The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-19
DAILY JOU r N AL.
Local and River Brevities.

-. We are under obligations to our old
friend VIM. Nicely Johnson, Esq., Of Sacrament
to City, for California papers. Our sense of OBJ
legations might be almost unbearable if he
would send US an occasional letter. Try it,
Billy. Our readers are anxious 10 hear from
you.
DR.. Banning who recently lectured in
this city on subjects connected with the Physi-
cal systems, and especially those defects condu-
sive to the rapid sale of Lody-braces. has been
lecturing at Memphis, and we should judge
with great success, judging from the newspaper
notices.
The Antelope arrived here from New Or
leans Friday night, and put off about 10 tons OF
freight on Lewis g. Towards wharf boat
She laid by several nights on her way owing to
fog, as she had TOO large freight TO risk. She
was loaded TO the guards.
- The river is now bank full and looks
more like a river than we have seen il for many
months, Considerable drift running yesterday.
River rose inches Friday night and was rising
Saturday.
- The river was rising fast at st. Louis
all the early part OF last week, and IN a good
stage to Cairo. All the upper rivers are report
ed rising. The Mississippi is open to Rock
Island.
- Saturday was araw, windy, cloudy and
generally disagreable day. But we have few
ofthe same sort here every year during the
month Of March.
- The Madona was preparing Saturday
evening to get off for the Wabash Yesterday af-
ternoon, but il was doubtful whether she could
get of, as there was considerable freight here for
the Wabash.
- Tue Alvin Adams and Antelope brought
up 100 tons Of freight for the Wabash. 1t was
consigned to Lewis and Howard of this city.
- Mr.. John Mitchell, President of the Ev-
ansville Branch Bank, still lies very dangerous
ly i'll.
- A fine looking and large steamer, entire
ly new, arrived here Saturday loaded with freight
from Pittsburg. She is in command of Capt.
Cox, formerly of the keystone. She put out
a small lot of freight. She had fine new barge
in tow named the same as herself
= The Helen Mar passed down Saturday
with full freight for the Wabash river, from
Cincinnati. Capt. Scudder was in command.
- Woodruff7s body has not been found, and
We presume The river is now SO high, all effort.
to recover il soon will be in vain.
49, The High1yer has entered the Louisville
and 81. Louis packet line, thus making the line
complete. Travellers going to ST. Louis viii
lock out for the Highnyer to day, as she is fine
and fast craft, and her officers fast and clever
men.
- The Cumberland Valley arrived Ter,
from Cincineati Saturday morning full OF frcigh
for the Cumberland river. She put out consid
cradle freight at this point.
The David White went TO Madso las
Friday where she was TO take in a large portion
OF her freight then proceed directly down. Sh
may have reached here before the publication o
this notice, but il not may hourly be expected.
- The new and splendid steamer Nebras
ka. about which the Cincinnati pa pers hav,
been Dragging SO hard, passed down early San
urday morning for New Orleans. She had
large freight and a goodly number of passen
gers. She was built for the st. Louis and New
Orleans trade but was unable to get over the
falls until last week, on account Of low water
She is the finest boat uilt this season, with grea
freight capacities, and can carry more stock tina
any other boat on the river. Capt. John Jolly
an old and experienced officer, commands her.
The invincible Shotwell touched at on
wharf Saturday evening with a good trip of pa:
sengers and freight for New Orleans. She
among the few first class boats that claim to hav
done profitable business this season.
The low-pfessure packet Southerner for s
Louis went down Saturday afternoon. w
thank her clerk for papers.
The Wabash river is in excellent nav
gable stage, and number of boats from Cincil
matt and Pittsburgh have gone up loaded viii
merchandise, and will doubtless return full
freighted with produce.
- The Charleston, from Memphis, passt
up Saturday afternoon.
HA witness in the Police Court, durin