Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-29
River Items.

lille JOURNAL, and LETT with either Of the wharf,
oats.
Weather and Rater.-The weather has at length
aiken on a new phase, and yesterday the heavens
we're clothed with clouds, distilling rain, very
gently, nearly all day, while the air was raw and
'hilly. The river at Pittsburg is rising slowly,
With four feet in the channel. At Cincin-
natl and Louisville it Is falling slowly, with four
md q half feet on Rising Sun bar, and less than
Iour feet in the canal. There is i've feet soant st
Flint Island and about four feet at Tradeweter,
and cutting out slowly. Here the river Is falling,
and little sand-hils begin to peer above The water
in front of the upper part of the city. b |
ArriUaIs and epGrtares.-Since Monday evening /
the arrivals and departures comprise the Star, /
light. Cincinnati 70 Johnsonville; Pink varble, |
Louisville to PASSPORT; B. K. Dunksrson, from ]
Ramsey; Armada, from Cairo; Mercury and n.y. |
rome, LonisSille to Helena; Mariner, Cincinnati |
to St. Louis Kate Putnam, St. Louis ts Pitts |
burg; Ada Lyon, Newburg to Padncah; I. L.
Hyatt, to LouisYille A pglo-saxoH, Cincinnati to
Tennessee River; Bertha, St. Louis to Cincin. |
natl; Morning Star ami Liberty No. 2, Louis |
vile to Memphis; Superior, Louisville and re-
turn.
Boats Due.-Among the first boats duo here are |
J. R. Gilmore, fer St. Louis; J. T. McOombs, |
from Louisville; Indiana, for New Orleans; Citi-
zen, from St, Louis, ~ rr4r-fsFr 81
Miscellaneous Business was rather dull on the
Isyee yesterday. Considerable freight for parts |
below is accommodating, and bids fair to equal the
tonnAge while low water CONTINUES .. The Pink
varble passed down on Monday night with fair
~ fir Fcssp.It Sic towed 20 this port barge
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Agent for the Kanawha Salt Co.........The Star
light, for JohnsonVille, had nice trip........The
Mercury and Tyrone passed down for Helena, Ar.
kansas, loaded with the 9th colored cavary......
The z. K. Dunkerson arrived oat of Green river
during Monday night She had rather q rough
time Of it, the pools not yet having filled with
water, she was unable to get above Runssy. She
will try it over tomorrow evening The In
diana is still aground at Flint Island, and will
not likely get off until the water rises The
Armada arrived about o'cIcck yesterday morn
ing with light freight, but good passenger
tip. She took near 100 tons of freight of the
Emerald on her down trip, at Shawneetewn bar,
and went through to Cairo without touching,
with the biggest trip of freight aud people with
which she ever entered ths port of Cairo, making !
excellent time both ways. Che reports the Emsr-
a rise, not being able to Cross shawneetown bar
She. left the Psytons aground at lShawneetown
bar, and brought her up barge load Of coal The
Armada was aground at Trade Water. The ON.
GERS of the Armada think the Peytona, if she gets
over "Shawnee," viii have to lie up for rise at
Trade Water. The good fortune of the Armada
in getting through without sticking is due to the
skill Of Capt. Josh. ", who knows every inch Of
EIna - rzGto -. IA.
sweet hearts house, and to the efficiency Of her
acting pilots, Jim Matheuy and @Houn" Miller.
...The IL. Hyatt left here yesterday with a
tow of empty barges for some port above.......The
Kate Putnam had good trip from st. Lonis, and
the Mariner full Of freight and people for
that port.,.......The Ada Lyon returned from New.
burgh yesterday afternoon with large quantity
of hay, and left for Paducah last evening with q
good trip.........Ths Anglo-saxon, for Tennessee
river, touched at our wharf yesterday
Argosy, from Johnsonsills, for Cincinnati with
500 bales CT cotton, passed up last night. From
her clerk we lear that she met the Sam Orr at
the mouth of Sandy, the Spray at Leather Woods.
1.-THE Harry Dean Is aground with the Psy-.
tona at shawneetown bsr........ There is 81 feet
In the Tennessee to ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Bertha
passed up from St. Louis between six and seven
....1
Morning Star and Liberty, for Memphis, had not
arrived up to o'clock last night, but, they
seldom fail to make their appearance close to
time, we announce them among arrivals.........
The Superior arrived at 81 o'clock, with fair
trip.........Liberty No. arrived at 115<. t
GLEAEINas FROM ouR EXCHANGES.
Oincinnati.-The Commercial of Monday says:
Here, thu river has Feceded inches during the
As hours ending last night. There are ~ feet
hence to Louisville. There are only feet scaat
in the canal
! the Memphis and New Orleans trade as regular
Mr. Dunn, of the ONCE OF the Evansvflie and
Cairo packet, Armadai IL In the city. 5EFa4
Was he there alone, brother Miller2 ,ssa -
LouisviHe.-The Democrat Of Monday says:
The river at this point was falling slowly yes
terday, with feet inches in the canal, at dusk.
Yesterday being Sunday, Of course there was very
was ooeasioned by the large shipment Of ssnig
gers" to Helena, Ark.
When the Deer Lodge struck the snag which
sunk her, the passengers Of the boat were at the
table enjoying their dinners, and strange to re-
late, the lady passen gers, eight in number, were
not alarmed, nor did they move from their seats,
but kept eating as If accide mt had occurred
An old lady wins was blessed with uncommon for
titude, besought the ladies to remain in their
seats; that the boat had struck snag in shallow
water, and the Missouri River, from source 10
mouth, did not have In its deepest place more
than 81 feet of water, and the boat would not
sink more than to the first deck. n
The steamer Anna White, on her last trip up
the Missouri, knocked in q few timbers, and had
to go on the docks when she arrived at 81. Louis
for $500. II
The sheriff of Memphis has sold the steamboat
Bostone.
The little Hays came in yesterday from Big
Bone with another lot OF powders for Evansville.
So. Loais.-The Democrat of Monday says;
The river continues FILLING here some three
inches per day. Captain Getty OF the Magnolia
reports only six feet and half water above Cairo
at Liberty Island, where the Barton Able was
still aground, with the Corneia taking her
freight out and the Henry Ames came along and
proceeded to the work of sounding for the great
est depth, and there was also a stern. wheeler
aground. he Barton Able has been aground
The collision telegraphei having occurred
on Friday night, probably In fog, seven miles
above Helena, between the Niagara and Post Boy,
Boy lie reported uninjured. She was bound from
this port for New Orleans, with full cargo, end
the Niagara to this post from Now Orleans, with
light cargo. We hope it will be foHnd that the |
loss Of life is exaggerated. d -fr |
The Niagara was owned by the A. & NJ S. g. |
Company, and was valued at S130,00Ol The com.
pany insures none of its steamers This vessel
pacity. If it be true, stated by telegraph that
she sunk in twenty feet Of water che will proba-
bly, become q total loss ~ 100 i
to prevent her from sinking, much eff her cargo
was thrown overheard. She was on her way from |
Cincinnati to New Orleans. The Melnotte was |
built at Cincinnati In March, 1885, and is a stern |
wheeler; cost S23, 900, and carried $50 tons. The
hull was insured in Cincinnati for 900, divided
equally between the Msmilton County ard Eureka |
Companies. 1
A dispatch from Memphis, 25th, says: Il
A co lisioR occurred last night between the 4
steamers Niagara and Post Boy, in the Mfssis- II
sippi River, seven miles above Helena The Mia II
CARA was sunk in twenty feet water. One hun. 4
bred deck passengers, mostly discharged colored 4
soldiers, we're drowned. The cabin passengers /
and crew were all saved. The Niagara wac val 4
ued at one hundred and thirty thousand dollars.
No insurance. Shs had two hundred tons Of
freight on board. This Post Boy uninjured. Il
RoATs LEAVING TO-DAY. 4
For PGdacah and Cairo-The splendid steamer
Armada, Captain J.. v, Throop, will leave for
Cairo and all way ports at O'Clock to-day, offer
ing the most elegant accomm odations to passen-
gers. Val. Sorenson oficiates in the ofics in the
absence of Billy Dunn, ard Mr.. George lhroop
will look after the freight -ef .rrtera t-fsf
For LOuisviIlo.-Ths popular and feet J. t. Nc /
Combs goes to Louisville this evening Capt.
Hurry, highly popular gentleman, is in COM
mand. ssf-t-r q f-fr- rre rs-.