The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1854-04-14
DAILY JOURNAL.
Local d and River Brevities.

We thank Mr.. Buchanan, agent in
this city for Cincinnati and Eastern Railroad
lines, for an elegantly bound little work call
ed "Hand Book for Travellers" full of engrav-
ings, &c. II we returned thanks to Buck
For all the favors he shows us in leaving late
papers at our office, he would daily have q
place in our columns. We can only thank
him in general terms. Although young, he
makes an active and industrious agent, and
his labors here must prove very beneficial to
the interests for which he works. We do
not think the Companies interested could
have more jealous aud faithful agent at this
srtant point.
O. We were grati6ed day before yester-
dsy to receive call from our old school mate,
E. NJ. Spencer, Esq, Of Cincinnati. He
was a passenger on the Jas. Robb, on his
way,to Helena, as reporter for the Cincinna-
ii Times. The trirl Of the Martha W ash
ington gang viii commence next Monday
Mr.. Spencer is an able writer and one Of the
Best reporters in Cincinnati. We hope he
will drop in on his return. '--=- 81.
- The Mississippi was rising fast last
Wednesday morning at St. Louis, with about
10 feet in channel to Cairo. The upper
Mississippi is quite low. l. Ike Pepin was
still frozen up last accounts.
- The last accounts at st. Louis report
TIE Missouri falling To Usage, and from there
down rising, with FIVE feet water in channel
8" The Illinois, notwithstanding late
fise, is still very low from Lasalle down.
- The St. Nicholas arrived at st. Louis
last Monday from New Orleans with over
1000 tons Of freight and 800 passengers-a
good trip. She lost her chimnes in storm
on her way up.
- The elegant steamer Garden City,
sunk by the ice at ST. Louis last winter, has
been repaired and dropped down to the
wharf looking splendid as ever.
- The Sho,well. Magnolia. st. Ncho
las, Nashville, Patrick Henry. d.. s. STAGE,
and Monarch, lost their chimnies by stern
within the last two weeks. Good for mechan
les. f-r -,.-....., ,s-.....- .-t .. rr
Tile deck hands on three boats JUS
ready To start South from St. Louis all strucl
last Monday, and the boats were compelle,
10 lie over.
- The pilots Of the steamer Ohio, a
Cincinnati, have been notified 10 appear be
FIRE the local board Of Steamboat Inspector
at Louisville, to answer 10 the charge G
sinking the steamer w. b. Clifton. The r
ves,iga,ion is set for the 18th inst.
The New Albany Ledger understa nd
that the owners o. the Mary Hunt have cor
,racted with Charles While for hull for
new boat. 1t is to be two hundred and sc,
enty feet long, forty feet beam, aud eight fee
hold 1, is expected to get out in time /,
the fall business.
- George Buchanan, the engineer
the steamer Glencoe, at the time tina; 81
burs' her BOILERS aud that So many lives we
lost, was arrested at ST. Louis last Monday
a bench warrant, issued from the Unit'
States Circuit Court, aud required to enter j
to bonds Of $1,000 (his security giving iik
wise $4,000 bond) for his appearance at tri;
The fast and beautiful steamer Cry
tai Palace arrived here early yesterday NOR
ing from ST. Louis. She will be here on
return trip day after tomorrow morning e;
=. We thank The officers for large pac
age'of papers.
The Antelope, Belle Key and Fra
Pierce left New Orleans for the Ohio ri,
on the 18th.
On the llth, the river was falling
Pittsburgh and Cincinnati, with 4 fee,
inches water in the channel at the form
place. On stand at Louisville on the IL
with feet inches water in canal. Fall
THE Telegraph No. 2 arrived here
good season yesterday morning from Lot
vile, with the mail.
THE new Green River packet
Eav g. arrived here yesterday from ri
burgh. She is an elegant boat in every +
tfcuiar, and the best aud handsomest CT
ever built for the Green River trade.
will run regularly in the Louisville, Eva
vile aud Green River trade. She was
at Pittsburgh. She measures l45 feet
deck, IS feet beam and 5 fee, hold. Engi'
IL inches diameter, feet stroke. Th
boilers, 3s inches in diameter, % feet Il
with doctor and engines for hosting frei
We wish the WIN. Eaves great success
She has very pleasant trade TO run in,
one which generally offers great dea
hnsiness and has proven profitable 10 Of