Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-14
River News.

The river IL fAlliuz very slowly, and tho heavy
rains Of the last few days viii most likely bring
it 20 stand, and perhaps tito riss slightly
There WAS ooBsidsrsbls business dens on the
lsyss yesterday.
The srriYais wsrs the Armada, Cairo 10 Evana-
VILE; W. =. Curtis, Iaahos, Lady Franklin and
Ara sniA, Louisville TO Johnsonvills; 81. Cloud,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Lorsna, Cincinnati 70
81. Louis.
The Liberty No. 2 arrived from Memphis at
zidsight Monday. with . doe trip. She dis
charged 159 baIsa Of cotton and lot OF tobacco,
consigned 70 Brows, Dunksrson a Co. The cot.
toa went forward for the East yesterday after.
noon, including &c bales b. no Carrie from the
Tsnnsssss river. By she great BsiisfontAins Cot
ton Express. rf1
Tho Armada had a modsrats trip in yesterday
morning. She will return 70 Cairo 1T o'clock
20 day, aud Ia one Of the most pleasant packets
on the river. Capt J. v. Throop lie her elegant
oommandsr, and Billy Dunn and Val sorsbson
are her courteous clerks The business men ~
Evansville VIII consult their best interests ~
giving our Cairo packets liberal support.
The Carrie arrived out Of the Tennessee river
wfkh Hight trip, Including onIy 40 bales Of cot.
son. shs will return 10 PASSPORT Gu Thursday
evening.
The Sc. Cloud passed up with 300 bales Of cotton
for CineinnAu.
The LorsnA, for 81. Louis. had big trip. in
GLIDING large amount Of freight for this port.
vsrnnspt Is still gObbiing boats, asd the W.
v. Curtis. IdAhos, Lady TrAnklis add Armenia
passed down light for Johnsonviis.
rAs VIVA. white aud FaBnis Gilbert lsft for
Bowling Green yesterday.
TIE Lsni Leoti, with good trip, Isfl for Nash
vfils last evening". Capt. Dan Brady in command.
Capt. HaElstt lsaves for Cincinnati this morn
Ing, 90 private business. We commend him TO
the fathsrly care OF our friend Miller. Of the
Commercial.
The aauoy Little Grey Eagle win be the rsgul,r
packet from and 10 LouirEiils this evening. Thoas
who desire to travel plss-antly shsuid apply to
that very PLEASANT gentleman Frank Banksntth,
for e stats.room. Capt. ives whltlow 10 in CON-
xAsd, aud Luce Murriii has charge Of the freight
department..
Government has so completely mOnspoiizsd the
boats that tonnage 10 becoming scarce.
Maaiisst OF steamer Liberty No. ., from Mem
KvAxavILLs. = Brown, ID a %, $50 bales cotton,
M hhds tobacco RaGon a u. 10 hhds tobacco.
LeuIsvILLH.-Doous House, hhda tobacco
Phslp., Ca dwell a Go, 2 do.
RK.gHIpMERr --ib0 bales " cotton 10 various
eensisnsss In Cincinnati.
II was the steamer IdAh which ,liidsd with
the Poland ia ths YaEoO river, nos the IdAhoe, %
rsportsd by telegraph. The Idahos was herr
yesterday.
The Rsbeeca having withdraw FROM the Whit
risst trade. Ia. entered he trade between Mem
pAis and vIcksburE
TIE So. Cloud iefI Memphis on the 9th, with
800 bales Of cotton for Cincinnati.
The Memphis Bulletin Of the 10th furnishes
che following particulars Of the eollision between
che IdAh and the Polands
On the morning Of the Sd int. q disastrous
collision occurred HaEoo river. three milss
ADORE the mouth Of the little Sunnower. between
che steamers fdah aud PolAnA, tbs former bound
up and the latter do an. The Idah strnek tbs
the boilers. The guards were broken, ana ths
bew Of the Idah crushed In the Poland'a hull. Sc
extensive was the damage done that IN = few mo-
meats water allied the entire hold Of the latter
boat, and she aunk before any efforts save her
freight or those on board could be made Tw I've
lives are believed 10 have been lost. The Idah
was but slightly damaged.
The lazoO, Though deep, IL very narrow aud
crooked stream, with taany sharp turns. The
boats, when In sight Of each other, at 2 y. m.
were under too strong headway 20 permit stop
= Pags Within the required distance to avoid vio
leht collision.
The Cincinnati Gazstts OF yesterday says.
The Express. whilst bringing load Of troop
frem PArkernburR, struek sunken barge At Tn
foes Of Manchester bar, At O'eleek on sunda.
atesSn0on. and eommeneed TO sink rapidly. whel
che run on 10 the hank, where she lies Will
her stern In thirteen fset water, BY accurate meas
ursmsnt. There 10 but one life reported A. bcin
lest, that Of 9 soldier The troops. under N
aupsrinssndenoe Of Capt. A. Martin, we're dis
trfeussa among other boats The Undsrwrits
will 70 90 her assistance, aad Il is supposed tina
she viii Be easily raised.