Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-21

river. Such fsvors VIII meet with the trusst ap-
preciaton If addressed to the River Editor Evans
vile JouRx1L, and left with either CT tbs wharf
boats. $3.50 Fl
FeaEser end River-A heavy fog prevailed from
midnig hit of Sunday until near 10 O'Clock yester-
day morning, with q heavy white frost through
out the city and country, and ice formed in
sells Of water out doors. The day, however, grew
clear aud pleasant.....The river is falling rather
faster than hitherto, and boats deeply laden are
required to be more circumspect in regard to the.
Business was quite slick yesterday
with only two or three boats at the landing.
Arrirals and repartares,-IlIs only arrivals yes
zterday wers the Robert Burns, Memphis to Gin
cinuati; Saint Patrick, Memphis to Louisville;
Cbarmer to Cairo, and James Gray, to Henderson;
Bose Bite, Louisville and return.
Eoats pae.-Among the first boats due here are
the Emma Floyd, Starlight aud Anglo Saxon,
for Kashyills; Spray, for the Tennessee river;
Bertha, America and Lsnnis Drown, for st. Louis;
Emerald, Argosy, Silver Cloud and Champion.
for New Orleans; Rowena, For Memphis J. P.
webb, from PASSPORT, and the Tarascon and supe-
nor, from Memphis.
miscellaneous We have but little miscellaue-
Gus river news to-dsy, by reason of the puncity
Of arrivals yestsTda Robt. Burns pass
cd up in the afternoon with coed trip for Gin.
cinnsh. shs was two nights and one and half
days making the trip frem Padueah, in coHse-
qnence Of fog and slight collision with sand
bar. Among her passengers were our elegant
young friends Captains Gus. Lemeke and Gus.
Dusouchet, from Paducah 1.-THE Chsrmer had
an excellent trip out yesterday, and left about 4
o'clock........Ths wild St. Patrick arrived from
Memphis at o'clock with rather slim trip of
freight, but good passenger list. She had 100
bales CO ton for the agents Of the Bellefontaiue
C7tN- Tx7-ess here and at New Albany. Her
ofisers report business dull at Memphis, aud bat
little cotton ready to ship. Captain Eugene Bow
ers left the Saint at Cairo, and went by rail to
Cincinnati to meet The Robert Burns, of which be
takes command, sure enough .........The Liberty
No. 2 made narrow escape, on Sunday night,
while lying at Eewsurg. A coal oil lamp in the
engine room buIstsd and set fire to some hay. For
few moments the excitement was great The
boats rushed to extinguish the flames, an
alarm Of fire spread through the boat. the passen.
gers sprang from their berths, seized their car
pet bags and vslisss, and started ashore. The
irewss speedily extinguished without doing any
damage. Claud Summers, of the Louisville
not scared Being fatigued, he slept soundIy, and
did not know there had been any danger until il
was past. Give ~ newspaper man for coel
courage ........our friend Colender Is at work in
earnest on the Dry Dock with large force Of
mechanics. Travis, Ashby 90 have located
their wharf boat bslow that of Messrs Cox 4
Humphrey, and are now ready for businsss.......
The Bose Hite arrived after dark last night eing
4 h.lt, a
trade with the Tennessee riY.
region is growing so fast that it is found
sary 70 put In another tost in connection with
the J Webb. The r. K. Dunkerson will there.
| fore leave for Passport to-day at O'Clock, and
viii run as q regular packet. In the meantime
while the WIN. White Is being furnished Will
new. mAchiuery, she will superseds the bunker
son in the Green River trade. The White will b,
made equal in speed to the best boats, and her &C
combinations are first class. The Dunksrson 4
admirably adapted to the Tennessee River trade
being one OF the fastest well one Of the mos
pleasant stern wheslsrs aAoat. fteA
eLEANIxes FROM QUE EXCHANGES.
1, EsS AEbaAg.-The Ledger OF Saturday says:
i Captain Sam Archer has purchased at privat
| sale IL st. Louis. day or two since, the I'm
| steamer Autocrat, ose the boats offered at pub
lie sale ct the recent Government auction, an(
| the only one which the auctionesr failed to knocl
of TO the highest bidder, tbs highsst offer not be-
ing considered the approximate value OF tbs boat
The price prtd by Captain Archer was SIG 900
The steamer 10 ntw undergoing repairs and i'm
provements ct the decks near the arfenal, anC
will, In the course OF two wetks, be placsd by he
owner In the New Orleans trade.
LossisviHs.-The Democrat CT Saturday says:
PEYToEA soLD.-This a ne and splendid steame
was sold yesterday to the Atlantic and Mississipp
Steamship Company, as she now lies at the Port
land wharf. She lie destined to form enc OF thei
line OF Boats In the trade from this city to New
Orleans. A
THAT MEETING. -" They met, twas In
crowd" but they did not meet again in regar
to the trade OF the Tennessee River, which Louis
Vile ought to have her share Of The sschosei
few" were gathered together, and three or fou
OF them were appointed 10 go around and beg th
citizens to supporG the Huntsville and Pink Var
BILE in the Tennessee River trade. Oh, what al
euterprising set of merchants this city has got
We advise the begging committee" 70 hir
Henderson's cabooss and call upon our mer
1 chants, send in their cards, and, when they com
| out, let your eyes be filed with tears when yoI
| appeal to them for assistance to build Up trad
for this entarprising city. Wake up, louisville
Cincinnati is pushing you to one SIDE.
Louisville will be as great place jefferson
Vile some day, Look nc this: The Huntsville,
new and splendid boat, is lying at ths city wbar
ready to go to New Orleans this eyeDing. Yester
day afternoon one OF our Steamboat agents wal
covert the wharf all around her with freight fol
Cincinnati boat called this Emerald, and It wal
ooubtfui whether she could take IL all or not. II
is disgrace to our city nd our merchants ought
to be ashamed of themselves. For the sake Of
few dollars and cents, they will patronizs any.
thing that has got bottom and wheel to 1t, ne
matter where ii comes from or who 10 belongs to
They will abuse Cincinnati for eYerythi < they
| can think of, and then turn around and courl
them Tor two cent and half vorB. We have
been told that Cincinnati Merchants laugh IN
their sleeves at our m rchants, and we don't bamS
| them bit. IfCapt. Whistler will take the Hunts.
Vile 70 Cincinnati to-day, telegraph back from
there that he is Cincinnati man and come down
| here Monday our merchants will ne d0uSt try tc
| sink his boat with freight. Go 1t, oae-horst
| Louisville.
4 The following boats were disposed OF at Govern.
ment sale recently at Yicksburg:
Dun. s. Carter, steamer d. A. January 81 ,00t
VIM. H. Rolls, steamer Transfer.............. COG
J. Miller steamer III. I'll. FairchiIds ...... 9,30C
George u. Schmertman, steamer Izstta..... 6,S0C
J. W. Eawters steamer John Raine ........ IL 1CC
| M 3. Mepham Bro, steamer r. O. Wood 7,lol
J. n. WtllOaghby, steamer Ad. Hine......... b,1OC
4 ID. Campbell. steamer Metrouolitan 2zH