The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-24
RIVER NEWS.
River and weather


The weather Is cloudy and cold, with In
d,eations OF snow. The river is rising
slowly, win probably come to stand be-
fore Monday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures upto three
O'Clock yesterday include the Robert
Burns, Cincinnati TO Memphis; Sam. Orr.
Cairo and return EewAboy, Henderson
and return; Nightingale, Cincinnati TO ~.
Louis; Rose Hite, Louisville and return;
Phantom, 10 PASSPORT. ~
f4 Boats Due. W Es#8 E
Among the first boats due here
are the Havana and Starlight, ior Nash
Vile; Anna, Sherman, and Goldea Era,
for 80. Louis; Belle Vernon, from 81.
Louis Sam. j. Hale and st. Cloud, for
Memphis: Rose Hambieton and Sew
York, for Arkansas River; Louisiana,
Emerald, N. LongwoFth, p. w. Htrader,
and David White, for New Orleans; Mes
senger, silver Spray. j. H. Groesbeci, Car
rie, and Indiana. from New Orleans,
Charmer and Sam. Orr, from Cairo; TaraS-
con and Morning Star. from Louisville.
MaSeeiiame0ms. ta Tui
Business opened pretty fair yesterday,
and considerable freight was presented for
shipment by the paoheta.........The Sam.
Orr had a good trip of people up, but rath-
or a slim freight list She was receiving
largely before noon. and the sidewalks In
front Of many oSourlIve business houses,
were pied with goods 70 be hauled down
......,.The Robt. Burns and Nightengale
had splendid trips.....-.The Phantom, for
PASSPORT, and the Chattanooga, for Nash
vile. we're getting good trips. The Chat
tanooga ris detained till to-day e-..-., This
Rose Hite had moderate trip-...-..The
News Boy had a good trip out 90 usual
,.......,M. M. Londis, ofthe White Transport
tation Line was IN the city yesterday
taking observations. Also, our friend
Cobb, from Eddyville, Kentucky. qnq
Heats Leaving To-Day. M
FoR cAIno.--The grand Armada, Captain
II. T. Dexter. IL the regular packet for
Cairo and way ports to-day at so'ciock.
Billy Dunn and Geo. Throop are In the
once, and are extremely obliging.
Foa LoUIsvILLE.-The feet and paiatial
Tarascon, Capt. A. 4. Gilmore, is the un-
riyalled packet for Louisville after the
train arrives tonight, say 10 o'clock. John
0uerbacker, one of the best men in the
world. Ia In the office. -
For N AsHvILLE.-The Chattanooga. Capt.
Scott, having been detained, will positive
ly leave-for Nashville to-day. lst
FoR GREEN RIvER.1rh ever steady and
reliable Ada Lyon Is the regular Green
River packet this evening Her chief on
GERS are good men. l6el
FcR HENDERsoN.-'rhe tidy and feet
Newsboy, Capt. Perkins, Roea 20 Hender-
son, ms usual, at 8o'clock to-day. She ia ae
regular am an eisht~day Seth Thomas clock,
GieanIHga froEn our Exchapges, Il
CINcINaArI.--The cVmmerctat Of Thurs
day saysiIir galeW dfHne. IN
The weather was cold and clear yester-
day. The mercury ranged At nfty degrees
at noon. AZ Pittseurg the river Is falling,
Here the river has risen fifteen Inches dur
Ing the past twenty-four hours, with III feet
hence 10 Louisville. 4s N
with a large tow OF coal for this market.
number passed on down below.
The Peoples Line wharfboat, recently
purchased by the Cincinnati and Louis
vile Mail Company, al louisville, arrived
here last night In tow OF q towbOat. II
will be used here by the Mall Line.
The new Louisville Mail Line steamer
America, was launched from Morton 81
Startxman'A yard yesterday, and dropped
dopsa 70 the foot OF Ludlow Street, for
completion.
LOUlSNllLE.-1he NOuTteF5 Oh inufHuty
says: tA it
The river was nc stand, last evening,
with feet inches water In the canal by
the mark During the previous "a hours Il
had risen barely an inch NJ the mead OF tile
falls, and three inches at Portland. The
weather was clear and pleasant for the
season. the thermometer at noon ranging
at b0e. th ~ VI
on the falls last evening there were feet
Q inches steamboat water, and g. feet 10
inches In the pass down the Indian chute,
and the river ut stand.
the Laura Fenton took her departure 10
Cairo and Memphis last evening, In charge
of Capt. Ballow, of 81, Louis, who has
taken permanent command MessTs.
Hewitt and Pennington are the Clerks. Il
Thelshipping trade IN very dull ut this
point, particularly the Southern trade,
with an excess of tonnage In port and
more coming, with but slight prospects for
a load for more than one boat. This IL the
usual dull season OF the year.. IL being too
soon for heavy shipments OF the new crops
of produce or pork 10 the South, and IL Is q
well-assured fact that there Is little or mo-
thing To be brought from that impovertsh-
ed section until II recovers from tine savage
inroads of the late devastating war s.sflr
What has become of all the trade direct
ed TO Louisville from this doomed city 81
NEW ALnANY.-The Ledger, Of Wednes-
day evening, saysi r4t9 a1dg...
CHANGE oF NAME.-The steamer Laurel
hin, lately Purchased by Capt. Yves. Com
uef. IL not the ola LHufcA mn 0llAt IA tfAtb
city She Is a new boat, and has never yet
been enrolled. Her name In TO be changed
TO the Legal Tender t
The Memphis Bulletin, OF Sunday saysi
Capt. Hasiett. OF the Rnbicon.. was ar
rested at Helena for violation OF the In
ternai Revenue laws, and taken 70 Little
Rock. The boat proceeded TO VicksDurgh
In charge of Mr.. Grtasom. sHu H.
The Internal Revenue laws require In
slant amendment. The fact OF Capt. Has
lett's arrest proves IL, for there Is no man
/ living who would be- slower willfnlly 70
violate any law, State or National, than
the man In question.
We have no doubt that every man who
violates the laws, civil or criminal, In
ready TO put In the same plea.
| NEW ORLEANs.--The Times, OF Monday,
says: 9u
| The weather since our last has con-
| tinned fair and pleasant. an IL
Business matters on the landing bore q
| dull appearance yesterday, IL being sun
| day Very little, II anything, TRANSFERRED.
| There were but few boats at the landing,