The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-08-01
FRESH GROCERIES AND FRUIr.-We invite

fresh supply of fancy groceries and fruit
There is no longer famine in the lemon
market. Oranges as delicious as ever grew,
besides dried fruits in great abundance. Fol-
the samples Sc mt us, Mr.. Cook has our hearty
thanks.
- The Letter List will as usual the lst
day of every month, be found in the Jour-
nal.
- DIR. Peter Burk wants all the game
he can get for his new Restaurat, and will
pay the highest prices. Enquire next door
TO Post Office.
- We understand it is rendered neces-
sary to move the Post Office, on account of
high rent, &c. We hope it will not go far
from its present location. Any person own
ing a block of houses, should be glad to give
rent free to get the Post Office in the block.
1t always brings an immense quantity of
business with its location. The owners of
one building at least, have made such all
offer.
- The weather continues hot and dry.
Alas for the corn crops. A rain will have
TO come soon to save them.
We invite attention to the advertise
ment of real estate "For Sale or Rent" in
to-day's paper. Good bargains cen be had
Immediately and the property is well situa-
ted.
- We received papers from Memphis
yesterday, extending as far back as July Ia.
This fact may reasonably account to some Of
our friends there for the long delay of the
Journals. Letters from Memphis, say the
weather continues hot there, and dust abun-
dant.
Our good friend Van Name and his
lady, arrived here yesterday from theirEastern
tour. We were glad to see Van looking so
rosy. He really appears to ike the married
life. We thank him for package of late
papers, and hope to see him soon again at his
old stand on the cars.
- rhe Navigator got down as far as
Scuiil ,town yesterday morning, where of
course she grounded. Some of her passen-
gers left her there and came down. She had
mail on board. There was no other boat
aground at Scufilctown bound down.
- The Emma Watts was in the canal
just after the Navigator last Saturday even
ing. She had ST. Louis freight to take on
board at Portland, so she may be expected
herc-when she arrives.
- We learn from boats recently down
from Louisville, that there is but % inches
wafer on Scuffietown bar; boats find it ex-
ceedingly difficult to pass. The w. A.
Eaves has made two trips us far as the bar.
exchanged her passengers and led to
Louisville.
- Peaches promise to be scarce this
year. The dry weather is affecting them
seriously in this region.
- Young chickens are rising in price.
They are now retailing at 90 cts. while a
couple weeks ago they were selling at 10
etc.: ard they are getting dearer. To boats
they are sold at SO a dozen.
Our markets are now we'll attended
and abundantly supplied with vegetables al
though there is not very great variety. The
meat market is bad, or at least no good bee
can generally be found at the stalls.
- Some persons bound East are taking
the E. & c. Railroad to Vincennes and stage
TO Terre Haute, there to get on the cars
again. The hct weather has delayed the
work on the Railroad, but it will doubles.
be completed to Terre Haute early in the
winter. The low Stage of water in the Ohio
above deters travellers from taking tha
course East at present.
Water hauling has about supplantet
draying ut present. The great majority o
cisterns have either gone dry or threatenin!
TO do SO soon, and house Keepers obliged t.
avail themselves of what little water is lef
in the Ohio. Don't draw on it too strong.
- The John NJ. Stockwell has beer
put in 6rst-rate order ard condition, and i
nov as sound boat probably as there is oil
The river. She is lying at the lower wharf
awaiting better stage OF the water.
- The only navigable part of Pigeo
Creek is at Pigeon Springs. Billy Bates
always there ready to plunge his customer
"head over ears" in salt water, exec pit whe
he is engaged in driving the fiery steeds il
that omnibus.
The new steamer Fanny Bullitt, tn
successor of the Fanny Smith, was to hav
left Louisville last Saturday morning for Ne,
Orleans. She is under command Of Cap
Durham, with Silas Field and Jas. Forse
clerks--all the old crew Of the Fanny Smi,
The Fanny r is said TO be q beautiful era