Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-07
River News.

II This river Is rising here, and will, doubt,
come up several feet, Il Is rising at all points
above, aud heavy IA Ds have prevailed along
the whole line Of the river.
sfs Tho arrivals since noon yesterday include the
= Hard Times, Pittsbnfg to Eaahynlo; Sam Orr.
Nashville 20 Evansville; little Grey Eagle, Louis
willie to HeRdsrfon aud return.
Tie Taoony filled up pretty we'll, and LETT for
Cairo about o'clock.
Tho Fannie Gilbert e for Newburg to load
with for Nashville. she will bs down to day
=. aud leave this evening.
@ Tho Sam Orr came in from Nashville about the
- middle Of the afternoon, having made the round
"trip In less than 1re days, which Indicates her
great speed. she leaves for Nashville this even
ing, aud will Afford excellent accommodations 10
travellers
~ n Thelhtle Grey Eagle hal pice trip, and re-
turned to Loalsyillo last nlgM We mad Luce
g. -Murrol Of tho best mud clerks on the Ohio,
the little Eagle, which guarantees satisfaction
81 20 shippers
The Marmora received very handsome trip,
ana leff last night for Nashville
The r. X Dunkerson had, also, splendid trip,
a dleft AIT o'clock Tor Bowling Gtesn.
- The VIM. White @ill ave this oyenDg for
Pond river, and win be found pleasant boat.
The Ruth again detained, but will posi-.
lively be here to-day, Hsr praise Is every
tongue.
The Countess win leave this afternoon for Cairo
and all way ports. She has pleasant seeommodl.
lions, and attentive ohicsts.
Al Cincinnati, oa Saturday Capt. John watson
pureha ed the nas side wheel packet Bostona, for
$4,000, to take the place Of the James Watsoo in
the Memphis aud vieksbufg trade
Capt. Vaumeter has contracted for Green
river packet. The hull Ia to DO built by hessrs.
Steward 4 Dalmore, Of Jacksonville, and tbs
cabin By afr. Waiter. q Louisville.
The Elenora Cartel, Just finished at Cincinnati
for the Missouri river trads, is 265 feet long, IL
feet beam, and feet inches depth Of held. She
has four boilers, a. inches in diameter and "a feet
long, containing nuea zach. Her cylinders are
231s inches In diameter and feet stroke. working
pair Of wat, wheels 80 feet in diameter, with
l2 feet length Of bucket. The cabin is fall length
~ end Sontans 81 large aud airy slate rooms. Her
q carrying capacity IL 800 tons She is said to
desS only 81 inches OF water forward, and 3s aft,
with the oilers pumped up aud 800 bushels Of
coal on board She coat Capt Carrel $4,000
TIL iron clad frigate Dunderburg, one OF ths
largest vssse OF in the world, is about to DO
launched in New York She is 5,c00 tons burden
Iougth, SIS feet breadth 6s feet; depth So :est
she is casenated. pierced Tor eight broadside guns
aud four in two turrets placed On the casemates
aa iarmor plates Ga inches thick. The engines are
100 inch cylinder; stroke Of piston, As irches
Her screw Is 81 feet in diameter the largest oae
Of eompesltion metal yet made, and which was
cast March 10th, lsGi.
A STEAMBOAT RAcE-There is to be race on
the Ohio river between the steamers Ind ana and
Mageuta, on bet of $4,000 side The time has
t4inot been set when the race l. 10 come on.-Yin
Sun. 1866
pf couss not for such raca is to be run be-
g tween the boatsnaned.-~Nsw Albany Ledger
The Wabash river il at nood heighth
The st. Louis Dem erat Of Wednesday SAYS:
An important steamboat transaction has taken
place at - LoHis We refer TO the Adam Jac bs
very well known for some this past an inde-
peHdent 81. bonis and Memphis PACKET. Z be
Memphis Packet Company proposed 10 the owners
60 purchase her, retainiug the right give the
Platte Valley In part payment. Messrs. David
White John n Bohnger, and Daniel q. Taylor
were appointed a COMMITTEES to appraise both vcs.
sells, aud they valued the Adam Jacobs At sos 600
and the Platte Valley n SIS 600 Bo,h parties
having agreed to tho trade al said valuations. tho
sttauboats changed hands.
The New Albany Ledger of Wednesday says:
A citizen Of Louisville, named Brannan, was
robbed Il $4,000 cash and 81, 900 voucher on the
steamer Gen. Buell., between Cincinnati and Lou
lsviile, sunday.
The Underwater s.the rame OF q new boat last
finished Il Cincinnati by the underwriters of
that city at a cost OF $4,000. an
The John KHgoUr has just made ths run from
Wheeling to Cincinnati in p hours. Quick time.