Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-11
River Items.

River Items.
To Qua RIvER FRIENDS We respectfully ask
the officers Of steamboats, arriving at this port, TO
furnish US with memoranda, manifsbts, and all
other intelligence relating to the interests OF the
river. Such favors Will meet with the truest APP
probation, IL addressed to the River Editor Evans
willie JOURNAL, and left with either of the wharf
boats.
Weather and Rirer.-The weather continues mild
and pleasant, with occasional clouds. The river
is still rising steadily, and there is now over eight
feet from Louisville to Cairo, and we may soon
expect a larger class Of boats-if the rise con-
tinuss There Is plenty of freight account latins
here. Tonnage light.
Arrivals and DepdTturej.-Sinee our last report /
tho arrivals and departures include the Kate Rob
inson, Cincinnati to st. Louis; Prima Donna, |
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Kenton, Pittsburg to |
st. Louis; B. K. Dunkerson, Louisville to EV- |
Ansville; Norman, Memphis to Louisville.
Goats pEe.-Armadillo and Argcsy, for John
sonville; Delaware, Naugatuek, ]. G. Blsckford
and New State, for ST. Louis; Harry Dean, Robert
Burns, Anglo-saxon, Altoona, Silver Moon and
Morning Star, for Memphis; Silver Spray, En-
peror, Wauanita and Madison, to New Orleans
Armada, from Cairo; Tarascon, from Louisville
y
st Louis, and st. Patrick, from Memphis, are
among tee first boats due here.
MiscelLaneous- was rather dull yest=r-
day, with butsfew arrivals. Kate Robin
son and Kenton for st. Louis, and the Prima
Donna for New Orleans, constItu to the arrivals
outside the local packets. These had all good
trips.....-..The Kenton discharged large qEanti-
ties of freight here, and was full of both freight
nd 70
families movin to the far West, with household
furniture, wagons, horses aud children There
is large amount of freight accumulatiag here
for Memphis, Vieksburg, New Orleans and other
Lower Mississippi ports.......The Superior was
smoking last night at dark, preparatory to leav-
ing for Louisville, bat ives, we believe, waiting
for the 3. Z. Dunkers5n, which had not arrived
at O'Clock, although announced in our list Of
va!F, size Es,er miss fre.........The old
Curlew ia nearly in the water again. We don't
know whether she has been repaired or not........
Ashby, Travis & Co, and Huston Co., are
brushing up their wharf........TCe Norman and
Dunkerson arrived about half past eight O'Clock
last night. The Dunkerson lies mp here until
Green river is fairly opened. The Norman had
moderate trip.
eLEAkIsGs FROM oUR EXCHANGES.
CineiBnaG.- he Commercial of Thursday says:
The weather Delightfully."- clear and pleasant
| yesterday. At Pittsburg the river falling
last night with 5s4 feet in the channel. The
| rive was at q stand at aretta when the Golden
Era left, on Tuesday, but rising from Gallipolis
here, and all the intermediate tributaries pouring
out little. rise Of ten feet is reported in the
! Ksnswhs. Here il has risen ID inches during the
"a hours ending last night. There is 8 feet hence
| to Louisville.
Mr. John r. Townley, Secretary of the Com
mercial Insurance. Company, of this city, left for
Little Rock, Arkansas. on last nights train TO
she recently met With an accident, as dispatches
have been ceived stating thss the damage TO her
entire cargo has been assessed at 66 per cont.
Capt J. w. Dickerson yesterday sold the Min
nicola to Messrs. Dean Hale, for $50 600.
Capt. B. Hunt, Assistant Quarternester, has
beea made q colonel by brevst. The promotion is
deserved.
The Clermont arrived from Chilo yesterday, on
time, having been fully repaired. Her new steam
pipe was tested, filling the requirements Of the
law. The bodies of Albert Ross, her engineer,
and LemueI selby, the mate, who were drowned,
have not been uRd.
Louisville The Fress of Thursday says:
This st. Chsr'es, elongated and ref1tted, made her
appearance yesterday in bright array, az the Peo-
pies Line packet for Cincinnati. She started
DON after noon, followed by the United States OF
the mail line. Some interest was excited on the
wharf to witness the departure of the rival boats
The St. Charles had good list Of passen asrs, and
the United States had full compliment, and
both had some freight, though none too much to
prevent them running their I est.
The friends of either boat were enthusiastic on
the appearance of their respective f4vorites, and
thinking they were probably on race or trial Of
speed, we timed them over the Louisville quarter
stretch, from opposite the foot of Third street 10
the six mile island or E" out of sight,
The st. Charles had the track and the lead
going of at good speed at the tap of the bsll
passing the SC re at 81 minutes past IL. The
United States was little slower in starting, OIL
getting under way, the rider-rather Captain
squaring himself up to the scratch rather heavily
and slowly, getting off Just Ia minutes afttr the
st. Charles. The latter maintained thu lead very
jauntily until they had passed JeliersonviIle
when seeiog, or having " no hal" 10 land, hht
took q bee line up the middle of thu river, appar
emily at high speed cutting the water at the bow
very piettily.
The Unitei States now began to shake off hel
sluggishness, and dense volume of black smc k
; cou'd be seen rolling out Of her tall chimneys
and she too began to show signs of life and en-
, ergy. The spray from her water-wheels also
increasing in volume, aud IL plain to be seer
that she was gradually lessening the distance b.
tween them. The Pumpkin Patch " and Water
Works were passed without any material variation
in the position of the two boats but on makinC
the turn, or bend of the river. the United State
| appeared to be tapping " the st. Charles, bu
the latter still maintained the lead, though yer,
little, and went out of sight first. The following
= | 10 the result:
e St. Charles, out Of sight..............2eN min.
United states, g .................. 28% min.
4 The st. Charles undoubtedly won the first heat
but II is evident from the above summary tina
: the United States will win the second, and tn
race, rs she hrs the speed and power. The st
Charles parsed out OF sight just Is seconds ahead
| OF the u ntted states, but having Ia minutes thi
= start, he latter beat her time IA minutes.
/ In the oldsn time, when the trace track " wa
> enlived by the Telegraph No. 2, the time out 0
4 sight was made 1874 minutes. She made tn
run in that tims--the shortest ever made by AM
q | boat, before or since.
The Democrat OF Thursday says:
The river and the price of provisions are still
on q rse. We hope the first viii go up as mucl
K as the latter onght to go down. Last evening
there was feet or inches in the canal. Bust
g ness was quite active on the wharf. The weathe
was indeed delightfuI-a fine day for /" ducks t.
: display their " water falls"
NashvHs.-The Banner of Wednesday says:
At the present writing the river is gradual,
receding, with l6 inches on the shoals
The steamboat Columbia is at the foot of Har
peth Shoals, unable to move forward or back
ward. The suspension bridge is to be made 81,
feet higher on the Edgefeld, and three feet on tn
Nashville side Of the river The embankment o
. the road to Edgeheld 10 being raised It is sal,
by steamboatmen at this place that boats cen ruI
under it without lowering their chimneys, at tn,
highest stase Of water. The bridge is to be wide
than formerly, with sidings for pedestrians.
ReU AEbGny-The Commercial of Thursda,
8 says:
our wharf, as may be seen by their advertisement
1 for proposals to build it.
q 50. Louis.-The Democrat Of Thursday says:
The upper rivers falling steadily. There q
feet in the Missouri, feet 70 Keokuk, 81 to st
Paul and in the Illinois. Here the river is still
falling, with ~ feet to Cairo and less In the
: future. Business is very active on the wharf: re
cetpts heavy; shipments large, and tonnag,
! | abundant.
H. 8. Mepham & Bro have further dispatche.
: IN reference to the sinking Of their splendid
steamer Rodolph, in the Arkansas. She sunk Il
miles below Little Rock when bound up, and
there is little hope of saving her. Fortunately
she bad put out l40 tons Of her cargo at Swat
Lake.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
} For Csiro.-The peoples delight, the grand AR.
7 mazda, with Capt. J. V. 1hroop in command
I leaves at O'Clock for Cairo and all way ports
She has magn fcent appointments, and Billy
B1nn and Val sorenson occupy the office.
For Memphis.-The feet and elegant Morning
Star, Capt. A. 7. Gilmore, with the inimitabls
Banksmith in the Office goes to Memphis to .ds y,
Offering unexceptiouable accommodation to pas.
sengers.
For Charlottesville J. T. Mccombs or the Tar.
ascon will go to Louisville tonight. Both are
pleasant boats, with good officers.
For EdstpOrt.-The elegant ]. P. Webb is due
this mornic g, and will probably return to East
, Fort this evening. She may, however, lie over
until Tuesday her regular y.
CITY NOTICES.
NOVEMBER 6, 1865.
, ORDER FOR PLANK SIDEWALK
And nov it is hereby ordered and directed by
the Common Council Of the city of Evansville