Evansville daily journal., 1866-03-22
River Items.


Yesterday was q autifal day, and the So
shone brightly. In the morning It was quite
cool, but the afternoon was quite pleasant Tue |
river is stationary at this point now it reached
stand point yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrt eals and d fuses aincs cur last re
port include the Sam Orr, for Passports H. 8
TurIe,, Pi. ,urg to St. Louis; J. P. Webb, for
Nashville Cora s., Mobile to louisville; Ar
mada to Cairo; westmoreland, New Orleans to
Cincinnati; Leonidas, r,.tsburg to st. Louis;
and VIM. White, EvausviIle 70 Green rivsr.
Keats Due.
Among the first boats due here We notice the
Emma Floyd, from Nashville to Cincinnati;
Phantom, from Nashville to Evansville; Liberty
No. 2, Memphis 10 Louisville; Alics Dean al
Natoma, Cincinnati to Memphis Indiana, New
Orleans to LouisEiIIe; Mercury and Kenton,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Wau anita, Nightingale
Leonidas, Nashville, and Navigator, for St. Louis;
Amelia Poe and Peter Balsn, for Missouri river;
Anna, Robert Burns, aud Msriae-, fo- Memphis:
Linnie Drown and Anglo Saxon, for Arkansas
river, and Amazon, for New Orleans.
miscellaneous.
Business on the wharf yesterday was quite live
lY. Our wharfboat propristors are having q
splendid run Of business Of late. The levee yes
terday presented scone Of activity and business
that was truly pleasing and gratifying to all who
desire our city to become great In CONNER
ciaI Importance We could not hep but think Of
the great difference a well regulated Board OF
Trade, composed Of real live business men, who
we're wids awake TO the com ercial interests OF
the city would have on trade just now. We far
that the great Importance of this more is over
looked by the mass Of our traders and shippers.
.The Sam Orr Lad a splendid trip for Ten
nessee river, and the fact is demonstrated more
clearly on every trip the boat makes, that If the
same exertioRs were pat forth by our people that
are being made by the St. Louis, Cairo and Lou
szilie.merchants, the entire Tennessee river trade
could be secured here. We hope that some steps
viii be taken to secure that trade permanently.
We ought to have it, and can get ft.if We viii
.........The H. S. Turaer had a good trip for Mis-
souri, river. She is new bost, neat, staunch
built, aud safe.........The ]. T. Webb had good
trip She is doing q good business now..-..-..Th he
Cora g had light trip from aIobiis~......1he Ar
mazda had a frat rate load, Of freight, and good
| trip # people. That packet lire hss the sort o.
gentIsrn en- hold Of 1t to drive an enter. rise and
make it pay.........Ths westmoreland had fair
trip to oiucinnafi.........The LeonidAs he'd fun
load FOR st. LouIs....-..rhe wm. White left with
a good trip for Green river. she is doing fne
business now......Tbe Atlantic encountered a
gale near Helena, and Lost chimney and por-
tion Of her starboard wheel-houss, bsaiies, meet
ing with dausge to the upper works...-..-A spe-
eial to ths Nsw Orleans Pieayune says: 4" "soldiers
went aboard the Wm Bn der and were pushsd
overheard by the crow. One soldier was drowned.
The mate and crew were arrested, and are await.
| .-s-R 116 krrae
taken possr ssion Of by tho Governmsnt.......Cap-
I sain Yves. Whitton has resigned his commission
as Captain Of the Laura Fenton .........It win be
remembered that couple Of months since the
steamer Besfsst was seized on the Savannah river
by party or eusrriIIas The leader Of the gang
has been tried in Mobile by a military commits.
4 sion, and tbs following sentence rendered That
j. T. Britton be reqpired to pay fine of 5000,
and be eonfntd for ten years at hard labor In such
penitentiary as the oom mandin; General may e.
rect" Mi GsEeral q. b. Woods eonir ned the
findings and sentence, except 30 much Of tha
same as imposes fine, and directs that the pris-
oner be sent to the penitentiary at Nashville.
B0ats Leaving To-day. -
FOr afro--The 0harmer, that elegant erAfi
| with that M st e)urteons gentlenian, Captain
Lowth IN charge, leaves for Cairo to-das. Ifytu
wish 10 Zee Juss o. nome, ana go pises sAhIy anu
safely, 60 on the Charmer.
4 For Loafsvfne.-Tbs u T. Mecombs Is
the regular Louisville packet to-day. She is safe
and sound, fast and PLEASANT, and hasa most ac-
commodating set Of officers. Look cut for the
Il y. 7. mcUomUs.
For wabash River. This Rosa D., Capt
Lancaster 10 charges win l.Aye for Wabash river
to day.
| Manifest of the steamer Rosa d, from Wabash
| river, March q, 1866: Cox & Humphrey, l hid
| crackiuRs; 2 bbis, do; As terces lard; bbls,
| do; 281 bags bran 95 bbls -four Dusouchst q
Co, I51 bags bran; B. Crawforn & Co., 2Tp bags
corn; Fetmaker C., 81 hhds tobacco; Gumbsrts
| q O., 256 hides bundles sheep pc ts T; J. q d.
| HiIamsn, 20 pkgs mdse; Babcock Co., q pkgs
| mdse; Brown, Dunkerson 4 Co., leo hbls pork
hhds do; Kappler Co., bbls aud I keg
cider; Cook q Bice, % beer bbls John Inson, s
bales hay; f. Kramer. 0 empty beer bbIs; q. W.
Thomas 4 Co., Mount Vernon, 900 bags corr, 6
| bags CoitOP. bbls eggs.