The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-06-01

at this Office.
- Another of those daily showers yes
terday afternoon. We are getting used to
them, and will scarcely know how to do with.
out regular afternoon shower soon.
- The farmers, are complaining OF too
much rain. Many OF them are late with
their corn, while the wheat is being injured
In some sections.
There is large quantity of railroad
iron lying at the upper wharf, for the E. d
G. Railroad The Indiana laid here all
Tuesday discharging iron. The Stockwell,
however, a few days previous, put out as
much in three or four hours.
- Mr.. F. III. Nicholas, mail agent on
The Telegraph No. 2, has appeared before the
public in card, in which he denies the state
ment of the Mt. Vernon Advocate, that on a
certain trip OF the boat no mail was put out
there, the agent being asleep, &c. Mr.. N.
says he was wide awake, and put out the mail
there as usual, and substantiates his words by
q certificate from the clerk. A cef,ifi-
cate has been handed us from Mr.. J. T..
Cowan, who has been acting as mail agent
here for some months, declaring Mr.. Ncho-
las had been most faithful in the discharge
of his duties. SO far as this point is concerned.
We DO not think Mr.. N. stands in need Of
certificates.
- Capt. ]. NJ. Martin, formerly COM
mahder of the Sultana, and well known as
a favorite steamboatman an, has come out as a
candidate for Sheriff, at Louisville. We
hope he will be elected.
Capt. Dunham's new boat for the ma
ehinery of the Fanny Smith, has been
launched at Jacksonville. The Louisville
Courier says she will be the highest New Or
leans packet ever built, and we may add, that
il Capt. Durham is on her deck, and Field
in the office, she will be one OF the most
popular.
The Chancellor, commanded by Capt.
Bacon, has been refitted, end is advertised to
leave Louisville next Saturday for New Or
leans. The Chancellor has always been a
popular boat.
The Fashion will be down this morn.
ing for ST. Louis. She is generally here at
an early hour Those taking her will have
quick trip around.
THE boilers Of the Telegraph No. 2
were tested at Louisville day before yester-
day, and were pronounced good as ever
They bore pressure OF 200 lbs, and could
doubtless have stood much more. This was
one cause of her detention. She run on q
sunken flatboat at some point up the river
and was detained seine little time getting of
THE Telegraph No. arrived here
little late Yesterday morning, bringing The
mail. Ii is probably the best evidence tina
we are now receiving the Eastern Rive
mails pretty regularly, from the fact that i
the boats do not arrive here by o'clock 4
II, there is considerable growing. w
used to think ourselves very well off, if tn
mail got here at all the morning it was due
But the mail line is now conducting itself il
a very uncomp lainabe manner.
- The Shotwell was here early yester
day morning for New Orleans, but did not re
main long.
THE Belle Sheridan merely touche,
at our wharf yesterday on her way South
Evansville has at last got pretty well draine
of freight.
- The Fawn arrived here yesterday al
that. She is doing a good business, 70
which she is as much indebted to the popu
larity of her officers as anything else.