Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-11

The Cincinnati Commercial of Friday says:
The r. Hllman has leen purchased by Capt
Thao. Fink, late of the Potomac, aud Capt. james
Good supeI intendsnt Of the Peoples Line, for
So, go, and takes the Wild WagOner's place in
the Wheeling trade, leaving Cincinnati every
SATURDAY., at = NJ.
The Wild Wagner was purchased by the
Peoples Line of Louisville packets, through Capt.
J. X Bell, President, from Admiral D. Gibson.
The st. Nicholas sold to the United States
Mail Portsmouth Packet Company.
Admiral Gibson, yesterday, betame a stock
holder in the Peoples Line.
The Commercial of Saturday says:
The weather cold and clear yesterday, the
mercury indicate AZ degrees last night. At
Pittsburgh, the river Is stationary with feet
inches in he channel last night by the Monon-
gahe la marks. Here, it has been stationary during
the "a hours ending last night There are 81 feet
hence TO Louisville.
The Nora departed for ST. Louis with $50 tuns,
and a fair show of people. She has engagements
for 800 empty barrels and 800 boxes starch at
Madison.
Messrs. Hill HurIburt received a dispatch
from A. A. Spencer & Co., dated Nashville, Dec.
8, II A. NJ, reporting rise Of three feet in the
Cumbeflant and stationary, with rise coming
FRI M the Upper Cumberland. This looks favor
able for navigation on the Cumberland once
more. 5s
About ten O'Clock Thursday night, the Lei o.
ra No. 2, bound from .Pittsburg to Cincinnati,
struck q sonken coal boat or log at Ohio, on her
larboard knDckls forward, breaking six timbers,
and number of bottom plank. Captain W. nj.
q temporary bulkheRd, the boat having shipped
about twenty inches water. small lot Of hard
ware-20 boxes-was slightly damaged. Captain
Davis entered protest at Ohio and Cincinnati.
The Leonora arrived here yesterday and discharg-
ed her cargo. She will go on the ways to day for
repairs, and will be reedy for business in day
or two.
The Commercials Pittsburg dispatch of Friday
night says;
The weather is moderating and cloudy. The
river is stat onary here, with six feet 1--WE inches
In the Monongahela marks, and eight feet four
inches en- the Allegheny marks The Attest dis
patches from Oil City report the lleghen River
stationery, with six feet six inches in the chan
mel, and the weather cid. ne and half inches
of snow tell there on Thursday. Thirty-seven
coal tugs left on tbs prese OF rise, with two hun
bred and ffty-seyeR barges in tow, containing
three million three hundred and sixty. eight
thousand bushels of coal.
Louisville The Democrat Of Saturday says:
AT this point the river is slowly rising Last
evening there was four feet four inches in the
canal aud two feet nine inches on the falls
Business GA The wharf yesterday was quite lively,
consi lering the number of boats that was there.
The weather delightful.
The old gunboat Fort Hindman is being fast
reconstructed into ferry-boat at Portland. She
will look quite respect Bile.
TIE steamers Jennie Roberts, Mollie Mohler
julia and Chippewa Falls, have had to lie up at
st Paul on account of the ice
The steamer Kellog sunk two loaded barges at
Chalk Banks, en- her downward trip on Tuesday
last.
one-fourth of the Cleaner was sold some days
ago at Memphis at the rate Of $4,000 for the
whole boat. capt Chchest made The purchase.
Uncle Sam sold the following boats at New Or
Calhoun, $3.50; Laura, s1I.IOO; Zephyr. ST.
200; Belyidere, $1,000; Emma, S3,o50; sophia,
"a, 600; America, tug boat, SI2 500.
All the above are fine vessels, and have been
more or less engaged in blockade running during
the war, aud have not only provei themselves fast
Capt Cannon has purchased one half of the Big
Grey Eagle, ct New Orleans, for $50, 900. She will
be "Besds" packet hereafter.
Alta meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company,
held at their rooms in st. Louis, fsw days ago,
the following named gentlemen were elected ON
GERS Of the company for the ensuing year:
I Pr sident Il. w. Gould, St. Louis
Vice Presidents-Jno. J. Roe G. b. Allen, Ed
gar Ames, st. Louis.
+ Secrstary--A. g Cunningham, st. Louis.
& Directors-David Gibson, Theo. Cook, James
W. Gaf, Cincinnati; Samuel Stillwell, rheo.
LaYsille, George Pegram, Alexander d. Smith,
John N. Bafinger and Duncan 8. Carter, Saint
The Liberty was fined $40 and costs for blowing
her whistle at Cairo a few days ago. They must
have a Fresdmen's Bureau there.
No, viii, it is democratic town with Demo-
cratic councimen, and they don't like to hear the
sound of a steamboat whistle. It reminds the n
Of the progress Of the age and fightens the frogs
The New Albany Ledger, of Friday evening,
says:
The river continues. to rise and the prospects
are good for sufficient water fer the largest boats
Our latest advices from Pittsburgh and Cinein-
natl report the river rising at both points, with
over feet at Pittsburgh Wednesday night Tho
weather to-day is bright al d pleasant. Business
at the landing is unusually brisk.
The Harry Dean broug BIT for this port 1T bales
OF cotton for B. K. Dunkerson s Co., aud 4S bales
for John Bciggs. The Silver Spray had 2 bales
for r. X. pankersoa Co., and the Morning
S.ar had 1877 tales for the same frm-aII to 20
East over the lightning Bellefontain Cotton tx
Cant Liter's elegant packet for the Green river
trade will be launched from the shipyard of
Dowerman & Hnmphries on Tuesday next She
is one of the most beautiful boats over built for
that trade.
We learn on board the Belle Memphis that the
dispatch in the Republican of Thursday, from
Cairo, ating tn t she passe the Morning Star
under way, wa net correct. The la ter lett Mem
phis fifty minutes sooner than the Belle. The
latter landed four times, and passed the Star ly-
ing at Cay So At Tipionville the Star was about
three miles behind. The Belle made four land
ings and after lying at Cairo al hour did not see
the Star come up. Those on the Belle strongly
If he opinion that their boat is the faster of the
two. She is Gel tainIy as popular aud successful,
if not a little more SO.
from reliable parties not Interested in either
boat we learn that the Morning Star left an hour
behind the Belle Memphis, and was half en- hour
behind her at Cairo.
81. Louis.-The Democrat of Saturday says:
The late rains brought the river here to a sta
ticnary point There is four feet to Keokuk,
thirty three inches on the lowor rapids, naviga-
tfan suspended above, six feet to Cairo, three aud
half feet in the Missouri, four feet in the Hi.
nois aud perhaps four feet In the Cumberland
Fhe weather is nes yet very wintsrish.
DISPATCHES have been sent from Nashville 20
Cincinnati, Louisville and Pittsburg, Announcing
heavy rains and the Cumberland rising rapidly,
The result is, that at these AID other points en-
the Ohio, about twenty-five boats are on their
way, or about to leave for Nashville 1t seems
likely that Capt. Harry MeCombs will get his fast
packet Imperial there about the first OF the fleet.
That steamer left st. Louis the other day for the
Ohio. We learn that Mc0ombs has reshipped on
the Mariner at Cairo, and is probably now at his
destination.
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