Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-18
River News.

There = lftle % usts ia river adsirs since noon
yesterday, 70 consequence Of the heavy gale
that prevailed al day there wsrs no srrivals an.
eli dark.
The river has fallen shout tEo feet dHrfsg the
.ast u hours up % O'clock a. nssr ss re eoaid
asooFisin ia CONSCIOUSNESS d tbs dsshlng Eepss
which lashs4 the shors With = :m5 we nsYsr saw
squsled o. this river.
The only arrival sinss noon wss the K.
DaBksrson from Green river, with big trip u
cattle sHd psopis.
She lay ~ at spottsyilis sines noon yesterday.
but yestarsa out ia the sgsning aud SUGGESTED in
sasetiDg landing without Injury, although IL
requires considerable sbiliiy and skin to DO %.
Capt Graham VA At the Wheel.
tbs Duaksrson will return 70 Green river this
evening, .. Capt. DrInkaater aud John Adam.
viii zee that passengers are veil cared for
Browns Iosk has been Rashsd out By the hlzh
water aad the Dunksfsou was unable 70 gst
through to BoNilng Green.
The Hantsman vas compelled 20 lis here all dag
on account q the great bios.
To-day the slsgsHt aid feet Armsda viii be the
splendid Jacket for Cairo end all va ports.
Capt. ons. Lsmeks, uhoss name is Is familiar -
household words slI aloHg shore, is ia eelsmsnd.
aud Asssrs Dunn AID sofsnsou do the hoaors Of
the one. She viii Leave At 3 o'clock.
The pride Of the Louisville an5 Henderson line,
the besatifsl Morning ear, viii Be the regular
packet for Henderson sud Louisville this syening
Csgt. aaron Ballard Is her commander and John
eNathmey attends to passengers At the once.
On the 7th Inst. Capt. Henry ssmmss cold ons
quarter Of the nsw ana elegant steamer Bart Abls
to Capt Dan Able, at the rate Of ssz 900.
Expectation u on tip-toe 70 see Capt John A.
WiiiiamssH's magn ,fosnt nav steamer the Lady
Gay, just completed At Cincinnati, AID whleb
will Be hers thssvsnlng, en- route Mes Orleans OF,
hsr maiden trip. The Lady Gay l. represented a.
not only one Of the largest passenger and freight
steam - aaeat. bat Is said 10 be superior In her
entire ouiat and senefal construction. Her hull
Il 200 iees long, 4215 feet baam. % feet aoos with
~ fest depth Of hold Her machinery comprises
a bat ely Of i've 70 aasd boilers, as iechss IN
diamster ana "A feet Ioag-hsr cylinders being q
inches 10 diameter with 10 feet stroks--hsr s.
ginfa working p9nderous watershed 81 feet a.
diameter, with II feet Buckets Her shat ., made
OF wroua ht iron, are II inches IN diameter and ri
feet long, and, wish crank, weigh ~ tons each.
Her cabin, ~ siyis, nnlsh and furnish, has negse
been eguaIed On the Western waters. She 60 /
s220,000.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Tharsday says
Capt. sonntag, o. the steamer oisona, rsport.
passing twenty seven nearly ali inds1, |
With Government stores, ascending the Gambler.
land, Ca Sunday
number of steamers we're taken a. Lsulssslla I
on fnfhdag night Tor ths Government service
Destlnaii9H unkaawn.
The csona, having ban purchased By Capt
Wstss d Memphis will positively depart fgf
Msapbis AMI FickshHfg thls evening She vii
thks siekabure freiant and passengers.
Tho at unfiyaled Lady Gay W.ll D lsitlyeIv
leave Tor New Orleans his evening" on her maiden
trip. she viii be flifanged with passengers IN
elniing SEVERAL parties Of plsasars-sssekers
by reference 90 her advertisement u vill he
seea Shat The Lady Gag, tho greates. seamsr sver
built on the weafsrn waters, wilt be here this
evening, insteai 81 tosmstfs~, - expected.
The hlarmofas Cast, stneper, wlil leave for
HashVlile at 4 c'eeek this evening. Offering ans /
accommodations to passengers aad shippers
The diendals arrived front Nashville a. 10
O'Clock last MA hl.
Assistant Quafie' master Hart, of this city, hes
issued Al order requiring tbs masters Of ~ stsa-
boats ia the Government service, either By char.
Ger Or BY hundred, to report Immediately on the
arrival ct E'anssiils 81 hls headqusrtafs
Capt Mason, u the euItsna, rep0ris that ali
tbs steamers which started round The gull eth
smilhs corps. have Arrived Al Dan, nlkok's iana.
ing, Lake fonchairain, SIX miies from New o..
leans, but many Of them badlg wrecked. The |
Waite Cloud and = J. Lockwood Lost ohimns,s /
aud part u cabin. eaps Dsviaoy .nd oHe.r. |
from other toats IN the fleet are IN New Orleans