Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-09
River items.

HnTTf River and Weather.
We had another delightful day yesterday. II
was warm and pleasant, with indications Of fall
ing welthsr. The water Is still receding at the
rate Of about an inch an hour.
b g = ARRIVALS ana Department.
The arrivals and departures since last report are
not numerous. The following is the port list up
to SsIate ur last night. Calumet, from Ten
nsssee river. Charmsr, Cairo to Evansville. Re-
beeca, EashvillstO Gineinnati. Baltic. Memphis,
and Mamie Byers, Memphis to Cincinnati. J. 8 3.
McCombs, Louisville to Henderson and return.
Ensralds New orIerns TO Oincianati. Morning
Star, Memphis 10 Louisville, and the WIN. White
for Green river. M
aHNMm Boats Duesa eFMn "a
We notice. among the frat boats due, the Indi-
ana, New Orleans to Cineinnati: Messenger and
Alice Dean, Memphis TO CINCINNATI; Emma
Floyd, for Nashville; Naugatrck, Robert Burns
and Anna. for Memphis and Emperor, for New
Orleans the Bertha, forvicksburg aud the STAR
light and Linnie Drown for Arkansas river.
e4e 2ltag 1MisceI1ameous 80
yesterday was anofhsr eull day on tbs wharf.
Outside Of ths. regular packets there was but lit
tie done. The packets, however, did the usual
amount Of business........All the tubular boilers
ara to be removed from the boats constituting the
Peoples Line hstEeen- Cincinnati and Louisville
........The Calamet had fair trip from Tennessee
river. She discharged 81 bales of cotton for
White Bros, and IA bales for reshipment.........
The Charmer had good trip up snd fair trip
out. She brought soma cotton for Huston g.
Co., and lot for Brown. bunker ON & oo......-..
Huston %. shipped rs bales of cotton for Gin
cnDati, on the Baltic and Ran
ME Byers had but moderate trips 70 Cincinnati
....-..The McCombs had bone yard trip, in TACT
nothing .........The Emerald hal been a fortnight
out from New Orleans. 1.-THE Morning Star
was nght.........Ws were glad to notice that the
little VIM. white had a fair trip for Green river.
We need 3 good boat in that trade, and presume
the will stay.......Tne beautiful and ataunch Ma
~ Ament will reach the levee to-day, aud
win depart for Louisvills to morroW....4T The
river detailing at st. Louis. The ics Is thinning
apidly.........Ths loss Of the W. B. Garter makes
the fourth belonging to the Atlantic and Mis-
sissippf Steamship Company, within q period Of
about three months. Theboats wers the Niagara,
stickneys Missouri aud the Carter. The aggre-
gate loss Is not IS than half million Gf doIars
..s-...Mr. Hill, of Madison, Ind. has introduced
into Congress ths following resolution, which
was agreed to: "That tho 0ommiftee on Roads
aud Canals be instructed to inquire what further
legislation, Il any, Is necessary 70 Improve the
navigation Of the Ohio river between ito mouth
and,tbe eityof Cincinnati, and especially. at the
falls Of said rivsr, near the city Of Louisril,e'
with leave to report by bill or otherwise. at the
earliest practicable period.'' ~.
Boats Leaving To. Day
For Tennessee Rtver.-The excellent
Calumet. with that affA Bile and courteous gentle.
man, Capt. McLain, in charge, All EDWARDS in
the ONCE, will take her departure to-day for Ten.
nessee river. This is pleasant, neat, sa Q aud
comfortable boat, and, best OF all. she nas the
eleverest sort Of gentlemen as her Managers
For Cumberland River,-The elegant
,. r. Webb, Capt. ThrOop in charge, will leave
for Nashville and way ports to-day. The webb
viii be found pleasant and safe craft, ana her
officers perfect gentlemen.
GIeanIngs from Our Exchanges.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesteriay Gays:
The weather sas mild and hazy, yesterday,
with the mercury at 40 degrees above zero last
night. There was very little ice running oppo-
site this city, yet, navigation being suspended
from Pittsburgh to Petersburg, none Of Abe up-s
ward. bodnd steamers have ventured 20 START up
the river The river Is still receding, at the rate
Of twelve inches very twenty four hours There
are fees in the canal, and IL feet ON the shoaIest
bars along the Lower Ohio. There are feet and
falling in the Cumberland. -
The louisville Courier of yesterday says aaa
The river was stlll falling yesterday, though
rather more slowly than heretofore, with Ave feet
elght inches water In the canal in the evening by
the mark. During the previous twenty .four
hours II had fallen four inches at the head Of the
Falls and one foot at Portland The weather has
moderated very materially, with another white
frost yesterday morning; and If this morning
brings another, IL viii be the third in successfon
sure harbinger of rain. The thermometer
ranged at SO yesterday.
On the Falls last evening there not ever
three feet eight inches water In the pass down the
Indian chute, aud considerable ice floating In tbs
river. The fee, however, was not obstructive 70
good boats, aud sill the regular packets were IN
and ont on time usual.
The W. 3. CARTER DssAsTER.-The loss OF life on
the W. Z. Carter. that explcd in the Missis-
Btppi, will BE- Lets, far less, than reported.
Mr.. Henry Hannegan, one Of the pilots OF the l
Peytona, arrived from Cairo " terday. She took
CT q number OF the saved and landed them at
Cairo. sfha lcss Of life among the passengers
was by the horrible means Of burning She had
some hffy pasaonger altogether, Including women
and chi. dFsn. early all Of whom Had con grega-
ted in the ladies' cabin, which soon caught Ere,
and most Of the women and children we're lost.
burned with. the boat.
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