Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-16

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Yesterday was mid day, thefgh iuits DAMP
one 1t continues cloudy with indications Of
more RAIN The river is rising fast. During the
iweaty-four hours pending last night II raised af
least i've feet, and continues TO rise. The reports
from above indicate that we are going to have
big rise.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since last report
are a. fclIovs: The stenswall. Memphis 70 Lou
isvilie; Charmsr, Cairo to Evansville; St. Pat
rick, Memphis to Louisville; Lo ena, st. Louis
to Cincinnati; Prima Donna, New Orleans to
Cincinnati. ~ @ ~r
II - - Boats tine. IL ~. :.
Among the first boats due here we notice the
Amazon, New Orleans to Cincinnati; Mary Err.
win, Arkansas river to Cincinnati; Robert
Burns ana Minneola, Memphis 10 cIneinnati;
Be. coca and EsW York. sashsills to Cineinnafi;
Baltic. New ORLEANS to Louisville; Spray, John.
sonvilIe to Cincinnati. INK
81 miscellaneous.
/ Business on the wharf yesterday was quite fair,
and shipments were quite astive.......T The OF.
Patrick discharged Is bales Of cotton for Brown,
lDnnkSrson 4 Co.....-..The etonswall, . new boat,
passed down with good trip. Che is an excellent
Luna had Eair trip for Oincinnati;
.......The Prina Dona had ass me TRIP. ........
The eharmsr brought thirty hhds. of tobacco.
.......The Missiasppi ct Memphis ID rising very
fast.....-.The t. Louis Democrat says that the
ST. Louis and Missouri river rads will ppsreHtIy
be large this year, built is beginning to be sup
| posed that the mountain tonnage wFil Be
found little too abundant for the tsads Of she
Y gold territOrisH. The Little Martin has hauled
down. her moBntaia sigR, and We hear Of Others
that will not 60, although extensively advertised
j Boats 1hsavang 30. Day. ell
For, HIemphis.--Ths big Superior Is ex
pected. at ths wAaIf, to retura to day. She is il
splendid condition, and L. satisactionto thu
:. travelling public. - I.
For New Orleans The Ca.umst did mo-
J get away yesterday. We are told that che viii
. positively leave today for that port,
For louisville The Tarascon IN due an,
expected for Louisvills to-day.
! The Liberty No q. has again entered tn,
; trade. The LouisyiIis Courier ssys: sa.7
:. ssThe improvements 10 the L berty No. con
sist 10 the rst place. in subs tituting the old fash
tutu'srs. shs has her guards widsned bres feet
al which gives her abundance Of deck room, an
making her water wheel buckets, sr paddf eacl
!, seven inches longer. This, with an increase d
: steam power equal to boiler and half vi
make her an extraordinary fast boat. u gas
The Liberty No. aiso sports an entire ne'
cabin OUTFIT Including new bsds and beddiag
. upholstery work, also uow carptts Of the riches
. patterns and style, and an entire new pantr
d room and china outft, all eomplete, the latts
n furnished By the famous furnishing and import
! ing house of WaIton,A Bro Henry Wshmhe
made the mattresses aud upholstery wsrk, whic
s Is hard to beat. ft - rs = ~ .ss,.s -
v ssThe Madison has d1ated on of her hard bert
on the falls by the rapidly rising river. She wa
held to her anchors Until steam was raised. the
}, pumped ozt By means OF her steam pumps. an
q safely brought to shore We thiuk Capt. Chenc
= with Cher command n and all Others engag d |
q pc ,seYeraDcs. e.fs s.ss 4 81
aThe Madison was to have started TO Madiso
last evening, % b. hauled out on the wsys an
hare her damages rspaired." $500