The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-16
RIVER ITEMS.

- We were mistaken Yesterday in saying
the Fashion was insured. We learn she not.
The cargo has been reshipped 10 its place of
destination, and the furniture of the boat sent to
Louisville.
- The steamer Australia, freighted with
government stores, snagged and sunk in the
Missouri river about two miles below Glasgow
en- Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, in nine feet
water, and can probably be raised with bell boats
She had been chartered by the government, was
bound for Fort Pierre and had considerable
number OF troops aboard The Australia was
owned by Capt Able and other parties in s..
E3uis.
The Ben Franklin arrived here yesterday
morning. with the biggest load of freight from
Louisville brought down this month. But much
as she had, more was piled on here. She took
on a large lot of corn and tobacco here. We
thank Mr. Allen Of the office, for a package OF
papers.
The louisville Courier Of Thursday
says:
The River was al a stand all day yesterday,
with 8 feet inches wafer in the canal by the
mark, and 81 ieet water on the fills Indiana
chute. During The previous twenty-tour hours
the river had not varied ain inch. The wealhe r
yesterday though clear was quite cool.
= The little Madona arrived from some
where along the lower Ohio, where she encoun-
tered The Alvin Adams, and had her hogg chains
parted and some other damage done to her. in
consideration Of which she has gone into dock TO
repair.-[LOu. Cour.
The Madona came from louisville here, after
the Adams had passed down. She was sold here
and taken to Louisville for a general overhaul
ing before going South.
- The river was still rising here yesterday
and in first rate stage.
- The Cincinnati Commercial thus alludes
to very valuable steamboat invention, now il
use on the steamer Silver Wave. This boat will
probably be here to-day:
McMillean has introduced an Improvement
and invention Of his own on the Silver Wave
for applying the steam power Of the freight hoist
ing engine 10 the capstan, so as TO lift the boa
of bar by her own power. The plan proves
perfectly successful. Cant. Mcmillan feels conf
dent he could fairly haul his boat up plane
with it; it will lift weight OF four hundred tons
two men, in one hour, can do with it the labo
of more han twenty In six on the old plan;
works steadily, regularly and smoothly withUu
jerk or jar and stands apparently without seri
Gus objection 10 any feature, yet it is so cheap, s
labor-saving. SO simple, so naturally sugges ted
apparently 10 any rejecting mechanical genius
that it seems unaccountable that Capt. Mcmillan
should have been Jeff the honor Of invention.
The fast low-pres sure packet Sotuherne
will be here this morning early for ST. Louis.
= AT Cincinnati, day before yesterday, tn
following rates of freight to New Orleans pre-
vailed: Flour Is; Pork, 65 Whisky, 60; Poun
Freight, 25a30c.
The fast packet Lands, OF the Cincinnati
Star Line, arrived here at noon yesterday, mall
ing excellent time, and with large crowd
passengers, from New Orleans. She will max
the trip in less than seven days to Cincinnati.
- The little White River arrived last ever
ing from Green River with fair trip of treigh
Travellers and shippers will find her geltin
ready to start to-day for Green River.