Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-16
River News.

Matters were rather dull on the lsyss yssssrs ay
afternoon, and but little business was iransac ed
outsids Of the packets
The river Is Gradually snbsidlng, and ia fsw
days more it viii BE- within it, natural limits
The Only additional arrivals We have % note are
the Marmors. Padncsh 70 Evansville; Morning
Star, Louisville to Henderson and return.
The harmora Just from the Ways. at Paaueah,
In order 70 repair hole knscked into her hall bv
getting into stumpy field, came Ia yesterday.
SomsNhsrs near Henderson she ran into the woods.
Knocking dewr her ehimBeys and raatliatipQ her
pilot houSe sad teas. One Of Der ehfnne,s fsII
overheard and va lost. She les Up below the
wharf to repair.
The Morning Star Old not get down tn 4 O'Clock.
She was crowded with passengers and had soma
freight. She returned TO Lonisyils last nT9hf.
Ths armada shipped new stem band yesier-
DAY and vas detained until late in the evening
She Senteut fun Of freight aud was crowded with
psopis.
The Cen. Anderson viii be the regular packet
i9f Cairo this afternoon under command Of that
popular officer Caps. Billy Lovth, with Mr.. Bra
shear 10 the ofies The Anderson Is noted for
her great speed.
The gay and saaey LITTLE Gray Eagle will be the
popular packet for Louisville this evening. Capt
joe. Bunoe. the very prince Of good fsIIows, is in
command, with Dick Cox aud Billy Fsnton ia her /
once. SIS onfrs superior Inducements 20 passan-
gers
The Atlantic Mississippi Co. splendid steam.
Or Missouri will BE- d0ws this morning, for Cairo, /
Memphis, Yiekssurg asd New 0rears, and will /
want height and passengers. She Ia, tie mos, /
elegant accommodations for pass myers, snd the
most extensive capacities for freight, aud 10 Of
great speed.
On hssiast tip Up, the Cincinnati Commercial
says
The big Missouri ran against q dood and heavy
arift All the wey from New 0risan. 10 Cincinnati
She cams from Lousviiis here with only fouf /
buckets on the pest, and ten buckets on The HfaF.
board Wheel, ia addition 90 Ter starboara bsller
being our 81 order, ouly making 10 pounds Of
stsains ~ ~ hours tuunit time, having lost two
hours ~ wind near tho mouth Of indian Ken. l
lucky river. The mail boat, Msior a adsrssn nav.
ihg caught ne Missouri in this crippled eondi.
tion, sueesedea IN passing her twice between mere
and Louisville. Two trips ago, the MbsaarI.
drawing six and half feet ran the Major Audsr,
son o., o. sight e. on hour. Ii i generally coo.
osded that Che Missouri l. ore Of the fastest steam
efs navigating the Ohi0 AID Misslssippl Her
machinery u agsin iu prime order, and her wheels
t ,'ss ~ rev egsksis, and his evening shs will
% on Tor New 9tisars on booming river
The Lady Gay. the aBest stsamer ever built on
this Western rivers, viii positively he bore on
Sunday.
Two deck hands on the steamer IngomAr got
nio night on last Tuesday, at Memphis and
while struggling together, fell into the rver and
both drowned.
a dsek hand on the steamer Tycoon. named Geo
Allen. fell overheard on Friday, at Memphis, and
was drowned. He never came to ths surface after
going under.
3. o. Bioekengsr, deck hand on the steamer
Rssolute, was pulling ia the plank at Memphis
on erldsy, when be fell Ia aad vas not agAin
seen,
deck hand en- the atsamer Chaak, named joe :
p. Dolan. yes On Friday knocked overheard aeei.
donially By hawaor At Memphis, and drowned.
aoores wasliu pilot, stepped accidentally iato
tho river on Monday night, some distance below
hemphis, and was drowned. lie vas pilot on
tho Ingomar.