Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-23
River Items,
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Ye.tefday was most beautiful day throughou's
1t was ca N. balmiug and pleasant. The river at
this point is stationary.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up to last night,
and since our last report, Include the Argosey
from the Tennessee river to Evansville; Tsrascon.
Louisville to Memphis; Liber ly No. z, Memphis
to u uisvills; Rosa D., Wabash river to Evans
vile; J. Il. Groesbeck, New Orleans to CinciEna.
ii Rosa HE, Louisville to Il nderson and re-
turn; Phantom, Nashville to Evansville; Valid,
Cairo to Pi.tsburg; Amelia Poo, Cincinnati to
Port Penton; S. D. Eermon, Cairo to Pittsbn g:
Chairman fr IN Cairo and return; J. T. McCombs,
LouisyiIle to Henderson and return, and the Bee
Boats Due.
Among the first b. ats due here we notes the
Superior, Memphis to EVaYsville; New York and
Altoona, St. Louis to Cincinnati; Alice Dean and
Natoma, Memphis to Cincinnati; Leonora, Oinein
natl TO Tennessee river; Emperor, for Nashville;
Nightingale and Nashville, for St. Louis; Anna
Robert Burns and Mineols, for Ne mphis; Linnie
Drown, Anglo Saxon aud Lady franklin, for Ar
kansas river; Amazon and Prima Dona, for New
Orleans.
-s miscellaneous.
Business was very good on the levse yesterday.
We noticed that freIghts were handled quite
lively IN the afternoon. learn that 1t IL
the intention of Captain Yandsgrif to put tho
Argosy 10 the trade between this point and Nash
VILE. She will run a regular packet, leaving
here on Tuesday of each week. The Argosy Is
a splendid boat, safe and reliable, sad Captain
Vandegrif is a clever gentleman, and genial
good man. II is his Intention to keep the boat 10
that trade, and he proposes to labor for the inter
ests Of ths city Of Evansville a. WILL his own.
We take great DIAL of pleasure In commanding
him and hls boat to our shippers, and he will meet
with the best success. The Argosy came In with
fair trip from Tennessee river. and will,
informed, complete her arrangements to enter
the trade to Nash ilIe.........The Tarascon had
splendid trip. Miss Kate Rsignoils was . pas
ssngsr by her. We are told that Miss Kate will
probably return this way after she fills her en-
ga cement at Mobil-.....--.Ths Liberty No. had
fair trip Of freight, aud was fall Of people,. She
Is determined TO be sven mora popular than be-
fore she was rsatted.........Ths Rosa D. had good
| trip both ways..-...The j. II. Groesbsek was
light........The Phantom up light.........The
towboat Valid had five empty barges In tow, and
the 7. d. Hamer hal liks number, both bound
for Pitisburgh.....-..The Amelia Poe had fair
trip of freight and cabiu fuI Of pretty women.
The river reporter of the Courier did not leave on
that boat, Notwithstanding the beautiful attrac-
tIons she conference.-the Oharmer had 3 good
cargo up. She discharged 200 bbis OF h5ur at
Huston a Cos. wharfboat, for j. O. Whoelsr
She had al splendid trip down the rivsE. few
more such enserprising msn IS Capt. Dusouchst.
and others who control that packet line. would
be Of invaluable importance to the trade Of Ev-
ansvilIe.......The big Superior s due and expect
ed to-day...--..The Deer Ledge left St Louis on
the Goth for the mountains. The 81. Louis Democrat
says: She designs making Fort Benton the ter
minus Of her voyage. and her officers claim that
she will be the first arrival Of the year At that
point. We know that her pilot, LawFsnce Oil.
man, who Ia q skIilIul and admirable ofleer, will
do his best 70 verify tho prediction above stated
The Deer Lodge is loaded to three feet Of watsr,
and has therefore probably 800 tons on board, Is
she is one Of those vaIuAbs boats adapted to car
ry largely IN shallow waters. She has also rs
passengers, with comfortable accommodations on
her upper deck. The rate Of passage psr indlvid-
ual to Fort Benton is $500; freight Is cents per
pound. The distance bsing S.l75 miles, the boats
which succeed Ia reaching Fort Benton and re.
turning to this port. will have travsrsed q space
Of more than six thousand miles.
boats Leaving To Day.
For Msmphis.-The beautiful Morning
Star will be at the levee to-day and leave for
Memphis. She Is splendid boat, SAFE fast, pleas.
ant aud agreeable in every way.
For Tennessee River.-The Phantom
will leave this day for Tennessee river See adyer.
tIsement.