Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-09
River News.


The river has iron foot during the -
hours ending At ark last Digst, Is stil rising
sfosIy and ihs rise will probably not culmnats
before neon Tomorrow. A. Cincinnati a. noon
a1 yesterday the bad ALLEN one inch, with over
GO feet in the channel. At Louisville it still
rising At dark Tuesday evening. Here il IL up to
within few inches u the Highest point attained
since 1917, and shout 10 or II het Of high ystsr
marx o. 1887, asd ths poiat Of land opposite the
city is ROW an Inland
The Mis-isslpgi, from St Louis 70 Cairo IL
rc failing The lower Mississippi Is a food height.
The Green, Cumberland, and Tsnnfssse rivers are
al - food height.
The arrivals siBes soos yesterday include only
the Morning Star, Loufsyiis 70 Henderson and
return, and the Gem. Louisville TO Nashville.
The grand Armada sft AZ O'Clock With a nes
trip q freight and wss fail Of people. shs made
bsaatifai run u sight.
The Gen. Haiisek started Tuesday sigbt,
bat broke Of her fasebiBsry ami had TO
turn fof repairs. She still At the wharf at
dark last right.
The gfsAt Atlantic is2aad with eavairyasu,
cavalry horses, Wagons, ambuianees and forage
aud IVES roufs . Nashville She Sas loaa'd
70 fhs guards
The Gem came down from above nearly loaesd
helr With Government She will III out sithsr
here or boz.
asrlG The sam CLARK Is making mp tow Of hay
barEss.
Tho Morning star had Ans TIP down. and
eoniag back from, Hspds' sbs made the
era IA time than before, b. minute and
half. She Il almost ligbtnfsg.
Ths Justice discharged large lot Of frsght
here She IL en- route Memphis White
f-At4e river. with good trip.
The Sherman passed up without landing
ae4ae The Cen Anderson viii leave for Cairo al 3
o'clock to-day. under command Of that courteous
aud popular ohhesr-capt Billy Lowfh, Who will
aaaks his passengers feel A. home, she has already
H~ ne riya fnli Load, aud shippsrs should get their
bills down earl to-day.
M The villa and sauey iittis Grey Eagle viii be the
popular packet for Hsndsrson and Lesisye lthis
evening, ia charge Of that sterling gentleman and
veteran onioer-Capt Joe Bunee, with Dek Cox
and Billy Fsnt n IN tho once. She is the swift.
tita boat that
The Emma Floyd and Miami, for HashviIie The
silver Neon, for Memphis, aud The ssnnis Bysrs
snd Silver Spray for New orIeans, ths nrst
boats dus here from above.
Thrss-sighis Of the great stsaasf Magenta has
been sold " Capt. David White, to Capt Geo W.
Cable, and one-sIghth 10 John b. Weaver, u st..
Louis. The Magenta enjoys vide spread celeb.
eT riy, which cannot sut BE- Improved In the hands
of there popular genst.men who to control
her failure destlnlss
.... George MAtaon. ihs pilot the aeysfamssl
steam tag Goliath, when returning feom the
- thsaue Memphis Friday aight last H ock-
d aopn the wharf aud robbed cf $50 His
head badly cut whero be struck With a
sung-shot
s Ths Nov Albany Ledger Of Tuesday evening
say
y rheriyer =. thi. point la. rI.ee about ,hus
isst durlng the past twenty -fanr hours, aud IL
rising 81 me rate Tires. i0urfhs o. az zach per
hour. The to-day h4d rfached
t Sithln thrs feet o. The helEhth attained b the
great aooi % ls5gs At f0aisYilie Size has
driven the hablauts from the houses Water
sifsat. ana from the houss ia the sftests,
half way mp Main
The Horhhg Star, her up trip, had % neg
SIR l:s e. r, Co.; sg:a.;. ssu , bling 'i
Tbs vineeunes san Of Tuesday says
The river commenced falling slowly yesterday
With about fast Satsr Ia the channel yaatsr.
DAY evening The Wstsr IL sh 10 lie banks on
this side. bat 10 the bottoms pouts hello y
this, the Illinois shore.
White river u also bank full