Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-21

To Qua RIVER FRIESDs We resnectfulIv ask
the ocers OF steamboats, arriving at this port, to
furnish US with memoranda, msniffsts, and all
otaer intelligence relating TO the interests of the
river. such favors W II meet with the truest APP
precation IL addressed 30 the River Editor Evans.
willie JoUREAL, and left With either Of the wharf
boats.
Weather and Waier.-ws have hsd a continu-
snce Of d mp weather, varied yesterday morning
BY freeze. covering the ground and f-ncs. and
hou shrubbery with ice, but toward noon
1t thawed again, aud continued to rain driz1Iing
all day, until about four o'clock, when it let in to
blow great guns-the mercury falling rapidly
The r'yer Is again rising here, having bar,lI
come TO stand Tuesday eve ing, and if the
rains of the pas three days have b.en general.
" may snisips a rise Of several feet. There is
now / mtg OF w.tsr FIR e largest class cf hats
from this port Cairo, and feet large to Lou
fssTfs. -
POr: Iisf Arrivals aud psrtures were very
imi ed ytst rday, the heavy figs of the last thu
/ or four nights having tireIy disarranged the
running time Of the vsrions steamers. The Ar
mazda, from Cairo, the Louisa, CincinoatI to Ten
nessee river, were the only arrivals up to I'VE
o'clock afterwards arrived the Julia, from New
Orleans to Louisville.
BOG.s DHs among the irst'boats dus here are
the Anna, NAugatuck, Golden Eagle and St Pat
rick, for Memphis; ROee Hamblston, for Arkan-
sas RiTsr; Peytona, Lorena, J. a. Groesbsck,
| Linnie Drown and Emma No. 2. Tor
leans; Chairman, for Cairo; Liberty No.2, Taras
con and Rowena, from Memphis; IndiaLa, from
New Orleans; Rose Hite, from louisville. 90
| MiseeltGAeous.-The inclemency Of tbs weather
Yesterday rendered business unusually duh on the
ieSse, and the prevailing fogs nave prevented ex-
peeted arrivals and departures..The Armada
cane IN yesterday morning With big trip, in.
eluoiag 81 bales OF cotton IoE Brown, Dunkerson
& Co., SCENTS of the famous BeIlefontaine Cotton
Express and several bales for other parties in tbs
city, besides bales Of Illinois cotton for reship.
men6 to Cfncinnati........TheL Louisa came in from
| Cincinnati loaied to the guards for Tep pesues
River We are not certain that she Cos out last
| night, ON account Of the heavy wind d., The
Armada got good trip cut, and left about s1S
o'cloek.........The FOG that had pIeYa led all az
| was blown OF late in tbs evening" and the night
grew to bs one Of the most boistsro6s OF the
season, the mud having frozsn hard enough to
bear man ofO1r size, one hundred and ninsty.fye
pounds before O'Clock. hs A.& NJ. stssm-
ship Company's Steamer Julia, from New Or
leans on the 12h. arrived, en- route to Louis.
vile ct 6& O'Clock, light Il attsmptsng, 70
make q Ian ing ct Huston & Co.'S wharr-boAt
ms was blown in on the X. K DI ksrs n
"aicn had broke 10 se below a1d had be. u
-F'Sen a0oVs the wharf bjaf, brsakins her fan
tab and some Of b own timbsrs Won W.
'eE me river 81 ~ o'clock, she trying 10
| get clear of the Dunkerson. The Julia is a
splendid boat, Of the largest sizs, bat was p r
| fectly at the mercy Of the WINS for wails
| which b'ew great guns-rsgular 60 pound Par
Eots.....--..Cept- J. Ham ThrooP, yesterday, pur.
Oh 4sed Capt. Hodge Browns interest in the p.
Webb, at the rate of $50, 900 for the whole boat.
and will hsncefor command hsr She will run
regularly bet cen this port and Nashy.lls, and
as she s al Evansville boat, oom usanded by an
| Evans lille man, whoRs interests are Identified
win our "a >, We hors she will be fully patron
issd and sustained by our opIs. Capt. hroop
ia pleasant gentleman, much like his brother
JOSH ", and we h pc he will find the Webb a
pfohtaoas Investment. In consequence OF
the bsd weather yOstesdsy, shs deferred her
departure until to-day, whsa shs will posItiyely
leave at two O'Clock. Our pleasant and courteous
young friend Tom Wilson win continue to effi.
eiate In the ofice..........The r. K Dunkersou
Vili be Repaired to dsg, aad win ave for Bow.
ing Gfeen this evenir g.........The St. Patrick
j. Il. Groesbeck, from byve, and the Rowena
Liberty and TaIssoon, from Memphis are I'M.
acconntabiy defainsi, aid had not arrived at /
late hour last tisbt ........The river was rising
with great rapid " last night hivirg r ser
nearly three feet Ia the la "A hours
Dur kerson reports plenty wat-r 1 ! Green Hfvsr
aud rising ........Tle Peg o q nldilg the ,iv-l
~ Cd stage, protabiy lies over at LosIsviils u
pix up a rip.
sLEAEIEGs FRoN ouR EXCHANGES.