Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-02-20
EEiVer n ews.

The river is again rising here, having
swellsd some five or six inches up TO
dark last night, and it is reported rising
all the way from Pitsburg.
At Cincinnati it had risen foot and
IA half up to noon on Saturday
The wsrm weather for the past few
days is no doubt rapidly melting the
vast snow fields accumulated in the re
-gions Of the sources Of the Ohio and lis
tributaries.
There have been numerous arrivals
and departures since Saturday noon, yet
there was not much business done on
the levee
The Government is not shipping any
stores from this point at present, aud
there is not very large accumulation
Of private freight
The Upper Mississippi ia open to Keo-
kuk.
Tho Cumberland River is rising, With
feur and half feet Of water on the
shoals.
The White aud Arkansas rivers are in
fair boating order and boats ascending
and descending are not annoyed By
gucrrillas.
The Rrrivels and departures since
Saturday noon include the Darling, Mem
phis to Cincinnati; Morning Star, Louis
vile and return; Empire City, Robert
Moore, Blue Wing No 3, Lenora No ?
and Nashville, Tennessee River to Louis
ville Alice Dean, Cincinnati to Mem
phis; Liberty No 2, Memphis to Evans
Vile; Glendale, Cairo 70 Evansville
Little Grey Eagle, Louisville TO Hender-
sou; r X Dunkerson, Bowling Green
TO Evansville, aud the Armada Evans.
willie to Cairo.
The Darling passed up Saturday at
ternoou, with two hundred and forty
bales Of cotton aud some other freight,
aud several passengers.
Tho Armada bad moderate trip only
on Saturday, and as she started out, her
tiller-rope broke, and she aoated 10 the
mouth Of Pigeon creek before it was re-
paired As the Morning Star was about
10 start out, the general supposiiion was
that the Armada was waiting for race,
but Capt Josh is not ambitious, il he
does command q fast boat, and be is al
together too magnanimous TO seek 10
mortify the feelings of a brother officer
by beating his boat, aud especially Sc
fine boat as the Star, aud so clever o
fellow as Capt Ballard
The Morning Ster had good freight
trip both ways, aud was fall of people
The Alice Dean had splendid trif
for Memphis.
The Liberty No. ? had en- excellen
trip to Cairo, and brought so bales o
cotton aud small amount of othe
freight to this city.
She will leave on her return to Mem
phis and all way points at 5 o'clock to
night, Immediately after the arrival q
of the train from the north, and is nm
surpassed in comfort, elegant appoi
ments or speed by any boat on the OH,
Capt Wes Conner is gentleman Of tn
old school, urbane, courteous and con
panionable, and is veteran steamboa
man, experienced, careful and safe, on
in the person of Mr.. Ed. Judge, b
chief Clerk, are combined the expsr
snce, talent aud fidelity that go to NAL
up the model Clerk, combined wi
those amenities and social graces tn
constitute the accomplished and plea
ant gentleman, A trip to Memphis
the Liberty No. 2, would be--likea ba
in the house-"a well-spring Of Piles
ure;" and Ike thing Of beauty; "a j
forever" The Liberty viii make all {
packet landings when she has business
The Glendale had not very lar
trip up and arrived about l. o'cloC
She will go out to-day at > o'clock,
Paducah and Cairo, and way por
The elegance.of her cabin, her large a
well ventilated state rooms, her IL
ariously spread tables, her super
speed and her pleasant officers, all &C
bine to make her d very popular inst
ton. Capt Billy Lowth, we understai
takes command of the Glendale tod
The Little Gray Eagle had a u
trip down, and arrived early. She '
full of people. Among her passeng
were Capt wes Conner, of the Libe
No. 2, who was called home BY the 81
ness of his children, who we are 9
TO learn are eonvaleseiug, Capt d
lett of the lone tree Carrie, and c.
Humphrey of the celebrated firm of
b Humphrey the latter especial
looking extremely 6ue and happy.
The Little Eagle win leave for Lo
vile at 10 o'clock this morning, an
one of the sanciess and smartest or
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