Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-13
River Items.

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Weather and Water.-The weather
yesterday was most beautiful. clear,
baImy and spring Iike. The river con-
tinues to reeede very fast Up to last
night the water had fallen two feet and
a hslfshe twenty four boets prsViSasi
TIE waters are receding in al the r.ysrs
as far Is We hayeeadvices.
Arricals and Departures The ar
rivalsa and departures since the last re-
port are as follows; The Dictator, Louis
Vile to New Orleans; Lorena, Neg.
Orleans to Cincinnati; Charmer, Nor}
Cairo; j. p Webb, for Cumberland river;
Emma Floyd, Nashville to Cincinnati;
the Norman, Louisville and return, and
the Lady Gay, Louisville to New Or
leans. These constituts the arrivals
and departures up to late hour last
evening -iee 'a7s'a Af'93 H0
Boats Dlss.-The Morning Star, from
Memphis to louisville, ia over due. The
Rowena, Cincinnati to Memphis is due.
The Bermuda, Louisville to Nashville,
was dus iastluights -
Miscellaneous. - Business on the
wharf yesterday was moderately brick,
and some considerable shipments were
made. The great Dictator had a good
trip and added here considerably more.
Cox q Humphreys shipped BY her 100
coops of poultry and 100 barrels Of whis-
ky,~and 2 lot of eggs......-..The Rose
Hambleton went to Newburg last night
for a lot OF freight, and probably re-
turned last night. She will leave for
Memphis to-day.........The Charmer left
yesterday with good trip of freigh and
peopIe........The J. P. Webb had very
good trip for the Cumberland River
...,....T The Emma Floyd had a good trip
to Gncinnati.........The magnificent
Lady came down little while be-
fore night with a Seavy load Of stock
and other freights, and made considera-
bic addition to her.list of fFeights here
..."...Huston & Co, shipped Is coops Of
poultry by her, and Cox q humphrey.
made shipment of a good lot oflmiz-t
cellaneous freight. e9Ia
BOATS LEAvIS3 TO Day 10
The Rose Elite viii be the regular
Louisville packet to-day, Capt Ballard
iqecommand, The Rose Hite Is an eIe-
CANT and neat boat, of6cered by eourte
Gus gentlemen, who will use all diligence
to make passengers comfortable, and
ipsurera pleasant trip tothsm
The grand Armada, leaves for
Cairo. to-day, Captain josh Throop,
Billy Dupn. and Val s SorensoD,
are heB principal officers. sheis really
the pride Of our PEG pls,r and most popu:
lar with all who have everhad the pleas
ure of 3 trip in her cabin. e@s
The Rose Hambletou did not get
away yesterday, but will positively leave
to day for Memphis and all way points,
SO we are informed by her agents, Hus-
ton = Co. arrvegsA
The Virginia viii be here to-day and
leave for New Orleana c..
The Curlsw will make her usual trip
to Henderson to day and return.
From other Porfs.-The Louisville
Courier of the 10;h says:
Z The river continues to fall, though
rather slowly, with six feet three Inches
in the canal last evening By the mark.
! During the previous tyenty-foura hours
| It had receded only two inches at the
head of the falls, and six inches at Port
land The weather has very materially
| moderated, the thermometer ranging as
| high as As, with continual clouds and
rain at intervals, the latter making the
wharf and thoroughfares disagreeable,
and in some localitieslalmostim
On the falls last evening there were
only four feet three inches water in the
pass, down the. Indiana chute, and three
feet FIVE incheson the rocks -
The Cumberland was falling steadily
at Nashville Wednesday evening, with
seven and half feet water on Harpeth
/ Shoals, with. the arrival of the Tyrone
from Cairo and the Alice from Clarks-
viIle The Emma Floyd departed for
Cincinnatis hTA M01I6IMg
TIE MAMIE sBYERs IN A TRAP.--The
| Mamie Byers, that arrived from Mem
phis on Monday, was compelled to lie by
some fortJ-eight hours TO enable The feet
of coal boats to work their way through
the canal She had loaded below the
mouth Of thescanal, just above the new
| locks, or rather Few canal, but in the
| meantime the river had. fallen. very fast,
and the Mamie Byers found herself in
side Of the wing, or Golfer dam built in
low water by the. canal company to keep
the back water out of the. new locks.
/ The dam had been. bniItin agcirele out
IN the river, and the Mamie Bysrs
lodged inside the ring or trap, safe /
barber, where. she will have to remain
until The river SEES, sor else-be dug out.
The 81. Louis Democrat says:
The river is falling about three inches
per day The weather colder yesterday
than previoaslyl Capt Henry W. Smith, !
of the !. Memphis and St Louis Packer
| Company, arrived from Cairo. He says
the weather had been pleasant at Cairo. 4
and was still so when he left yesterday
morning. lFasgN sagf5saRa33 "a
The Cincinnati Commercial Of the
! 5o,L 4g... aass euAEags 4At42A|
LIN soy s. II sssfswa49
The weather was mild and cloudy yes
terday, with light, drizzling rain all
day. and the mercury above freezing
point. The wind was from The south
west, and south, predicting general
thaw, resumption of navigation, and
opeasriver from Pit'sburg to the Balize.
A. Pittsburg, navigation is suspended BY