Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-23
River News.

levee yesterday afternoon, and bot few
arrivals
A dense fog lay upon the bosom Of the
water all day, sometimes rising to CON
siderable heghth, but for most Of the
day rising about to the hurricane deck
Of steamboat.
Tho arrivals and departures since
noon were the Silver Moon, Cincinnati
to Memphis Morning Star, Louisville to
Henderson, and return; Idahoe, from
Passport; Armada, TO Cairo, and the L.
b. Campbell, to Nashville.
The Armada had a handsome trip,
and was fall of people.
Tho Morning Star was full Of people,
and has a good freight list
The Idahoe came in light.
The Cbarmer, Glendale and Clara
Poe, will load here for Nashville, on
Government account The Glendale
will leave this evening.
The great Indiana left Cincinnati on
Tuesday, and will be here to-day, for
New Orleans She is splendid boat
The Silver Moon had splendid trip
yesterday and left good deal Of freigh:
here
The Little Grey Eagle will be the reg
ular Louisville and Henderson packet
to-day Captain Joe Bunce is in com
mand and Dick Cox is in the office
II the General Anderson gets in this
morning she will leave this afternoon
for Cairo
The Missouri Democrat of Tuesday
says:
Continued favorable intelligence is
received from the upper rivers, Of good
water, and abundance of produce for this
market
The weather continues delightful here
and the river is rising
The last arrivals found from Cairo
up, nine or ten feet OF water in the
channel
r There Ia six feet to Ksokuk with river
open TO Canton at least.
The Illinois is open TO the town Of
Peoria.
There is 81 feet water in the Illinois.
The Missouri Is swelling, with prob
ably six feet through to Leavenworth.
Boats are daily expected to arrive
from each upper river, as we'll as q large
number from below
A Quartermaster here received die.
patch yesterday, announcing the agree
able fact, that there 81 feet OF water
the rise continuing,
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Mon.
day says
II is our melancholy duty to record
the sudden aud unexpected death Of
Capt. Levoritt Knowles. lie had been
afflicted with intlamatory rheumatism
and ouly left the steamer Wild Wagner
a few days since, with the hope of speedy
recovery. Ho died at the residence o
his brother.in.law, Mr.. Guthrie, thre,
miles above Galapolis, Ohio on Wednes
day last, 18th inst, in the 6itieth year o
ef his age. Capt Lev. Knowles spent fort
years of his life on the river-thirtl
A.f years as Wheeling aud Cincinnati pi
lot-and enjoyed the confidence and es
L TEEN of large circle Of friends TIL
funeral took place on Friday last Tit
deceased was born and reared ut New
berry, Ohio. The eolors Of the steam
ors in port will be displayed at halfnas
to-day. in respect to the memory of tn
deceased.
The Pittsburg Commercial of satul
a day says:
Last evening there we're about 6v
feet water in the channel, and risin.
Heavy rains last night The river ma
e be considered as open.
On the landing, business was active
we noticed large amount of frsigl
being shipped. Several boats are a.
nouneed TO depart this day The 70
lowing boats are all realty, aud expect
leave this day: For Louisville-Guidol
Yorktown aud Arrogant No. ,; f
St Louis-ohye, w. Ii. Osborn and g
lumba; for Nashville-Pilgrim ar
ArmSdilla The new packet, De
Lodge, is nearly completed, and will d
part for the Missouri river early in Il
week.
rrla Nask,slfa n;.-zs.L -.
The Sam Orr, now at the wharf, has
remarkable history: In the summer
1861, when the blockade runners al
dealers in contraband were reaping
rich harvest in smuggling goods to Dix
from the State of MeCraekeD, and I
Mouth of Smithlaad, this steamer "
plying between these places and EvaI
vile, bringing down each trip lar
freights, which soon found their W
down South. The Sam Orr, in I
midst of her glorious career, was g
bled up BY number Of rebels at Pa
aeE cab, aud with her valuable cargo, r
up to Fort Henry, at which place
was burned to prevent her falling il
the hands of the Federal forces. AZ
lying three years in the waters of
Tennessee, her original owner and N
ter, Capt VIM McClurg, has convert
tho eharred remains Of her ill-fa
wreck into a new and elegant steam
A-sQ dis great energy and untiring indus
merit success, and we hope the Sam
,47l5 has risen, Phoenix like, from her as
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