Evansville daily journal., 1866-01-24
River Items.

Weather and WateE-The weather
yesterday was quite disagreeable. The
streets were wet and slippery. In the |
there was little rain, and |
the air was very chilly. The water has
again commenced rsceding, having fal
len about four inches already, or up to
last night
ArriUals and Departures.-The arriy-
ais and departures since last report have
uot been SO numerous as for few days
previous. We notice the following since
night before last: Morning Star, Mem.
phis to Louisville; Emperor, Cincinnati
to Nashville; Nightingale, Memphis to
Cincinnati; Bermuda, Nashville to
Louisville; Armaja, Cairo to Evansville;
Harry Dean, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Clifton, Memphis to Cincinnati; Indi-
ana, Louisville to New Orleans; Hoos-
Ter, Wabash river to Evansville, and the
Phantom for Tennessee river. sstei p
Boats Due--The first boats due here
are the Darling, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Abeona, from Memphis; Havana, for
Nashville; Kate Hart, Memphis to Ev-
ansville; Messenger, from Memphis to
Pittsburgh; Laura Fenton, Memphis to
Louisville; Sunny South, Cincinnati to
New Orleans; Linnie Drown, Louisville
to New Orleans.
Miscellaneous Business on the wharf
yesterday was quite active. Our wharf,
boat>men were kept stirring lively.........
The Morning Star discharged 254 bales
of cotton for Brown, Dunkerson Il Co.
.........Ths Emperor, to Nashville, Night
ingale, to Cincinnati, Bermuda, to Lou
isville, and the Harry Dean, to Cincin.
natl, had each splendid trip.........The
Armada had a fair trip from Cairo. We
publish her manifest beloW...."...The.
Clifton had full trip of cotton, dis.
charging so bales here for Brown, Dun
kerson & Co, and 173 bales for Merritts
Express. The receipts of cotton at this
port for the last FIVE or six days has been
much larger than for weeks preceding
.........The Mary Emmett, new boat,
will enter the Louisville and Green river
trade in few days. 1t will be we'll for
the James Gray to hurry up. If Green
river men are not afforded a means of
transportation, our city will lose that
trade, which is her just right. ......... The
Nick Longworth has been sold to the
Ouaehita river trade.........We learn that
the Liberty No. 2 will soon be ready to
resume her regular trips, just as good as
new, and great deal faster, as her old
machinery has given place to new and
more powerful engines..........The at
tempt to raise the Sherman has proved a
failure, and the cargo is being removed.
.........The big Indinana was full of
freight, having very large trip. She
refused freight at this place~.......The
Phantom left with splendid trip for
Tennessee river, having about 225 tons
of miscellaneous freight, besides en-
gagements below for large lot of corn.
...."..The Hoosier, from Wabash river,
had a full load of pork and lard for
Brown, Dunkerson Co.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The gay Rose Hite will go to Louis
vile to-day, and will be found pleas
ant craft. Her officers are real gentle
men and will not fail to please all who
take berth in her cabin.
The grand Armada, one of the pleas
antest and best boats on the lower Ohio,
oficered by as courteous gentlemen as
may be found anywhere, will IleaVe for
Cairo to-day. If you desire an agreea-
BILE trip, go onthe Armada.
The Peytona, an excellent boat, will
leave this port to-day for New Or
leans.
The Curlew will make her usual trip
to Henderson today.
oLEANxEGs FROM EXCHANGES. rs d
The Memphis argus of the 10th says:
The weather yesterday was warm and
sultry. Such weather has not been
known for many years at this season of
the year. Business was very active.
| The levee presented fourishing and
pleasing appearance, being almost COW
cred with freight and crowded with
drays. The river here is rising slowly.
The White river is stationary and in fine
boating order. m'e
The Cincinnati Commercial of yester-
day says: laisas
The weather was cold and clear yes
terday, with the mercury at 80 degrees
above zero at 7 A. NJ, and "a degrees
above zero at Z P NJ The wind was
| from the south all day. AT 6 P. M. it
commenced showing, con tinuing up to
late hour last night At Pittsburg there
was 6 feet and falling last night. Here
it has recede inches during the "a
hours ending last night, with Is feet
bencs to Louisville. There are 6 feet
over the falls, and ~ feet on The shoal-
est bars along the lower Ohio. There
are eight feet and falling in the Cumber-
land. ts.rs
The Mississippi, at st. Louis, is falling
very fast, with less than Is feet Of water
in the channel to Cairo Navigation
was again suspended ice in that quar-
ter, and the boatmen had declined to
leave port The ice was reported to
have gorged in Dog Tooth bend.
The Norman, in consequence of the
unfavorable condition of the Mississippi
| river, has her trip to st. Louis postponed
for few days
The Louisville Courier of yesterday
says:
The river was falling fast yesterday,
with only eight feet four inches water in
the canal in the evening, b. the mark,