Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-01
River Items.


EO1V0G 1Cen1S.
River and WeathsF.
We have never had iner VIZ ather than for the /
ast four DAYS. Yesterday was one Of the pleas |
ATTEST of tbs whole season. For the most pa t |
of the day the sun shone bright and cheerful. |
The river is stI rising fast tor the present stage
oflwatsr. IL had risen 10 inches IN the "a hours
preceding last night.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and DEPARTURES sincs last night in.
cIuds the Messenger, Msmphis to Cincinnati;
Louisiana, New Or cans to louisville; Rebecca,
Nashville to Cincinnati; Morning Star, Memphis
to louisville; Bermuda, Louisville to Nashville;
Armada, for Cairo; VIM. White for Cream river:
Rosa D., for Wabash river.
Boats Due
The GLASGOW and Emma FLOYD for Nashyille:
Lady Pike and Leonora, for Tennessee river.
Nightingale and Arizona, for SC. Louis; Anna.
Alice Dean aud Naugatnck, for Memphis; r. NJ
Bishop, for. Arkansas river; J. H. eroesback,
John w. Garrett, WesimorelaDd and Argosy, for
New Orleans, are among the frat boats duo here.
MISCELLANEOUS
Business on the iesee: yesterday, was very &C.
tive. Large quantities. of freights are accumuls-
ting, and shipping was quite fair Tho regular
packets had fair trips. The wharf 81 esented a
livsIy appearance the greater part Of the day.
This Louisiana, large stern wheeler, had
very light trip for Louisville. The Mcsssn.
ger had an excellent trip.....-Husson d Co.
| shipped 302 packages of merchandise by ths Re-
becca. ........The Morning Star was making fast
time. she had but O. light load. .......Ths Bermu.
da was loaded deep The Armada had splsn-
| did passenger trip and good load Of freight
.........Ths VIM. White returned 70 G cen river
| last evening with good trip. We learn that
Capt. Drinkwater will return to this city shortly
and perhaps take charge OF ihe VIM. White. He
is expected here for the next trip Oalu-
met did not get away yesterday, as was expected,
but will probably get OF 10 day.. Tn Cinein-
natl Commercial says att is generally conceded
that the Madison, recently sunk on the rocks 81
| the head OF the canal, can not be raised. Ten
/ thousand dollars have already been expanded IN
4 trying to raise the boat and In recovering the
cargo.........The following are the names Of the
cabin crew Ct the Mamie Byers who were saved
i Georgs G. eFennel, stewart; James FenneI, jr.,
/ second steward John Bennett, cabin boy; MI.
4 chael Walker. texas tender; George Hartman,
pantryman; Adam Happy, Cook Jas. Marshall,
| second cook. The barkeaper and chambermaid
were lost....-..The veteran Captain, s. G. Farley,
has introduced the Cottage No. 2 in the Cincin-
1 natl and Kanawha River trade She has been reft-
| ted throughout, with new boilers, &c.".......,
Reports lave been circulated that he J. B. Gil.
more had sunk at Louisville. It 10 q mistake
-....-..The Nightingale was sold at Cincinnati ON
Saturday for SIS 900 eash........L Last Monday the
J. 7. McOOmbs and Mary Amsnt hsd trial o.
speed. We did not learn which proved the faster
The falls at Louisvilis are navigabls for oil
sizes of crafts up and down.........It Is expected
thst Capt. Pegram viii purchase aud command 9
first class steamer. between Louisvills and New
Orleans ........A special 20 the Louisville Demo.
crat says ssths river Is falling steadily with L
feet by marks. The ice coutinues to run heavy
sut Of the Allegheny, and the latest repor from
4 Oil City report ther new made ice heavy. Tht
towtugs with their tows are already hitchsd mp
Ice 10 running and the water il falling"
4 Boats Leaving To-DHy.
For Catro.-The el,gant Charmer, Capt
Lowth in charge. win leave for Cairo this day
1 Hurry down your freights. ---.zs.s--
For mphis.-The Calumet Is expected t.
leave for Memphis this day. She Is safe, sound
reliable and fast. Getready.
For LouisviIIe.-The Rose Hits will be
the regular packet for Louisville to-dsy. She 4
neat, comfortable and pleasant. -
For .Memphfs-The Tarascon will be q
the wharf to-day. and take her departure as abov
this evening
For New Orieans.-Tbs Baltic is expecte,
for New Orleans to-day. sAkA sAt1 IA g
II For Wabash Rfver.-Ths Rosa D., will
leave for Wabash River this evening.
L GsieanIngs from Our Exchanges.
The cinoinnatl oommercial of yesterday says
: The weather was mild, clear, and delightfull
4 MA nj vi he ma fru afph
there was 1oK feet IN the channel last night
and falling. Bere, the river has risen five fee
! during ths twenty four hours ending Last night
There Il thirty feet hence 10 Louisville, thrtaei
feet in The eanal and 20 Gee on the ehealeat bar
along TIE Lower Ohio. There are IL feet an
falling 10 the Cumberland. 81
The Louisville Courier of yesterday says:
The river was about at a stand last evening
; with thirteen feet two inches water in the ca
nal in the evening, by the mark. During tn
previous q hours IL has risen about two inch ss
the wharf. and six inches a. Portland.
III The weather was clear and very pleasant til
thermometar ranging a. high as 60 degrees
On the falls last evening Their were fully tel
feet steamboat water over the rccks, dwn III
} chute, and some fet water up the middle chute
and the falls nav1Eable for an classes Of boats
The St. Louis Democrat of yesterday says:
The river here has risen In oil somewhat over
feet atfordfng good stage--probably 10 feet Il
Cairo There Is good water, and increasing In al
a the upper rivers. Boatsi ara due from the 10 is
souri,, and Upper Mississippi, W tn big csrgOes
D | What do you think of thatf The weather wa
almost hot yesterday, and the smoke and heat @
steamboat wrecks and freight did not tend to COO
the sultry atmosphere. A dispatch to D. J. Han
cock, from Jim White, reports tha Post Boy Ro
) up the II inois only to Griggsville and turnes
back heavy Ice at Oolumbiana, and other points
Q and thinks the Illinois will get up. The Illinois
river was rising at Peoria yesterday, aud there 1
probably six feet 10 it. There Is a large umbe
Of boats loading at our wharf, and business vii
increase with rapid strides.
The Atlautic a mississippi Steamship Compa
ny have new In commission the following formid
D able array of boats: Ruth, Lady Gay, Mississip
! pi, Mary 2. Forsyth, Julia, W. B. arthur, Moiii
: Abe, Olive Branch, Continental. Edward Walsh
a City OF Memphis, y. @. Swan, Luna and Lumfna
ry. That 10 large list of ine boats, placing tn
line on pretty nearly firm q footing as ever
though their losses have been We heavy and "
may add sudden and unaccountable.
. MANIFEST of the steamer Rosa D, = from Wa
Il bash rivers
II Mssars. COX Humphrey, Is casks meat,
bbls sundries, "a kegs lard, 2 bbbls scrap iron
~ b Halit 81 bbls moiaases, 2 bbs dried apples
. IL pkgs mdse; William Sykes, 81 coops chick
ems; messrs. Cook Rice, is empty beer bills
Samuel orr bbls scrap Iron; George Bedell, 10
saie), 1,100 bags corr; "A. Medcalfs Mount Yer
non. 70 B. H. goods e. W. Thomas q Co., Noun
Vernon leo bags wheat; re-shEpped, IS Dbl
meal, Tennessee rivers so bags C IRA, do; 70 Dbl
meal, Memphis, Tenn,
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