Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-09-16
River News.

Weather and Rdssr.-Ths weather is stn hot,
with some signs OF rain, and light shower yea
day forenoon.
The river is still swelling slowly. Business Is
rather dull. AkE A
Ayrivab and Departures. following COM
pose the arrivals and departures since our last re-
port: Columbia, Gincinnati TO Nashville; Nam
ME Byers, Cinci matt to Memphis syIph, White
River to Louisville; Palestine, Cairo to Louis
Vile; Superior, for Memphis; liberty No. Q,
louisville to Memphis; Maggie Hayes. Cincin-
natl to Memphis.
Boats Dms.-The Charmer, frem Cairo; the
Golden Eagle and Naugatuck, from Memphis; the
msrmora, st. Cloud No. 2, Kate Putnam, Hsvs-
da, Emma Floyd aud Maggie Hays, from Cincin-
natl, and this Little Eagle and Morning Star, from
Louisville, are among tho boats FIRST dus hers.
Misceilaneoas.-The Superior had q moderate
trip out yesterday aDd will go on the Ways before
she returns hors.........The Palestine had Q fair
TIP for Louisville........Ths Mamie Byers and
Columbia were pretty well loaded........The
syipb, which has been long time South, passed
up.........A tug, with an immense tow Of Bargss,
passed mp at dArk....... The new steamer Twilight
sunk ON Monday morning in the Missouri river,
just bslow Lexington. The boat Is stotal loss,
but the situation Of her cargo Is not stated.....
The WIN. White St. Patrick, and Libsrty no Q,
over dus. had not arrived at IL O'Clock A daily
line Of steamers win be run BY the Evansville a
Cairo Packet Company. to comments in . few
days; also, daily lice by the Louis, lille Hem
derson Mail Company .........The work Of getting
out the timbers for the LouisvilIe Dry Dock 10
progressin satisfactorily ....-..The Maggie Hayes
had an excellent trip, and our very genial friends
Capt Dan Conway and Billy BIanker, we're In
excellent spirits.
oLEAsISGs TRoH QUIZ EXCHANGES.
ctHeimsaG. The Commercial Of Thursday
says: q 90.
The weather CONTINUES very hot and clear, with
the mercury at o. degrees yesterday noon. At
Pittsburg there ts 7 hsf inches In the channel,
and ng Hsre the river has risen inches du-
ring Ihe p ct "a hours, with 13 feet in the chan.
mel hence TO Lvuiivile, and feet In the clDal.
A NEE til Of steamboat Captains will be held
tomorrow, at 10 a. ~, ct the Office Of Messrs.
slio err Raipe, Public Landing, for the purpose
OF org tnizia e an Fssociation. .-.n ~
LOafssilis.--The Democrat Of THURSDAY says:
CAPT Coz has turned the shingle OF the Nor
maus ut foe Cairo and Memphis. She leav,s to-
morrow at 'elosk from Portland. The clerk in
tho office vi be und % be Gresn--(ah beg par
dbD)-we mean Mister Green, Al cfevsr fellow as
The Pix yarbis. Argosy and Alex speer all
went over tue falls yesterday without touching
sioe, edge or otfoa Capt. Pink VaTble vas at
the wheel ''esery time"
W,li 8. II va grows pun-gent and proiape.
Don't DO It again, VII. River editors should be
moral. Thus he sey,:
We heard Hot "cusslng'' the river yesterday
because Il W. loco. Done dam the river while its
d0wR-iet IL get UP.
The Journaf Of Thursday ssys: 81 i
The river was rising until noon yesterday, and
is now a stand with feet inches In the ca
nal, and ( ct inches In the Indian chute.
So Loufs.--The Democrat OF Thursday says:
The river has risen several inches here The
late rains we're general over the North, aud has Q
ewelled he upper rivers. The Upper Mississippi
Is In line navig4b Bile order again throughout its
entire length, and packets go through to st. Paul
wit h ut ~ terTn ton. The Missouri is also inn
pro ed, there being near i've feet in the channel
to Leayenworih, although perhaps bat three feet
shove. $50 Er
We are sorry to learn Of an accident to the
RHth. She lett on Tuesday evening for New Or
leans. IL rOundfn ing 10, in order 70 sound the wa
ter. her at struck the bank a rock, disp lac
ing the stern psf. when near Jefferson Barracks.
This lis the whole extent of the damage, but 1t
rem Tered returd necessary. she arrived here
yesterday morning..
BOATS LEAyIsG TODAY.
For cairo.--Tbe favorlte steamer Charmer, with
that popular gentleman, Gus. Dusouchet, in COM
mand, goes to Cairo at O'clock to-day, onsring
elegant accommodation, to passengers. Duks
Nicholson and Val. sorenson are in the ONCE.
For LoHisviHe.-The famous Little Grey Eagle,
Opt Ayers, will be tie mail boat for Henderson
and Louisville to-day She is In superb condition.
Frank Banksmith is her elegant and accomplish
ed passage clerk. There are mono better.
For NashuiHs. The new, light draugbt steamer
VIM. White, Capt. John d. Hall, an unsurpassed
boatman, goes to Nashville to-day. she is pleas
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