The Van Buren press., 1866-03-17
RIVER NEWS.

During the early part of the week. we had
copious falls of rain, which has caused rise
in the river at this point of fully seven feet !;
at this time it is slowly declining. The Alle-
m.M May down'yestcrday from above, reports
that there is no rise, or apparently none above
Webber's Falls, at which point she was COM
PEELED to turn back not being able to get
through to Fort Gibson. She left the Falls
yesterday morning arrived at noon the same
day. The argos was at the Falls when she
left, and would stay there. hoping for rise
out of Grand and Verdigrs Rivers to enable
her to reach Fort Gibson. The rise here so
far rs yet reported, is out of Lees Creek, Por-
teau. skin Bay you. Salisaw, Canadian and IL
linois. From the amount of rain that has
fallen here. and from the fact that all the wa
ter courses hereabOuts are full, we think
there will be a large rise from above.
The arrivals and departures are as follows {:
.uA ..' ARRIVED.
March lltl-Argos, from Little Rock.
Ozark :"
13th-Allena May,
lGth-Allena May, Wcbbcr's Falls.
Pilgrim. Little Rock.
t+ DEPARTED.
March llth-Last Chance for st. Louis
r. l3th-Argos, TT. Gibson.
Ozark Little Rock
lGth-Allena May Little Rock
The argos. ozark, Pilgrim and .AUena May
all discharged considerable amounts of freight
at our wharf
The Hesper which has been. laying up at
Benedicts on account of brcakage of some of
her machinery. having had it repaired, is
looked for to-day.
Cincinnati for Arkrnsas river Oh the 18th ult.
The Pilgrim. Capt. Levi Chapman will leave
for Little Rock, to-day. .r....-
ANOTHER NEW ARKANSAS RIVER Boat
The Cincinnati Commercial of the lst inst, in
its river and steamboat news column says:
Capt. George VOLTS new Arkansas river
packet, Florence Tabor, will drop down to the
levee next week, and leave for the head-wa-
ters of Arkansas river. She Is very light
drapght, only drawing eleven inches water.
Major S. =. Armstrong and Capt. W. ii. kcyt
will have charge of the office.
The Florence 7aber was advertised to leave
for Cincinnati, Van Buren,, Fort Smith. and all
intermediate points on the River on the 7th
inst: IS, ,H
Owing to the good state of the water, and
competition Oh the River, freights are coming
down somewhat to the standard of the old
principle "of live and let live"
We cheerfully publish the card below COM
plimentary to the officers of the fine little
steamer ozark, knowing it to be fully deser-
we'd: '..
At a meeting of the Commissioned Officers
of the SiXty-Second Illinois Infantry Volun-
teerS held at Little Rock. Ark on the 81 day
of March, 1865, the following resolutions were
unanimously adopted:
Resoired, That the thanks of the Officers of
the SiXty-SccOnd Regiment Illinois Veteran
Infantry Volunteers be and the same are here
by rendered to Captain Samuel Houston.
commanding the elegant steamer Ozark"
and to his high-toned and gentlcmanly clerk.
Mr.. John Rose, for their kind and assiduous
attention to the passengers during the recent
trip from Fort Smith to Little Rock Ark,
and that from their prompt anticipation and
supplying of all the wants and comforts of
the passengers, they merit our highest regard
and appreciation. They are earnestly recon-
mended to the liberal patronage of the trav-
cling public
Resolred, That one copy of these resolu-
tiOns he presented to Capt. Houston and Mr..
John Rose each.
Resolred, That copy of the foregoing res
Olutons be sent to each of the Little Rock,
Van Buren, and Fort Smith papers. with a re-
quest that they be published. ...
.'..l - -. LEWIS c. TRUE.
,..E 1t. Col. 62 |. " L. President.
HENRY IIAINEs, Adjt I.V.V. l.. Secretary.