Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-24
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Sizes las. report We hal had snsiderabIs rairs
Yesterday cloudy. damp. disagrseabIe day for
the most part, and the streets are sloppy. The |
wste- is still rtcsding, having fallen about four
inches the twenty-four hours preceding last |
night. The river is now cloar of Ice. -
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since last report |
include The VIM. whits and J. L. Hyatt, Green
river to Evansville; Mary Erwin, Cincinnati to
Arkansasri RI err sRubicos, Cfuefnnsti to New o..
leans; New York, from Cincinnati, and the Mary
Am nt louisville to Evansville.
ss1 Ist1a Beats Due is@e2 AiT ="
Among the frat boats dus here we notice the
Sam Orr, fr, m Tennessee river; Mariner ard Al.
ice Dean, Menphii TO Cincinnati; Lsviathan,
New Orleans to louisville; Calumet. from Mem
phis Arm :diilo, Mamie B, ers and sEose Ham
blston, fer St. Louis; Emns Floyd, for Nash
VILE; Argosy, for Tennesseet rivsf; Hatoma aud
Robert Burns, for Memphis: B u. B shop and
Hesper. for Arkansas river; st. Cloud aud Prima
Donna, fer New Orleans. ,-a sq-sa slr- 4u
miscellaneous 81, 1oi IIIE
Yesterday was the dulIess Of the week, as we
had no regular packsts..........T little wT-
White came in from Green river with a splendid
Trip. Pat. Burke invested largely ia eggs, and
The J. L. Hyatt had two bsrges loaded with coal
in tow-.......The Mary Erwin, and New York had
each first rate trips........The Rubicon was load
cd down with manufactured articles from Pitts
burgh. She is new beat. The CINCINNATI Com
mercial says, she is commanded by Captain W.
B. Hazlett with Mr. J. NJ. Hazlett in the office.
The Rubicon was built at Pittsburgh, and is q
good business boat. She is 2l1 feet4long, SO feat
beam, with feet depth of hold. She has 3
boilers 40 inches in. diameter, ooutaining huss
each, aud &c feet long. The cylinders are 20
inches in diameter with 81 feet len. tn of stroke.
She has capacity for 500 tuns. She was built ex ).
pressly Tar the Missouri river trade, and is hrst-
class boaf.........The sub marine Underwater has
gone 10 the wreck of the W. B. Carter, in the
hope 81 recovering the cafe, which it Is said cons
tains q Iargs amount Of money........The cylin.
| der head q one of the engines of tho Rebecca
was blown ont q short distance below Nashville,
| q few days ,ago.......The southerner was sold a
| few days ago to the Atlantic aud hi sissippl
4 Steamship Company. She formerly caliad
the Aut5cr t. and now it is the design tochange
her name and call her the Belle Hickm n.
The Virginia my be expected at the WHAT to-
day. =
1Fu Boats leaving To Day.A
| For 0afrO.-Ths Armada is the 1eguIAi
packets Cairo, to day. Capt. Throopg goes ou'
in charge, with Val sorenson in the ofhee N
further recommendation is necessary.
/ For Louisville The beautiful little Mar:
Ament, as nat, SAFE. aud reliable craft %
floats, With cApt. Liter in charge, Is asreguIai
! packet i louisville to- day. ~
For New Orleans.-Ths iva Branch Is
erpsctsa attae wharf, . d y. bound for New Or.
leans saso the Yirginis is DUE aud will take her
i departure f5r The ebeve na9ed port this day,
For Lou svhtle The Rsss HE, an ele
CANT craft, IN charge Of courteous officers, will
/ 90 to louisville to-day.
Fbr Bowling GreeD.-The neat, stAunch
and elegant little steamer, VIM White, VITA
Capt. Rust =. charge, and that pleasant Elmer aid
Islander. Pat BaTke in the office, win lsaye thl
day for Bowling Green, and way ports. The VIM
is n at boat, perfectly saf', fast and comforts.
1 HE, q has not tubnl Ar boiler =, sbout her