Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-22
River News.

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Ths various marks that indicate rapid decline
Of the river deyelopibg thstseslyss daily, and
sand-bsrs growing prominent.
Thsre was but little business dpps on the levee
youtsrdnrs ahbsf oes ana bsats In pofs 2bsing
packets, or newly purchased Government vessels
On route to LouisviIIs or Ciheinnsti for repairs.
This arrivals wsFa the Morniag star, Henderson,
TO LsaissiIIs; Tasf Play and Moose Cairo %
Louinviils; Golden Eagle. Memphis 10 Cincinnati.
The Morniae star tsok outA iAir trip Of freight
and people.
The Codes sEsg,s had Loco bales Of cotton
shipped by one man to one eoasignss ct cinein-
nssi-sths largest shipment of the kind made
since tfis war pegaA
The Sam orr GOT coed ltrlP q frsisht and vas
fall Of peopis.
The J. p. Webb 10 receiving for Nashville, and
will leave for that and intsrmf diats posts this
evening at 4 O'Clock. She is . comfortable and
popular boat, and her officers are pleasant sd
obllgiug gentlemen. .ar '''''s.s''"T z.
The VIM, white Is foadIBg for The Tennessee
river, ana wifiyleaye this sysning. shs IL q nsw,
neat and pleasant boat, with comfortable accom-
EaodatIons and courtsous and ehliging Oeacsrs.
we hope TO see her 20 out full. The Tennsasas
river trade 10 50 enterprise deserving the strcsest
attsntIapa bad the sashsAs aaAFsy of onr hnslnsss
men and merchants.
rho Lady Grace is the fskniar T6esdAy packet
from and TO LouisviiIe to-day. As her name In
disatess alis Isa grhcefnl Graf. and Capt Boyd 10
g sterling gentleman, and his eisrks are pleasant
ana ophg'ngaT uHA dkIaHAEgH ,sfEhE1Ge
The Falrplay, Colossus, Itsx or OHIO Valley
and the Moose, Of the Mlssissippi Flotilla passed
up the river ysstssdAy 10 10 IN djek on ths
ways. They look pretty hard, bnt will no doubt
look - good AZ new, some Of these boats wonld
no doubt have repaired here bad our dry dock
been AAisheds qaaegfas adf 1iaiiaa iIsqV aan 81
The Missouri Dc raocrat Of Saturday ssys.
The silsaF Lake, Starlight and PrImA Donna
are loading for the One. " alf 0as 81 lIaa ID a.
narrow eaeApo from destruction By hre. At sna
o'clock tn the morning, whsn within hvs miles
Of Omaha. Hamea burst nom q aiaFheaFd room Of
was thEeatens m together W th the lives Of the
erew aud passengers. The carpenter Of no boaA
was the hrst TO give the alarm aud to adopt meas
for the general safety, officers and crew were
quickly con1eyipg water In bucksta, and the
DANES were che he'd while ths pumps and h 90
were being treadv. when the danes were got
for abost s0isst. Mach - eSsw % % tSs room
~, sa =. rs = ,Ss SS ns
Of au. fneendiAfy. TheFtrnns over the window
Of tie room were open, and PROBABLY through
thls hre brown. II was rtalnly one Of the
nArroweat escapes We have heard Of.
The pavigat on Of the Cumb Rand river IL well
nigh snspenAsd, - a the Asni Leosis small erafs
that has been plyhg 10 Hashv'Ils from Evansville,
has abandoned the Trade, and vent up to Gin
oinnAtl
The pamocl at is evidently not well posted. The
LsnI Lsoff hasnot abandoned the trade She has
gone to Cincinnati to no in tie dock for repairs
nor Is she "smali eraft, anless the Democrat
compares her with the laFgent elass boats on tbs
Mississippl. era GO Ec&&AAA92 49,
A dispatch nom Cairo announces that the St
Patrick had passed that point yesterday morning
Wit 600 bales OF cotton, conssg asd to the Agents
OF the Bsllsfontaine Cotton Express. II will 80
forward tO-aays 1hs' s.. Pk'riek would arrive
during the night.
The Aloona aud Rsindeerf two moro Of the re-
Gently sold Mississippi Squadron, passed up the
river Last night.