Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-08

OEgeE t1beiliHtDCe TelAIlnR TINS lutero6ta the
river. Such favors Will meet with the trsast ap.
preciaton if addressed to the River Editor Evans
Vile JOURNAL, and left with either of the wharf
00A' q E-Af If8A +
Rissr and Wsatssr.-The riverlis
falling very fast here; the water has re-
coded about two feet since our last res
port and left the wharf in very bad con.
dition. The weather yesterday was per-
fsctly delightful for this season Of the |
year, clear and warm. ITaA
ArriuGls and Departures.-The arri-
walls and departures since our last re-
port include: the Melnotte, for New Or
leans; the Robert Burns, from Memphis
10 Cincinnati; Harry Dean, Memphis to
Cincinnati; Rebecca, Nashville to Gin
cinnati; Lady Gay, New Orleans to Lou
isville; J. T. Mccombs, Louisville to
Henderson. and return; The Morning
Star, Louisville TO Memphis; White
Cloud No. 2, Louisville to New Orr
Ieanss eurlew,. Henderson and return;
The ST. Patrick, Memphis to Louisville;
Emperor, Memphis to Cincinnati; Dun
kerson, for Green Riveri Rose Hite,
Louisville to Henderson and return;
Spray, Cincinnati 20 Tennesses River;
Virginia, New Orleans to Louisville;
Calumet, Evansville and Cairo packet;
and the Charmer.
Boats Dae-Among the frst boats
due here We notice the Luminary, from
louisville to New Orleans; the Dictator,
Louisville to New Orleans; Armada,
for Cincinnati; Rose Hambleton, for
louisville Tarascon, for Louisville;
Louisiana, for Cineinnati.s -
Miscellaneous Business On The
wharf Saturday and Sunday was quite
brisk, considerable freight was handled.
...,....The Emperor discharged 23l
bales of cotton on Saturday at.this port
| for Brown, Dunkerson & Co.....,..s.The
Melnotte had a splendid trip for New
Orleans on Saturday night.........The
Robert Burns had on board $50 bales of
cotton for Cincinnati. .......The enter
prising firm of Huston & Co., shipped
so barrels of dried fruit on her..........
The Harry Dean carried forward 600
bales of cotton for Cincinnati........The
Rebeccai was loaded TO the gnards with
old iron.........The Morning Star was
Full of light freight. Huston b Co,
shipped large amount of freight BY her
to Memphis, and Brown, Dunkerson &
/ Co, shipped about so tons of miseella-
neous freight to ports below. ~ 1.-The
White Cloud No. 2, was principally load
ed with live stock. ..a..s The ST. Patrick
discharged 162 bales of cotton en- Sat
urday for Brown, Dunkerson 4 Co.
The Charmer came in on Sunday
with a fair trip.........The Dunkerson
had but slim trip out on Saturday.
.........We publish on the frst page a
full account of the destruction of the
! Elenora Carroll at Louisville. There
seems to be general disaster among
steamboats now. Disasters never come
single it is said. Below we give briei
statement Of other misforrunes and
troubles Of boats at other places
The GoIdina, bound from
Memphis to Arkansas River, was sunk
in the latter stream yesterday, q week
ago. She is reported in critical con
dition. She was valued at $50, 900, and
was insured for SIS, 0O0.........W enotics
that the side-wheel steamer Dora, for:
merly Emma Duncan, is advertised fol
4 sale. Sheis on the ST. Louis dooks.......,
The new steamer Ozark is loading 81
Cincinnati for Arkansas river direch
1860. 1T is reported By Louisville pa
per that the Emerald ocoIIided with the
General Anderson a few days ago, neal
>. Cairo, resulting in the burning and sink
ing of the latter boat,.......sTke Hunt.
ress sunk near Alexandria on the S0th
uIt. The boat will prove total loss
| She was valued at $4,000. No lives
!. were lost.........Two coal boats were
/ sunk on the reef Of rocks at the head Of
the falls at Louisville Lass Friday.a.......
4 A Louisville paper makes note Of the
1 fact that "ths chambefmai6 of the Ele-
nora Carroll lost all her kit clothes
and ali The Bostona is offered for
sale at Memphis........We are indebted
to the gentlemasly oficersof the Morn
ing Star and the J. 7. McCom5s for late
Louisville and New Albany papers, also
| to Mr.. conaut, at Huston & Cos wharf
boat, for late Memphis papers.
GLEaNINGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES. sa'
| The LOqisville CosgiTaof the esh'
says: f4eaEr .0e anfIos
Capt. Desmnkes has named his new
clipper packet, now at the city whsrf,
the Richmond, great name, and ia
nous boat. She goes to Nashville early
next week, and from thence to New Or.
leans and Red River, the ightest
draught boat of her class ever built
4 Many daring teats and miraculous es-
capes were ma de by parties at the burn
ing of the EIeanora Carrel yesterday.
Capt. Levi, of Moorehead Il Co, had to
run through fame of fire in the cabin
to reach the steps.
4 The river continues 10 fall very fast,
] with 3 feet inches water in the canal
in the evening by the mark Dnring
the previous "a hours it had fallen IL
inches at the head of the falls and 8 feet
at Portland. ''1s'-
4 The Cincinnati Commercial of Gae
9th reports that the weather was cold
and clear yesterday, with she mercury at
280 above zero last night. At Pittsburg
the river is falling, with 4 feet in the
channel. last night by the MonoDgahela
marks. Here, the river has receded 8
feet during the "a hours lending nlast
night. There are 20 feet hence to Lou
isville Lls s's .fsistqnos seat saivsd sisiels'
The Memphis Barzefin Of the 4 h says:
The Mississippi is bank full and at a
stand here, or rising slowly. and all ifs
tributaries are in like condition. Boat
ingin every direction is ell that can be
desired, but freights outside of cotton at
reduced rates, are still offering slowly.
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