Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-22

To Gus RrvEh FsrExDs respectfully ssk
the officers Of steamboats, arriving at this port, to
furnish with memoranda, manifssts, and all
other intelligence relating to the interests OF the
river. Such favors will meet with the tTuest ag-
probation If addressed to the River Editor Evans
Vile JOURNAL, and left with either of the wharf
boats.
Weather and Rirer.-Testerday was another de.
Iicious day, bright, balmy and beautiful-open-
ing with heavy boar frost and closing mild and
pleasant.......The river is falling here, with
good stage of water for medium sized boats, equal
to 81 feet in the channel. There are intimaions
Of rise in the sources and IN come Of the tribu-
taries Of the Ohio. ~ sFs
Arrivals and CHARACTERISTICS our last report
the following boats have been at our wharf: En-
erald and Champion, Cincinnati tc New Orleans !;
Rowena, Cincinnati to Memphis Bertha, CinoIn-
natl to st. Louis; Maggie Hays and Silver Moon,
Memphis to oinciDnsti, Euntsville, Louisville to
New Orleans; Armada, Cairo to Evansville; Su-
perior, Louisville and return James Gray, Hen
derson and return.
Rodts DHs.-Among the first boats due hero are
the Emma Floyd, Anglo-saxon and Starlight, for
Nashville; Jennie Drown and America, for Saint
| Louis; Argosy, Silver Cloud and Peytona, for
New Orleans; J. P. Webb. from Passport; Taras-
con and Rose HsmbletoD, from Memphis J. t.
McCc mbs, from LouisvilIs.
Miscellaneous were numerous arrivals
during Monday night, all well loaded .......Busi-
ness yesterday was mot particularly brisk........
The Armada, detained by fog, did not arrive IN
til Q o'clock She was full of people, but had a
slim trip Of freight.......-.The Emerald and Cham
pion passed down Monday night late with good
trips for New Orleans. The Emerald added soma
thing here.........The Bertha, for ST. Louis, also
/ had good trip-..s.....The Huntsville passed down
yesterday for New Orleans with all the eight she
cguld stow.........The Maggie Hays had a big trip
LOT cotton for Cincinrati......-.The Silver Noon
4 lsfs ~ y.stsr-ay e'ening with 400 bales ofcot-
ton for Cincinnati, and full of people. Her off,
GERS report the Ben Stickpey will be total loss,
| this sand having washed from beneath her and
let her down until her hurricane deck forward Is
under water, and she is BADLY careened........ In
consequence Of the speeds opening of navigation
Ion Green River, Captain Drinkwatsr has deter.
I mined not to go to thu Tennessee with she R. X
HDunkerson, at present, but will at once resume
bis trips to Bowling Green. In few weeks the
VIM. White will be ready for business, when, 4
| there is thu same demand for second boat in the
4 Tennessee River trade as at present, the Bunker
son viii supply the demaDd.........The Superior
had not arrived at late hour last night, although
she is announced among tie arrivals. She NJ
| doubt got in during the night and returned tc
| Louisville, unless prevented by .Capts
4 Cox 4 Humphrey are giving their mammontl
wharf boat a new coat of paint which will ado
greatly to her There is consid
cradle freight accommodating for points on the
Mississippi, including Vicksburg and New Or
leans and there is nearly boat load of Ten pes
see River goods sold by our merchants here
awaiting shiPment......... Reitz Haney are build
ing new engines complete, Including wrough
iron shaft, for the VIM. White. The Evansville,
foundries and machine shops are prepared to d.
al kinds Of WORK pertaining to steamboat ma
ehinery, and in q manner not surpassed an,
where.........Capt. Mickey, late of the Idahos, wa
inthe city yesterday, looking fns and happy
he has abandoned the study of navigation, an l i
giving his attention to agriculture aud buclsic-
.....-.Tbe Steamers Magenta and Brazil eollidsi
near New Orleans on the 18th inst. The Brazil
was sunk and two lives lost.