Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-19


River and WeatAer. The weather
has greatly moderated, aud yesterday
was cloudy and damp, with. a light rain
falling nearly all day. A thick fog set
tied over the river, rendering naviga-
ton somewhat difficult, but the wind
rose about d o'clock, and the fog was
dissipated. The river was still rising at
dark last night, with u feet to Louis
vile and 9 to 10 feet to Cairo. The
present rain and thaw may check the
decline above At any rate, there is
but little danger of freeze-up, for some
time at least
Arrioals and Departures ar
rivals and departures since our last re-
port Include the Pink Varble, johnson
vile to Louisville; Mamie Byers, Mem
,phis to Cincinnati; Rose Hite, Hender-
son to Louisville; Virginia, Louisville
to New Orleans; Fannie Braadeis, Lou.
isville to Eastport; Kate Robinson, Gin
cinnati to ST. Louis Charmer, Evans
vile to Cairo; Matte, bone yard to the
wharf Curlew, to Henderson; VIM.
White, to Hartford; j. P Webb, from
GAINESVILLE; Palestine, Helena to Louis
Vile; Minneola, Cincinnati to Memphis,
Boats due.-Among the frat boats
due here are the Louisa, for Johnson
! vile; New York, for Nashville; Min
nicola, Anna, Nau gatuck, and st Patrick.
for Memphis; Rose Horableton, for
White River; J. q. Groesbeck, Silver
Spray, Linnie Drown, Lorena, Emma
No 2, and Peytona, for New Orleans;
Armada, from Cairo; Darling, Liberty
No 2, and Rowens, from Memphis.
Miscellaneous to noon yesterday
business on the levee was very good. the
varions boats passing since Saturday
having taken large,quantities Of freight
49,. .Messrs. Cox & Humphrey are ship
ping large quantities of -four to New
Orleans, and we notice large shipments
of whisky from the interior, also plenty
stock and corn.......The Virginia arrived
from Louisville yesterday morning, and
is certainly an elegant boat. She tool
some freight here, and left with about
f half a load.......The Pink Varble, or
Sunday night, was comparatively light
She left a few bales of cotton here
....... The Fanny Brandeis anC
Kate Robinson had moderately gooC
trips......The Mamie Byers passed VI
t during Sunday night with good tril
t for CINCINNATI. The Charmer had /;
fair trip out yesterday evening......Th'
Phantom commenced loading yesterda,
1 for the Tennessee River She has en-
gagenents for 500 bbls of Salt, som,
/ Flour and large lot of miseellaneou
0 freight. She will leave this evening,....
!, The Matte drew up to the wharf yester
D day and vill load forethe Cumberland
and is to leave .to-morrow......The AlieI
Dean was over due bnt'had not arrives
= at s o clock lastnight..-..We have new
: err seen the wharf here so barren o
} freight as it was yesterday-the severa
boats of Sunday and yesterday haviul
clsared it up thoroughly. The fol
thickenad last night after dark and W
. doubt if any boat could rum. The VIM
: White left for Hartford, on .Rougl
3 Creek 1.-THE Cincinnati Commercia
of Sunday fully confirms the report 0
the sinking of the Darling, sand give
/ the particulars of the great destruction
> of steamboats, apd other property at ST
! Louis. We have not room for detail
to-day 1.-THE j. P. Webb came in las
night from Clarksville with moderate
, trip. She reports the Cumberland ri
: sing with SO inches on the shoals.....
; The Minneola had a good trip from
Memphis and discharged some freigh
here. u aEtE 5ea#3s etsE