Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-29

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10 oUE RrrER Fn1rs5ss-xws rsspsesFuiIy ask
The ofesrs of sresrbusts arriving Mt this port, to
furnish ia with memoranda, r1anifssts, and ali
otner intsIlgspce reat ng to tbs interests CT the
river such fsVora II II meet vi tn the trusst sp-
preciatou If addressed to the River Editor EEsns-
Vile JoURxAL, and left with either of the wharf
Weather and Was4.-fbs weather continuss /
CLOUDY and cool. with slfgst iEsieations Of snow /
about dark last night........Ths river Ia again |
rising rapidly at all points from Pfttsbu dewns
with over II feet IN the channel ct that place ct
noon Yesterday Thsre wers 40 fset in the chan
mel at CiDcinnati yesterday moon, and rising at
the rate of 11S inches an hour At EouisviIls,
Capt Ballard infJrms US, the river had risen four
fest at the foot Of the falls In four and q half
hours. Hereit has risen over two feet during the
last u hours, and at dark was up to the wall
around the old Elm Tree, The Cumberland and
Tennessee rivers are full and rising steadily IA ]
Pors List The arrivals and departures since
our last rsport was closed comprise the Jennie
Drown, Cairo to Louisviiis; 0hsrmsr, Cairo and
returnE Tenn sst, Nasnvfffss 70 EouisviIle; Nam
ME Bgers and Rose HambIeton, Oincinns to
Memphis Baitis, Louisville 90 New orlesnsi J.
P. webb, Nashville to Evansville; Rose Hite,
Louisvifls and return Minneola, memphis to
Cincinnati; Phantom, for EastpOrti curlew, Hem
asrsOn and return z Morning. star, louisville 70
Memphis. - -
Boats Bas,-Among the first boats due here are
the Columbia Huntsville, Bertha and Bowsns.
for Nashville; Emperor, Anglo-saxon, and Harry
Dean for Memphis; Lady franklin and Miami,
for Arkansas river; westmerelsnd, n. Long
worth,J G. Biackford, w n. Carter and Indi-
ana, for New orlesas; Sam orr. frDn Easfport;
St. Pafrick, from Memphis; Msnotie, from Pa.
dueah; b. x. Duakerapas fromGEesn river.
AffsceRaneoHs -Business in river matters seem
20 be very dull at all points. and toanags ls;nov
Tar In excess Of freights. The closing or fEe Up
per Mississippi has tarpwp a large amount % sx.
ira tonnage on the ONO rigers ana the 'conses
quencs is boats have to lie several days to gather
a respectable trip, even at reduced rata Zhe
CincInnati boats continue 20 carry large guam
titles OF cotton and have gsnsrally good trips
down.
The eharuser yestarday was comparatively
light both ways, 50 was the louisville and Hen
dsrsoa psrlzst..........The J. P. webb had a good
trip to smithIand of tobacco for New Orleans, by
which route most Of the Cumberland river to-
bacco viii be shipped this season, IN consequence
Of the reduction Of freights superindueed by the
rapid accumulation of surplus tonnage on the
Lower Ohio and Lower Mississippi rivers.........
The Baltic had & fair "trip, ebut was not nearly
loaded down. She would prot ably I'll out below
.........Ths Miune iIaartigsd from Memphis at 81
o'clock full OF cotton for Cincinnati The
Phantom was at dark preparing to Iesvs for E<st-
] ports With q very fiis trip. she ADD the or tlew
went down yest Edsy afaernoOn and brought the
| Monitor TIP lecanos from bsfowths point This
man-of-war now lies just below the. new Dry
Dock, bat will, we are told, leave on Saturday cor
Cairo. ~
The water isE1ioa up 5s The 7usSsr- edge or
the reuter- timbers of the dry dock. and the
workmen were busy yesterday ip preparing to
prevent damase should the water come, mach
higher. There Is grsatl complaint ola
city Of fueI'fo beats the Lower Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers, ard most boats from lhis cause
are lmore orless detained. We noiice, by q spe.
cial tothe Courier from Pistsbufgh. that two tow
bo4ts have left that cit--Ei-h $50 tons Of coal
We lear that this vasf shipnent will not only
suspend nav galisn on the Upper aio river. but
VIII "gut the co msrlrsf.ss........ sc hope orr
merchants aad business men VIII rem NIB 5r thst
the J 7. Webb Il an. Evansville boat. identif d
with the interests OF this city. and deserves The
midi ided patronage Of ali our people, cfrcin-
natl, Louisville, New Albany, Cairo and ST. Louis
are competing with Evansville for the Guns
berla1d and Tennessee river trade, and il we di-
vide the business RON this city BY giving a por
tion Of our shipments to thsss -Lincinnati and
Louisville boats, We may soon expect 70 have no
/ line from this city, and receive trade from
that region. No Cineinnati or Louisviils boat
| VIII ever bring single order TO this city, but
will carry them all to Louisville or Cincinnati,
just as they should do. The y. p. Webb and Le-
nj Leoti, identified with the interests OF our
city, will have ar interest in bringing trade to
our city. But If outside boats airs patronEzed
simply because they may be induced BY policy 70
carry freight few eeutsschsapsF from. this pert
than the regular packets do, fhs Webb and the
Lsni Leoti will be crowded or starved cut, and
when we hAve no liae OF our own We will be At
the mercy Of the boats from ether CITIES who will
then di eriminate against us, in ordss TO carry
the trade 10 those cities in which they have an
interest. What we have said OF tbs oahsbsrlaBd
river Iioe u equally trus Of the Tennessee river
line, Bow repressHfed by the sam Orr. We must
aFstain these two Iinsss II we would Increase and
build up the interests Of our city; ABd if Any Of
cur citizens, instisated by malice eup litg. are
found working against these lines, they should be
taught lesson that they ruld never forget. We
shall 90 this subject hS moFns
tIng Star zrrivsa last night from Louisrfile, for
Memphis witk very excellent trip, and full Of
peeple......By private letter. received last night
| We learu that Captain John r. McLsin and A.
q. Edwards, representing large number Of the
most Frominant merchants Of this city, hare pur-
chased at Cincinnati the new and elegant side
wheel steamer Calumet, and will at pace place her
in the Evansville and Tennessee river trade, In
conneetion with ths Sam Orr. She win leave
here every Tuesday. After she arrives here we
viii give full description % her.
ehxAsIEes FROM QUE ExcHAnoEs
p 0inciaaafi The Commereiaf OF wednesday
says: ~ TEAr3 &
The weather was dark, mild. aud cloudy yestsr.
| day, with steady rata fnem 4 p n al VS. weat
1 to press this morning With The Daily CONNER 8
cial. At Pittsburg, the river Is rising, with
seven feet in the channel Last night by this Mo-
noDgahela m k. Here be Wafer works marks
| show the highest stage Of water the present
rise to be 38 feet, Sunday morning From
| that date up to noon yes erdsy it had ceded 50
inches. Since then, Il has been on q stand, and
we predict Judging rom the eoBioHs rain yester-
day nd laat night, that IL will be found rising
again to-day, thurs pFevsnting all large steamers
from passing under the Gown. ton idRa. The
highest water daring 1875 was on May Il, wheil
Wster-wosks marks. There Is 40 feet hence TO
louisville. sas.F-srrIr5s ,g.ssssa-s5s -
Mr.. Ruben Daley, the indefatigable and relfa-
bic river and local editor Of tho Rlenaphis Argus
INDUCED in matrimony yesterday, having led to
the altar one Of the coming b. les of Newport,
Ky. We congratulate this gentleman on his
agreeable union. The happy couple leave for