The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-20
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IsIetwsn IN Orl-sss ... LsuissiIls BM
---Tbe river was on a stand he,e yesterday,
and will be falling today. ~ ht ava
we thank Mr.. R. H. Voolfolk, of the
splendid steamer r. ]. Ward. for package Of
New Orleans papers, brought up by that boat to
Cairo and forwarded 10 rs by sternwheel medi-
um. r
The large and splendid David White,
Capt. McGi.l, arrived here yesterday morn ing
from New Orleans. She left that city on the
5,h, and laid up at Cairo eight days waiting q
rise, She had a tremendous "Trip of passengers
othe mouth and good freight. She shipped
her passengers by smaller boats up the Ohio
The White brought considerable freight for this
place We thank W. C. Mitchell, first clerk,
for fayors. This steamer is advertised to leave
Evansville for Cairo next Friday. With Willy
Mitchell on her, and owned partially as she is
in this city, We regard the David White as an
Evansville boat, and hope. as such, she will Ie-
eeive large patronage from this city. No bet
or beat. NOR more genilemanly officer. run on
this river.
~ fat-boat was sunk by the ice on Mon
day nigh, at rapid run, short distance below
Cincinnati loaded with $50, 900 lbs bacon. She
was insured BY the shippers, Beatty & Frazer.
The ice was running very freely in the
river Yesterday, from the gorses above, bu. cakes
small.
The mammoth Eclipse was here last Sun
day evening. We thank her officers for large
package Of Louisville papers of Saturday.
,.-The Laiona passed down Sunday, stop
ping here to make additions to her freight.
The river was falling q, Louisville las,
acecun's. and ice running, bai clear river was
locked for by to-day. nsl
The ferry boat fast on the Louisville Falls
did not get off the late rise, but is awaiting an.
other. She is in a safe condition.
There was a stern wheeler here yester.
day called the Great West. A larger boat, q
side wheeler, called "City Belle" started out in
pursuit As the former left the wharf II appears
that we have "City Belle" larger than the
"Great West" Both boats were from Nash
vile.
- The City Belle reports three feet water on
Harper's Shoals. Cumberland river. She left
steamer Cumberland Valley on shoals working
her wa, up The steamer Americas was at Iror
Furnace taking in : full load of iron. She vii
then nave to wal, for water to get out
The Felipe had an excellent trip draw
ing 9 feet water, and with big crowd of passcn
gers. She could not take on any eight here a.
IL vas doubtful whether she could &c, down will
what she had. She laid here all Sunday night
THE steamer Delegate arrived here frou
Pittsburgh Sunday night. being the frs boa
clear through this rise. She broke her vince, II
the ice above. and laid by four.hours repairing
She had large freight for 81. Louis, and pu, of
about 30 tons here.
- Weather yesterday delightful. Cold ant
and irostv in the early morning.
The Bay City arrived here from Sain
Louis ea,ly yesterday morning, bound tor Pitts
burgh, loaded principally with green AMI dr.
hides. She is "A very nea, lille stern wheeler
.-s The VIM Noble, from N. Orleans, 20
here yesterday morning with barge in tow
laden with gro bbls molasses. She has bee
laid up at Cash Island the Ia st ten days awaiiu
arise in the river. She experienced great 1es
OF difficulty with the ice from having barge
tow. Il has not been asceItsined when she le
N. Orleans! ....l.-,-. =. aeo-e
Boats down yesterday reported ice fror
one TO two feet thick at places between this an
Louisville. - osf
Boats from 81. Louis yesterday reporte
the Mississippi rising at that city. with about !
feet water to the mouth. This is an improv
ment. s,fi.. e, +. -....ls..
- The following were the rales of freigl
yesterday at this point for New Orleans: Flou
5ae; porx, roc; lard. tierces Is; tobacco "a; cor
Doc; pound freghts, 35c. But the rates are chan,
ing almost daily. Fieights plenty al present.
- The steamer Monarch was here yeste
dly afternoon from Cincinnati for N. Orlear
with good freigh, and full Of passengers w
thank Mr.. John Rape. one OF the officers, f
Louisville papers Of sunday.
,--The r. J. Ward as to have Jeff Cal
Yesterday. She is drawing 9 feet water, but ma
be expected here to-day.
---Th- vincible A. L. Shotwell arriv,
here from New Orleans yesterday afiernoo
having laid by q week al Cairo. She put o
some freight here. then started on her trip up.
She viii be down again about next Saturday.
Docs the Wabash river still run by vi
oanesl We should Judge not by The silence
cur SUse. pv.-::es :sscrc on the subject
DRowHED.-Three men, James Donah