Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-27
River News.


5Er7 days, with cool nights and slight frosts
in the morning; and last night there
were some indications of rain.
The river is falling at all points above,
and in course of a week will no doubt
no again be within its banks.
The arrivals since noon on Saturday
$50 include the Morning Star, Louisville 10
or9 Henderson, and return; LEM Leoti,
Louisville to Passport Nightengale,
Tyrone, and Bermuda Louisville 10
Nashville; Tacony, Cairo to Evans
vie Monsoon, Nashville to Cincin.
natl; Robert Burns, Memphis; Madison,
St Louis to Cincinnati.
The Morning Star had good freight
list, and was crowded with passengers.
.e tEset The Armada left late Saturday even.
ing, with splendid trip The cele-
500 .as brated Crescent City Silver Band went
4e4 down on the Armada, to give the inhab-
itants along-shore taste of their music
20 ~ better than twenty caliopes.
The Madiaon passed up for the first
time in three years, and had on an i'm
mense trip.
Ali the boats passing down were in
The Robert Burns had over seven
1870 hundred bales of cotton, two hundred
and eighty-six of which she discharged
here, consigned to Brown, Dunkerson
Co., agents of the great Cotton Ex-
press, by which it will all go forward to.
ssiss day at one o clock -
The Tacony came up yesterday morn
- ing with a slim trip. She win return to
Cairo at o'clock this afternoon She
rs neat, pleasant, new boat with
agreeable officers. She is now the regu-
lar mail packet
The Glendale had about filled out at
dark, last night, and was taking in tow
one or two large hay barges, preparatory
to leaving for Nashville.
- The Little Grey Eagle, having left
Ia here on her last trip, some SO hours be-
sIa hind time, need not be expected before
this evening. She will return to Louis
vile to- day, aud be on time by Wednes-
day if there are no adverse winds or
tides
The great Indiana will be here to-day,
and will leave for New Orleans tomor-
sssses row morning at 10 o'clock. Capt. J.
Stuff Neal, her affable and polite clerks,
Messrs Collins and Lodge, will take
great pleasure in making their passen
.a gers at home on their really magnificent
boat. She has immense freight capaci-
ties
Capt Bachelors beautiful Darling will
saT be here this morning, en- route to Mem
S-sal phis. at
'' '' From Capt. Dalzell, who was pas
q 90 senger by the Robert Burns yesterday,
$ elearn that an attempt was made to
burn the steamer Lady Gay at Cairo.
A fire was started between her saloon
t8 CO. and wheel house, but was discovered in
q time to extinguish the flames before
"a they had made much progress. Some
.ssirr rebel fend had no doubt conceived the
~ s.iss idea of thus destroying the finest boat
g g7 aacat.
-s4eg The r. & Dunkerson win leave this
ss evening for Green River, Offering ele-
h CANT accommodations to passengers and
shippers. Capt. Drinkwater and John
Adams do the honors elegantly and WELL
au The Charmer left late Saturday night
9 with splendid trip for Nashville.
BY the latest arrivals we learn that
the Cumberland and Tennessee Rivers
are falling The Mississippi is also fall
ing at Cairo, and the Ohio will run out
rapidly, and Cairo and Mound City may
hope soon to have their heads again
above water.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Friday says:
A few days since, the following banter appeared
in the Louisville and 81 Louis papers;
against the City Of Alton for $50 coo, from Mem
pais to Cairo or anywhere else; and he further
% % with 70. Or stop the boats SO their The
oept, for the reason, FIRST. that that sum would
no. pay ne aeSssaay expenses; and scona that
ties. Capt White viii also make . bet that The
Western or Southern waters.
The attention of Captain Neal having been call
ed TO the above, he responds as follows
STEAMER INDIANA, Cincinnati, March 3.
Capt. David White, owner # steamer Magenta;
sra: hereby accept the above challenge Ane
will run the steamer Indiana AGAINST tbs steamer
privilege Of liking the time sbsS the RAGS shall b
-fll made, and selecting the track over which the
furnish ns reasonable assaTancs that the e1crn
any ans upon either Of the beats in eonsequsnce
thereof. 4HOpasssngers shall ba carried by eithel
. boat from VIII m the umpires shall 30 seIeoted
MY proposition Is 10 the boats entirely light
with six hundred tons Of freight each, as yoJ
may elect Respectfully; Sc.
A writer in the Missouri Democrat, severa
days ago, said that Capt. Dan. White had made u
such bantsr. and although We know that Captain
White has the most perfect confidence in the
quAiled speed Of his boat inclined TO DO
lieve that this assertion 10 correct, 90 we do no
lieve he would desire to risk 90 Gne boat as Il
Magenta or $4,000
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday Gays
Capt Maddy and others have purchased tn
Victor, No. 5, for SIT SO, for the GaiPolis ans
kAnawha river trade. she leaves for the Kama
wha river this evening.
Capt. III. X. HRzlatt, Of the lone tree Carrie
passed through the city yesterday, en- route from
Evansville 10 Pittsburg.
Capt. dugh Campbsn late Of the W. r. Arthur
F also passed through the city yestsrday on his waS
A& from Sc Louis TO Pttaburg.
Commodore ,. 8. Wise, OF the w Il. Glhaon A
Co.'S. Line, returned home from Nashville yester-
day via Of St Louis
The little railroad packet Linch, plying be
tween Parkersburg and Marietta, while bounC
for BelPEa, caught I'm gale of wind las
Tuesday Night about O'Clock and caPsized. shs
soon rlghted mp, however. There fourtesr
~ anIlof In,