Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-07
River Items.
River ana weather.

River and weather
Yesterday was cool and chilly, and IN the after.
noon cloudy. The water continues to recsds.
For the twensy-fOur hours preceding last night it
had fallen about one foot
Arrivals and Departs res.
The arrivals and departures since our last re-
port include tbs Mercury, Memphis to Louisville;
Alice Dean, Memphis to Cincinnati; Kate Put
nam, st. Louis to Pittsburgh; Havana. Nashville |
to Cincinnati; Shamrock, Cincinnati to ST. Louis
Ella Faber, Louisville to Evansville and return ;
Mary Ament, Louisville to Evansville and return
Jas. Gray, Green River to Evansville; News Boy
and Ourle~, Henderson sad return; Prope1lor
Cherokee, wabash River to Evansville; Silver
Lake, Pittsburgh to st. Louis, and Rob't Burns
cisciunati to Memphis.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here srs the Rowens
and Camelia, Cincinnati to Nashville; W. d.
stsadman. Cincinnati to Wabash River; New
York, Missouri River; Arizona, Cincinnati to
ST. Louis; Laura Fenton and MiDpssota for st.
Paul; Natoma and Clifton for Memphis; Mary
Erwin for Arkansas River, and J. b. Groesback
Louisville and Como for New Orleans.
Miscellaneous.
Business was brisk on the Ieves yesterday.
There was quite contrast between that and the
day before The fast falling water has left the wharf
in g bad condition In some places In front
of Cox q Humphreys wharf boat it is In q horrid
eonditionThe News Boy and Curlew had
quite race from Henderson to this point yester.
day. The News Boy made the trip in one hour
two and half minutes, while the Curlsw wss
one hour three and quarter minutes.........The
Mercury had good trip.........The Shamrock was
If grhf
1--WE notice that the J. G. Blackford is adyer-
| tised for sale at Cincinnati. She is only fifteen
months cid, and is said to be in good condition
1.-THE Cincinnati Commercial announces that
most Of the boats in port thsre have to lay over
from day to day in consequence Of the scarcity Of
| freights .......Ths Ella FAber has entered the
trade as a regular packet hence to Louisville,
and viii in future ply regularly between
| this and that port........The New Albany Osm-
mercaI learns that a semi-weekIy packet line will
be established in the Louisville, New Albany and
Nashville trade soon. The Cora will be the first
packet to make the Frank Robinson,
pilot of the Wild Wagner, has assumed command
Of the Mercury Louisville Democrat an
nounces that Billy Walker, engineer Of the Mer-
curry, has married a beautiful lady in the city o.
Louisville. or course, she Is beautiful-all ladie
are........Ths Ontario sold at st. Lcnis on
| Monday for s24,000.........The Kate Heart hAi
been purchased for the Illinois river trade, b,
parties in st. Louis.........The Morning Star viii
pass down for Memphis o-morrow..........Thl
Laure Fenton was 10 have left Louisville yester
day for ct. Paul. She may have passed this morn
ing. She goes above St. Paul to the mountains
.......The Cincinnati Commercial says that 1t lei
universal remark that steamboating Is duils
now than &c has ever been known a
this season OF the year. 1t requires . week
time to pick up q trip at that port.......
The Silver Lake had al excellent trip for 81
Lonis.........The Mary Ament came down on tim
yesterday Capt Liter delighted Us with file c
late Louisville papers. She had fair trip......-
The little James Gray came from Pond River wit
good load.........The st. Louis Democrat say
that the A. q n. 8. s. Company, determined {
meet the wishes of the public as soon az thos
wishes were known, are having all of the tubula
bsilsrs taken out of their steamers, and putin
in their places boilers Of the old and safest con
struction, and best material. The W. B. Arthu
will be out, in few days, With all she improvs
ments and flying colors. The Mississippi an
MoIlie Able have been laid up here for the sam
purpose, and the Lady Gay. upon her arrival her
will likewise be laid up. not to again until q
/, cause for uneasiness or danger, real or imagin
airy, has bsen removed from them.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For New Orleans.-Tks Virginia vii
leave for New Orleans to-day.
For LOuIsville.-The Mary Ament leave
for Louisville to-day, at o'clock A. NJ, and ii
; TaTascon at P. NJ.
For Cairo This is the day for the gran
Armada to leave for Cairo. She leaves at tw
, o'clock.
For Pond River.-The James Gray gos
out for Pond river to-day.
r Gieanings from Our Exchanges.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday says
The weather was cloudy and cool yesterda,
with indications Of rain. At Pittsburg the rive
is stationary, with feet in the channel. Here
| has riaen inches during the past "a hours, wit
22 feet hence to Louisville. The falls arc nRviga
| bic for moderate sized steamers. The Lower Obi
is bank full There four feet and falling
the Cumberland.
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says
The river was slowly recediug yesterday, wit
fset inches water In the canal, in the evenin
| by the mark. During the previous "a hours
had fallen less than inches ct the head Of th
q falls. and about inches at Portland. The wealth
4 | err has changed agaiR wi indications Of rair
but, ApriI-like, it was q mixture of sunshine an
T the Thermometer down to 68 and fallfng-wit
some indications Of a squali, the wind being du
| South.
On the falls last evening there were s feet
inches water in the pass down the Indian ehuts
and the river slowly falling.