Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-31
River N ews.


e,ooeeT de Rfvev The river Ia falling steadily,
and ths bar above the ciiy 10 becoming quite dis
timely marked.
Weather The weather eontiEuss dry and hot
I'm daylight, with cool Ard pleasant nights.
business --B asinsss was very dull yesterday.
avrssaEs and Dsparhyes,--The Nymph Nc. 2 and
Alice, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans; Gen. Halisck,
He derson aud rstun; Palestine, LeuisViile 70
Cairo; Lady Franklin, 1t. Louis to LouisviIisi
Little Grey Eagle, LouIaylie TO Henderson and
return; Superior, Memphis TO Evansville; st.
Petriek, Msmphis 10 Louisviipi Cbarmsr, Ev'
Ansvliie 70 Cairo Norman, Cairo TO Louisville.
Boats Dns.--The Sam Orr, from Cairo Morn
Tag star, from Louisville, and the Robt. Burps
AMI Idahoe from @ ncinn ii, are among ths nrat
boats due.
Bfiscst.aneous. charmsr had very fair
trip out yesterday afternoon.
The Lacy Franklin had two Governusnt barges
in tow.
rhs Lsasis Easio bod q modsrsts trip. and was
Iats arriving
The Superior and 50. Patrick came mp Gloss to-
esther, aud have been together all the way, tbs
Superior keeping tbs lead. She had q fair TRIP,
InsladiBg $50 balss Of cotton, to be forwarded
this ornlng BY the famous Cotton Express, OF
which Brown Dunhsrson are agents In thia
city.
The 81. Patrick also had coed Tip. including
7Al bales Of cotton aud IL hhds Of tobacco for ths
samf c9nsigoees,
The J. p. Webb will, next Tuesday, enter
the Tennessee river trade 90 regular packet Ted
tween this city and Eastpart. 1hs growing de-
maud fer q regular packet in that river has in
dueed this arrar cement, backed byA number Of
eur Leading business men,
"a 49, n. A..
oomp had 81 RI Of the Superior. for files Of latest
Memphis, New orleans ard Cairo papers.
BoArs bEAvISo TO DAT.
For Padscak and Cairo The a, ct and Gle gait
Fam on, Captain Fiaik Du. ouehst, and Billy
Dunn and KIT Ru, oierks, will leave st o'clock
te-daS, Offering unaurpa sed Attrsetionsto Passsn-
gsr-.
For LosisvsiIe The queen OF the Louisville
Linz, the peer Morning sta, will be the popu'
lar pao It for on HviilS this evening. Capt Yves
whitlow aud Lu Murrill, two Of the m Of
popn,ar gentlemen on the river, are her chief
on srs
For EasspOrf THE nsst and excellent steamer
Phantom leaves tbs evening for Passport and
all intsrg ediate points on tn, To river.
ouf merchants owe II to themselves aud to tho
interest Of the city that they give her full load
cincsnnaa.--Ths Commercial Of Tuesday says
The ather was clear ~ warm yesterday, the
40 rcury ranging at 81 degrees At noon.
f. A. PIttsburgh thOre are IA fact water In the
sbanSs snd tall. e. hsr me s river bis r's'ssd
hence 20 Loui. Vile, ard feet la the oxnal.
Captain u. Levy yesterday pursh"ed the
tho Memphis and Arka sas river trade. The
Mismi Is now loading. and will leave for the
Arkansas river direct, Tomorrow evening. The
mi haat a thoruuah
The last arrivals only report fset at Rising
Sun bar. and on J from ~ to feet along the
I'VE Pc pies Line p.cket st Charles has gone
on the ways at n dson ts be lengthsoed. The
Potom Ga heen chartered TO take her place dur
Testsrday : as tie dav at apart for the opening
OF pro osals for the purchase Of steam re atver.
tied for sale by tho Quartermastsr's Department
General Parsons ref cIsd ell the bids fer steamers
ept the d. O. hoItcn, which VAS sold 80 Capt.
Hues on for SIT 600.
LoWisvflls.-Ths Journal OF Tuesday says:
Portland bar grows worse daily. Tbs sand IL
hllir 4 In 1t the | " eud OF the bar, All nearly
all the b. ats atiempting TO cross get aground
The starlight stuck on thu lower end OF the bar
for severai hours, but hnAlly. by considerable
spArrng, got of and proceeded on her way.
BY dispatch from Cspt jos Evins TO Captain
Pink Yarble, learn that the efforts to raise the
steam hsEmudas Feee ely, sunk above Saith
land, were succeaaful on the 9Th.
ST. Loais-The Democrat Of Tuesday says
The river continues to recede at this point, with
fourteen and half feet water to Cairo. There Is
good stage OF water 90 Krokuk. and fair water
to 20. Paul. The III inois Is falling, ani high
The missouri 10 fast getting into the shaggy aud
otherwise d'sAgreeahie stage. Boats pow
loading TO four feet for Leavsnworth, aud othel
points on the Missouri.
Buai nesa In rather dull. Tonnage 10 abundant
Weather scorching hot, with cool nights.
The Admiral Faragat 10 out of tue IliinoiI
river trade, and goes TO New Orleans 90. day with
O Loaf Of freight, and in TOW Bill Hnse's barge
oontsieing 700 tons OF ice. She Is not chartered
The Farragut will NO from New Orleans mp BED
river, nnd being q sght draft Etern-wheeier, will
probably proceed sway up above the famou
"Rat.H She is n DO commanded BY Mr.. Seth
of this city, we believe, MIR. D. Marsh, one o
cur young friend. Captain Ebaueh, Jr. 1t ough
t. be known, as IL IL n remarkable fact, that thi
you h. Aitho Oh but sixteen years CT age. rank
% the 6sst OF Illinois river pilots tnst svei
snrned a wheel. n 10 father en- 10 him wate
Dog. Almost stree be cou grasp 9 spoke, be bs
travelled on he fathsr's o. et and under the pater
nal eye. has aequir enviaeie reputation
Manya time has he guided the Martha No. ., III
Little Martha. this Progrezs, the Esrrag0t, an
other boats safely past all dan gers, implicit CON
hde CO bsing invariably placed in him BY Cd
senior oficers. He ba0dles an engine, RIsr, wit
akilli knows every part OF . boat nearly "a vel
as any old bSatman, and pr uisss 20 become on
OF our mest noted boasmen. He 10 going dow
on the Farragut to learn Red river.
Asmeranda and Man9cst. The steamer Supe
rior L. MsEphis Mobdas, Au<uss Is b, ct 81
o'e' Ok with cabin full OF psssen gers. "
have $50 ea les Of eot'od, . hhds tobacco, Brow
a Co. Keller Viii o, bxs glaas; Cook
Sc" PITY erls; Ru ton 4 Go, IS SKIS wheat
Lteae So bxa peachin The st. Patrick ha
ben witn Ne ah tas time. but not quite fas
enoush 10 80 BY. M