Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-08-25
River News.

The river 10 falling more slowly at this point
than fer the past fsw days. Al Louisvlis e e at
astabd. and rising at Cincinnati The corning
Star found sYs and q half tset water At French
Island and scn6fsiown b. the lead; and q swell
Of some -1tsnt is possible.
Tho hrfsvals Gufing tEs twenty -four hours snd-
ing last oyenisg we're tbs Superior, Memphis TO
Evansville; sam Orr. Cdfo and return; Cora o.,
OIncinnati to New orleass; Gen. Ha lsck, Hem
daleon aud rstnrA; Morn n Star, Louisville to
HsndarsOn and rsfnrh: P Ina Donna, St. Louis
TO Pfttsbnfs > PrMirie Bird and another tin-clad,
Cairo 10 Cincinnati; st. Patrick, Louisville TO
Msnphlaf Liberty DO. ., Memphis 70 Louis
Vile.
Tbs iyapsrior had an excellent "trip, including
Sse bales o. cotton consiSn. 10 Brown, bunker
son a % agents Of the unTivalled Bslleiontaine
Cotton Expr ss, BY which It goes forward this
morning 20 New Yofk.
The Superior returns 10 Msmp 10 at 2 o'clock,
and is one OF the most elegant and attractive, a.
we'll ~ one Of tho isetest, boats Gnoat. Mr.. Sam
Grammar and Oommodors Mitchell win wait on
Shippers and passengers with characteristic
The Son Orr had fair trip both ways.
Thsqers Q. wAa full Of freight and people for
Rev Orleans.
The Phma Donna hal big trip Of blooms
for Nbw Aibsny. ~ ata4
The Morning Star had siim trip Of freight,
but lsfs with rfret crowd Of people, indicative
Of he great popular ty Of hor elegant commander,
Capt Yves. whitlOr, and HIS chief hsnehmArs
Laos Murrsil-
The Lady Grace Is due to day. but we have
heard that sne goes 10 New Orleans.
Neither the ri. Patrick nor the Liberty No.
had arrived ats Las hsur last night.
Wa are Ind bted to Commodore Mitchell, Of the
big dsupsrior, for Memphis papers Of Monday
evening.
The Cihcinnan Commercial Of Wednesday says:
A-su idep gust Of wind yesterday 81 o'ctoea
An. v@uRh tho wharf boat tn foot q Wat.
nut stro = aud psrtin1 her chains. the wharf
wera blown .neross the river. wifhout mage
1teF ware row to their old quarters. The "a Oh
winEaprevaiard onl, az this POI :.
Tn UAfted states m " steamer United States,
which ef r L. ut yille on Monday night,
Rroun tsd al n ing san Bar. ~ 4 O'clock p a,
Whsra she ren,alned u - rdsy At II AM
wb1D sh gu % d q e. vlrk ng off, ani re urned
here shs ~ill leave fsr Louisville to-day at
noon, ~ a. uRl.
Ihe color. Of tn steamers were displayed at
half mast yest ,dsy. in TO %. Of respeot 70
memory Of eliot t'an 81 Ksvan ugh, who died Of
srepv =. cesisgo o.. be faairsl so'E pI's
Capt m d rr, Jr axes bsrge III Office
OF tafA}W 4. . al son large aud pie di
steamer u . ator hOw BENG torpi- 81 PIT g.
bsFgh for the LouisTi l., = Us, and New Or
ieans q ade.
TOE NASHVILLE cam 10 from wheeling, nd the
shsrma from thu OF d aanerha-sett. Her
cha AL not beug the sherman 70
sh ppe he Martha 'ght, 4 returned fr m
81 point she rvpott o. tares feet IN Buff
Mngtons q darse - tntee feet GU OF b. Kama
wha gthsissilo having siaan thre feet It Gallup
lls on suday nigh There IN sevon fact n m
the mouth OF kAnawha to :. -Four Mile Bar"
At the latter point lhero 10 only ave aud half
feet wR'er
The Cincinnati Garetss OF We ,ntsiay says.
Cspt. r.. Wingate pest rdsy aid the money
e3u,00--sor the Alice, an took posse-sio.i Of her
In h,sown hthaIf aud that OF ct era.
Capt Joseph am itz has surchosed an inter
eat in the mph N. 2 which has been thor-
S 0,Sa Fsesin'd. ard VIII drop down to the
1hs eobsrt Moore, thoroughly repaired and ro-
painted, dropped down 20 the wharf yesie day, TO
take the place OF the Tosgr4ph during the low.
water season.
MArs ARRxsrsD ron MunDsR.-NAh A Morris,
aeoond maze of the Potema', was arrested o Sat
urday by onlccr Junss, for alleged as ault on
John &fod. Geek -ha d which resulted 10 hIs
death. The sd ey occurred ON last Tues ay at
Bunhsh, while he boat was on her way from
wheeling to this port
MRnoRARDvM
Steamer Superior left Memphis on Monday
sUrI1so. A a. as sS oss cen m SDl'' IN
We brought 10 Cairo s0T officers aud privatss
OF The loth owe infantry, aud 100 cabin paAsen-
gers.
MssVe,f-Byown, DunkeFaons a Co, $50 bales
cotton, aud 10 hhds. totaeco white Brothers,
hhd. tobacco u wingert IS empty besr harrelai
N \. huston, ~ bags wheat Pa tenger, 2 boxes
and bundle hot sehold g9oda
The superior did whAck " the Jacobs when
the great Ad started out to beat IA In sight Of
Msmphiss we did beat her 20 Caire, two hours nc
least she waa not in eight { Cairo two hours
after we g,t there The Superior IA all right yet.