Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-05-22
River News.


less ooutisuIty OF shade" and pitcher Of Ice
water. II such Is the temperature in May, what
will Il be In July and August.
The river Is falling very slowly, and IL yet far
over the low bottoms.
Business, we think, IL reViVins already, uud r
the influence OF the recent removal Of trade re-
strlotions.
The arrivals sInos noon Saturday were the
Morning Star, Lonisville to Henderson, and re.
turn j. r. Hoyle, Bowling Green to Louisville;
Peytoha and Lady Grace, Cincinnati to New
Orleans; New York, Cincinnati TO 1t. Louis
Palestine and Linnls Drown, Nashville TO Louis
Vile; Montana and Anglo Saxon, St. Louis 70
LouIsvills; Gen. Anderson, Cairo 10 EvansTi 10
Bermuda, Louisville 20 Nashville Little Eagle,
Louisville to Henderson; ~. Patrick, Louisville
Go Memphis; Cuba and WIN. white, Henderson
and return.
The packets are not over bnrthsned with freight
these times, though both the Armada aud Morn
ing Star IsN With COED trips on Saturday.
The Peytona and L1dy Grace were both deeply
laden, and did not desire freight here.
Tho 81. Patrick, yesterday, had splendid trip.
both Of freight and passsngers-ali her state
rooms being occupied, and cots in ths cabin icing
required. She recsived . large amount OF freight
here. Among her passeDgsrs were the Rockport
Brass Banj, who treated large crowd Of our
citizens who had eongregated on the ievce-to
some OF their best music.
Tho Linnie Drown had mAnifsstly bsen In he
timber, as the top Of her starboard chimney had
been carried away.
The n. X. Dunksraen took out a very fine trip
for Bowling Green and other points on Green and
Barren rivers.
The little Grey Eagle had slim trip down, bat
Lad svtf
will Ieese for Louisville this mornIng at 10
O.eirck, Offering splendid accommodations TO pas
senRe ., and security and confidence to shippers.
The neet Gen. Anderson, Capt. Dan CLARK, with
Mesmrs Lowth and Rndd 10 this onice, viii be the
regular packet to Cairo this afternoon She Is
nnely appointed, and 10 noted for her speed.
The famous Liberty No. will be up from Mem
phs this evening, route 10 Louisville, Furnish
ing unsurpassed accommodations to those who
NAV not be able to leave the Eagle this morn
Ing.
The Marmora will be in this morning from
MEANWHILE and will return 10 that port this even
ing. She Is a pleasant and feet passenger packet,
with hns freight capacities. Capt. Streeper 10
etsyer gentlemen, with courteous subordinaies,
and will give every attention to the comfort Of
passengers.
Me.srs. Hall Rudd will receive freight for the
MAruoIA any time during the day.
The Lsni Leoti will also bo found at the wharf
this morning, from Nashville, and will return to
that port Tomorrow evening Capital HaEiett
and McConnell are two exceedingly pleasant gen
elsmsn, and the Leni Leoti 10 one Of the heete
and nOut oomfoi table atsrh-wheel boats anoat
Cox Humphrey are her sgents.
The Kleanora Carroll, TO- New Orleans, and the
Robt. Burns. for Memphis, are due here this
morning.
The little steamer Ark, from the Wabash river,
with A cargo Of wheat. broke some OF her
Shiaery on Friday, about two miles below MI.
Vernon, and was run ashore TO repair She
struck the bank with snch force as to eaIeen DER
40 that the water caught her guard, when she
Oapslnsi aud It Is thought will prove. with her
cargo, total loss. The officers and crew escaped
The Cincinnati Commercial Gays;
The new stern wheel steamer, Amelia Poe. just
Compieted ut Pittsburg, under the personal super
vision OF Capt. Thos. Poe, Is mist rate business
She IL very light, only drawing IL inches water,
while she has capacity for iO0 tons The HUI Is
les feet on deck 2Seet beam, 26t seet hoor, with
4 fset depth Of hold. She has two tubular boilers
81 iuches In diameter aud 10 feet long, the GYM
asrs being Is inches in diameter, with ~ lee,
statsrooms. Tho cabin was built by Riehsrdson,
and the machinery by Hartupee & Co, OF Puts.
burg, Captain Thomas Poe Is Que OF our Of lest
ana most reliable steamboat commanders, and has
rendered efficient service dnring the rebellton with
the Clara Poe, burned In the Cumberland . short
time since -,
The lsyee Ia sshi crowded with steamers while
freiRhts continue unusually scarce for all points
Capt. Hunt, A. q. NJ, Is making arrangements
EoF shipments Of tro ps south by river.
The steamboat fraternity at Cincinnati recently
contributed the handsome Of 81, ll6 for the
relief OF the family OF the late Mr.. Dean, formerly
river editor OF tho Cincinnati Enquirer. This .
Handsome donation, and in keeping with the
pnhounded liberAlity Of our stsAmboatmen.
anrveyor Carson, OF Cincinnrti, Informs the
Commercial that the old trade regulations are still
On force for all the territory west Of the Missiasip-
N, r,xar SO permits will be required, howeve
for shipments for Nashville, Memphis, Ficks
burg, Natchsa and New Orleans, except on arti-
cles contrAband Of war. Boats are required TO
make out manafess aud take out clearance rs
heretofore. Boats taking frSights for WY points
not named above, are required to have revenue
aid.
The New Albany Ledger has received the fol-
lowing dispatch from st. Louis:
sr. LouIH, May 2o.-The steamer John T.
CStV, and heavily loaded with Government fright,
sunk In the Missouri river yesterday. There
total loss. The value Is not ascsvtaibed.
The ]. a. MoCsmbs was we'll known in this vi.
e,nlty In connection with the Louisville and Hen.
Asrsoa Packet Company, and was fine beat of
her sipe We regret to hear of her less.
The Missouri Democrat Of Saturday say;
The stern wheel boat Ad. Hine, ownei By Gov
Srnment and commanded by son OF Capt. silas
HaIGht sunk a few days ago In the Arksnsa. I
1n les above Little Rock. She Was bound mp the
riEer with Government cargo. She struck log
Ae the bank and was badly oAreenedin Ioiess water
Government had pa SiO 600 for her. The boat
or AZ least her machinery, will be raised The
Ad HIue was built August, 1860, at Cincinnati.
20 600, registered "a tons, and carried 100
tons. :.
The M. S, MephAm has Withdrawn from the