Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-04-17
River Irensss.
RTVER AND WEATHnn

- AM WEATHER.
.ss'erdsy morning. every one thought 1t would
80 -.- = 'aes' but the clouds broke ava and tbs
~. -,.. IA and sultry. Rain Is mac needsd
,r.s.'. seeiinine, having fallen bout six !
$3.50 e . 'ask evening. The Ts snnsasee IL |
down. The Ohio is falling 1arv q. d a. Cincinnati
q ARRIVALS AND DEP ARTUREs.
me arrivals ana departure q, since our last rs-
port include the saE,.a.rfF. Passport 10 Evans
vile; J. 7. McComtae. Henderson to Louisville;
Askosy' Aaahvisas 20 EVANSVILLE Harry Dean,
Msmphisto e;a6lnnatf; Silver Moon, Cincin uati
- @smps1<4 oornslia, Nashville to Cincinnati;
a :. 80 2 ~, Pittsburg to New Orleans; Ourlew
anu #sbSy, Henderson and rsturn.
BOATS DUE.
1mong the first boats due here are the Emma
Floyd and Leonors No. O. for Nashville; Column
bia, Lawrencss Eikhtingals and Bertha, for 81.
LOUISE Anna. for Memphis; Lfnnie Drown, for
Arkassas river; Silver Spray and Melnotte for
New Orleans; Clifton and Hatoma, from Mem
phis; Lady Franklin, from Arkansas river;
PrimA Donna, Maggie Hays, P. W. strader asd
Indiana from New Orleans: Shamrock and Silver
Lake, from st. Louis; Armada, from Cairo; Mary
Ament and ELS Faber, from Louisville.
"a MISCELLANEOUS ~
There was : great Influx Of steamers ct our
wharf, yesterday morning, but the business trans
acted was comparatively Hght.........Th Sam. Orr
had moderate trip. She discharged few bales
Of cotton for Brown, Dunkerssn a Co., to go East
! BY the great Bsllefonsaine Line She returns to
Eastport this evening. and should have good
trip. Capt. Allen Duncan Is 10 command, and
Mr.. Gilbert Is In the Office The Superior had
slim trip up. She returns 20 Cairo so-day......
The Silver Moon had fns trip for Memphis. she
discharged some freight at this port.........The
Argosy had moderate trip ont of the Cumberland.
...--..-.The Harry Dean, J. 7. McCcmbs, aud Cor
: neliA had slim trips.....-..The A.. J. Baker vas
! pretty veil leeded........The Libsrty Eo.2, on
Sunday night, had moderate trip........Ths Cor.
neia, after leaving the wharf, landed at the saw
D logs above, and lay for several hours, probably
repairing some Of her machinery......-.rhe Ar
|, COSY, having some tobacco which she was afraid
to take up the wabash, came directly to this port
left last evening for the Wabash and Nashville
4 .....Ths Superior VIII have her broken chimney,
repaired to-day, and will leave promptly at ;
O'Clock, making sure connections at Cairo will
8 boats for New Orleans, and win carry through
a freight ct tbs lowest rates.
al BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
FOR OAIR0.-Ths big Superior, Capt. O. Z
J Rudd, with Jack Grammar in the ofice, and XII
Rudd to look after the freight will leave for oai
Z ats O'Clock to-day. 5As
FOB LoUISvILLE.-The new and eiegan
Mary Ament, Capt. Liter, goes to louisville thi
s. evening, Offering elegant accommodations to pas
At ssngers.
The Ella Faber, hneIy-sppointed and elegant
ofnesred boat, also goes louisville his evening
IS Our pleasant young friend, John Ouerbacker,
"a In the once.
=. ron EAsTPoRr The safe. SWIM and rsliabl
:. Sam Orr, Capt Duncan. leaves at O'Clock "a
T, PASSPORT and ell intermsdIato Tennessee rive
Of ports. She has fine passenger appointments, an
"A her officers courteous aud afable.
. GLEANINGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Cincinnati Commercial ofsaturday says:
Or We had the pleasure yesterday Of nesting wit
,e ssa, me ,nisres b rcav Nv ny
M the Missouri, and among the Telegraph's pas
y" sengeFs Tor Portsmouth last night. Captain bur
&c will take charge Of the A 4 NJ. 8 s. O.'s steane
"a Moilie able, she receives her battery
- donhle-fued boilers at St. Louis. The Nell
Able viii Ne ready for business Ia two weeks.
at Captain Evans informs rs that the fire on th
Nevada did not originate In the cooking stove, .
reported in ST. Louis, but away aft Ia the dec
go room. BE says the story about the cook kindlin
tirs with coal oil is altogether mistake.
- Our merchants are now enjoying health
= trade with the South, hut unless our steamboat
men leave more regularly. or load In turn, e.
New Orleans. the trade win 60 to 81. Louis o
IN work together if they expect to keep the trad
H. Let ratab 10 commanders, with coed aerviceabl
steamers load In turn aud leave promptly as ad
III vertsed, md let shippers forward all their mer
he obandiss on the same boat, And the boats vii
g. leave announced, resulting 70 the benefit of q
ey parties Interested According 10 the presen
confused arrangements, It takes boat from
ne 10 days 70 pick up CO 80, resulting In deten
IT. ton Of freight here al days over time to sa
he nothing OF the material damage to all perishabl
articles. The way matters row aud, 10 Ia TO th
as Interest OF buyers 10 purchase IL ST. Louis q
Cairo, " here they have 9 thing Of boats Ieay
Sc ing promptly As advertised.
hty y By buying goods at Evansville, the best mar
kst on the Ohio, no delay need be apprehsndet
IN as cur packets leave regularly on time.
., The New Albany Ledger Of Saturday says:
Gentlemen in this city and Louisville have 70
IL. some time been maturing plans for the bui.dir
Of two boats designed 10 be the fastest steamboat
X ever built ia the United States Their plans ar
y not yet perfected but they have agreed that
u. boat to make 10 miles hour up sream and tina
VS. viii easily accomplish this feat, should be abou
ie $40 feet long, 40 feet BEAM aud feet depth
OF hold Her machinery would consist Of doubi
"a battery OF double nue boilers, SIX to q battery
BE with double set Of ehimnies cylioders 40 tnea
"a IN diameter, with II feet length of stroke wheel
AZ feet In diameter With is feet leng Of buckets
We have been shown q model for such boat, an
II certainty looks to be perfection in Byuetry o
hull, being very sharp ct the bow and with
besutiiai .ransome atern, having sheer Of 81,
feet from stem to stern. 1t is Ia contemplation
BY tbs gentlemen having this project In hand, &
build two boats The present yesr OF the dimen
sions named one OF which, and probably both
will be built in this city.
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