The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-13
TEnSEanAY. III.
The storm Of Saturday night appear

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GAzgL-fun St. Louis ts Louisville.
- The storm of Saturday night appears
to have been terrific at st. Louis. The steam
ers Admiral and Nebraska were blown to the
opposite shore and grounded. The chimneys
of the Navigator were blown overheard. The
stern Wheeler Young America was sunk be-
low Alton. She was heavily laden and had
a barge in tow. The Tropic was blown fast
on the rocks above Alton. The wind is de-
scribed as terrific, and almost irresistible.
- Capt. Deyinny experienced serioaal
loss in the burning of the Twin City at St
Louis. We hope to see him again soon with
another fine boat, and in better streak Of
luck
- The river rose six or seven inches at
Cincinnati last Monday, but was doubtless
falling by Tuesday evening.
The Louisville Journal says that the
steamer Vermont, which parted her cables
during the storm on Sunday morning, lies
sunk on the Indiana shore, below Jefferson
Vile The water is within 18 inches of her
lower deck. She had only 80 bales Of hay in
herhold. Arrangements are making to raise
her.
Two deck hands were drowned off the
Telegraph No. at Aurora on the 9Th, by the
stage plank careening.
- Nine coal boats and one salt boat,
wind-bound above Jacksonville, were sunk
last Saturday night by the wind.
The Bluff City has gone to Memphis
to take the place Of the Collier, lately burned,
for the present. Efforts were made to obtain
the Eclipse or Niagara
Freights have materially advanced at
all points on the Ohio. We give Evansville
rates in our market remarks. The following
rates prevailed at Cincinnati on Tuesday
81. Loms--W Whisky 60; Oil 90; Dry Goods
80; Heavy Freights 20e25 p cwt.
Ne,c Orleans-Flour So; Pork rs; Whisky
81; 81; Petatotes 55c u Dbl; Pound freight
49@5o j9 cwt.
Whisky, Oil and Vinegar 81; Ale
SO; Pound Freight 40 u cwt.
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would be, was here yesterday morning, from
ST. Louis We thank Mr.. Clark for large
paelsage Of paper The Fashion will be down
for St. Gvols Saturday morning.
- The fast VIM. Garven will be here
this evening. and return the same day, after
a short stoppage here and 1T Henderson. Her
accommodations are Of the first class and ofii-
GERS ditto Mr.. Shields, of the Office will do
the agreeable to passengers. The Garvcn
always carries double the number of young
ladies' Of any other boat, because Shields is so
pretty and atfable.
- The Rainbow did not arrive till after
noon yesterday, hut she had good trip. We
thank Mr. aeuston for Louisville papers
- River still falling at this point. Wealth
er moderated some, with few drops of rain
yesterday at noon.
The Mobile Advertiser, of last Tuesday
has the following The T. had over 500 bales
of cotton:
About o'clock Thursday evening, when the
steamer Empire was about eighty-five miles
from this city, she ran foul of the wreck of tht
j Ab.rl9en, sunk som4 years since. The col
lisicn was SO violent that her planklng ape
timbers were stove in, ana she began iInmsdi
ately to sink. Ia half or three-quarters o
an hour her stern had settled in twelve fee
water, while her bow lay high on the wreci
which had caused her destruction. Her pass
engers were taken off by the steamer Mes
sensar. Most ofcargo and fixtures of the En-
pire will be saved. The boat was partially in
sured and was owned b. Messrs. Cox, Brain
ard & Co.