Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-10
River Items.

To Qua RIvER FRIEEDs.-We respectful IL ask
he officers of steamboats, arriving at this port, to
urnish us with memoranda, me- nif cts, and all
Their intelligence relating to the Interests OF the
liver Such fayors will meet with the tTuest APP
If addressed to the River Editor Evans
lille JOURNAL, and left with either Of the wharf
,oats.
Weafher and Rirer- Tho weather st II continues
mild, with light clouds and a manifest tendency /
% rain. TIE river at this point continues to |
rise, at the rate of about half an inch per hour,
with seven and q half feet hence to Louisville |
and Cairo Tt ere was six aud half, and sta |
tionary, at Pittsburg on Wednesday, and rising
at Cincinnati.
Arrivals and reparture.-The following consti
tutes the arrivals and departures since our last
report: Morning Star, Memphis to Louisville;
Cbarmer, Cairo and return; Nightingale, Gin
cinnati to Arkansas river; Liberty No. 2, Louis
vile to Memphis; Bose Bite, Louisville to Hem
dsrson and return; Fulton, ttowboat), New Or
leans to Louisville.
Boats pEe.-Hsrry Dean, Robert Burns, Anglo
Saxon and Altoona, for Memphis; Armadillo for
JohnsonFille; KentoHs Ninneola, j. @. Black
ford, Eats Robinson and New State, for st. Louis;
Celeste for Arkansas river; Prima Donna, Empe-
ror, wauanita, Silver Spray and Maids ~, for
New Orleans r. &. Dunkerson, from Louisville;
J. p. Webb, from Eastport.
1FiseellaneoHs.-The-e was but little busiress
outside the local packets, yesterday .........Ths
Nightingale had big trip, and discharged some
freight here........The Charmer had splendid
trip both ways, and left late lsst night......The
Morning Star passed up duriRg Wednesday night,
but failed to leave any manifest......The Liberty
No. had all the freight she could take, and re-
g. xrhi hav Tod
here. sho was absolutely crowded with people.
Capt. Ed Judge, were glad to see, has complete
" recoy cred his health and is himself again
We u tend that the Glendale will tow Capt
Ed Harris new hull to Louisville, to be complet-
ed he would do wisely 20 finish her here.........
1t was not quite certain last night whether The
Superior would 60 to Louisville this evening or
not We may have further advices before we go
to press ........We learn that Capt. Pink Vsrble
aud Capt. W. J. May have purchased the old hos
pital steamer Ohio, ct New Albany, for 50 900.
She will be loaded with hay and sent to New
Orleans. She will carry some hay.........capt. b.
K Hazlett returned from the wreck of the Katie
yesterday morning, In fine turn out-a ricketty
buggy drawn by a lean mule. Hs has succeeded
in saving all the machinery of the Katie, except
one or two unimportant parts. he leaves this
morning for Pittsburg to bring down the Leni
I.soti to re-enter the Evansville and Nashville
trads, as soon as the Cumberland rises.
eLKAKINGs FROM our EXCHANGES.
CGneinncti- Ihe Commercial of Wednesday
says: A.
The weather was mild, bazy, foggy, or rather
Indian sumrnerish yesterday, until noon, when
sunshine Teigned supreme IN I'll dusk. At Pitts
burg he river was at 8 stand last night, with 6Z
feet in the channel. Here the river rsceded six
inches during Monday night, but came to a stand
yesterday, and up to dusk last night had swollen
Is inches. The Kanswha was rising yesterday.
Capt. Pres Lodwick has returned from st
Louis, where he purchas the O. Il. Hillman, for
| $50 000 for the Cincinnati and Portsmouth trade,
to ply in connection wit b the Bostona No. 3.
Major William Dunlop lie officiating in the
| flee of the Robert Burns, leaving for Memphis
to-day. Mr.. N. b. Fowler was expected here last
night from his Illinois plantation, to relieve the
| Major, who goes on the Alice Dean.
Messrs. Hill a. Hurlbert received despatch
from Messrs. A. A. Spencer q Co, of Nashville
last night, announcing that the Cumberland had
receded three inches yesterday. We anticipate {
| speedy rise in the Cumberland, however
Mr.. Yves. Owen. the we'll known pilot, indulge'
| in matrimony this morning, and leaves for Louis
| willie, with his bride, on the Gen. Lyle. frE /
| The steamer Rud ,irh sunk, up the Arksnsa
river, day Def re yesterday.
Our old friend Bruce Hunter, formerly connect
ed with the Evansville Cairo Packet Company
was clerk Of the Rudolph.
LoaisviIe-The Democrat of Wednesday says
The river, the beautiful river, continued t.
| swell yesterday, leaving at dusk about feet in
| ches In the canal. How long this small ris, viii
| be kept up is not known.
There will be another meeting of the mere hani
| and steamboatmen to-day, to discuss matters gen
| orally, but more particularly to find cut whether
| they can sustain pair of boats in the Tennesse
river trade or not. II they don't hurry Cincn
i natl will do it for ahem. They are mighty cut
/ on the trade, these Cincinnati " feIlers " are.
| Why don't somebody fix the locks on Greer
river and run boat up there from this cityf 1
will be good trade for small sized boat. Try 1t
Well, you-uns tried to run a small boat-th
Hoyle-in that trads, and found her too big 70
the business. The 10 Ks are now fxsd, and we
uus, backed by Capt. Drinkwater and the fAmou
B. &. Dunkerson, propose to navigate CLASH
Gree Il river. We-nns can. |
There we're ten steamboats, aground at the Gran,
Chain few days ago. r.ia s5o,s
Hayes, we think you have been hoaxed. W
have not had any reliable information Of tina
event. hiasa
So. Louis.-The Democrat of Wednesday says:
The river 10 falling from St. Paul to Cairo; tn
Missouri and Illinois are falling There is eigh
feet to Cairo, seven to Keokuk, seven in the ii
linois and four in the Missouri. The weather
fno and business brisk.
Nes0 OrleGns.-Ths Picayuus Of the 3oth says:
The total receipts of cotton since our last repor
sum up 1876 bales.
The Jewess, while undergoing repairs on tn
ways opposite the Mint, on Saturday last, Parte
her chains and slid of into the river. At the tim
of the accident there were sixty men at work oil
and under her. Those who were working under
meath saved themselves by getting between tn
ways. After the Jewess slid of the men went t
work to raise her up again In the attempt t
raise the vessel the ways broke, and she new lie
partly capsized. nearly full of water, and her hui
badly bent There appears to be 9 poor prospec
Of saving her.
BoARs LEAVING TODAY.
[ For Louisgi1le-The Dunkerson or thu supe
rior, we presume, viii go to Louisville tonight
Either will furnish excellent accommodations t
passengers.
For Memphis.-The poetical Rob't Burns, Capt
Billy Voris, goss to Memphis to day. 1" Nut ced, !
Billy knows what il what.