The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-20
River. ITEMS.

tn. river was booming full yesterday,
and large quantities of drift passing down. Dis
patches in Yesterdays Journal gave notice of a
heavy rise at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati on the
top of the present. The bottom lands are in
rome places already partially overhowed. The
river was rising here yesterday, and must con-
1inue to rise some feet more.
The Wabash has been rising fast The last
few days The Vincennes patriot of Saturday:
the l7ih says:
The Wabash has been rising all week and was
coming up rapidly yesterday evening 1t may
overflow It's banks, as much rain has fallen in
the last few DAYS with considerable snow on
THURSDAY night which had all disappeared yes
terday evening
TIE Terre Hau,e Courier Of the 9Th says:
The Wabash is in fine navigable order for
large size STEAMBOATS, and flatboat. number
OF steamers have beeb at our wharf dining the
week. Several faiboats have started for the
South. The weather has rainy aud snowy ten
dency and we may expect still greater rise in
the liver.
- The J. NJ S,ockwel has gone up the Wa
bash with full load of freight for different
points from New Orleans. From the latest ac-
counts, she will have no difficulty in getting up,
or down again with full return trip. The boys
on board might as well come down by the cars
and see us.
The Yorktown secured full freight OF
pork, &c. up the Wabash. She got large por
ton OF il at Viocenues.
- The weather yesterday was bright and
might have felt mild but for fierce wind which
bnlI III hair nj hato
- The Vermont arrived here from the Wa
Lash last Saturday night with full load for this
place. The greater portion of it. over 1900 bbls
pork, was consigned to Messrs. Preston Brothers
to whom it belonged. She was loading to start
back to the Wabash yesterday.
- The fine stamcr Charleston passed up
early Sa urday morning, but yesterday We receiv-
ed the following card, signed by large number
CT passengers John Bell of Tenn. among others
ONBoARD STEAMER CHARLESTON,
Ohio River, March II. 1855.
We. the undersigned Passengers on board
the steamer Charleston, do hereby tender our
hearttul thanks to Capt. James Bonhen, and his
very attentive officers for the very kind treat
ment during her passage from Memphis TO this
port and we would also here insure the travelling
public thatsthere is no better feeding safer nave
ling boat on the western waters than IN s mag
niicent steamer. We especially return our
thanks to the Steward for his bountitul and richly
set table.
JOHN j RAWLINGS, Memphis.
j. MC'QUIsroN. PortersvIlle Tenn.
Y. w. REDMoND, Wilmolson Co. Tenn.
N. M. BERRY, Pontolock TO. Miss.
And IS others.
BY the bill of fare enclosed, we perceive they
have high living on the Charleston, and blessed
are those who travel on her. She may be ex
pected down to-day or tomorrow.
- The fine steamer Empress, which ha
heen high and dry aground in the Mississippi
for the last three months passed up on Sunda,
Mording for LCuisvilel. tits surmissd by som
ofour river men that she has been somewha
injured, or "hogged" as they call it, but we ex
pect that the worst injury sustained to he
Treasury department" as We learn that her ex
penses are not much short of ) 100 per day. He
owners were able to stand the loss but We eoul
heartily wish the old and enterprising compan
better luck.