The Evansville daily journal., 1855-03-02
DAILY JOU r NAL.
Local and River B

- River still falling yesterday, and but very
little ice.
- Weather delightful yesterday, but coli
in the morning-lS deg. below freezing att o.
clock.
We have dropped our steamboat register
till there are enough boats to be worth while
reporting.
- The new Masonic Hall in this city, !:
within few feet OF being as large as the Grand
Lodge Hall al the Capital.
- Our markets are very poorly attended al
this time. Farmers have very little to bring in
and there will be starving times till the new
vegetables appear.
This weather is certainly good for freezing
back the fruit, If it have other advantage. Las
spring things got too early start in this region
and were "nipped in the bud"
- Recolect the cars leave ten minutes be-
fore o'clock A. NJ. for Terre Haute. We saw
couple of gentleman several days.ago left be-
hind by not considering that odd ten minutes.
The boys, big and little, have been enjoy.
ing themselves wondrouslv the past week sxalng
We presume it is positively the last appearance
OF skating this winter.
The Delegate started up the river yester
day, after laying at the wharf couple of davs on
account of ice. We hope she may eventually
reach Wheeling, but we do not expect to hear o.
it for a month or two.
-. A retail dry goods house here closed it.
doors few days since. The firm has ;he warn
sympathies Of the community, and it is to b
hoped they will be able to resume soon, as WI
have reason to believe they will.
Flower is only selling at SO so by retail
now. We can't fall back on potatoes either, a.
there are positively none in tie market, Except
ing seed potatoes advertised by Cook & Son
Turuips are about the only vegetable which cal
be obtained.
The draymen of Evansville are now abcu
as much gentlemen of leisure as any other clas
OF society. The river being almost entirel
closed, and the canal tight, the draymen hav
now little leisure to stand on the corners an
discuss politics and religion.
- good many travellers bound for up tn,
river, are now stopping of the boats here an
taking the E. & C. Railroad. Very sensible il
them, as they can be "puI through" in a hurr
this way, while they stood poor chance of get
ting up the river by steamboat without tediou
delays.
The New Orleans Delta says the E. How
ard steamer has arrived at that city. She wa
not scutlled as reported to put out the fire, bu
a hose was run in her ho.d and the flames thu
.ubdurd., some five hundred bales of cotton wer
move or less damaged. The deck was slight
burned but hold not injured.
- The fast and splendid Alvin Adam
worked her way down from Louisville and a
rived here Wednesday night at 9 o'clock. haviD
experienced great trouble with the ice. Sh
LETT on Tuesday. We thank Charley Shulr
first clerk, for Louisville pepers, and accept hi
apology fer not having left papers going vi
The Adams was literally crowded with passer
gers.
- The junior, after being on the sick Ii
sometime lett US entirely alcue in our glory ye
terday. He pretended to be starting on a sho
turn for the benefit of his health, but its on
private opinion he has gone to the Capital TO II
10 secure the Office OF U. S. Senator! If he don
succeed, We earnestly request him, for the cred
of our paper, moi to accept any office of small'
dignity.