Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-13
River Items.
River and Weather.

Yesterday was cloudy and damp, with coois |
raw atmosphere, The water fell little yestsr-
day, probably not more than two inches.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since last report
include the 1. Z, Hyatt, Memphis to Louisville;
Morning Star, Louisville to Memphis; ]. r Nc
Combs, Louisville to Henderson and return
Golden Eagle Cincinnati to Memphis; Minnie |
Young, Wabash River to Rockport; Oharmer, for /
Cairo; VIM. White. from Green Rivsri Southern
err, Louisville to Memphis; Silver Moon, Mem
phis to Cincinnati Starlight, from Cincinnati to
Arkansas River; Pink Varble, Louisville to East
port; Lady Pike, Eastport to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the fret boats duo here, notics the
Minneola, Memphis to Cincinnati; Edinburghs
St. Louis to Pittsburgh; Tarasc1n, Memphis to
Louisville; Rowena, Nashville t. Cincinnati;
Mercury Louisville to Nashville, and Emperor,
| Cincinnati to New Orleans.
miscellaneous.
Business on the wharf, yesterday, was fair, but
outside of the regular packets theie were but few
shipments made. There is 8 large lot Of freight
accumulated the wharfboats awaiting ship
ment We noticed E large amount Cox &
Humphreys wharfbost, destined for Nashville
Memphis, and New Orleans.........The Morning
1
.......The southerner had also big load and
fased freight at this port......... Huston Co.
shipped q bales of cotton on the J. T. hIcCombs
for Louisville. Golden Eagle had first
rate trip for Memphis........The Minnie Young
was heavily loaded with wheat....-.-Tls Charm
er had fine trip cut yester y.....-..The Silver
Moon discharged Is bales of cotton for Brown,
Dunkerson & Oo.........The Starlight, for Arkan-
4 had fuIl Ioad aff refr ha VIM
| White had 50 hhds. of tobacco for Cox 3 Hum
phrsy. She had good trip and will go out to-
day. .......The Calumet did not leave for New Or
leans as advertised nor is # certain that she viii
&c to New Orleans at all. At present it 10 the
intention for her to remain whore she is for few
days One half Of her is owned by Capt. Vance Of
| Madison, who Is anxious to withdraw her from
the Tennessee river trade, while the other parties
interested seem to hesitate. It has besn suggest
| ed that the number of stockholders be increased
and that the half belonging to Capt. Vance te pur-
chased. In that event, it Is proposed to return her
to and keep her In the same trade. We informed
| those who have right to know, that the people
alorg the Tennessee river have manifested great
disposition to trade here and it is contended that
the two boats, the Sam. Orr aud the Calumet,
can, and will eventually do almost all the bnsi-
ness on that river III kept In the trade. Mer-
chants state that goods be purchased in this
city at q lower figure than at st. Louis or at
Louisville, or Cincinn natl. This, we informed
Is the statemsntof all Tennessee traders who have
purchased goods in this market, and it is but the
truth and, II this be true, 1t certainly does look
like good policy to keep at least two packets In
that trade for the especial benefit Of Evansville.
We are informed that the officers Of the Board Of
Trade psrfecting their plans for operation As
fast as possible, and that the first object will be
to look after the Evansville packets, and If there
are any wanting in trades that of importance
to the city, to at devise means to supply the
want. With this view of the case, we hope Il
will be deemed prudent and practicable
to purchase the Calumet and return
her to and keep her in the same trade. It
ought not to be forgotten that this 10 the dul,
season, when all branches Of trade languish-
ing, and that much Hyelier time may be ex-
peeted In the spring. Il Is. just now late for
these merchants to purchase winter goods, AID
too early to purchase q spring and summer sup
ply. The enterprise, it is thought. will prove a
perfect success in tho course of two Or thrse
months. at least, If the boat 10 returned to the
trads.....-..we are under obligations to Billy
oOnant, Of Huston q Cos whsrfboat, for repeated
favors, for which he will please accept our
thanks.
Boats Leaving NO. Day.
For LOuisvilIe.-The elegant, new, and
beautiful steamer, Mary Amelt, Capt. Liter in
charge, will be the regular Louisville packet for
to-day. Look out for the Mary.
For EastpOrt.-The ssaunch aud elegant
Sam. Orr leaves for PASSPORT to-day. She Is SAFE,
fast, commodious and comfortable.
For Green River.-The excellent little
steamer VIM. White, Capt Rust In charge,
with that 'illigant gintleman," Pat Burke, in
the Office, will leave this day for Rochester aud
way ports. She Is perfectly safe-shs has not the
tubular bsiIers
For New OrIeans.-The big Indiana will
leave th'sIday fer New Orleans and way ports
For Memphis.-The su ,erior may be ex-
pected at the wharf to-day, to leave for Mem
phis. She Is big enough to take OF herself.
For wabash RIyer-The Propeller
Rooster, will leave Cox Humphreys wharfboat
to-day at O'Clock. for Wabash river.
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
The Memphis Commercial, Of the 9th instant
says:
The weather still continues clear and pleasant.
| Business on tho levee, yesterday, rather &C.
tive. The river opposite this city s still dtelin-
/ ing slowly.
/ his Is steamboats, to the st. Louis, Cairo, and
Johnsonvile Packet Company for S266, 900. The
steamers were ell stern-whee' srs but one. They
have been plying betSeen st. Louis, Johnson:
| willie and Eastport, Cairo aud JohnsonYilie, and
Cincinnati and Johnsonville.
The Memphis Public Ledger Of the 9th says:
We learned from Mr.. Grisson, second clerk Of
/ the Steamer Albert Pfarce, that the steamer Ca.
tawba, which left here last week for Black rive
sunk four miles below Jacksonport. The boat
will prove total loss She bad board fifty
bales Of cotton consigned to merchants Of our city,
and seventy I've tons of private freight for Pow.
haitian. The freight will be saved in q damaged
| condition. The Oatawba was owned BY Captain
Bowen aud VIM Carter, of Mound City, Ill, and
was valued at 81 600; insured for $4,000.
The Lizzie Tate suagged and sunk at Grand
Bayou, In Red river, and it is feared the boat will
prove o total loss. The cargo was saved in q
/ damaged condition. nw&l
The Magnolia Is TIED up at New Orleans for debt
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday says:
The weather was damp and cloudy, Yesterday, |
With almost steady rain during the night pre- |
vious. Last night the rlercu y Indicated IS de. |
grees, with the wind from tie north west. At |
channel last night. Navigation 10 folly resumed
to Wheeling, perhaps Pittsburgh. Here the riv- |
er Is rising slowly, with 10 feet hence TO Louis |
Vile. There are feet 10 the Canal, and 10 feet
on the shoaest bars along the Lower Ohfe. There
are So feet and falling fast in the Cumberland.
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says:
The river was at staud yesterday, with feet |
water In the canal in the evening By the pier /
m.rk- During the previous As hours ii had fallen /
barely an inch at the head Of the falls with heavy
rains Saturday night. The weather was warm /
with indications Of more rain.
On the falls last evening there were feet water
down the Indian chute, the surface Of Welch's /
rock Just visible.
The Mercury, drawing 80 inches, descended the
falls Saturday evening.
The river at Pitlsburg Saturday at noon, as we Il
learn by special dispatch, slowly swelling,
with 4 feet inches in the channel; weather
cloudy, with indications OF rain and good rise,
as the snow was heavy In the mountains
BLANK ROCKS.