Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-06
River Items.


To Qua RIVER FRIENDS We respectfully ask
the officers of steamboats, arriving at this port to
furnish with memoranda, manifests, and all
other intelligence relating to the interests OF the
river. Such fsvors will meet with the truest APP
preciation if addressed to the River Editor Evans
willie JOURNAL, and left with either Of the wharf
boats.
Weather aud Rirer.-The river is falling slowly
at this point.....-..Business on the leyee was
markabIy dull yesterday-fa fact there was al
most nothing dsne on the whsrf.......The weast er
continued cloudy, with a little rain curing the
day. In teevening the air was quite chilly. If
there be anything in the signs, we will surely
have plenty of rain shortly.
arrivals and DspartaYes.-siuee our last report
we notice the following arrivals and departures:
The Maggie Hays, Cincinnati to New orleansi
Rebeeea, Cincinnati to Memphis; Blackford, Gin
cinnati to st. Louis; R. X. Dunkerson, Green
river and return; Sam Orr, for Tennessee river.
Boats Due.-Among the first boats due here are
the Harry DeAn and HAVANA from Memphis
The Peerless, Cincinnati to New Orleans; Linnie
Drown, St. Louis to Cincinnati; Emma Floyd,
for Tenn essee river. The St. Patrick, Louisville
to Memphis The Morning Star and Liberty No.
2 are both due,-hsd not arrived at late hour
last night, but may DO at the wharf to-day.
MsseeEIaneoHs.-The Matte went to the bone
yard yesterday We did not learn what the
Captain proposed to do with her. The So n
Orr had fine trip for Tennessee river.
GLEAEIEes FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
CsaeSaHa1-The Commercial Of Monday says:
The weather was exceedingly mild and cloudy
yesterday with high, variable wind, principally
from the southwest. During the morning the
wind came froR the utheast, indicating rain,
but soon whipped around from the southwest.
It may veer northward, however, and give US
cold freezing weather, with ice in our rivers, to-
eether with an advance Ia the prizes of coal. At
Pittsburg the river is falling, with feet inches
in the channel last night. Here, 1t has swollen
inches during the "A hours ending Last night.
There A-e 8 feet scant. hence TO Louisville There
o. y Get ~ hs c .Aa., Lus only 81 feet on the
shoaiesE bars along the Lower Ohio.
The St. Louis Democrat Of the 4th has the fol.
lowing:
The weather hiss changed, and it is believed
| snow and rain in large quantities have fallen or
the country north of US. The rivers continue low
and all falling and great dificulty is experienced
1 in navigation to and from Quincy aad keokuk.e
We had several smart showers yesterday. II
was welcome, being the first rain for seyeEa
weeks. The river is still declining slowly, with
four feet to Keokuk, six feet to Cairo, three aHe
a half feet in the Missouri, and four and a hal
| feet il the Illinois.
Business to the South ID good.
We copy the following from the New Alban,
Ledger of Saturday:
Two new STEAMERS are about TO enter the lowe
trade; the Baltic and David White, formerly JohI
Raiue Though not altogether new steamers
| they are equally as good, having beea rebuilt ant
fitted up az cost OF some forty thousand dollar
/ each The David White is named in honor, ant
| is a fitting compliment to one OF our p.Ost enter
/ prising boatmen and re pected citizens. The Ba.
tic is the property of VIM NJ Mcpherson, who j
largely intere ste1 in the steamboat trade. She il
| commanded by Capt. Ham Fawcett, of this city
We clip this from the St. Louis Republican 0
Saturday:
| A resident of Memphis has addressed the Gov
ernOr of Mississippi, recommending 10 his atten
tion scheme for shortening the Mississippi
river. The proposition is to lessen the distanc
between Cairo and New Orleans 800 miles, or. t.
| reduce it from l 200 to 900 miles The ehec
| would be to iscreass the current one-fouIth, o.
| to give, for high water, q current of seven mile
| Ger hour instead of Ave, and for low water q car
ront of five miles per hour instead OF three. 4
part of this scheme is to dam up BED River nea
its junction with the Mississippi, SO as to throw
the waters which seek an outlet through Re-
| River into the AtchafalRy and Berwicks bay
Not to damage the commerce of New Orleans, al
iron lock is to be placed in the dam, SO as TO lie
boats into and out of the Mississippi through
Red river.
Another part of the plan contemplates that al
the outlets, both natural and artificial, from ca
the mouth of Red river, on the west bank ~ IN
Mississippi river, to Pine Bluff, Ark, could
opened, small streams straif hteDed and -thei
banks leveled, thus opening sy tenn of drainag
| through a Country LHo DesJ pOftlou y
Arkansas, at the game time, with these positiv
outlets. drawing large quantities OF waite
from the Mississippi, never to return. or tn
praotieability OF this shortening sch me, obserV
Il ing river men, and those whose business it is I
solve questions in hydraulics, are better judee
than are. Aside from this question, 1t ma
occur in some minds that there 10 a previous ou
of some interest. That is, whether, after al
looking at q g interest Of the whole Mississippi
border, a river of ], 200 mi es long Is not bette
than one a qusrter less, especially when til
rrtailed distance is purchased ct the expense {
such al increase in the velocity of the current q
will retard the passage Of boats ascending I'll
stream, without 8 full compensation in the gat
made by boats descending it.
RoArs LEAVING TO-DAY. -
For Cairo.-Ths grand Armada is the reguls
packet for Cairo to-day. Her officers are moss a
fable and courteous aud those who travel by tbs
beat may be sure Of pleasant trip. 5Tvltsl
For Green Rivsr.-The 3. K. Dunkerson wi
leave for Green River. to-day, and afford pleasar
passage for all who apply.
For LouisviEle.-The J. T. McCOmbs is the reg
ular Louisville packet to-day. This is a pleasaI
craft and her ofic RS are just as agreeable an
pleasant as may be found on the river. t
For Cumberland RiVsr.-The j. P. Webb wi
leave for Cumberland River at 2 o'olock to day.