Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-18

the officers Of steamboats, arriving at this port,
furnish Us with memoranda, maniEsts, and all
other intelligence relating to the interests of the
river. Such favors will meet with the truest ap-
preciation if addressed to the River Editor Rvans-
Vile JoUREAL, and left with either of the wharf
boats.
Weather and Water.-The weather
has greatly moderated since Friday
night, and last night was cloudy with
the wind from the South, indicating
snow. The river was still rising last
night but will come to stand this
morning and commence falling this even
ing There was feet on French Island
bar yesterday, and 8 to 10 feet on the
bars below. The river ia falling from
Pittsburg to New Albany and Louis
willie.
ATriUGls and Departures.-The arri-
walls and departures since our last re-
port was made up comprise thu follow
ing boats: Ontario, Cincinnati to St.
Louis; Delaware, j. r. Gilmore, and j.
G. Blackford, ST. Louis TO Cincinnati;
Ada Lyon, Cairo to Newburg; Bermu-
d., Louisville to Nashville; Silver Cloud
and Louisiana, Cincinnati to New Or
leans; Armada, Cairo and return; John
T. McCOmbs, Louisville and return;
Columbia, Nashville to Louisville; Pey-
tona, New Orleans to Louisville; Charm
er, Cairo to Evansville; Robert Burns,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Morning Star,
Louisville to Memphis; Rose Hite, Lou
isville to Henderson; Miami, Memphis
to Cipcinnati; Leni Leoti, Evansville to
Nashville; R. K. Dunkerson, Evans
vile to Bowling Green.
Boats Due-Among the first boats
due here are, the Louisa, for Tennessee
River; New York, for Nashville; Kate
Robinson, for st. Louis; Alice Dean
Swallow, Minneola, Anna, and Nauga-
tuck, for Memphis; Rose Hambleton,
for White River; J. 81. Groesbeck, Sill
yer Spray, Linnie Drown, for New Or
leans; Liberty No. 2, Darling, M nnie
Byers, and Rowena, from Memphis;
Virginia, for New Orleans; Pink Var
BILE, Tennessee River to Louisville
Miscellaneous --Business at the wharf
has been unusually lively for the past
two days, with large port list......The
Armada had fair trip in Saturday
morning, and a good trip out in the
afternoon......The Ontario, for st. Louis,
the Silver Cloud and Louisiana, for
New Orleans, and the Robert Burns and
Morning Star, for Memphis, all had
good trips, including vast number of
people. The Louisiana took from here
some 300 tons for New Orleans, in
Guiding 1900 sacks of corn, LOO bar
rels of -four, cattle, hogs, poultry, and
miscellaneous freight. She lay here all
day, and was visited and admired by
hundreds of our citizens. She is, I'M
questionably, the finest stern-wheel
steamer afoat. She left here with all
she could stow on herself and barge.
1.-The Robert Burns discharged a
large amount of freight here, and Capt.
Bowers was highly pleased with his trip,
except detention of % hours in the
canal. The ]. 7. McCombs and Rose
Hite had good trips down. 1.-THE Pey-
tona was comparatively light, and was
hurryiug 10 get out before the water
goes down. ...... The Charmer hadsa fair
trip in yesterday morninge....The Ber-
muda was loaded to the guards, aud Of
course will not get to Nashville without
Tightening up3a....The Leni Leoti left
on Saturday with good trip for Nash
ville...... The Columbia, after blockade
of several months in the Cumberland,
has at last made her escape, and passed
up yesterday morning. She reports
thirty-thres inches on Harpeth Shoals.
1.-The Morning Star was full of people
and had good freight list She added
considerably here. Capt. DOLLS, Of
Louisville, was in commando. The
Charmer brings the unpleasant intelli-
gence of the total destruction of tie
steamer Peerless, bouad from Cincin-
natl to New Orleans, with an immense
cargo, by FIRE, short distance below
Mound City, on Friday night She
struck the wreck of some sunken
boat, which careened her so as to upset
her stoves, which set the boat on fire.
The officers, crew and passengers inn
mediatelY took to the barge in tow, and
cutting it loose, were all saved The
boat was valued at $4,000, and was in.
sured for $4,000. She had very large
and valuable cargo on board, which was
also total loss, but no doubt princi-
pally insured. As the Charmer passed
the wreck, which was burned to the
waters edge, and had sunk in shoal
water, the cargo was still burning. A
rumor also prevailed in Cairo when the
Charmer left, that ths Darling was sunk
at Plum Point, bat no particulars were
| given. AS the Darling is much past
due, we fear the report is well founded
.........The monitor Tippecanoe, now
being finished below the mouth of
Pigeon creek, had steam up on Satur-
day, probably trying her machinery
She will be completed within month.
.........The Ada Lyon arrived from Cairo
Saturday evening, and we believe went
up to Newburgh. 1t was rumored among
river men that she had again changed
hands,. .r....Jesse Birdsal, of the Ar
COSY, leaves BY this mornings train for
.Gmeinnati..,......The Wild St. Patrick
will be down tomorrow for Memphis.
I'VE are indebted to the officers of
the Charmer, Rose Hite and Morning
Star for late The Pink Var
bic passed up sbout9 o'clock from Ten
nessee river, with moderate trip. She
discharged few bales of cotton here.
.........Tbe Virginia, overdue, had net
arrived at IL o'clock last night.
GLEAEEGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
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