Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-23

ing frost shone like diamonds on the shrubbery.
rhs mercury stood at 23o st morning and night. ,
This river continues to rise With unusual rspidity.
nd the news from above indicates food. Our
armers along the river May look out for high
Ester. The rise 10 already near IL fest, and the
best judges estimate 20 feet in the channel hence
TO Cairo, and Is feet to Louisville.
Port LiR.-The arrivals SINGS last report include
he Tsrsscon, Memphis 10 LouisyiIle; Rose Hite,
Louisville and return; Golden Eagle and Nauza- /
tuck, Cincinnati to Memphis; Peytons, Lsuis-
VILE to New Orleans; Tempest, Louisville to
Sam. Orr, Eastport TO Evansville !
Emperor, Memphis to Cincinnati.
Boats DHe..-Argosy, for Ts nnssse River; Anglo
saxon, Havana, Starlight and Columbia, for
Anna, Abeona, Roes Hambleton, Nam
ME Byers and Liberty No. 2, for Memphis; Len
ME Drown, Emma No. 2, Madison, LoDgworth
aud Julia, for New Orleans; Armada, from Cairo
J. I. McCombs, from Louisville; Darling, Harry
Dean, Alice aud Morning Star, from Memphis;
B z. Dunkerson, from Bowling Green, and In
diana, from New Orleans. are among the first
oe.ts due here.
Miscellaneous The RAPID rise in the river gives
new impetus to business, and our exchanges |
show q large number of beats getting ready for
business Tarascon passed up Just after
midnight yesterday morning, with Q moderate
trip. Golden Eagle, for Memphis, had /
biz trip including large lot of freight for this
city .......The Rose Hits did not get in until after
Midnight, and the Liberty got nearly all her
freight and psssengers.........The Peytons had
very handsome trip and added considerably here.
We ara pleased to see her 81 gast odleers In excel
lent condition sac left about O'Clock. .....The
Tempest bad a grave yard trip from Louisville to |
Nashville. Indeed. that trade is not very promis-
ing........Ths Naugatuck had splendid trip for |
Memphis. She arrived at The Sam Orr
had abig trip, including nearly 200 bales of cot
ton and other freight, besides numerous people |
and large orders for goods. with which she will |
return this evening. As will bs noticed by her
manifest, several of our best business houses are
receiving cotton in exchange for goods. This Is
the right way 1t viii secure much trade to the
city. We are indebted to her clerk and pilot, J.
O. Gilbert and Thos. Hunt, for manifest and
memoranda; also. to the ofacsrs of the Liberty
for manifest, which viii be found below.
sLzAENss FROM ouR EXCHANGES.
Cinesnna6.-The OommerciafSf Thursday says:
The weather was cloudy and damp yesterday,
with both snow and rain. Last night high
point At Pittsburgh the river Is rising, with
feet IN the channel last night BY the Monongahe-
the "a hours eRding last night.
The steamer Pine Hill was sunk in Red River q
| few days since. She is owned BY Mr.. Harper, of
this city, and Capt. Isgl0s; Mr. HArPer's inter-
/ The New Orleans steamboat comnanders have
agreed TO load their boats in turn, thus avoiding
Captain Bryson and the crsw of the sc. James
left for New Albany yesterday, for the purpose Of
bringing up the So. James. q re
| Captain A.. d. Armstrong has been appointed
Clerk OF the Peoples Line Louisville packet, Wild
Wagner.
The Kentucky River was rising rapidly ysstsr.
/ day. r
Laaersncebursk.-The Lswrsnceburgh Register
says:
Sever al weeks since German living In Aurora,
Indiana, named Long feIs, in attempting to get OF
| the steamer St. lharles, Of the Peoples Line,
was drowned e the wharf q Lawreneeburgh,
He had . considerable sum Of money .npon hfs
fperson, and strange to relate, his body has not
| yet been recovered. 1t 10 claimed that the man
was drowned through carelsssness Of officers con-
| n cted with the boat and suit has been
| nenced by the widow for damages In the sum Of
$1,000. Sheriff Arnold, with strong body guard
/ and numerous re-enforcsments, boarded the boat
Wednesday evening for the purpose Of serving
process uponzth6 Usptains and whilst board
| she weighed anchor and sailed for Southern
oT ss SSafa sBsySs ss T.y Of r:
Captain TO land at Aurora, wLere the Messrs.
Cobb gave the required bail for the Captain 20
present himself aRd abi5e the decision Of the'e .
Loaisvitle -Ths Courier Of Thursday says: 8,
The river was rising fast yesterday, with Rest
| ten inches water ID thscanaI in the evening BY
the mark. During the previous twenty 'foar
head Of the falls. and fully two feet at Portlands
q very rapid rise The weather has now been
| lowering and rainy for three days, with very
heavy rains falling almost noessantly for twenty
thirty eight at noon yesterday, aud colder in the
evening.
i Board Of Underwriters, that risks tolthe extent
| of upwards of 1880 were taken freight ship
| Mr s. received dispatch from Cairo yesterday,
STATING tbat the boat and cargo weaid prove to
The freight, shipped on the ill-faied Peerless
from this city placed, the most Of II, on the
| barge abe had alongside The barge and its csrgo
can be saved, though it, Of course. goes in the
| general average Of sses. lot Of bacco chip
ped BY A. B. Dean was insured for IS 600, and
iot Of whisky by coehrane Fulton was insured
- TS Sp Soa,s have been started iii. wesK ID the
Cumbe land ri,er line. and each went out with
light trips. They take eights at uniform rates,
which are lower than By any other lins, not even
except Dg Evansville, eud do not lie ever week
| or ten days picking trips, but start ct the day
and hour advertised. These packets are undoubt-
eddy great advantage e louisville: sally
own packets. - = = ~
Ahi Courier, fits no use struggling against fate
and the inevitable laws of Commerce. Eyansville
will send out two beats g week loaded with her
own sales, the boats leaving regularly and giving
merchants a whole day In the city to make their
purchases and still enable them to get back home
within week and sell them better bargains than
they got in. Louisville. AEtk
Since Capt. Isaac K. Bell has assumed the presi-
dency of ths Peoples inc, IL has become, IL pos
| sible, more popular line than ever. He staLds
| high As 9 shrswi business man, popular, cour-
teOus gent eman, thorough eoatman, and 60
| shead work ng man. leaving no stone unturned %
| advance the interests he represents
| We thoaght It was Jesse K. Bell who was Presi-
dent of the Peoples Line.
i2~ BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
FIR Cdiro.-The grand Armada, Captain J. v.
Throop, with Billy Dunn and VAL sorenson In
the ONCE, will be the Assirable packet for Cairo
at ~ O'Clock to-day. Go on her.
For LouisviHs-The J. T. McCombs, Captain
Frank. Hurry, will be the popular packet for
Louisville this evening. Mr.. Smith will courte-
ousIy attend to passengers at the cfice.
| For EesPort.--The elegant and reliable Sam
Orr, Captain Hodge Brown. positively returns to
PASSPORT this evening. Mr.. n. @. Gilbert,
pleasant young gentleman, will attend to passsn.
| gers and MAKE them comfortable. huT Z
For Msmphis.-Ths wild-wingsd Liberty No. 2,
| commanded by these ineomparabIe gentlemen,
Captain Sam Archer and Ed. II. Judge, viii go to
Memphis Tomorrow, aEOrdiDg the most luxuri
Gus accommodations to passengers.
Msztest steamer Sam orr-Hodgs, Carr 4 Co,
4Ldg hides; Brown Dunkerson q Co, II bales
Of cotton White Bros, III ba es cotton; Raglan
- Dickey, . bales cotton. hid tobacco; Eesbit
3 Wiggins.3 bales GOTTEN John Greek, bars
iren. ~ 80 "a
Memorandum-Left PASSPORT Tuesday. 18th, at
| P d: Boats in port, Rosa D. Passed Hepslyn
at Clifton; met Countess sc Sandy, Qoffrey at
Turkey Island, and Phantom ct Reynolds bar
arrived at Peducah Thursday ct A NJ, lefs at
p N met cav boat Horner at Cotton wood, Arma-
da at OumbeFland bar, Louisa at Dog Island, |
Matte at Carrsville, Ada Lyon at head OF HurTi-
cane, ] Webb at BowIes' Mines. Five feet wa
ter on Big Bend shoals and rising