Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-20
River News

The weather continued mild and pleasant with
indications Of rain The river hers 10 a.
elining very slowly, but 10 rising above, with
unprecedented food n the Allegheny aud other
sources, tributaries of tha Ohio and We shall not
be sarg rissd n tae water the banks bars
again before tho week 10 out
Although tie arrivals have been lar 70 since Sat-
urday noon, there has been but tts Business
done on the isgee uost Of the boats having been
In Government service merely landing 70 report.
The arrivals since Saturday compose the
Majestic Olive bermuda. EBmu lloyd, Palestine
and Cafoline. Nashville Cincinnati b. a.
Bunk snd Clara Poe, Louisville 70 Nashville
Mars, 81 Louis 70 Pittsburgi Ada Lyon, Nashville
to Evansville; Robert Burns, Cincinnati 10 Mem.
phls; Morning Star. Louisville to henderson and
return Gen Anderson, Cairo to EyAssvIll. W
II Carter, Rev OrsaBs - louisville; G Nee.
Porter, Cincinnati % 81. Louis; Armsia Evans
VILE 70 Cairo; Little Eagle, Louisville to Hsnder.
son Ksntoa, Loulsyls 70 sR4hville.
The ClooBA, for dom phs aud yicksbufe. passed
aoNn without landing. She has been 'of 20
parties below.
efEfr The Lady Gay hsd not arrived at a late hour
last night che MAJ DO expected here this morn
ing.
Tho Armada had splendid trip out,
hurricane sided nth tho beauty and skiv
airy Of the city, who accompanied "capt. Gus" AZ
far a Henderson, and then babe him reluctant
adien.
All the boats passing down had full trips, mott
Of those ups ard b und flying light.
The Morning Star detained by the high
a wind 81 Friday night aad ara not leave Portland
until Saturday morning She arrusd ~ about
III o'clock Saturday night full Of people.
returno 20 Louisville early yesterday morning
The VIM white, Capt. joe. Mere ynolds, will
leave this svealug for Frostburg aud Pond river
She 10 "a nav aud CON iortaDs st. and her on
al give earsfa aitestion 10 the comfort Of
passengers.
The famous Little Eagle Gray will leave for Lou
isylligs 10 ook, Offering uurivaied attractions
10 passenger. shippers.
saeis commanded BY Capt. Yves whitIow an
experienced oicer With Frank. Barksmith and
BLY, renton In tho oface, aud haadaome
young nread, John 5. Beggs among the mail
bsga
Reports say nemphi. I, full Of cotton, butsv.
arybody l. 90 busy bubg that shipments
be made The next boat up will be loaded down
With ltton.
The Gen. Anderson arrived yesterday morning
from ,airo with but little freight. She Hes
heso forrspars, and Captain Dan. Clark viii take
outth big Glendale In her place.
The Glendale is elegant and apae.ou craft,
with superior cabin accommodations aud great
earriin eapaeitiea. sho Will take all Memphis
freislh Offering With privilege of re-shipping.
The Marmora atamiug last night with a
full load aboard, and doubtless LOFT for NAshvill-
The great and already famous Lady Gay
anxionsIy looked Tor by a vast crowd OF citizens
~ @ water Street yesereay.
The Bee passed down yesterday with an in.
rnense tow Of cea
The latest adyicos nom Piitsburg report IS feet
in the channel At tina place. aud rising
The Cincinnati Commercial OF saturday says;
Fhiy-sn stsam.rs have been purchased and
converted into gunboats at tn Cincinnati Navy
Yard, by Captain Jos. Brown, rument Cot-
ifaetor' under tho rsonnl supsr'inon Of Chss
r. kendal Naya ooAiractoI, end Samuel Blck
er,tau' fiaet Engqss re Tempest s being ~.
water she Will be ready withit tWenty d.ye
The big Indiana will not leave Cil~iuuati until
Tuesday evening, aud VIII BE- here tNursday
route to New orlgaus
Ths Ada IAon will leave for Rochester aud "a
wsy ports Gueu River st O'Clock THE even
Capt Berry ia command Let her have a
big trip
Tho Dunkerson took out big trip for Green
River on Saturday night, aud WIS crowded with
pAsaengsrs
FMS OLprsr srE,rsoAr PfLor ATtoAr.--It 5.
not generally known that the hrst pilot q Put
tons aesmhoat Ia still alive, and resident
Of Scot, soss,y, Iowa such ' the zee case, nf
'are canoe through the American waters, and,
few expctia.euta trips on the Seine on aus
Livingston furnished money, Fulton furnished
e. brains @ construct the arsi steamboat in Anne.
lea, and MIR Myers "stood al tho wheel" nd pilot
ted the Fultou Tor twelve months, from New York
TO Albany aud elsewhere. The time from NV
York va. ony % hours afterwards reduced t.
nghteen! Truly sicom navigation has let out
several "iink-" during the past aiSiy year
Fos "sersices rendered." Myers 60 g. eiTe
forty dollars yer moth owpg g NJ Fulton
many "lriohh Of the wheel, was trieEed out oi
q yha, NOR. ag, SoPrla,e Or citing manner Iss
sieam nsvisaon than by wipins out the old pi-
mr Myers was born in ROckland county New
York January doth 1850 and - now elghiy,n,o
years old and in every way is a ht representative
Thcrs are sr' affair o. a erevas e opposite New
orlsana. l. viii proveyery destructive, should it
"a caa'4 Hare ia. SOLD the steamer LILY Martin to
Capt: Patterson at S. Louis Terms not trans
rSs soasras. for sarryIsg the great mail be-
am 10 the 4 4 %s 1 Win y oair srs mo-.
week. The llls Able took tho hrst mail GA
Am nE no aOatins trophies of the press,,.
house that came down Yesterday aud lodged
children, who had been rlaken IN the home
Sss@p with s' re-. as - Sss as Sf BANK 6s bod
distinctly seen, but ~ AL tse small cram
are int ra,t d, h-re sn. 10 mode Of reaehug
tAem aud the sveliing river soon bore them on
were al asst twssts hyGses s,eu aoasing past n
city duting esterl Three sheep 20 X tide
mp here yesterday on o little host, anordilg quite
anovel spectacle 60 citizens.
baSs i5 mn tSe story sry cesTapSed and pub
lished rsstiig g ths stesaer T,eGop . haying en-;
S ass% Arrest sspi Nv WI Sss Tie
report nom the fact shat Tho Tycoon, while
below Memphis, gave an eld negro for load q
tour or bushels Of gram deck sweepn for
Inc use Of his iamishng mule. out OF tais COM
s1aaa justice & sne oeers erias Tyeooa 70 pub
ljsh the truth when it has hecu asCersained
The New 0rleaas nsha, OF the 5th, says:
We isarn that the steamer glasgow which az.
5S ssS yS @saSesay night short distance blow
Pisansmine. The affair to be quite mys-
ieTisas one. The arst intmstion che officers o
had o. 5as PsSNs % ,Ss a sSp
posing that vas pers%pS0I ~ , ss1 boS wa
checked aud preparations made TO rouhd 20, on
TWO er three other shots coming in rapid saeSss
sion the uglneer ordered 60 put ON all power
and the Glasgow soon steamed beyond tes fe~o
The shots came from the wOst bank Of the river
aud this tsei doubtless save rise 70 the ssses
80 the enect that Kirby smith aud his force
were attempting to cyoss at his point We saa
ganft essh av Rna at Ion Of he a