The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-02-20
DAILY JOURNAL.
Local and River Brevities.


- Our teIegraPhic reports from the
Wabash are favorable. The river is report
Cd rising at every point heard from.
1t don't take much to get up fight be-
tween boys. yet men fight about just as really
triaing differences. Passing along Fret street
yesterday, where several youngsters were
engaged in playing marbles, "a game which
boys should lave sense enough to know is
totally out of season in win,er,) one club OF
q fellow, perfect free soler-judging from
the soil on his face and hands, yelled out
SHOW it's my first"
mo it ain't-you had FIRST last time"
mo did'nt, neither"
ayes. but you did though"
al didn't"
"You did,"
"Y.ulie."
"You lie back"
"Your u fghtin liar, and dasn't take il up. I
Eyes dare too" and the speaker piiched
in "like darnaton," aud the little varmin,s
made the mud ay. The scene, however, was
suddenly closed, by dirty woman issuing
from a ueishboring house. and almost as sud-
denly disappearing with her fingers wound in
the wool of one of the bel!igerents, and his
kicking heels battering against the door az It
closed.
Plenty Of produce vet az ai,ing ship
ment on the wharf, aud the cars adding TO II
fast as boats carry off. The Wabashers will
materially assist in giving Southern boats
more to do. Our wharf has big city ap-
pearance just now.
From the ST. Louis papers Of Thurs
day, We ,earn TINT seven persons were killed
or missing by the explosion of the kute kear-
ney. and thirty &C ,dcd some mor,aly wound
ed. Moi. Buell. is out of danger. The Rev.
Mr.. Gassaway cannot survive. The boat
was very old. and should long since have been
Withdrawn from service.
The fine Louisville and St. Louis pa OK.
etPike passed up Saturday. She is now ma
king regular trips in the mail line. She left
ST. Louis OF Thursday. Ef4E,3a e.
- Tn. river was still rising At this
point yesterday. At Pittsburgh, 10 feet in
channel and falling. Rising at Cincinnati
and Louisville. -4rs4
So The Belle Quigley. Capt TriPleu.
has been permanently placed in the Evans
vile, Louisville and Green River trade.
The Louis, lille Courier says Capt.
Hollcrcft's new packet for the Evansville
trade, has not yet been fully contracted for.
- The frs: hogshead OF tobacco brought
last Saturday, consigned to J. 8. Mitchell g.
Son.
L. The river opposite St. Louis is rising
slowly. Business is commencing again on
the river, end boats arriving freely. =
The Mississippi from St. Louis to
Cairo has about feet water in the channel.
The Delaware arrived without rubbing, draw.
ing ever 7 feet water. .....-..
The Missouri is open and rising. The
Illinois is also open. Upper Mississippi in
boating order to Keokuck. ..s
- Dir. Jas. Rogue, offers fine oppor.
tunity for speculation in town lots. He 10
now selling some Of the best vacant lots ia
Evansville. They are close to the cour,
house and about half way between the ca.
nal and river. See his advertisement.
- Some valuable csssl lots are offered
for sale in the town OF Newark, Warrick CO.
They are said to be good lots and effer fine
chance for speculation. Also. a valusbls
tract of land, in Spencer county. Apply al
Maghee e. Co.'S, and see advertisements fol
particulars.
Read the City Collectors new notice ts
tax PAYERS. None Of the "poor devils" arr
interes,ed-onIy property holders.
- The Reindeer arrived here Saturday
afternoon from New Orleans with large
freight aud fullof passengers. She remain
ed several hours at the wharf, and put out
large amouat of groceries, eunny bags, Sc
We thank her clerk for late papers aud copy
OF manifest. sE s1E
ny THE Z. AND &. RAILROAD.
- SATURDAY, Fstrusr. 18th.
Shipnenss.
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