Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-18
RIVER u EWS,
Rfver and vFeaflher.

RIVE Err NEWS.
sSs River and weather.
The weather continues bright, balmy and
beautiful, almost as warm as midsummer.
The river IL fallieg slowly, and may be ex-
pected to so dow rapidly to-day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The following constitute the arrivals and
departures since our last report was closed:
Natoma ana Clifton, Memphis to Cincin--
natl; Armada, Cairo to Evansville; VIM.
White, Green River to Evansville; Argo-
naut, Cincinnati to St. Louis; Ella Faber
and Mary Ament, Louisville and. return;
James Gray to Green River; News Boy and
Gurlew, Henderson and return; Sam. Orr
for Eastport.
Boats due.
Among the first boats. due here are the
Emma Floyd and Leonera No. 2, for Nash
vile: nightingale, Lawrence and Bertha,
for st. Louis; Anna, Rob't Burns and Lib
erty No. 2, for Memphis; Linnie Drown,
for Arkansas River; swallow, Amazon,
Madison, silver Spray and Melnotte, for
New. Orleans; Lady Franklin, from Ar
kansas River; Prima Donna, Maggie Hays,
P. w. Strader and Indiana, from New Or
miscellaneous
Yesterday was another comparatively
dull day on the 1evee. The NatOma dis
charged l50, and the Clifton SO, bales of cot
ton here for NIerTitt's Express, and had
moderate trips for Cincinnati 1.-THE Ar
mazda had very handson q trip up, yes
ferday morning, includinfs lel cabin pas
sengers registered. The Armada goes to
Cairo az 2 o'clock to-day, and has superior
qualities Cor comfort or speed -.s--..T the
VIM. White brought out fair trip from
Green river. Sine returns to Bowling
Green this ev enill q. ....... The Arg0naut had
fine trip for &C. Louis, and discharged
considerable freight here. ..-..-...The James
GRAY left for Hartford, yesterday evening,
with q good trip. She will cut down her
other stack on her return ......-.4The Sam
Orr left for Eastport last evening with a
fair trip, and with good engagements be-
low. Our friends Ragon Dickey COM
menced hauling down goods to the Orr at
n o'clock, and continued until the. middle
. xofthe afteFnoon.8 There we're other houses
that also sold largely to Tennessee--..-.r
We would suggest TO the City Council the
propriety, and indeed the absolute necessi-
Nv. OF designating q portion of the whar
fnr the lAndiEa9 and ioeaAlon OF AaAboat'
and barges As 1t now ii and has been fol
years, fatboats and barges lie all along th'
wharf, so that it is almost impossible TO-
steamboats, to find q landing. This is not
good plan, and not only initiates agains
the trade of the city, brs often involve
vexatious and expensive law suits, one Q
two of which are now pending In the Cir
cult Court of this county Let location
for f1atboats and barges be designated, ant
make it Unable offence for them to II
any where else along the wharf. steam
boat owners viii no doubt rejeice tina
y. pilots have agreed to reduction of wages
AWheeling pilots have reduced their d.
sfmaEd from $500 to $50 per month. =
deLouis pilots are now charging sl25 for th
r0ronnd trip from Cincinnati TO %. Iouisan
stretnrn, whereas they charged $3.50 befor'
In view of the dull times and low tart
rates, this is just and important chang
.The Ella Faber had only moderal
trip.........The Mary Ament came in at
O'Clock with big trip of freight, and fu
OF peoples She had a moderate trip.