The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-07

Local and River Brevities.

IuI, anu tue lduics out III 5COtcss ue VAIN
ing and the riding are now excellent. What
are our young bucks at Don't they know
the gals are suffering for the want of horse
back exercise!
AIR. Henry Mitchell had tremendous
ice box or refrigerator taken down to the up
per wharf Boat yesterday. 1t was large
enough for asmall tenement, being feet by
= feet in heigth and width, and feet across.
Whole sides Of beef may be hung up in it,
and there are shelves enough for few bar
rels of ct ceteras. We hope Henry will have
II 90 arranged that we can get watefmelons
out of it, according to the way a its Prede-
cessor!
The A. L. Shotwell arrived here yes.
serdsy morning at 8 o'clock, from New Or
leans. She appeared in the fashion of the
Magnolia, that is with no chimnes, but two
stumps in their place. She was caught in
storm just below Baton Rouge, and had her
tall chimnies blown overheard. She made a
narrow escape from destruction, but being
fortunately in good place. and under excel
lent management. escaped without other
damage than the loss of her chimnies. She
laid nearly day at Baton Rouge, repairing
enough to come ahead, and made the trip to
Evansville in a little over six days and q
half, having left New Orleans the Thursday
evening previous. She put out a Ia .ge lot Of
yVa IL, n
first clerk, for papers.
The steamer Monroe, which snagged
and sunk near Natchez, is reported to be a
total loss. Some 25 or 80 passengers were
also lost. The Monroe was or years old
her engines had been used in four other
boats-the 10 Daviess, Col. Clay, and two
Renders, all Of which boats had sunk
They are now where they will not be "built
after" again.
- Some four or FIVE steamers had their
ehimneys blown overheard BY the gale which
knocked off the chimnies of the Shotwell.-
Good for the boiler maker. It's an i'll wind
which blows nobody any good.
THE Golden State was here yesterday,
from below, and created quite an excitement
by means Of fine brass band on board
The good folks began TO think Van Amburgh
had arrived before his time.
- The Chrystal Palace arrived at this
port yesterday afternoon at 2 o'clock, from
- Ionic, having left there Tuesday evening.
She will be down day after Tomorrow. She
10 one OF the finest and swiftest boats pass
ing Evansville.
- The rates Of freight from Evansville
to New Orleans yesterday were NJ follows:
&c is corn; Csc for pork; zoe for flour; zoe
for oats; and CSC fer pound ireights. There
is siill good deal OF freight here for ship
inert, and more coming from the Wabash and
Green River.
- A rumor was current on the street
yesterday, that the Magnolia had been nearly
destroyed by fire. Of course this was an er-
ror. The Shotwell met her at IL o'clock
night before last, getting along very well.
When the Shotweil passed the wreck
of the w. B. Clifton, a couple days since,
that steamer was sunk to her hurricane deck.
1t was reported by one Of the pilots, who
came up on the Shotwell. that two persons
were supposed to be lost by the sinking OF
the Clifton. She was insured for SIS, 900 in
Louisville.
- The Telegraph No. 2 arrived yestcr-
day morning from Louisville, bringing the
mail. She was rather later than usual. We
thank the officers for papers.
- The Madona was loading yesterday
for Green River. She is good boat and
making regular trips, bringing down a great
deal Of produce every trip, and returning
with merchandise.
~ The steamer Lexington took on the
principal part of the Justices Wabash
freight yesterday, direct from that boat, fol
New Orleans.