The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-08

Chancellor Orleans. louisville 80. VI do
- No Eastern mail yesterday at late
hour IN the afternoon, and no boat down.
80 A German tailor, by the name OF
Hahn, was found drowned in the Canal yes
tcrday morning. near Main street bridge
He did not return home night before last as
usual, which brought out his dsconsolate
wife early yesterday morning in pursuit of
Canal near the bridge, which she at once re-
cognzed TO be his. The Canal was imme
diately dragged and the body found We
learn that he has been hard drinker for sew
eral months past, and is supposed to have
been intoxicated at the time. He leaves a
large family to mourn bis unfortunate end.
- The rooms in Bray's building occupi-
ed by the Common Council, City Clerk and
Recorder, are to be Immediately vacated and
converted into banking house for the New
York and Iirgiqia State Stock Company
The former occupants have taken rooms in
the second story of Fosters building. The
Council are making a decided SHOWN town
movement,
- Bv the news we publish to-day, it
will be perceived that ten steamers have been
destroyed by fire at New Orleans, accompa.
MED with great destruction of life; and three
boats and two barges sunk by ice at ST.
- Mr.. Currie has removed his music
store TO Main street opposite the Bank,
where he ias an excellent location. Those
wanting music, musical instruments, &C.,
would do well to give him call.
"A small smash up occurred at tn, de-
pot yesterday. The morning train came in at
noon, and at the usual place the locomotive
but whether the cars were going faster
than usual, or the wet rails prevented the
brakes operating, we do not know, but from
some unknown reason the cars ran in the de-
pot building at pretty good rate, pitched in
to the cars on the track, and ran them across
the street, and one down deep gutter, Great
ing considerable excitement about the depot.
Not much harm was done, although some aw-
full ruInors were adoat relative to the affair.
THE splendid Crescent City, comm q
down on her first trip, from Cincinnati, will
be taking in freight here to-day. Sine had a
large lot of freight engaged at Newburgh,
where she has been lying since Monday
She has accommodations for 1000 tons of
freight, so she will be able to take on good
deal of produce here. Dir. Horace Bixby,
her pilot and an ole frierd, gives us the fol-
lowing items about this fine boat Her di-
mensions arc: length 275 fee; on deck, beam
36 feet; depth of hold feet; she has 6 double
flued boilers, % feet long by 80 inches in di-
ameter; also one small boiler for her doctor"
and "nigger," balance valve engines, cylin-
ders 80 inches in diameter, and leet stroke,
her wheels are SO feet in diameter, with
buckets IL feet long and 81 inches wide. In
her cabin there are 4S state rooms, Z by s
feet. Everything that can insure speed and
comfort, may be found on this boat. She is
commanded by Capt. r. c. Young, with VIM.
Young, clerk. She is intended for the New
Orleans and st. Louis trade, out is now on
her way South, and will probably mike an
other trip on this river. - 'i'~tFf
- is supposed the Altoona and Corne-
liza, sunk some time since above st. Louis,
will prove total loss, owing to the ice. 1t
is supposed the ice will cut off both cabins.
- The steamer Admiral has been sold
to Capt. Brooks for $4,000. She is to 90
in the Upper Mississippi trade.
- We thank the officers of the Chan
cellor. fora package of New Orleans papers
of the 2Sth uIt. The Chancellor did not
leave much other freight than lot of molas-
The Empress arrived here evening be-
fore last, only .htteeover six days out from
New Orleans! She is a fast boat and a fast
man is on her. Capt. Van Duscn was max
ing the Empress tell this trip. He had not
much freight, but was crowded with passen-
gers. We thank Capt, Wilson, of the OIL ce
for papers OF the 3lst ult.
- The Lewis Whitman arrived here
with the Chancellor yesterday morning, from
New Orleans. They were the only boats ul
during the morning, and there were none
down..
- The river was still falling fast yes
terday, and leaving large deposit of mud or
the wharf. There is no fun perambulating