Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-20


Oar popular ard whole-soulsd friend
Billy Feutop, has taken charge Of the
freight Office on the Star Grey Eagle
There - cot better clerk sfoss, MOI
one more justly popular.
We were delighted to meet Captain
Frank Banksnith in the Office Of the
Mcrning Star, on Saturday, looking q.
charming as a woman, after his trip II
the East.
The r. K Dunkerson arrived from
Bowling Green, last evening, With a
great many people, but With little
freight. She win return to Bosling
Green this evening With Capt Drink
water in command, and John Adams IL
the Office.
The great Missouri will be found at
the wharf, this morning, en- route TO
New Orleans and way ports. The Mis-
souri is paragon Of great Western
steamboat-of immense capacity, great
speed, and finished and furnished IN the
most magnificent style. Capt Jesse Y.
Hurd aud Sam Barr, Jr., are her crown.
ing glory, and are not excslled in eour-
lesy and pol;teness We shall be glad
to see the Missouri get big trip. Cox
& Humphrey and Hall and Rudd are
her agents
The z. B Speed leaves for Pond
River to-day
The new steamer for the Louisville
and Cincinnati mail line will be finished
in about FIVE weeks She viii be named
the United States
A letter written on board the steamer
Isabella says that the feet which re-
Gently left Cairo is under orders to
report to Gen. Candy al New Orleans.
Work will soon be resumed upon the
bridge about TO be thrown across the
Ohio River at Cincinnati.
The New Albany Ledger of Saturday
evening says
NJ. d. Condif, Esq, tho deservedIy
popular clerk Of the great Magenta, will
leave here on Monday for Cairo TO Join
bis boat there Me- C. has been spend
ing several days with his family in this
city, and retnrns 70 the famous Magenta
at least one foot taller on account OF a
little cherub of which be has lately come
in possession, and which will one day
call him pa" Good luck 90 with him,
and good health remain with those be
leaves behind.
The Magenta belongs to the "PeoE / Is
line, and Condif is one Of the people,
and does not intend that the race shall
diminfsh through any fault Of his
The Ledger also says
We have information from Washing.
ton, from a private bat well informed
source, that the arrangements inst made
by Gen. Grant for an exchange Of pris
oners, will include the crew Of the
steamer Emma, which vas captured up
White river, In Arkansas They will be
exchanged with as little delay as posi-,
BILE. Capt Aiken, master Of the steam.
or, is in Washington, and has taken all
the measures necessary TO secure their
release.
The boats Of the Henderson Packet
Company nov make oil their regular
Kentucky landinga, the guerrillas that
/ for time prevented their doing 30, hav,
ing been pretty thoroughly cleaned out
Order and quiet nov rsigns along the
coast hence to Henderson
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Fri.
day says
The weather was mora warm aud gen.
ial yesterday. We have forgotten the
radge Of the mercury. The wind was
wayward AT Pittsburgh, the weather
/ was mild and modarating, with six feet
I IN the channel and navigation resumed
| Here, The river ia swelling slowly, indi-
! eating a rise There is ID feet hence to
Louisville, and Al feet on the Falls
I The Missouri Democrat Of Saturday
says:
The weather is pleasant here, and sup
posed to be rainy north Of as aud west
Of rs. The river is falling slowly, with
nine feet of water in the channel 10
( Cairo.
The river is no doubt open 70 Quincy
I with six feet water in the channel
The Illinois is probably open to Ma
pies, and further, with seven feet in the
channel to Peoria.
/ The Missouri is open 10 Glasgow
and perhaps further, with about FIVE Zee
in the channel.
The Memphis papers say
4 The steamer Fanny Ogden left Mem
phis for White river and De Wallis Bluf
on Monday, the 9th inst, arriving on th'
return yesterday morning, the 18th, haY
ing performed some remarkable feat
during the seven days of her absence
She ran the distance OF seven hundred
miles, handled $50 tons of freight, EN-
harked and disembarked fourteen hun
dred and eighty.seven infantry and cav
airy, 81 2horses, and 100 head of bee
cattle.
We are indebted to Mr.. Ed. Judge, c
the swift Liberty, for Memphis paper