Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-30

vile JOURNAL, and lstt with either Of che wharf
boats. 4I
Ricer and Weather The weather
continues cloudy without rain or snow.
The ground froze nearly solid night be-
fore last, but it loosened up again |
yesterday. and was quite mild last
evening with signs of clearing up. The
river is still rising at the rate of about
one inch an hour. 1t is rising at Pitts
burgh with ID feet in the channel, and
at all points below at rapid rate. The
Cumberland is at food hight with %
feet on the Shoals. The Gasconade and
Missouri are reported as rising, and the
Mississippi is expected to soon be clear
to st. Louis.
Port List-The arrivals and depart
ures yesterday include the Emperor,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Rowsna, Gin
cinnati to Nashville; J. G. BIackford,
Cincinnati to Cairo; VIM. White, Wa
bash to Hartford; St. Patrick, Memphis
to Louisville; Mercury, Nashville to
Louisville; J. P. Webb, to Nashville.
Boats due Among the frst boats
due here are the Columbia, Huntsville,
and Bertha, for Nashville; Alice Dean,
Anglo Saxon, Harry Dean, and St
Patrick, for Memphis; Lady Franklin
and Miami, for Arkansas River; West
oreland, N. Longwortb, W. B Carter,
and Indiana, for New Orleans; Sam.
Orr, from Passport; Tarascon, Liberty
No. 2, and Silver Moon, from Memphis;
Melnotte, from Paducah; R. Z. Bunker
son, from Green river; Armada, from
Cairo; McCombs, from Louisville, and
Calumet, from Cincinnati.
Observation-Disclosures was not very
lively on the wharf yesterday, the Webb
being the only packet in port. She got
a very handsome trip, entirely made up
of goods and merchandise purchased in
this city.
Showing that the people Of the Cum
berland River region are disposed to
stand by our liberal dealing merchants i,
and that the latter are determined to
stand by the Evansville and Nashville
Line, we notice that the louisville mer-
chants are again combining to draw
trade from this city, using steamboat
Captains as their stool pigeon. who gen,
erously offer to carry freight at rates
W hich will scarcely pay for loading and
discharging, hoping to make itup when
competition is overcome. This game
won't win. Intelligent merchants can
see the hook so silly concealed, but our
business men must work to neutraize
this effect Evansville merchants can
sell cheaper, and Evansville boats can
carry freight and passengers for less than
Louisville boats can, if the latter make
any profits. 1t is simply a question
whether Louisville capital and Louisville
enterprise are sufficient to successfully
play the break down game. We approve
and our people court fair competition.
They may be able by proper industry
and energy to survive the break down
game proposed by this Louisville COM
bination. Mons Teroas
The Emperor and ] G. BIackford, had
pretty fne trip; the former added q
little here; the Mercury was nearly light;
the st. Patrick had a light freight
trip; but was full of people..........
The weather and the levee at Mems
phis was horrible the day she left--rain
and mud precluding the possibility Of
doing business. She viii be down, en-
route for Memphis tomorrow night or
early Monday morning, as she has large
4 engagements already along the coast
above. Passengers and shippers should
be ready for acknowledgement and
shippers for New Orleans will find the
big Indiana one of the finest freight and
passenger boats ever built, and COM
manded BY the most gentIemanly officers.
Remember the Armada, the regular
Evansville packet, goes to Cairo today,
and will receipt through to New Orleans
or Yicksburg at regular rates 1t is the
interest and the duty of all our mer-
chants aud shippers to give her the
preference at ruling rates. Cut rates
starve out our packets, and we are
henceforth at the mercy Of outsiders.....
The Sam. Orr had not arrived at eight
o'clock last night, but will no doubt
be in before morning. She will lie
over until Tuesday, her regular day......
The splendid new Calumet is expected
here Monday mordDg. She will proba-
bly, take Friday for the day of depart
ure.