The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-21
RIVER INTELLIGENCE.
PORT OF EVANSVILLE. -
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES YESTERDAY.

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The j. p. Tweed arrived here ycster-
day morning from New Orleans, with a fair
trip. She put out good deal Of freight here,
including large lot of salt We thank our
old friend Charley Sontag of the Office, for
favors.
- The little steamer Jas. Paul left yes
terday with good trip for Mt. Carmal, on the
Wabash. Mr. S. Kahn is one Of the persons
who chartered this boat, instead of the I'M
known name blunder Of the compositor made
as give him yesterday.
- The river was rising here steadily yes
terday, and good deal of drift running.
- The Kate Sarchet arrived here from
the Wabash night before last with large
freight She rad nearly 5000 sacks of wheat
besides other freight. She is now loading for
q return trip.
The river is rising again at pretty much
all points above. Boats are now ascending
the Falls.
The avorite Rainbow may be expected
this morning from Louisville. Those going
up on her return trip, will fine her accommo-
dations Of the first class
- Capt T. NJ Fithian and Messrs Barn
ard of St. Louis, have purchased three-fourths
of the steamer Aleck Scott. Capt F. will
heraagfar command her
- Mr. VIM. McKinly, of Nashville, has
purchased the shylock, at $4,000, and will
keep her in the Cumberland river trade.
- The Cincinnati Commercial says that
Capt j s. Hurd, of the steamer Effie Alton,
has patented boiler that will undoubtedly
produce net saving of fifty per cent. to all
steamboatmen who use it.
- The big Eclipse is advertised to leave
Louisville this evening, and may be expected
here tomorrow. She is reported in thorough
order, looking as though she had never turned
a wheel.
-- The fast st. Louis packet Fashion is
due this morning from that city for Louisville.
She will probably be here at a pretty early
hour. Look out for her, S
- The David White arrived here from
New Orleans yesterday morning very early,
having left Tuesday evening, the 18th. We
thank Mr. Mitchell, of the office, for package
of papers The White putout large lotof salt
and other freight, then left for Louisville.
- The Glendale and Monarch were ad-
vertised to leave New Orleans for Cincinnati on
the 18th. The 7. G. Twitchell was to have
left for Louisville on the 14th, and the Cincin-
natl packet Lands ON the same day.
Last week was hard week on steamers
navigating the Missouri The Wenona was
sunk by . suag, and is total loss with her
cargo. The Arabia had hole knocked in her
hull by . log. The Sultan had eighty of her
timbcrs shiyered by snag The Clara was
almost sunk by snag-had a hole knocked in
her big as mans head. The Polar Star broke
some of her machinery and had to lay up.
- The J. B. Carson left st. Louis for
Pittsburgh last Monday. The Latrobe was
to have left yesterday for the same place.
- The steamer Tropic was sold at ST.
Louis last Saturday to Capt. G. B. Statckpolc
and other joint owners of the Young Amer
lea for $4,000. She will run in the Illinois
trade.
- The Memphis No. 2. has been repair
ed, and is to leave Cincinnati for Memphis this
evening.
- The splendid Niagara arrived here late
last evening, for New Orleans, and took in
some freight. We thank our old friend Capt
Charley Reynolds, of the Office, fora big pile of
papers. y sa z z 80 = .
- The st. Louis Democrat of Monday
says:
The river is rising at this point slowly. It
rose three inches in the 30 hours ending at 6
P. NJ yesterday. The upper Mississippi is
reported swelling slowly at Galena, and above,
with 80 inches ON the lower end. The Mis-
souri, is on stand from st. Joseph to the
mouth, with AZ inches on the principal bars,
but that depth is difficult to find.
~ The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday
says:
The Ohio is again on swell. 1t commenced
rising Friday night, and up to noon yesterday
had risen about eight feet. The rise is prin-
cipally from the Little Miami and Sticking riv-
erS.
The steamer Clifton arrived yesterday. from
Pittsburgh. Her officers report the Scioto, Big
Sandy at Muskingum Rivers all rising, and we
may look for late Fall freshet. The kanawha
is reported falling.
Freights to all points are very scarce, and