Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-27
River Itetr1s.

AAoe-S AOSoOAOs hO AAfCA obAlA
to rise. Up to last nightit had risen
about eight inches in the twenty-four
hours preceding.
ArricGls and Departures.-The arri-
walls and departures since last report in.
clude the ]. P. Webb, from Cumberland
river; the Calumet, from Tennessee riv-
er; the Tarascon, Memphis to Louis
vile; Rebecca, Nashville to Cincinnati;
Charmer, Evansville to Cairo; Morning
Star, Louisville to Memphis; Emma
Floyd, Cincinnati to Nashville; Darling,
Memphis to CINCINNATI; Lady Gay, for
Louisville; and the Rose Hambleton
from Memphis to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.-Among the first boats
due here we notice the Mary Ammit, for
Green river; Kate Hart, from Memphis;
Abona, Memphis to Cincinnati, st. Pat
rick, Memphis to Louisville; and the
Pink Varble for Tennessee river.
Miscellaneous on the levee
yesterday was very active. We have
not had better day for shipments for
days that have passed. The wharf boat
men looked in exceeding good humor
with themselves and everybody else. 1t
is plainly apparent that the commercial
importance of our city is becoming more
and more manifest every day. The en-
ergy and business tact of our merchants
and business men, and their acuteness
in anticipating the wants of the trade,
are contributing to draw a large amount
of river custom to the city, that has
hitherto gone to Louisville and Cincin-
matt. Buyers have of late become con-
WINGED, that they need not go farther
than Evansville to secure the very best
of bargains......... The Taracon dis
charged 142 bales of cotton for Merritt 8
Express, and took on board our excel
lent friend, Prof. Buck, and family, who
are off on a pleasure excursion. We
hope that the Professor may have de-
lightful time, and that his shadow may
never grow less" Capt. Schoenlaub
also took passage by her on business
tour.........The Rebecca had full load /;
the Emma Floyd was loaded deep.........
The Darling had but partial trip.........
The Chsrmer left yesterday with the
biggest packet trip of the season. The
popularity of the line of steamers, of
which she is one, is made more and
more manifest every day.........The
Morning Star was full of freight and
people and refused freight here.........
The Lady Gay passed light. The
Rose Hambleton discharged about $50
bales of cotton, for Merriti's Express,
we believe.........T The Nor. Ammit, a
new sids-w wheel boat, stauEch built aud
new, will enter the trade as q regular
Green river packet between this point
and Bowling Green. She will make her
first trip on Monday, we belese.........
The Calumet, from Tennessee river, had
only moderate trip. Capt. McLain
informed US that there was so muc /
rain up the Tennessee this trip, that the
people did not seem disposed to trans
act business at all, he, however, brought
out some 20 or 80 bales of cotton. She
returned last night with splendid trip
.........The J. P. Webb had but mod.
crate trip from Cumberland river, but
was full of freight on her return trip
.........Cox & Humphrey shipped a
large amount of miscellaneous freight
by the Calumet flor points on the Ten
nessee River. OurIriver exchanges failed
to come to time again last night.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The grand Armada will leave this day
for Cairo and way points, and will
afford the best accommodations for
shippers and passengers. Capt. Throop
goes out in charge, which is enough to
say. by way of recommend.
The w. R. Carter will be at the wharf
to-day, positively, SO we are informed,
and will take freight for New Orleans.
She is an excellent craft, and pleasant
one on which to travel.
The Rose Hite is the regular packet
for Louisville to-day, and is just as
pleasant craft as may be found ON the
river.
The Curlew will make her regular trip
to Henderson to-day.
GLEANISGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Shreveport Southwestern has the
following in regard to the condition and
trade of Red river:
The last boat up reports four feet in
the channel to the fall Reports from
above the RATS are rather conflicting;
some say the river has risen eight feet,
and others say it has risen fifteen feet at
Dooly's ferry, but all agree that it is
again falling fast. Four or five small
packets are making irregular trips to
Jefferson. Freight on cotton TO the city
is five dollars per bale; passage forty
dollars Up freights were brought here
at three and four dollars per barrel by
all the regular packets, except the Mag
gle Hays, of the Kouns line, which in
some instances charged and collected
four and FIVE dollars per Dbl. This ex-
cess, we learn, was refunded in some in
stances, where there was q probability
of killing the goose that laid the golden
egg. This exorbitant charge on mp
freight certainly cannot hold out much
longer on the present stage of water.
The following boats have arrived since
our last Cuba, Enterprise, Fleta, Liz
zie Tate, Maggie Hays, and NJ. E. Allen.