Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-27
River Items.

To Qua RIVER FB1ENDs-Wt respectfully ask
the officers of steamboats, arrivt ng at this port to
furnish us with memoranda, mani Sests, and all
other intelligence relating to tk 70 interests Of the
river. such favors viii meet W it'll the truest APP
probation, If addressed to the RI Fer Editor EFans
vile JoURSAL, and left with eli her OF the wharf
boats.
Weather and Watsr.-Monday was comparative
ly pleasant day, but yesterds extremely
inclement. 1t rained nearly a Il day and quite
hard towards night; rather colo and chilly. Riv-
er rising slowly, and Is nov owe ali the low bot
toms. At Cincinnati and PittsI 'urgh the flood is
subslding, but all the side streai below Cincin-
cinnati are pouring out. The Cumberland aud
Tennessee are in fine boating order. We have
nothing later from st. Louis.
Port List.-Tbe arrivals and de psrtures on Mon.
day were the Silver Moon, Oincin natl to Memphis;
Havana ard Starlight, Oincinn att to Nashville;
Romeo, Louisville; Fanny Bran deis, PASSPORT to
Louisville; Rose Hits, HenderSS to Louisville;
Charner, to Cairo; Peytona, { afro TO Cincin-
natl.
Yesterday-Julia. Louisville Il New Dreams;
Armada, Cairo; Leoni Leoti and Emma Floyd,
Nashville to Cincinnati; Robert surns, Memphis
to oincinnati; b. K. Dunkerso n, to Bowling
Green.
Boats Dae-CoIumbia, for NJ ashvire; Rose
HambIeton and Nannis Byers, fer Memphis; En-
ma No. 2. westmorelsnd, N. T,ongworth and
Baltic, for New Orleans; St. Patrick, Alice Dean,
Darling and Mineola, from Memphis; J. P. Webb
from Nashville, and J. L. McoOnlbs, from Lou
isville, are among the first boats d le here.
Miscellaneous. day anil unpropitious
weather has rendered business rsta err dull on the
leyee for two rays psst.........The Silver Noon
| landed early Monday morning and discharged
considerable freight here, and prof ;eeded with
big trip to Memphis.........Fhs FaI any Brandeis,
with a moderate trip from Passport, passed up to
! Ia-'r-'llH..,...4.rhe Romeo has bs,n purchased
- lap-. q. sneWmaker, at Louisville, for 50 900,
and is des igned for the wabash River trade in
connection with the several railroads censring at
that point. The Romeo is a nice little stern
wheel boat, three years old, and viii carry 800
tons, and viii be highly useful boat for carry
ing pork, corn, and other produce frtIm the Wa
bash River towns to railroad connection. II
any man can make her success It is Capt. shew-
maker, who has long controlled most of the Up
per Wabash trade. She Will leave tomorrow or
Friday for the classic Wal ash 1.-THE Peytona
reshippel her New Orleans freight at Cairo and
returned above, probably to Cincinnati. She
passed mp Mcnday.........The Oharmsr had very
slim trip out on Monday, business bsfng generally
suspended $4,000. The Havana and Starlight, for
Nashville, had reasonable trips--..... Yesterday
morning the Julia arrived from Louisville on her
self and barge for New Orleans when she
{ landed here, her watchmsn, named George
Roberts, was missing, and il believed
to have fallen overheard and drowned. Captain
Townsend, in another column, offers reward o
$50 for the recovery Of the body. During Sun
day night, the Monitor Eippecanoe, being finish
ed below the mouth Of Pigeon Creek, dragged he
. anchors and now lies in the bend below TIL
/ point The ouriew went down to endeayor to toV
, her back her mooringB but had not succeeded
! at dark last night. She will leave the rise fo
Cairo The Armada came in through the thiel
fog yesterday morning feeling her way with he
{ whistle. She had slim trip. The Leni Leoti
finding no Evansville freight at Nashville, loade
with cotton, cowhides and old iron for Cinein
NATL She passed up yesterday with good tril
3 aud will be back Ia about a week. The Emml
Floyd had 600 bales OF cotton for Cincinnati.....
The q. K Dunksrson went out last night with
moderate trip-the result Of keeping Christmas
and the bad weather yesterday. ......Ths Rober
Burns arrived from Memphis late last evening
when about 100 miles out she broke her pitmal
+ head and some other part of her machinery an
: came Up ON one wheel, having b : tedious trip
she had 800 bales Of cotton for Cncinnati.....
It The Darling and Alice Dean over due from Mem
b phis had not arreed at dark. The rain rattle
increased with the darkness last night, and th
cutters were flooded with water.