Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-14
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RliNaR AIt0IaaS 81
River ana lVeather.

were thin, hazy clouds, the sun making MS up
psarancs now and them Itiwas a pleasant day
not too cold for comfort. The water has again
reached q stand point, and is now reported sta
tionary. 80 - -
Arrivals and Departures.
Since last report the arrivals and departures In.
clude the Mariner, Oineinnatito Memphis; Hs-
vana, NashyIllsto Cincinnati; Clifton, Cincin- |
natl 70 Memphis Hoosier, to Wabash river; Ar |
NADIA, Cairo to Evansville; Rowena. Cincins att |
to Nashville; Tarascon, Memphis to Louisville;
NineoIa, Memphis to Cincinnati; Mercury, Lou
issiie to. Nashville, and Mary Amsnt, Louisville
10 Kvanssf lls and return. So ~ 90 80 ~
Boats Dine.
: Among she first boats due here we notice the
Indiana, She may have passed in. the. night;
Laura Fsnton, for Louisvills, Is due the Lumi-
nary lie due from Eew Orleans; Rebecca and =
r. dinners, Cineinnati TO Nashyillsf pray fer
Tennessee river Alice Dean and Messeng r, ein-
cinnati to Memphis, and the Madison, for New
Orleans. ~, ~ 8 -ss.6 - sss $50 a
800 a. miscellaneous. 80 ~ ~
saBusiness on the wharf yesterday was very fair
The regular packets had good business There
is still large amount Of hrieghts awaiting ship
ment for points below .......0n her down trip the
emperor sunk her barge just shove Oanelton.
The Mariner and Clifton had each fun loads
to Memphis. .......The Havana, for Cincinnati,
bad shout half lead 8. The Armada camsin
with but far trip.........The Rowena, for Nash
villa, with barge in toww Was loaded deep--.s..'.
The Mineola discharged II bales of ostten for
Msrritt.s Express ........The Mercury had q COED
trip Ter Nashville. .,.rhe VIM Whitss We are
/ Informed, viii go to Bowling Green on her next
trip. She had good trip yesterday The White
will no doubt do good business in that trads, as
she is sufficiently small to run the trade as long
aa ans bop4 san do So, The Maid Peru was
| tied up at Memphis rec .ntly for neglectiDg to
| take out Iicense...-.,.T The river Is open again
from Cinei natl to Wheeling .........owing to the
:, strike y AMONG the operatixssst Pittsburg, and
| the heavy demand for boiler iron, that material
has materially advanced. as we'll as being very
SCARCE. Al PfttsSurg but one manufacturer Is at
| work, and that only to very limited extend,
which is very likely to greatly rstard the work of
chan ying The tnbalaEs boilers from the boats
that have laid up 90 change their boilers
| Mr.. Dodd, OF LeaTenworth, Ind, has recovered
several hne sink ID esaes and other articles from
the wreck OF the Missouri A portion OF the ar
| tIcIes were found floating in the river near the
scene of the week, and Mr.. Dodd merely retains
them in his possession until they can be idsn-
tssd y fleir wners or their relativ he
Board'of Supervising inspectors Of STEAMBOATS, ct
St. Lonis have submitted report to the Secretary
Of tbs Treasury, calling his attention to the fact
that the act Of April 29sh, 1884, requires mo
use of the steam whistle, demands mast-head
lights and gives . peat ahead tbs preference:
Msssrs. Cox Humphrey received dispatch
last night atatl ng that the Superior was laid mp
high and dry. The Norman will stop at Evans-
VILE and take any frsights that may have been
intended for the Superior She will be here on
Thursday evening". We did not leara, At what
point the Superior was grounded, but Il L sup
posed to be net far from Meinphis.... The New
Albany Ledger in enumerating the boats thai
have been lost BY harding, explosion or sinking
since Dec. LIST, 1865, mentions the J. P. Webb
We are happy to inform the Ledger that the ]
P. Webb was not burned, did not explode or sink
bnt Is now plying as a regular packet bstweer
this port and Nashville, ard Il doing good bu
ainess,.,..-..The Laura Fenton viii be at th'
wharf this morning. and return from here Il
| Memphis ct 5 o'clock this evening.
Boats Leaving To-Day. w
For Cairo,-The grand Armada win be the
regular packet for Cairo to-day. Get ready.
For L0uEsvaIle.--Thsei elegant and fast Ros'
Hite will leave for Louisville to-day. she is
1 H4&dah4t
Fer Nenf phIs.-The Laura Fenton, VII
leave this day for Memphis and way ports.
GIeanlngs8 from Dur Exchanges.
The St. Louis Democrat Of yesterday says;
| Ehipmsnts were necessarily light yesterday
| there being few boats In port. IL has been com
| moR remark, snd that very recently that thsre
was too much tonnage ON the Western rivers
| but the assertion is apparently without f1unda.
| ton. Where Is that supsIabundance OF tonnage
We sh ouId ike TO learn Hot at 81. ouls, where
Notwithstanding the fact OF all the upper rtY ers
Leing closed against navigation, thousands Of
| to ms Of fir light have bean begging for weeks for
| shipment to New Orleans and way points, and Is
still IN store. If the tonnag, Is I'M, quail to the
demand now, it IL fair to suppose that II viii be
| more 80, when business is renewed On the upper
| rivers. New parties are going on the market
every day, trying to buy steamboats,, ana that
kind of stock, tervicsabie side. wheel ana stern'
wheel boats are inc easing steadily and surely in
| value.
The weather Is mild and indicative OF further
rains. There has been rise N the
Missouri how much we have nos lea. aearE s @nr sae
| wIltprobably be ten feet of water hence TO cairo
| this week. Large cakes Of Ice hoated in the hsr-
Dor, probably from the Missouri. The Ogden
| leaves the mouth for Leayenworth this morning.
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says:
The river was slowly rising yesterday, with
feet inches water ia the canal in the evening by
| the mark. During the previous "a hours 1t had
| and six inches at Portland The weather has
been cloudy AID lowering for 80 hours, though no
| rain has fallen.
On the falls last evening there were three feet
two inches watsri In the pass down. the Iadan
chutss and slowly fisi 6 with 9 prospect q z
| Eight rise from the uoper waters.
| The officers Of the mailboat yesterday reported
1 q rise in the Miami.
| At Pittsburg at neon yesterday, as we learn by
special diEpatch, the river rising. with feet
water in the channel by the Moaongaheia mark.
Ice was running freely out Of the Allegheny, with
| no departures of boats The N ra had arrived
from st. Louis.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday says
| The weather was danp aud cloudy yesterday,
with indications of snow last night, and the mer-
| curry ranging at 40 degrees. At Pittsburgh, the
| river was falling lsst night, with ct in the
| channel At Wheeling, there Is IL fset.i The
river is also rising rapidly at Marietta. Here,
the river has risen 20 inches during the cast "a
1 hours, and was still swelling alowly lsst night,
| with 10 feet hencs to Louisville. There are
feet in the canal, and 10 feet the shoalest ba'
along The Lower Ohio There are feet and fall
ing last In the Cumberland, ~ffs4ses,sss ..ess