Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-02
River News.


tended, and will not probably be delayed
beyond to-day.
Business on the leyse during the az
ternoou was moderately brisk, although
arrivals we're few, including only the
Morning Star, Louisville to Henderson
and return; Phantom, Nashville to Gin
cinnati Spray, Psducah to Cincinnati;
Gen HalIeck, Henderson, and the Ar
manda, for Cairo.
The Gennie Hopkins was at the wharf
yesterday. She has been converted into
a tender for the hospital steamer r. G.
Wood, and was en- route to join that
boat
The Morning Star had splendid trip
Of both passengers and freight Many
Of the former, being destined for points
below, suffered extreme disappointment
that the Armada bad departed.
The Spray has been on the Ways at
Paducah and is now as good as new.
The Halleck returned from Hendsr-
son last evening, and is loading for
Green river, FOR which she will leave
this morning.
To-day the Gen. Anderson will be the
regular packet for Paducah and Cairo.
Passengers for any port intermediate
will find the Anderson q pleasant pas
senger packet
The sausy little Grey Eagle will be
the pleasant and popular steamer for
Henderson and Louisville this afternoon.
She is superb in ell her appointments
Capt Joe. Bunce is her princely com
mander
The Golden Eagle was detained and
did NOT leave Cincinnati until Tuesday
evening. She will 30 here to-day
The Silver Moon, from Memphis; the
Charmer, from Cairo; and the Niagara,
from New Orleans, are among the FIRST
boats due here.
The Cottage was still receiving At
dark last night, but would leave early for
Cumberland river Among her passen-
gers was our distinguished nAmesake'
j. N s., and family, Of Dieusburg.
Among the passengers by the Morning
Star, last evening, we're our friend Mr.
VIM. Brown and family, whom large
circle Of friends will welcome home,
after protraeted sojourn in the East.
The city engineer Of st. Louis has
made an extended report upon the pro-
jet Of bridging the Mississippi river at
that point Mr.. Homes enquiries al
length what sort Of an ediGcs should be
constructed, and decides in favor Of a
tubular iron-plate bridge, without a
draw Steamboats, in passing under il
would have TO lower their chimneys "a
the level Of the hurricane deck. II,
then gives in detail the plan Of eonstruc
ton determined on, and the approximate
cost Of the structure be fixes at S., $50,
200.
As the steamer City Of Cairo was pass
ing the steamer Fairehild, which 4
aground near Island No. i6, she wa
hailed by several men in skiG, putting
OIL from the latter. Capt Riley orderel
the boat stopped, and as the skiif np
preached had line cast out for it to b.
made fast to, but it slipped from tn
hands Of the negro in the bow, and tn
current being swift, was swung around
carried under the wheel and crushed
The men chung to the wheel until assi'
tance was extended to them, by whiel
they we're rescued They belonged I
the crew Of the Fairehild, aud had Ap
preached the City Of Cairo to put letter
aboard They we're sent back to tn
Fairchild, only in the way of wettins
little worse Of their adventure.
The Cumberland was still rising a
Nashville on Monday, aud the river i
higher now by several feet than il ha
been since 1862, the lowlands abov
Nashville and the bottom lands {
Edgefeld being all overaown.
The Tennessee was rising at last a,
counts, with twelve feet Of water in Ii
channel
The Mississippi is rising from S
Louis to Cairo,
NAsuvlLLE--The Dispatch, of SUI
day says;
The Cumberland continues 20 rise
aud Captain Boyd expects that we sha
have the biggest river seen here sine
lS47, when he steered his boat east q
the bridge pier, ran her over the + lgS
field flats and across the Gallatin Pix
and finally anchored on the corner
Market and Broad streets The follo'
ing we're among ;he boats in port ye
terday afternoon; The Matte Cable
Marmora, l. NJ Kenuett, Lilly, Eme
ad, Revenue, Financier, Nora, Man
&c The Emma Floyd and the Blu
Levi left this port for Louisville, yest'
day, and the Carrie for the Tenness
River. The Revenue, Captain Russo
will leave for Cincinnati this mornin
MemeraRda Tho Steamer Peyto
left New Orleans Wednesday, Februa
22d, at 2p m. Boats in port Leviath'
Saratoga, Clara Dolsen and Ben StiC
neg. Later boat to leave the sal
evening
On the 2Sd met steamers Grey Eal
and Joseph Pierce at Bayou Sara; "a
Mary Forsyth at Tunica Bend, w.
Arthur at VIcksburg, Fanny Ogden a
James Watson at Skipworth's LaudiI
25th passed James Raymond with I
barges at Gaines Landing, passed Gil
iator with barge at No. ~, passed MI
ison at No. 60, met Hannibal abe
White River; Goth met RowenS &
passed Silver Wave, Tyrone, ]. H. b.
win aud Linuie Drown, at Walnut Re
the Drown being aground, passed
Moines and met John Rsyne and Al
erat at Council Bend, met Vulcan v
hay barges, Bart Able and Glasgow
Commerce, passed May Duke at s.
place, met Paragon al Presidents
land, arrived at Memphis ii a. m, b