Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-10
River Items.


River and Weather.
We had mild, pleasant and beautiful day yes. |
terday. The sun shone brightly. and it was quite
e cheerful day. The water has ommsnced rising |
at this point. For the twenty.four hours precs-
ding last nigat, It has risen about I'VE inchss and
still continued TO rise.
Arrivals and Departures.
Ths arrivals and departures since our last report
include the Liberty No. q Msmphisto Louisville;
Sam Orr, Eastport to Evansville; James Gray,
Pond River to Evansville and return; Como,
Pittsburgh to New Orleans; Maristta to Evans
VILE; Cursew and News Boy, Henderson to Ey-
aRsYiIs and return; Clifton, Cincinnati to Mem
Evansville to Cairo; VIM. White for Green River;
Nightingale, st. Louis to Cincinnati; Palestine,
Nashville to Louisville.
Boats Due
Among the hrst boats due here we notice the
Silver Moon, Memphis TO Cincinnati; EashvfIs
and wauanits, St. Louis to Cincinnati; Emma
Floyd, Nashville to Cincinnati, and the J. p
Webb, Nashville to Evansville
Miscellaneous.
Business on the wharf was fair yesterday, and
freights were plenty notice that our
friend Capt =. H. Khrman has withdrawn from
the Grn:of Huston 6 Co. Hs win eontiRus in the
commission bust ness ct bis old stand, corner OF
Locust and Water streets, where he will be pleas
ed TO meet his old friends and former customers
The wharfboat business viii be conducted undsr
the same name and style Of firm, wi h Captain
Fred Huston and Duke Nicholson as partners
Captain H. Is q gentleman that will do to tie to,
and Capt Nicholson has stood FIRE before to-day,
having faithfully served his country as Union
officer, with the 18th Corps. Duke is p ain sort
OF gentleman, matter of fact man, Of prepos.
sessing personal appearance, and the embodiment
Of good nature itself They sin retain in their
employ, that highly efficient and courteous gem
tleman, Billy Oonant, a. clerk, and such trio
we seldom fad We 90 mmsnd them to the IA
vorabIs consi Iteration of aIl.......The wharf is
greatly improved in the last few days, and will be
| all right in day two...@-...The Liberty No.
passed up with fair trip. As usual, that polite
and courteous clerk, Ed. Judge, remembered US
with late Memphis and Yieksburg papers. Long
| may he livs.....-..The Sam. Orr came in with 9
fair trip. She brought 40 bales of cotton for
Brown, Dunkerson 4 Oo........The Palestine had q
| good load for Louisville, and the James Gray 9
| gccd trip for Pond riVer.........The Como had 9
fair trip for New Orleans. She Is a new boat, de-
signed for the bayou trade below, just what trade
we did not learn .......Ths Marietta brought Mike
Lipman's great circus. We dropped In for short
tins 10 zee It yesterday. It Is one Of those most
\ popular institutions, having all the improve
ments Of the age, and Is deservediy popular. A
large number Of the most popular sectors and best
performers In the country accompany Mike with
his great show.......Ths little News Boy is being
| fitted up In fire style for ths Henderson trade.
Captain Perkins Is having her cabin repainted
and renttsd. portion Of it Is to be used for the
| accommodation Of parties and excursionlsts, and
when completed she will be q neat little craft
just the thing for short trade" Cur
low makes ller regular trips, and is doing good
business Clifton glided 10 to the wharf
yesterday, with excellent trip Of freight......
The Tempest came In with light trlp........ Hns4
ton Co. shipped about four hundred packages
of merchandise for points on Green Rivsr on the
| James Gray and wm White yesterday .........T The
Chsrmer had big trip.........We are Indebted to
Captain Billy Lowth, Of the elegant Charmer, for
file Of late st. Louis and Cairo papers. The
Captain Is all aability Is reported
as quite dull ct Sc Louis, with nothing doing
| with the South, but Missouri River boats are do
| ing weli....-..Ths St. Louis Press says there Is
now building ine, handsome steamer, to take
the place or the Platte Valley. She win be rsady
about the LIST of June........The Ella Faber goes
to Louisville to-day. In future she win ply a. q
regular packet between this and that port, on
Tuesdays and Fridays, thus making daily line Of
packets, except Sundays.
Boats Leaving To-day.
Fer LouisviiIe.-The Ella Faber. Captain
Pecksnpaugh IN charge, with Jno. ouerbacksr In
the ONCE. leaves for Louisville to-day.
For Cairo The Superior, Captain Rudd In
charge, leaves for Cairo to-day.
For EastPort.rThe Sam. Orr departs for
Passport to day. Do not forget her. Hurry dswn
the freight.
For New Orleans.-Ths Louisville is sx-
pected to leave for New Orleans to-day. She will
/ no doubt reach here as expected.
| For HendersOm.-Ths Curlew and News
Boy win make their regular trips to Henderson
and return to-day.
| Gieanings from Our Exchanged.
The Memphis Appeal Of the 9Th says:
| cold, drzEIing rain fell all day yesterday, re-
storing the lsvee 20 its wontsd rddiness render.
leg II almost impossible to transfer freight, and
thus delaining several boats that would otherwise
have left.
| Business was at dead leck we have already
stated, throughout the day.
The river il still falling steadily, having thus
far fallen three feet and two inches since the food
wes 1t its hight
We have nothing later from Arkansas and
White rivers.
! We are heartily sick and tired Of the catch.
penny meaBs resorted 60 BY Northern men to
make capital for their steamers and can view IL
In no other light than insult to the inteIIi-
4 gence OF our people. We refer to the plan of
naming boats after Confederate heroes, and hav.
ing calliopes that can play nothing but Con feder-
ate airs In order that he pride We have in them
may induce us to pstronizs anything that pan
ders to our admiration for our country and our
sons. They seem to think that it is only neces-
saEy to adopt something that is purely IS South
ern y in order to obtain success. Every Southern.
or recognizes tbs merits Of such men 40 Generals
Mcpherson and Lytls, and name your steamers
for them, If II Is q compliment, and honor them
Tor their chivairic deeds; then why not you
would pay honor and virtue, instead Of resorfinR
to pretext to make money. Not day passes but
We hear some descendant OF the Pilgrim Fathers
descanrtDg on the virtues of Stonewall or Lee,
whose portraits they osr for sale, aud we may ex-
pect soon to hear one Of he same extolIine the
virtues Of the " Stonewall Bitters," or HJohu
Morgan Panaces," expecting that our love aud
I'D miration for these would lead "a to pur.
chase any thing that bore their ngmea Enough
OF this gentlemen for the people Of the south will
not allow Themselves to be Wheedled out of tha
little they have len by any sHch means, and the
sooner you learn to act honorahiy and squarelv
with them, the better. If you were for the Union
say So like men, but in Justice our intelIigence
40 not attempt any thing more of this kind fyou
would command respect.