Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-25
River.Itenas.


To Qua RIVER FsIENDs.-We respectfully ask
the officers of steamboats, arriving this port to
furnish US with memoranda, manifssts, ana all
other inteigenee relating to the interests Of the
river. such favors will meet with the trusst APP
probation, If addressed 20 the River Editor Evans.
vile JOURNAL, and left with either of the wharf,
boats. =
Weather and Wharf.-The weather since sAtur- /
day morning has been variable, presenting the |
aspects of clear, cloudy, mild, rainy, cold, and
clustering, closing yesterday with misty rain,
very likely to turn to snow by this morning.
......The river continues to rise at the rate of
two inches per hour, and is now bank full and
overlooking the low bottoms Special dispatches
to the Cincinnati Commercial from Pittsburg on
Friday night reported sixteen feet and filling,
and the regular dispatch to the Associated Press
on Saturday a. noon reports eleven feet ave
inches in the channel and falling very fast. /,
During the twenty four hours ending Friday
night the river az Cincinnati had risen six feet,
with twenty.three feet to Louisville. The Lib
erty No and Tarsscon, which crossed the Falls
Saturday evening, report ten feet the Falls and
rising fast. All the side streams from Wheeling
down are full and most Of them rising, including
Green River, which Is the locks. There was,
by last reports, ten feet Harpeth Shoals in the
Cumberland. The Tennessee is also rising The
Mississippi is closed to navigation above Cairo,
and wagons are crossing on the ice at St. Louis,
with intense cold weather. i = fee
Port List-The arrivals and departures since
our last report was cloted include the W. B.. Car
ter, B attic, and Indiana, New Orleans to Cfucin-
natl; Armada, Cairo and return; Tyrone. Louis.
vile to Nashville; Linnie Drown, Cincinnati to
Cairo; Laura Fenton, Louisville to Cairo; Anna
and Altoona, Cincinnati to Memphis; Morning
| Star, Memphis to Louisville; Harry Dean, Mem.
phis to Cincinnati; eipsey, Cairo TO Cincinnati;
! Argosy, Cincinnati to Johnsonville; Chsrmer,
| from Cairo; r. K Dunkerson and William
White, Green River; J. T.-McCombs, Louisville
and return; Liberty No. and Tarsscon, Louis
| willie to Memphis; Rose Hite, Louisville to Hen.
derson. The Ella Fsber passed up without land
ing
Boas Dss. -Amsng the rst boats due here are
the Rose Hambleton, Fannie Bysrs, and Silver
/ Moon, for Memphis; Havana, Starlight, and Co.
lumbia, for Nashville Pink varble for TenHes-
see River; Julia, Emma No. 2, Madison, West
morelsnd, n. Longworth, end S, G. Blaekford.
for New Orleans; Leni Leoti and Emma Floyd,
from Nashville; Phantom, from the Tennessse
River; Armads, from Cairo; Darling and Aiics
Dean, from Alt mphis. ~ 6aals1ls.
MisceliGMeous.-The Emperor, which passed vi
on Friday night, had 500 balsa of cotton for Gin
cinnati.........Ths Armada broug ht in nice triT
| on Saturday, and went out full, including 25t
bbls pork and $50 kegs lard for reshipment Il
New Orleans, and crowd of passengers ........Th'
W. B. Carter, Baltic and Indiana were fyint
light. They will go through to Cincinnati, an'
will have speedy dispatch for return trips. Tn
InSiana had over 200 cabiu passengers to Cairo, q
$40 each, and good many people up. Our sd
mirable friends Capt. J. Slut Neal, W. W. Collin
, and Bob Lodge were in fine health and spirits
She took considerable Cincinnati freight from her
Among her passengers here was Capt. John Nc
Lean, who goes above the representative Of Ger
tain merchants of this city, to purchases secon
boat for the Evansville aud Tennessee river trade
......The Laura Fsnton had absut halfa trp.....
The Tyroon, fer Nashville, was loaded to be
guards, and the Linnie Drawn was full Of Hey
! Orleans freight, VIII ch she will reship at Cairo
The Morning Star had moderate trip an
had made splend time, beating the City Of Cal
70 badly. We are indebted TO her pilot, DO
Phillips, for memorandum, which viii be foun
below-......The Sam Orr went out with all tn
freight che could stow, and continued loading
until after dark. Tho Charmer had slir
tIip up yesterday morning. ....-..Ths TarascOl
and Liberty No. 2 had pretty fair trips. The la,
1 Ter duoeu 4U1 uoZ5a nAoomef Afhdbttto MauuiaS
ture, and 100 stoves, nom of the exteHsiv
foundriss Of this city. Our gorgeous friend, Capt
Ed. Judge, stopped of to enjoy his holidays 4
home. and his place supplied, II not flled, b
our pleasant young friend, John McMichael.......
Captain Lusk is in splendid condition, and hi
whiskers are sgain as long and as glossy as whe
streaming in the wiud on Mobile Bay...--.,Th
+ B. K. Dunkerson arrived from Green River yel
8 tsrday evening, with large cargo of lumber an
:, stAres. She was unable to pass the locks
Rochester, the water being too high to 60 throug
u and too low TO go over. She retnrns to Gree
r River tomorrow evening. .....-..The WIN. Viii
- ! arrived out Of Rough Greek, where she had ca
perienced rough usage, having lost the tops Of h
, chin neys and portions Of her boiler and hurr
8 cane deck railing. She brought out SO hhds
tobaeco.........The julia for New Orleans, crosse
the falls on Saturday evening, and when the Lii
erty left was lying at Portland wharf She wi
probably be down to day.........The Louisville an
Henderson packets had fair trips........The wats
4 is getting pretty we'll up TO the dry dock buildn
IL a short distance below the lsFee, and there 81
4 some approximations Of trouble II it continues
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