks, Msssrs. Gran
nsr and Mitchell, will give strict attention
pas eDgels and shippers.
The splendid Liberty No. 2, Capt. John shsri
will positive y 90 to Memphis to-day. Capt.
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