Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-01
River Items.
fiirsr and Weather.


River ana Weather.
We are having the most delightful westher
Yesterday was bright, clear and csIm--ai most |
beaut full day. The water ia receding, having |
fallen about four inches since our last report.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals aud departures since ourlast report
include the Bertha, Nashville to Louisville;
Anna, Memphis te Cincinnati; Nevada, Pittsburg
to ct. Louis; Luslla. Pittsburg to Burksville;
Morning Star. Memphis to Louisville; Armada,
Evansville to Cairo; and the Bose Hite, to Hen
derson and return.
Boats Due
Among the first boats due here are the Night
ingale, Memphis 20 Cincinnati; Amelia Poe, and
Calumet, from Tennessee River, Ind the J. P.
Webb, from Cumberland River. The Emma
Floyd is due, from Nashville to Cincinnati; Mer-
cary, from louisville to Nashville; St. Patrick,
irS m Louisville to Memphis; Lady Pike, Cincin-
natl to Tennessee Rivr; Rebecca, for Nashville;
Edinburgh, for st. Louis; Darling and Messen-
ger, for Memphis; Anglo Saxon, Mamie Byers,
Mary Erwin, Starlight, and Lennis Drown, for
Arkansas River, and Amszon, for New Orleans.
= r. = Miscellaneous
Business on the wharf yesterday was very good,
and our " harfboatmen were in exceeding good
humor with themselves and every body else. The
mud has disappeared from the levss, and IL is
almost dry as in suminer.....-..The'Be Bertha had
q good trip, with a barge in tOw.......The Anna
dischaT gsd so bales of cotton for Brown, Dnnker-
son Co.......The Nevada had q full load ........
The Luella had big trip, and discharged about
25 tons of freight here. Among the lot, we no.
ticei, at Cox & Humphreys wha: boat, another
large invoice CT iron for our worthy
friend, Mr.. Sam'l err, aud also large
amount for MIR. William Heilman............ -.
| The Morning Star discharged z6 bales of cotton
for that enterprising firm, Brown, Oar kerson s.
Co., who are doiag STAYING business in that
| line The Melnotte went to Eewbnrgh last
night, and is advertised to leave for New Orleans
on saturday...---The Virginia, splendid new
boat, will be at tho wharf to-day and receive pas.
sensers and freight for New Orleans. 10
advertised by Cox Humphrey, and by j. b
Hall.........We notice that our excellent friend,
| Duks Nicholson has taken up his abode on Hes
ton Cos wharfboat, where he proposes TO hold
forth in futuTe.......The Dake II one of those TO-
vial sort Of gentlemen that always make You fee
pleasantly when you meet them. We say, sue
cess to the Duke......... Frank Blacksmith, Clerl
on the Morning STIR, has placed US under obligs
tions for favors. We make our best bow, ant
hope he will do again. 1.-The river reporter
Of the Louisville Journal grows thus facetiou
over the condition OF the leves at that city: " w
would report the arithmetical stage Of the mus
for the benefit Of our country readers, but the gen
tleman who went to examine the gauge for on
information has not returned. When the IN
lucky man shalt have besn disinterred from hi
premature grave, we will givs an account of hi
miraculous desce asion. Meantime, we may stat
THAT the mud is deep enough for the utter con
csalment Of lily Council. Unsls Harry Par
msle manages by walking along the margin c
this yawning abyss, known as wharf by til
Council committee and others who never g
thsrsAbOutl to perform his mastery duties"
We also copy the following from that paper, 0
, the sOtb, in rega. to the Liberty Eo.2.
, We learn from Capt. J. B Archer Il at this "a
; vorite steamer Of the LouisvilIss and Memphi
. Packet Company will come down from Nadso
6 to-day. She win receive new boiIers here, aud b
c ready for business in week. G. ready for tn
noble Liberty. and her officers Of stsnch and tru
c memory.
c Boats Leaving To Day
For CairO.-That elegant ANA fast-goin
craft, Oharmer, Capt Throop. in charge. wi
leave this day for Cairo aud way points. 70
will find her just the boat you have been lookin
Y for, il you wish to go South. Is
; For LouisviIIe.-rhs J. 7. McCombs, a
elegant boat, fast, and well oicsed. with the bel
3 accommodations, will leave this day for Lou.l
o VILE. - e
o For New OrIeans.-Ths Virgin a, n.-
: aud excellent boat, will leave p.rt to-day, fc
Z New Orleans.
GIeanfngs from Our Exchanges.
2 The following ia from the telegraphic CORES
l. pondshce..:of the Cincinnati Commercial of Jei
BE terdsy:a -c .lA Aa- 4-E
:, The steamer Miami bound from MemphiI
n Little Rock, on Saturday night, six miles U
Arkansas River, exploded her boilers, tearin
away the forward boiler deck. &c., took fire au
burned 10 the waters edge, aud then sunk. 81
had on board nifty cabin passengers, 100 men
Company b, 18th United states Cavalry, aud Il
deck passengers Including her crew. Lrsk al
Joh"sop, the clerks, were lost; also the wife an
re child of the former. After the explosion, CO..
poral and citizen were seen TO draw their pi
tolls and blow out their brains 20 e cape burniu
10 to dea b. The details Of the affair horribl
The Gamer Henry Amss heard of the affair ar
10 went TO the OF thu Miami, and render,
valuable assistance. One hundred and twent
- FIVE is the lowest estimate placed on the loss
q life Major J. Z. Rankin and DR.. Jenkins q
the only passengers known to bstaved.
The river report Of the Cincinnati Commerce
- has this:
The wea her clear and mild yesterday, vii
the mercury at 80 degrees above faro last nigh
or At Pittsburg, there ct and falling Ia
night Here, the river receding ~ inch
per hour last night There IL 80 jeet hence
Louisville. There are feet over the Falls, az
81 Is feet the shoalest bars along the Lower Obi
X There are 20 feet and rising in the CumbeTlan
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