Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-04

river. Such favors will meet with the huest ap-
probation If addressed TO che River Editor Evans.
VILE JOURNAL, and left with either of the wharf
boats.
Weather and RaGer.-Tbe weather on Saturday |
WIS partly elouded, with high winds, but mild |
and pleasant. Yesterday it was warm aud cloudy |
with light rain In thu evening, and blustery ell
day. The river here Ia falling very slowly, Is at
stand at Louisville, rising very slowly at Cairo
and falling at Pitts6urg. There is about four
and q alf feet Of water to louisville, and four
feet scant to Cairo. This prospect for rain is now
pretty good, but all signs fail in this latitude.
zTriraIs and pepartnres.--The arrivals and de-
partures aimee our last report closed comprise
The J. b. Gilman, Pittsturg to st. Louis; AR
mazda. to Cairo aud return; Sam Orr, Passport;
st. Patrick, Memphis to Louisville; Daring,
Memphis to Cincinnati; TarascoR, Louisville 10
Memphis; Cumberland Cairo to Louisville; ].
T. MoCombs, Louisville and return; Prima
Donna, New Orleans to Cincinnati; Savannah,
St Louis to Cincinnati; Libiona, Cincinnati to
Memphis; Rose Hite, Louisville to Henderson;
I. L. Hyatt, Runsey to the boneyard.
Loats THs.-AmoDg the FIRST boats due hsre are
the MinneoIa and beccs, for Memphis; Emma
FlOyd for Johnsonyille; Allena May, Pomeroy
TO Arkansas River; Maggie Hays, Thomas Pow
ell, and Arizona, for New Orleans; the Matte,
from Cannelton /; the Morning Star and Liberty
no 2, from Memphis; the Laura Ftnton, for
Cairo and the Sunny South, for Cincinnati.
Miscellaneous Business was very dull on the
leyse Saturday, with but single arrival outside
the local packets, all day..-...The J. Z. Gilmore
from Pittsburg to St. Louis, had splendid trip
on herself and barge, including 9 largo lot of
freight for this city, and $50 men and officers of
the Third Regulars en- route to So Lozi..........
T-e Ar44Gda came in About o'clock, having been
detained By bad weather and low water. She had
slim iripin, but took good deal Of freight out,
leaving before Sam Orr arrived in
the evening from Passport with e good trip and
large orders TO fill BY our merchants. She or the
Webb will leave for Esstport Tomorrow evening
1.-THE st. Patrick arrived about o'clock with
good trip Of freight and full of people. She had
been aground "a hours at Tradewa,er, where she
groundedin an attempt to pull the Liberty or
Among her passengers were Claude Summers and
wife, returning home, happy as lambs. We gave
them so lie faEheIIy advice, and Claude promises
to be good husband and good boy. The Pat
rick also took from here good friend, Captain
| Scboenlsub, his family and his heusehold goods,
for their new home in New Albany THE Ta
rascon passed down with q good trip about 10
o'clock Saturday night......-.Most Of the
boats passing had all they could carry
on the watsr................-...Ths Prima Dona,
! from New Orleans, passed up yesterday
morning morning with all the cotton she
could carry on herself and bargs.........The I. L.
Hyatt came out Of Green River last night, having
found hsrsslf unable to PISS Rumsey. She reports
| that the y. &. Dunkerson worked her way
through, and has gone to Bowling GrEsn.........
The Armada, on her last down trip, took another
hundred tuns Of freight Of the Emerald at Bur-
banks'.........The Orr reports the Indiana and
| Phantom still above tie bar at shawreetown.
all the boats had got over Tradewster, except the
Nightingale and perhaps one other........The lit.
tie tug Hays arrived here yesterday with one
barge loaded with powders. Three others are
aground at Three Mile Island, and another at
Brandenburg. Those at Three Mile Island will
be got of and brought down to-day. ......Ths
MeInotte has come up to Paduc&h for repairg.
shs is badly damaged. As soon as repaired, she
will come up and load here for New Orleans
The MarmorA was sunk, about week ago, in the
st. Francis river.
GLEAsIses rRoH QUE EXCHANGES.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday says:
The weather continues Geld and cloudy, with
slight Indications of snow last night. At Pitts
| burg, the river is falling, with three feet sig
| inches in the channel last night Hsre, IL has
swollen four inches during tho twenty four hours
ending last night. There four feet scant hence
| to Louisville. There are only three and ene-
| fourth feet In the channel.
| Loaisvills.-The Democrat Of Saturday says:
The poor old river still s'Iingers in blissful re-
| pose" 1t dare not rise FROM its sandy bed, and
seems to be SO low that the prospects Of it's riaing
| soon seems to be doubtful. Their was bat three
| feet four inches in the canal last evening incud
ing tha mud thnngh kha Ia hair ohaNs
out BY the Walker Morris at lively rate. Bust
| ness on the wharf was dull that it looked like
| with no prospect of rain snow. Ws.hope soon
to hay rise, and 90. one at that.
Don't forget that the new aud beautiful Will 8.
| Hays enters the evansville trade next Tuesday.
/ The "raftr ad !" boat at the wharf IL being
| rapidly co 'pleted.
| Captain Hart gave most recherche dinner to
| the noiables Of Memphis. lat rip, board his
| superb boat, 10 hon Of htr h wing taken out of
Ins onIo tue largest TrsIgnr OF the season. me
press wss in atterdanc senior, junior, reporter,
| ard devil. General Dudley was present, nd the
| dignitsries Of the town. municipal and conner
cal 1t was q most Joyous occasion, full of heart
/ and sentiment aAd patriotism az hope.
The Indiana has got out Of the Ohio safe. She
had to unload ut Flint Island to get over.
Not very muchIy out yet, VIII, but wa hope
she will squeeze through.
The Ontario arrived at Pitts6urg, Tuesday
having one more passenger than was registered.
A woman, who gave her name as Lottie Will ms
having with her an infant two weeks old, took
passage on the boat at Parkersburg for Whee ling
On arriving at her destination she left the boat,
but neglected to take her child with her. Shortly
| after her departure the little Waif was found,
snCgly wrapped up in q shawl, and sleeping quiz
| city in q berth. Il was taken in charge by the
onicers OF the boat, tho viii adopt it and name It
| after the boat.
NenV AEbaHy.-The Ledger Of Friday evening
! says: .ta E
Capt. Joseph Banfill has purchased the com.
manding interest in The steamer James Raymond,
now running In the Memphis and Vicksburg
trade.
1t is currently rumored that the Atlantic and
Mississippi Steamship Company and the ST. Lonis
aad Memphis Packet Company will shortly
dsrsake, on their own account, the clearing out Of
the mississippi river the snsgs that obstruct and
impertl navigation. Better late than never
The Lady Gay was sold to the Atlantic aud
sM,i.sosossppi Steamship Company, Wednesday, for
the new owners take possession. ~.
RoAFs LEAVING TO-DAY.
For LouisviHs. The fleet aud beautiful Rose
Kite, in command of that veteran officer and DO.
lite gentleman, Capt. Aaron Ballard, goes to
Louisville to-day. The courteous and afabIs
ousrbaeker iIIuninates the ofscs. -f4 -s
Fov CaiTO.-fhe reliable and popular Charmer,
Captain Lowths With the attentive aud popular
Duke Nicholson in the office, goes to Cairo at two
o'clock this afternoon. If you want to go pleas
antly and without detention, go on the Charmer.
Manifest steamer st. Patrick, from Memphis
to Louisville-for Eyansvills-Nesbet Z Virgins,
2 bales Of cotton.
For New Albsny-BroED, Hunksrson & Co.,
A bqles of cotton.
For Louisville-H. #. Heckert, Cincinnati II6
bales of cotton Woodruff B Co.. Louisville,
bales Of cotton, bags OF peanuts. Dunkake,
Lancaster Co., hhds tobacco; Phelps, Cald-
well Go, hid tobacco ]. W. Baynham hid
tobacco; Capt. II Hslveshire, pckgs mdse;
J. w. omer, horses.
Manifest Of the steamer Sam. 0rr-EvansviIIs:
Brown DunkeFsons 30 bales cotton, 2 hhds to-
bacco; White Bros, 26 bales cotton Ragon q
Dickey, hhds. tobacco, II bales cotton Nisbet
Virgins, bales cotton; W. D. Wyatt, bale
cotton.
Louisvilie-D. 81. Davis, 5 bales cotton; Geo.
W. Wicks & Co., Is bales cotIon; Roelksr =
Blount, ZOO pine flooring; n. =. Che y, q, 600
pine nooriag; A. Refs, q bundles leather.
MILLINERY.