Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-12
River Items



Since Friday night we have had siitsls rain.
some thunder. aud plainly Of Clouds with indica- |
lions last night Of more rain. The river remains
about stat onary.
saat Arrivals and DepaEtureszs re
The arrivals and departurss since last report
include the Messenger and Alice Dean. Memphis
to Cincinnati; Armada, oaFo to Evansville;
Louisiana, Louisville to New Orleans; the Mary
Amsnt, Efans villa y Eouiiy lille; Emma Floyd,
Cincinnati to Nasty Die Rose HIte,s Louisville to
Henderson and return; St. Patrick, Memphis to
Louisville; LinnIe Drown, Cincinnati to Arkan-
sas river champion, from Cairo, and Sam Or
Eastport to EysnsSille EF#T1H
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here. We notice the
Rowana, Cincinnati; Spray, for TenneEs 9 river;
Mariner and Clifton, for Memphis; Mary Erwin
and Starlight, for Arkansas rivers Bertha, for
Visksburg, and Emerald, for New Orleans. - a.
miscellaneous g &a@
Business on the .eVss Saturday aud Sunday WAS
7aIr. There was no great stir however, outside
CT regular packets-....--Ths Alice Dean discharg-
ed IA Ia es of cotton fer Brown Dunksrson =
Co., and the Armada 81 bales for ths same parties,
aud IS bales for Huston { ........fhe Louisi-
ana had q fall load.........Ths Mary Amsnt had
fair trip to Louisville...... The Emma Floyd
passed with hsr guards In the
The Armada left for Cairo with Q fne trip OF
freight, and was full Of peopIe.........Ths Rose
fiite WAS Iight...-....The St. Patrick discharged
704 bales Of cotton for Brown, sDnnkersOn D 90.
l.sa...... TheLinnis Drown hal an excellent trip
FIR Arkansas river, Robert Burns had .
hns trip, and discharged cons.derabls freight
here.......By references TO the advertising col
anus Il will be seen that the Calumet will leave
this port to day for New Orleans and way ports.
The Calumet is staunch side-wheel boat,
and Is now 10 charge Of Captain Vancs. "A old
and CT perienced river man. Mr.. ALI Edwards
! her accomplished and gsnilsmanly Clerk, win DO
1 found in the office, and with his usual affAbilty
and politeusss, wal walton passsngsrs to thsir
/ entire satisfastion. You viii md All Just the
i gentleman to make trip pleasant. Besides, the
Calumet has The old fashioned double fssd boilers.
and is perfectly safe. There il probability that
/ We will have TO part with the Calumet and her
accomplished oficers, bus Fe b sps this VIII not
be the case. II there Is not trade enough to keep
her in the Tennessee river, Il Is most earnestly
/ hoped that Evansville viii BE- made still one and
Of her trips. Rysnsvills can afford to lDss
! the services Of such q valuable boat, or Of such
clever aud accom- Hicdating oiieers control that
4 boat. We most ckssrfully conan snd the Calumet
10 the trade. as SAFE and rel able boat, and her
tfacers as gentlemen Of h'g order Who viii
spare no palms TO accom- MEDIATE either passengers
or shippsrs@.......Thsl Sam Orr brought large
numbsr OF orders. and II proper sxsrtions are
made by our business men, there can be no doubi
that large trade may be fsaIiEsd frofa the Ten
nsss@e river country. We hops that renewed sx-
SrtIons wIlibs put forth to sustain the boat and
II + ~wr =
Ebslow, for which Mr.. g. W. yinyard, Clerk Of
the Orr, will accept tina ks.
Manifest Of the stes mer Sam Orr, from fennes-
bee River: Brown, DunkersoR a Co, III bales Of
cottbn, 10 BIS colored yarn, hhds tobacco " hife
1 Bres 10 bales cotton Wheeler 4 Riggs, bales
do ;Ragon q D ckey, 2 bales do; A Duncan, .
bales do; W Nsel a Oe, 10 bales do; Hp atom a
Co, Is bales cotton, box trees, 20 bags cotton