Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-25
River News.

There WAS but little business done on this leyse
yesterday afternoon.
The arrivals comprise the wsusneia, Sc. Louis
to Cisoianatii james n Gilmofe, Nashville TO
Louisville Alice Dean, Memphis to Clo.innati
Vim. White, Green river.
AThe wauDaneta had moderate trip.
Tho Alice Dean WIS comparatively light. but
crowded with passengers. She is desrrvedly
great favorte with the travelling public.
The Tacony lett At the usual hour, with fair
trip Of freight and full Of people.
The neat aud elegant little Carr will have this
evening Tor Nashville, and all way ports. In
barge of those pleasant aud aocomm odating gen.
tismen. Capt. Dan Brady, aud Mr.. Hampton.
She will furnish pleasant accom- odations 10
passengers.
Tho famous II. X. Dunkerson will leave ~
O'Clock, this evening, for Boweling Grcoa. and ell
Green river landings, Capt. DriBkwater Ia In
command, and John Adams win wait on passen-
gers At the Office.
The Eibors, an elegant new stern-whoel boat,
magBihcsnty furnished and appointed aud Of
great speed, will I here this evening for
Louisville. and will run regular Packet be.
tween this city an Louisville, leaving this port
every Tuesday aud Friday evening.
Capt. John $. Biehey, experienced naviga-
tor aud large hearted gentleman Of the sort
ia her commander and Lou Beeler 10 her clerk
They cannot fail 10 make the Elnora popular.
The Memphis Bulletin, ofFriday evening" says:
The Tycoon eTdyed at, d avalls Blua last night
NJ II o'clock having made the quickest run both
ways OF any boat ever IN the trad. The ryeoon
passed tho Rowena coming out of White river,
and aR ain ia tbs Mississippi coming mp, aad boat
her In pott two hours Oaptsin Davis Is a fast
man and has q fast aud good BOAT aud we
ala Ia KIN fna uzt1 Ft,~a a.
the trade hence to DuvRiis Blum
The New Orleans Delta OF the 18th, says:
The steamer Ruth brought TO the city last
Saturday 2l4 hhds. tobacco, part destined Tor Bte-
and part for New York. This Is he pioueor
~ ipmsut, and shows that the merchants OF the
West are kindly dsPOsedl toward fhr.io cean route
and anxious that " should suoeetd. Why should
they not patropiz this line whenliis charges for
the amount Of tsrvi 'e Is oue-ihird less than
the inland fou'e2 The example OF these mer.
chants OF the West will be speedily followed by
Others.
SPECIAL RUEg coaErsroSDESoe.
EdioFs EraHstsiis Journal:
The steamer Ruth remained in New Orlean.
four tlayr, aud during the time was visited by
Thousands of people, att OF whom HgIesd ia pro.
ncuncI & her the finest boat that has yet made
her appearance at the Crescent City wharf
Intense excitement prevailed along the river on
Icceiptof the news OF the Presidents d. ath. At
Baton Rouge, hatchoz, Vicksburg and alt other
points flags were displhyed At half. m at and
buildings draped in mourning.
Some s. 90 paroled pc s0usrs were at Nicksburg
gottiag ready TO return 20 their homes, after
serving two years Ia the rebel prisons at Ander-
sonville, Ca. According TO the d. roll, II 600
Federal sold were buried there IN one year,
among whom were $50 Of Indiana's noble MS,
NIL OF whose raves are numbered, and any inf0r.
nation TIA I friends may wish eau be had by adj
dressiuE Major j. 4. Ferris, Indianapolis, Inf,
after o rsturn from Yioksburg. The steamer
Henry Ames taking 1900 for st. Louis,
and The rest will follow as fast ~ ready.
We came up against rising river all the way;
Lost sixteen hours by fog, storm and detention;
passed thu Missouri ard everything else leaving
days and q teen hours. witch beyond our eX-
peotations on tho first trip. The running tim,
was three days and TWEEN fy-thrfe hours
We left New Orleans April 18th at p. NJ. no
boats In port tor Louisville; in port for St Louis,
steamer Olive Branch 18th. Met Sultans Il
White Hall, Pauline Carroll at ManchRc Lady
GAY AZ MorgAnza goth Met Eleanora Carr,lIat
Hurricane Island passed Henry Ames at Ytcks.
burg; met Mississippi at Millikeu's Bend. 2lst -
Met Mara Denning at Princeton; passed Mis-
souri, at Lake Port, under way : Ret the South
Wesier at Cathsh Point. 22d Met Won Paul in
Walnut Bond, Mnuehaha at Beef Island, Albert
P@Ics at Island 50 23i.-Clara Dolseu, Bril-
liant and J. c. Swon at Cairo. II. H.W
A CAHp,--Tle u dersigned, passengers on Il .
new aud magnificent steamer Ruth Gu her htst
trip from New orleans 30 Louisville, de,irs to
turn their thanks 10 her able and efficient com.
maDder, Capt. Geo. Pesram, as well as to her
polite aud geatlemanly clerk, CNpt o. l.. Smith,
for their uniform kindns s. aud courtesy to them
on their trip
To the travelling public would say that 10
pOint of sp'ed aud comfgrt, the Ruth Is un ur-
PASSED by any steamer the Western waters.
Her officers are gentlemen, her state-rooms els-
CANT, and hes tsbla-under charge o. Mr.. Il uRr-
,desty-is supplied with every luxury that cou
Ne desired. We have no h station IN recommend
ing the Ruth 10 friends, one and all, As hs
boat, aud We 81 assured that they will conscien-
tiousiy endorse our statement upon trial.
We would also respectfully request Il. afro
Democrat, Missouri Democrat and Repusi eau,
st. Louis Dispatch, Cincinnati Commercial, the
Evansville Journal, NiclSs 3urg Herald, Nstchtz
Courier, Union Pross and journal and Democrat
of Louisville, Bulletin aud Argus of Memphis,
aud this New Orleans Times, Pieayune and True
Delta. TO publish the above.
Miss Belle Dugan, Miss J. M. Smith, Miss A. l..
Palmer, Miss Lawlence Barrett, Miss j. W. q u
sens, Miss Cozzen, Mrs. E. NJ. CHURCHILL Mrs.
.Iohn Barker, Mrs Emma BrowosOn, Mrs. Mary
Walker, Mrs. Feline Heliery, Miss Elodine Rag
armin. Mrs. John Hutchins, John Hutehlns, II.
Mccall, Lawrence Barrett, 5. W. Cozzens, Theo.
Doaghty--U. s. n, h. $, Gillis, G. N, Ball, John
brow nson, tr, Chss. +. Dennison--rapt. 9th
III. s. r. Berry-Coi. 10th ILL.,. james 7. Drish-
Lieut. "a III, A. r. Bse-u. :. N, Benj. j.
Lardsey, J. NJ. Arnold, o. II. Town, w. c. Thorn
uwson. J W. Barker, &. Bryan-U. $. N, sd.
Powers, Isaac liant, J. Il. Valentine, George ID.
Palmer, f. woolf, Ii. & Boyd, J. II. oglesby, y.
y Pratt, aud hffy.two others