Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-16
River Irens



Rain has bean thrsaasning since FRIDAY evening,
bat up to last night but 3 light sprinkle had
fallen. The weather continues warm and plea
SAINT. The river continued to rss at this point up
to yesterday morning, when II eams to stand
ana rsmainsd stationary up TN dark last night,
and viii be found falling to-day. There is
splendid stage Of water from Louisville 10 Cairo.
for all classes Of boats.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.
Stree Friday evening the following beats have
arrived and departed: David White, LOulsvlns
20 Ee~ Orleans; Havana, Cincinnati to Nashville,
MinnsOla. Cincinnati TO Memphis: hobart urns,
Memphis to Cairo; Armada, Cairo and return !,
Rosa D., Wabash river and return; Mary Amsnt,
10 EouisSills; Vim. White 70 Green river; Row.
ena, Nashville to Oinciunsti Oharmer, Cairo to
Eysnssills; New York, cinelnnatfto ST. Louis !;
Morning Star, Louisville to Memphis; y r. Gil.
more, Cincinnati to Arkansas river j. T.. Nc,
Combs, Louisville TO Henderson; Liberty No. q,
Memphis to Louisviils; Palestine, Louisville to
| Nashville.
BOATS DUE. w
% Among the nrst boats due here are the Emma
Floyd and Lsonors No. 2, for NaahsiiIe; ooIum-
bIa, Lawrence. Nightingale, and Bertha, for St.
Louis; silver Moon and Anna, for Memphis
hlnnie Drown for Arkansas rivers Louisville,
Silver Spray and hfelnotts, for New ORLEANS
| Chfson and Eatoma. FROM Memphis; Lady Frank.
In, from Arkansas river; Prfma Donna. Maggie
Hays, p. W.. strAdsr. and Indianas from New Or
leans; Sam. Orr, for Kastport: Cornelle, from
Nashville; Shamrock aud Silver Lake. from st
Louis. Y
4 MISCELLANEOUS.
BUSINESS In river matters CONTINUES dull, no
only here, but st ell points aIong the Ohio ans
mississippi rivers........The Cairo Nashville att
Green River p-eksts to be the only boat
doing any thing, except through boats to Mem
phis and New Orleans, which manage to get tril
after weeks drumming There have bseI
numsr US arrivals here since last report, but fev
81 them did any business The David White
Havana, ATinneola, Robert Burns. Rowsna Morn
ing Star. Nsw York, and J. B. Gilmore, ali hal
good trips........T The Armada had nice trip boil
ways. II there Is anything going, shs !
sure to get il. which is ell right...............
The Rosa d. brought load Of corn out Of th
. Wabash. Forthwith sho will retarn to tina
classic stream. ........The Taraacon and Charnea
had rather slim trips.........The Vim. White ha
very fair trip for Green riveE........Tha Morn
ing Star passed down yesterday with nyiu
colors and good trlp....~..The VIM. Osborne.
Pittsburg built farybs At, passed down on satur
day route TO Kansas Oity...-.....It Is reports
, that the J. B. Doyle. good boat. was seized an
burned by gusrriiias on BED river recently
which shows that the South IL reconstructed
....y...The Silver waYs broke her shaft on her We
. from Johnaonville With load Of ordnancs....
The Cleaner broke. six of her stanchions by rur
ming against the st. Cloud, ct the mouth Of Whit
river, few days ago....-.-..The steamer Finazcie
I with fun cargo for Nashville, was burned o
!. Friday night twenty miles below Pittsburgh. Tie
Hives were lost. The boat and cargo were tot
loss, but partly insured .........The. Huntsville
built 1t New Albany in 1854, struck log abo'
4 st. Joseph. on Thursday evening, and sunk. 81
! win be raised. and the cargo saved in damage
. condition.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,
FOB LoUIsvILLE.-The meas and popula
John Thomas 1fccombs. IN command Of ssoId De
2 combs,'' gees to louisville this morning At ]
z o'clo x, and is good boat to 60 on.
FOE OAIR0.-Ths elegant and feet Charmei
finely -appointed boat, commanded By courtesu
and attentive onacers leaves for Cairo at o'elOcl
= No better boat can be found.
FOR MEMPHIs.-.The Silver Moon, oaptai
Billy voris, will be here On route for MenphI
this morning.