Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-06
River Items.


EH River and Weather.
Yesterday the weathes moderated 9 little in tbs
afternoon. For the most part of the day IL was
clear, with now and then floating hazy cloud.
The water is stil receding fast, having fallen ~
least two tsst since our last report.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures sine, last report In
eluds the .. 7. McCombs, louisville to Hen.
dsrson and return; Mariner, Memphis TO CIncin-i
neti Lady Pike. Cincinnati to tennessee Rivers
ChaFmsr, from Cairo and return Columbia, Gin
cinnati to St. LOnis Havana, Cincinnati to Nash
VILE; Tempest, Lonisvi IL TO Nashville; Phan-1
tom, PASSPORT to EyansvnIs; Palestine, Louis
VILE TO Nashville; Tfgtess No. 2, New Orleans to
Pittsburg: Silver Moon, Cincinnati to Memphis;
Clifton, Memphis to Cincinnati: Mineola, Cin-
einnati to Memphis; J. B Gilmore, Nashville 70
Cincinnati, and ths Altoona, Cincinnati TO Arksn-
sas River.
aas Boats Due. 1891
Among the irst boats due here We notice the
Indiana, fron New Orleans TO Louisville; Tara-
soon. Louisville to Memphis; Armada, from
Cairo; Darling. from Memphis.
Miscellaneous.
Business on the lsves, yesterday, was quite &C.
tive. There is considerable amount Of freight
here awaiting hiFnsnt......... The Sam Orr moved
up TO the wharf yes :srday, and was loading for
EastpOrt........We are in formed tina. the Phantom
will 60 into The Wabash river trade...-...Ths W.
B. Carter blowsd Up at near the vicinity of
vicksburg, the particulars Of which we could not
learn. ........By dispatch received by Cox Hum
phrey we learn that tbs General HAlIsck was
burned at Memphis yesterday morning No par.
tieuiars given Dictator IS fast aground
i n 4. -. a..
from all accounts She is reported fast, and with
tbs present rate OF falling water, her prospect IL
dull for an eariy visit to eur city are in
dsbted TO Mr.. Vineyard, Clerk Of the Phantom
for manifest OF the Iast trip of that boat. We
print Il below......... The Tigrsss No. hAd a
TOW Of eight empty barges
Billy Conant, OF Huston b Co.'s wharfbost hs
placed rs under obligations for fAvors, for which
he will accept thanks.-.......The Lady Pike had
| good tr.p........Ths Charmer, Havana, Tempest
| Phantom, Palestine, Clifton. Minneoia, Giimorl
and Abecna had each ,xcellsnt trips, and thu
/ Silver Moon was ftlli....... Below we publish
letter from Capt. Yoris, correcting an impression
that his boat had been racing with the Missouri
Mr. serens N, the gentemanly clerk of til,
steamer Armada, wifi accept thanks for lat
New Orleans psrers........Ths big Superior vii
leave for Memphis to-day.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For Memphas.--Ths Superior, Capt. Dex
ter in charge, will leave for Memphis to-day.
For EastpOrt.-The Sam. Orr viii leave thi
day for PASSPORT. She is fully repaired and vii
be found ready to accommodate shippers or pas
sengers. hsa
GIeanEngs from Our Exchanges.
The Cincinnati oommerciaI of yesterday says
1 In H r.
day. At Pittsburgh, there were feet and fall
Ing last night Here, the river was receding on
and half inches per hour last night. There
Is fe1t heoes TO Leu sville. Theirs are feet Il
the Canal, and Is feet on the shOalest bars alon
the Low Ohio. There are feet and falling ii
| the Cumberland.
Tie Louisvi:ls Courier Of yesterday Gays (:
I The river was faliing slowly yesterday, wifi
seven feet vac IN tbs canal By the mark. Du
| ring the previous fCrty-eight hours II had falie
1 twelve inches at the head Of the falls, and tire
f,et at Portland The wsai her has bsea iats nse
~ cold Tor over fOrty.sight hours, the thermoms
tor Saturday morning ranging as low as thirtee
degrees absve ssro. Il was also very cold ysster
day, s"d ice vas freely made. grns-r
On the falls last evening there were Eve Tee
| water in tie pass down the Indian chute an
falling slowly. .i-4 +ea ss@ A
ntm- EYASsyILLn, IKD., Feb. 8. lSCs.
/ Editors journal: $50 = A@@@ @--% IS
1 There seems To be an impression abroad tina
the silver II loon and steamer Missouri, before tn
| accident, were on q race. INi state that, 50 ia
IS en concerned, there was no intention Of
race on the part of the silver tocu, as we wer
| going on at our usual speed. and attending TO on
cwn business; nor do supposs there was an
| intention on the part Of the officers Of the Mis
souri, tor race. am Try the impression pre-
walls that there wag race on hand.
I W. O. VohIs,
f1 Captain Silver Moon.
Evansville Courier please copy.l sec
Manifest of the Steamer PhantoR, from Ton
| nesa-e riVsr--White Bros. IS baies OF cotton
| Brown, Dunkerson q Co., IS b iess Rhgou
Diekey, balssi Z. q. Fryer, bslesi p. D r
| ris, o aiss; Huston q Co /, 50 bales cotton and
| boxes mdse. Cox Il Humphrey, hhds. tobacco
Capt. AL. Duncan. boxes OF EGGS bags o
Fathers, l bag Of ginsapg Dbl of tallow, 10 dr.
| hides; acCIurg Kendall, III bbis. tar, Dbl