Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-22
wEDsEsDAY-...............
River News.

Yesterday afternoon was extremely unpleasant
With continual drizzliDg rain and high wind.
until rundown, when tbs clouds broke away,
giving signs Of fair weather again, but the tenn
peratnre IL much lower than 10 tbs morning.
ZThs river continues to rise steadily and noder-
ateIy aat and the rains Of the last forty eight
bouIs win probably accelerate tba rice.
" ryfhing was extremely dull the lsves
during the afternoon, the only arriya, up TO dark,
being the big Superior, Capt II. r. Dexter, from
Eastport The Ca, erior lies below tbs wharf
opposite Akmabs mill, and viii probably
afsw days
The grand Armada will be the popular and eIs-
gsnt paket for csiro and way ports to-day at
O'Clock Her cabin appointments hrst-cl4ss.
her sped Is Of high rate and her officers
pleasant gentlemen. trip 90 her to Cairo vii
be pleasaat pastlms.
Tho fright and Dsauiifui Morning Star, fast a
antelope and graceful swan, Will b. the
peerless psckse for Louisville this evening. with
Capt Ballard the hurricane aud Mr. John
0watbmey in her once.
The famous l.. X. Daokerson, Of glorious
iaem0ry, w1ifIeavs this evening or Green river
presenting unusual inducements to passengers
Hfe and shippers. She Is famous for hsr great speed
and her agreeable and poE.s officers.
grhe Lady Gay having purchased an entire boat
load Of PttsbHrg coal lay all day yesterday
taking It aboard khe was preparing 10 leave at
darh
The H. D. speed was blowing her whistle last
'fN evebfag AZ signal that she about 70 leave
~ the classic shores Of Pond river.
vast amount u coal has passed the city during
this =, low days for points bsow.
KgFss Tic ags,berland fallen 10 This Nick
Hughes, oaught.on thu top Of tho q the ra o
track Nashville, 10 now 20 feet above wafer.
The Cumberland did not reach the 81 rise by
"a shout two inches.
= u fine Wabash Express lof Monday says the Wa.
bash riyeTfs yery high and rising rapidly.
1hs Root. Moore and Emma Floyd. Tor nash
lille, the Pine Grove, Rob Roy and sherman, for
~. Louis, the Big Indiana for New Orleans aud
the silssr Moon, for Memphis, the nrst boats
due here above.
The Cairo Democrat Of Friday says: t-|'+
As the y amer Shamrock landing at Dan /
S ss sp blew e9 against es ds e. s
knees u iho wharf oat and smashed ~ sovei al
tion Or her iarboatd : de- She was loaded down
WIN h'rd JACK snd shsn h.r staneheons ~efo
por.ioa Of hsr gnsr9s with crash, and some $50
We arc sraliaod to learn that Harry walker.
formerly Of the Liberty No. 2, and more reoentiy
q tts Ida Haniy, nodel gentleman Asd
model Clerk. will have charge Of Capt. Psgrams
mammoth steamer the New Ruth--,hs finest aud
largest ssanboai IN the world The Ruth will
b. roady TO leave Louirviilo fer New Orleans ty
Saturday nest aud will be here morday.
Capt. gram has bee fortunate 10 securing the
eea u 80 aithial and reliable officer M,
Walker.
The Ruth IL said to surpass all former efforts
at steamboat architecture.
Tbs fleet which Mobile with
ttt A. q. sfniih'H corps has fetur0ed. and last
accounts was lyfng at tiio4pzs Landn Lake
Ponehattain A humber o. the boats Of the n ct
ba 3ly wrecked Among the aaorst Injured
wefe the TaraseOn. White Cisud, aud n. j. Lock. (
wood IN. A. Ledger.
There you arc nistaken, Charley. A letter from
Capt LHsk, on tho 9Th, to tho of the
Tarascon, reported her entirely uninjurtd, snd
sas In Lake Ponehairain
It's stated that by the late ffeshet 10 the Ten.
river Government stores 20 the value of
- O01000 destroyed Tho whole country
along that stream WAS inundatsd N 4. sdgtr.
Thste YOU again, Charley. The Highest
estimate u THAT loss have seen. 81 200 oop..
Don't you think 20 600 900 rather large
correspondent Of the Missouri Rspabliea ssti.
mates the loss at 500 900