Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-25
River Items


Wealth. and Water y esterday was
d bleak, chilly, damp and blue day. For
the most part it driEzled rain, and was
throughout exceeding disagreeable-
about as much so as any day this season.
The mud on the wharf may be found in
quantities to suit all. The river contin,
ues to recede, having fallen about i've
inches, up to last night, in the twenty
four hours preceding.
Arrivals aud Departures. -The Laura
Fenton, Memphis to Louisville; Peytona,
Louisville to New Orleans; Spray, Gin
cinnati to Tennessee River; Messenger,
New Orleans to Cincinnati; Fannie
Brandeis, New Orleans to Louisville;
Mercuary, Nashville to louisville; Ar
mazda, Evansville to Cairo, and the Cur
lev, for Henderson, constitute the arri-
vs!s and departures since our last
report.
Boats Dtte--The Darling, st. Patrick,
Tarascon and Kate Hart, from Memphis;
the ]. P. Webb, from Cumberland River;
Calumet, from Tennessee River; Morn
ing Star, Louisville to Memphis; W. R
Carter, for New Orleans, are among the
first boats due here. tas
Miscellaneous Yesterday was but q
fair day for operations on the wharf The
wet weather and bad condition of the
wharf doubtless had some effect on BUSH
ness. However, some considerable ship
nents were 1.-The mammoth
Dick Fulton, with tow Of nine boats,
loaded with coal, was to have left Louis
vile for Vicksburg and New Orleans
night before last.........The old l.. M.
Kennett was sold at St. Louis few days
since for S., O00... 1.-The total damage
sustained by the breaking up of the ice
at St. Louis is now estimated at $780,
200. In the first breaking up six steam
ers, four wharf boats, three loaded and
seven empty barges were sunk, and
twelve steamers badly injured. In the
second breakup twelve steamers, one
ferry-boat, three wharf boats aud ten
barges were total loss, and fourteen
more or less damaged.........The Curlewi
from Henderson, had good trip of peo
pie yesterday, but no freight.........The
Peytona had splendid trip, and added
a good deal Of freight at this port to heI
load Cox & Humphrey made large
shipment of freight on her......"..,
The Spray had full load of corn and
mules for Nashville. 1.-The Messen
ger took on large lot of pork and
! lard here for Cincinnati.........The Fan
ME Brandeis had but a light load She
had some cotton for Louisville........,
The Mercury had but very light load
The Armada had splendid TRIP
out, and was obliged to refuse freight
: l........The Laura Fenton discharged
1893 bales Of cotton for Brown, Bunker
son & Co., and 70 bales for Merritt's
Express. We are informed by Mr.. J.
w. Green, the courteous clerk of the
Laura, that she came very near being
, swamped about twelve miles above
Memphis, on the night of the l9th She
was caught in storm and lost her
jack staff and rudder, but fortunately
no other damage was done. Mr.. Green
will accept thanks for oft repeated ia
vors........The W. X. Carter is the first
boat for New Orleans, we believe. She
will be due to day, and probably reach
here this evening. {jt5
BOATS LEAVING TO DAY.
The beautiful and feet Charmer will
be the regular packet for Cairo to day
and will be found one of the most pleas
ant boats nat moves on the Ohio river
Capt. Lowth goes out in charge, and 9
more agreeable gentleman is not TO be
found than he is. If you desire nice
trip, take berth on the Charmer.
The J. T. McCombs, Capt. Hurry, in
charge, goes TO Louisville to-day. The
McCombs is an elegant and fast boat
and will afford delightful accommo da
tons to passengers.
The Carlew will make her regular
trip to Henderson to-day. 49,
GLEANINGs FROM EXCHANGES.
: There was no connection of mail
trains at Yincennes last evening, hence
we got no Cincinnati or Louisville pa
pers.
The St. Louis Democrat of yesterday
says;
The river has fallen with rapidity. 1t
has gone down several feet in the last
two or three days, and we hear of only
8 feet on the bars to Cairo. s.,is
The ice floating in the river here was
decreasing in quantity and hsaviness all
| day, and las, evening it seemed no OBJ
struc;ion at all. 3oatmen, merchants,
everybody are greatly encouraged By the
prospect of entirely unobstructed navi-
CATION to the South to-day. The Alton
packet Cornet will doubtless be in, and
run regularly. There was not particle
of ice floating past Alton yesterday, all
that passed here being from the Nilsson
| ri. The first gorge in that river is not
so near the mouth as st. Charles. At
Louisville there are 81 feet over the
falls, and II feet on the shoalest bar
along the lower Ohio