Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-13
River News.


but a strong South wind prevailed all
day, making the river very rough, and
rendering the landing Of steamboats,
rather precarious business.
The river here was about at stand
last evening and will be found falling by
this morning.
The water lacks only about three feet
Of being up to extreme high water mark,
as we are informed BY some Of our old
eat citizens. Il is considerably higher
than 10 90, the entire point opposite
the city being covered as far as the eye
can reach from the tops Of the highest
houses.
At Pittsbarg The river is rising With
Is feet in the channel, At Cincinnati il
is falling with so feet in the channel
II is also falling at Louisville.
The arrivals since Friday night have
been quite numerous, including the
Pine Grove, Lady Pike, Fanny Bran
dies. Nashville and r. K Dunkerson,
from Nashville; Missouri, New Orleans
TO Cincinnati Armada and Gen. An
derson, Cairo to Evansville, kebecca,
Cincinnati to Nashville; J. IL Osborn,
st. Louis to Pittsburg; Robert Bafn',
Memphis to Cincinnati; Morning Star,
Louisville and returni Cenlralia, Gu
cinnali to St. Louis; Little Gray Eagle
Louisville to Henderson; Monsoon and
Anglo saxton, Cairo 10 Cincinnati w
+. Combs, Pittsburg to Nashville; Law
renee, Clara Dunniug, Armadillo and
Tyroon, Nashville to Cincinnati; Dairy,
Cincinnati to Memphis
The John Kllgour passsd down With
out landing. She goes to Nashville 10
Government service with ] 100 tons Of
freight.
The Pine Grove, Fanny Brandice,
Lady Pike and Nashville were in Go
eminent service and proceeded to Louis.
vile aud Cincinnati The Armada lett
for Cairo late Saturday night, and the d
y. Campbell left for Wabash river, each
with immense trips.
The Gen. Halleek arrived from Green
river with good trip.
The VIM. White left for Green river
with big trip.
The big Missouri discharged good
deal Of freight here and had a fair trip
for points above. She will be down on
Friday next, en- route to New orleon'.
see her advertisement
The Armada had big trip up, both
Of passengers and freight, including
among the latter, l2s bales Of cotton
from Padueah, consigned to Messrs.
Brogn Il Dunkerson, and By them sent
forward on Saturday evening BY the
great Cotton Express to New Yoril, IL
Illustrating the promptness aud dispatch
with which transfers Of freight are made
through this great entrepos
The Morning Star had a good freight
list on Saturday, aud lots Of people.
She returned TO Louisville before dark.
The Gen. Anderson had only a MOI
crate trip up yesterday morning She
will return to Cairo this afternoon I'M
der command Of that accomplished Of
fcer Capt Billy Lowth.
The Tacony was loaded last evening
ready to leave for Nashville.
The Star Gray Eagle had an immense
crowd Of people yesterday, but only Q
moderate freight list, when she reached
here. She will leave for Louisville at 10
o'clock this morning, and will skim the
wave like duck Capt Joe Bunee is
her popular commander, with Dick Cox
In the Office.
The r. X. Dnnkersou having been re-
leased from Government service. will re-
sumo her trips to Bowling Green, leav-
ing at o'clock this evening, Captain
Drinkwater is in high feather, aud viii
do the agreeable to his passengers as
elegantly as "any other man, Dir.
John Adams is in the office. Captain
Hazlett and Clerk Hampton were pas
sengers by the r. X. Dunkerson, OF
some other boat, yesterday. They
left the Carrie and Capt Dan. NJ. Brady
ct Eadport, the Carrie having been
taken BY Government as On ordinance
boat
They report Capt Dan in splendid
condition, and wondrously rotund il
eorporosity
From pilot Sherry, of the Nashville
we learn that the big Superior and Capt
Dexter are both right side up with care
and both as gay as a moeking.bird. TIL
Superior came out of the Cumberland o.
Saturday morning, aud goes to Eastpor'
rtissaid that rare viii short take pace ss
tween the 1t amer city Of Alton aud the Msgeasi
The City &c Aitea belongs 60 the Memphis al
st Louis Packet pany, aud the Magenta
Cant David White Atd othsrs. Both b0Ate Ia
a rae fecan3sy OF tbs un-tTip from Memphis
cairo. IN which the Ma genta came ef she vieIe
challenge was RRde ou last Tuesday, by Il
fylsnds eli the city Of Alton that she ceaid be-
the Magenta rom the MetAfAls a1a 81 L9h
Packet Ceufpany's whaff boat a. Memphis
johnson q CO = wharf beat Al Caire-the cha
leaEe 10 be accepted or befots the ltth lust,
"a be understood declined the run TO be made 9
sl00ou. The prehabil ~ il that the preiimia
ries Of race wfl he settled, and ths lace viii
run before twenty DAYS AID In ease Il shou
come eff, 81 course neither beat viii carly pAsse
gers.
The swit.winged Liberty will be foaS
at the wharf this morning, ready TO r
ceive freight aud passengers for Mer
phis and all way ports. She will lsa'
at noon on Tuesday, aud should have
big trip. s8a
We regret to learn that our friea
Capt J. T. eek, Of the arm of Cox
Humphrey, has met With a painful I
fiction, in the loss of an infant child
paeumonia.
The yineennes Sun Of Friday repor