Evansville daily journal., 1865-11-15
Loui,yiHe The Democrat of Monday SAYS

LoHisUiHe.-The Democrat OF Monday says:
The river at this point yesterday was falling
sIolwys notwithstanding 1t was Sunday. There
about feet inches in the canal, with q
prospect of its staying there until Cincinnati
boats wear it cut running through 1t: OF course
there very little business done. The weather
indeed delightful.
The st. Charles, of the Peoples Line, aud tie
United States, of the Mail Line had little still
at each other yesterday. The Saint waited awhile
for the States and the States waited Tor the Saints
but IL seemed s'one was afraid and the other dar
sent" start out. The Saint finally sweled up so
tight that she had to ''let out'' or "bust," and
they let her go. The States turned herself loose
in time to peary hide herself in the hollow which
the Saint left bshind her. She fairly ripped the
river open far Jacksonville, where she land
ed for something. The States didn't land, but
went on, and tho two boats '.jawed' at each other
with their whistles until they got tired. The
/ Saint turned loose and took after the States in
/ nne style. The last we saw of them they were
/ running like scared greyhounds, the Saint creep
ing upon her at alively rate. &c 1t, Faint. Whoo-
| peel
The st Patrick, in coming up last trip, licked
/ up a snag below TiptonVils, which tore away
part of her starboard guard and the forward part
| of her cook-house, and run through her boiler
and dock TO the hurricane roof. No person IN
jured.
HaEsyi Hazey ~ How do you go in s'through
her boiler and deck" at the forward part of Der
coGk-houle1 You are more than usually Hazey
viii. o. thus POLITICALLY and pGn-zently dis
courses of ''ys Superior"
The Superior steamer Superior has entered the
Evansville trade in place Of the b. X. Dunkarson.
| She leaves this evening at o'clock from the
| Portland wharf Tho Superior Is commanded in
| O very superior manner by the derter-ous Captain
| Dexter, with that sparkling youth, MurTel, tno
relation to John A, passage clerk, and the re-
doubtable Hutchinson, freight clerk. If that is
a crew to go to bed and dream of-then We don't
charge q cent.
| Coon SEEsR.-Most of cur exchanges copy our
| river matter and give credit for q.
| BAD sESsE.-Tou copy from many Of your ex
changes ard don't give credit, which is generally
bad taste. #Et
81. LoHis.-The Democrat of Monday ssys:
The river here continues declining, but slowly.
| The upper rivers all slowly falling. There is
| seven and half feet to Cairo, six feet to Keoknk
four feet to st. Paul, six fet in the Illinois, and
four feet in the Missouri.
| Business gene ally continues brisk.
In sreaking Of the fast ii ne made by the steam
| er Rrth on her last trip from New Orleans, we
publish remark made by Edward J. Gay, who
| was a passenger on the Ruth from New Orleans
to his plantation, below Plaquemine. We quote
/ his own words: ''I have come from New Orleans
to my place very often on the steamers General
Quitman and Mary Keane, but was never
brought there as quick as bS the Ruth this trip"
The New Orleeas Delta of th1 4th says the ar
| rivals OF steamboats, have been very numerous.
| and the low price of freights has caused soms Of
| them to lay up for while Frei ght on cotton
to the city Is still held at IS per bale with but
little Offering at that Up freight 81 per barrel
Steamboats, seem to be doing losing business
&
| trips to Jefferson.
The steamer Savannah left savan nah for Au-
| gusta, on Saturday morning, with a freight yalu-
| ed at about S125,000 and eighteen passeDgerss
When four miles this side Of Paysville, st point
| forty miles from Savannah, and while turning o
bend of the river, she was run iuto by the steam
| er Mayfower, bouHd down, and cut down te the
| waters edge. She sunk In about thirty minutes.
observation-disclosures J. P. Webb left East
| port, Friday, Nov. 10, at p. NJ Boats in port
| Tennessee aud Rose d. Met u. Biuss, Duck Rig-
1 err a key
| Island; Masonic Gem, Pine Bluff; boat, name
| unknown, at Grubb's tow-head; passed towboat
/ Baltimore at Cumberland Bar; met Piuk Varble
/ at Rosa Glare; Progress at Sho tweH Mines J. G..
| Blackford, head of Slim Island; Charner at
| Henderson Island. Made 46 landings from
| Eastport to Paducah. Tennessee River rising,
/ with ~ feet water Big Bend shoals. Trip
consists Of $50 bales of cotton; los bales cotton
| batting; 5000 f ct lumber foe John 8. Glover !;
25 tons loose freight; $50 cabin and deck passen-
| gers, including many merchants from Tenneseee
| bound for Eyansvilie.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
| For Cdiro.-The imperial Armada { he pride o.
the Lower Ohio, with that elegant gentleman,
| Capt. J. v. Throop in comman !, and Billy Dunn
| and Val sorensou in the office, will go to Cairo
at o'clock to day. There is no better boat to
travel on.
| For Msmphis.-The gay and magnificent Taras-
con, goes to Memphis to-day. she is the plus
alira of steamboats,, and Capt. Jim. Lusk is the
| prince OF commanders. John Psndlston ofiiciates
| in the ONCE.
For LoGisyiHe.-The elegant J. T. McOombs,
Capt. Frank Harry, goes to Louisville this eveu=-
ing, and is PLEASANT and feet passenger packet.
| The ild-winged Lii erty No. 2, Capt. e. Eu-
gene Bowen, with Prince Ed. Judge in ths ONCE,
goes to louisville early this morning, and those
j desiring to go speedily and elegantly, Will do
wall to 60 on the Liberty.
| For EaspOrt.-The J. P. Webb, Capt. Hodge
| Brown, is the regular Evansville and Eastport
| packet to-day, and viii leave at o'clock. She
will furnish elegant accommodations to passen-
gers. Our very elegant and social friend, Tom
! Wilson, is in the ONCE, and passengers will be
well cared for. We hope special pains will be used
| to send her out full.