Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-13
River News.

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The river Is falling slowly, with good
stage Of water hence TO Louisville and
Cairo for the largest class Of steamers
The weather continues clear and
bright, but quite cool, and the indicf-
tions last night we're in favor Of hard
freeze.
The arrivals since Saturday afternoon
were the Glendale, Darling and Clifton,
Cincinnati to Memphis; Peytona, Louis
vile 70 New Orleans, Charmer, Tonnes
sec river to Evansville; Liberty No. 2,
Memphis TO Evansville; Jewess, ST
Louis to Cincinnati; Imperial, Cincin'
matt to Nashville Montana, Cora s. and
Swallow, Nashville to Cincinnati; Ne
vada, st. Louis 10 Pttsburg; Phantom,
Cincinnati 70 Cairo; Armada, to Cairo,
and r. X Dunkerson 10 Bowling Green.
The Armada took out magnificent
trip on Saturday, including cabin fall
Of people.
The Glendale Darling aud Clifton
had each big trip for Memphis The
Glendale will, however, transfer Der
freight a. Cairo, and return here and
enter tho Evansville and Cairo mail and
packet trade, on Thursday next, form
ing, in connection with the grand Arma.
ia, frstolass packet line.
The Peytova received large amount
Of + eigh, here aud left afternoon yes
terday
The Duukerson had very handsome
trip for Bowling Green on Saturday
evening.
The Nm. White Is now receiving aud
will leave for Green River this evening
Captain Drinkwater will 60 out on her
in person this trip, but hereafter she
will be commanded by Captain Graham
a skil(ul aud experienced officer
The Little Grey Eagle had not ar
rived at ten o'clock last night
The Alice Dean, FROM Memphis, and
the Missouri, from New Orleans, were
expected to arrive during the night OF
ea-ly to-day
The Liberty No arrived At half.pasl
nine o'clock yesterday from Memphis
with one hundred and tweuiy.three
bales Of cotton consigned to Brown,
Dunkerson & CO., aud to go forward al
two o'clock to-day by the Cotton Elk
press line, and lot Of other freight
She was full of people to Cairo.
The Liberty will leave for Memphis
tonight Immediately upon the arrival
of the train from the north, and will of
ford most desirable opportunity to an
who wish to visit Memphis or any wa,
ports, as she ia unexeeptional in all he
appointments, and unsurpassed in speed
and in the courtesy aud accommodation
Of her officers
The desirableness Of line of frsI
class packets between this city an
Memphis is so palpable that we nee
not urge the matter further on the a
tention of our merchants and bushes
men, and their duty to retain thei
freight for this line, and in every man
toad in establishing it on firm foot
ing, is equally apparent In conneetio
with our pet line to Cairo it would dra
vast amount of business to this cit,
which would otherwise go elsewher
and add greatly to our material wealtl
The Liberty met the ST Patrick
Cairo, bound down the Mississippi 81
is expected back soon.
The Little Grey Eagle arrived fs
minutes before eleven o'clock last nig
and sprote 'ded to Henderson She VI
return to Louisville at ten o'clock tn
morning Captain Joe Buncs is
command, and Dick Cox is in the
Zee Nuj' eed,
The Memphis Bulletin of Thursds
says:
The stern-wheel steamer May Dial
was sold yesterday, by Captain Sa
Houston, to Messrs. Bowers, Pat,erso
and one other gentleman. of thia cit
for $23, 900, and will doubtless be put
the cotton trade. Capt. Houston 20
up the river to bring down another boi
which he viii put in the Arkansas q
Memphis trade.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Frid
gives the following description of q NJ
Hoosier built steamer
The arrival OF Captain ]. Slut Nea
new, large and splendid Ohio aud Mi
issippi river packet, Indiana, from t
hands Of her projectors and builders,
Madison, Indiana, was the feature of
traction at the levee yesterday
was visited by many steamboat m
and citizens, all Of whom speak
ereditable terms of Capt Meals iuc
ment and good taste in the PRODUCT
OF this oapseious steamer The hull y
built By L. d. Vance, Of the Maids
Dry Dock Company, aud i ESQ I,
long, fl feet beam, with 8 feet deuth
bold. The timber in the bull Was see
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