The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-24
DAHL Y1JOUI II N A L.
RIyERITEMs.

The. Tennessee and Cumberland river
are repSrled rising very fast.
The river has commenced falling al Louis
Vile and points above generally. The rbula-
ries appear 10 have rolled out their heaviest
foods, and are now slowly subsidins.
The fast low pressure steamer Southern
er ariyed here very early yesterday morning
from Louisville for S.. Louis. We understand
she beatthe Crystal Palace to Louisville. The
Sou,herner took on some freight here. We thank
her clerk tor package Of papers.
- Tue fine steamer Glendale, packet in
the Cincinnati State Line of New Orleans boats,
was at our wharf yesterday morning taking on
freight She got some passengers, and hand
some addition TO her cargo.
IS The Louisville Times of Thursday says
that Captain Newton has sold the Exrtess TO
CANAAN II. ID. Smith for $500 She was load
ing for Wabash river, and gave up the trips
transferring her freight to the VIM. Knox. Cap,
tain. Smith goes to ST. Louis and Kansas with
the Express; and will take passengers as far Fort
Reilly. A company of seventy American emf
grants for Kansas, from Cincinnati and Coying
ton have engaged passage on the Express.
49, The steamboat H. T. Yeatman has been
sold 10 Captain II. Harkins md M. II. Crapsio
former Captain and Clerk of the Badger State.
for the Upper Mississippi trade.
- The Pittsburgh Post, of Tuesday, says;
Al dusk last evening there were seventeen
feet six inches water in the ehannel-a fall OF
four inches since noon. The high wind OF Sat
urday compelled the steamers Pennsyl vania and
Rrazil, bound down the river TO lay up at " els
vile We also learn that two large coal boats
belongin. to M-ssrs. MGul g. Clark, which left
on Saturday morning, were sunk by the storm at
the foot of Beaver Shoals. So rapidly did they
20 down thar IL was with difficulty the eighteen
hands on board swan ashore. Besides the sink
ing Of the coal, valued at 50 400, Mr. MGul lost
his pocket book with $50 in it.
- The good packet Fawn may be expected
down this afternoon. We complained yesterday
Of her recent arrivals in the night, but knowing
the go-ahead procliyiIies of her officers, We now
anticipate regularity. Those going to Louisville
or intermediate points, had better wait for the
Fawn. She has good accommodations, and
travellers are always pleased with her.
IT Alvin Adams arrived her yesterday
morning from st. Louis, having left there late in
the evening OF "Wednesday, thus making quick
trip as she knows how 10 do. She had remen-
dous crowI OF passengers.
- The Logan started yesterday for the
Wabash with full freight, and some passen-
gers. She will run in the Wabash trade dur
insshe season. Shippers on the lower Wabash
win nnd the Logan IN excellent bcal, and her
crcwyery clever men, -
- The river was stationary yesterday, but
win be falling to-day, Weather cool yesterday,
AMI .wiadr blowing furoasly. Boats had great
difficulty in making their landings and depar-
The Quaker City arrived her YESTERDAY
morning from CinciaRaii. On Thursday after
noon her cook fell overheard, and TO save him
ayawIor skill was manned The mate, in at
tempting push the sisi IRON the boat: fell int,
the river. : The wheel Of the boat struck The
manIon the head and be sunk to rise no more
The cook swan for fully half an hour, and wa.
rescued by a skif while he was makiag good time
for shore. - = r
49, The M. Stockwe,l went as high up the
Wabash as Lafayette. finding abundance of wa
ter. We learn from Mr.. Chas. Churchell, clerk
whocame down by cars last Thursday, that the
'SIockwelI had left Vincennes: for New Orleans
with aifillcargo. The Lafayette Journal say.
1.-THE S'ockwelps toll charges on her up trip were
the highest ever paid on the Wabash. The
Journal thus speaks Of her up trip
The Siockweil left New Orleaas on the Sd
inst. She lost over seventy hours on account oil
fog and low waller in the Mississirbi Alter gel
ms inf ha - he IL
below Shawnee Town, and narrowly escaped
serious damage. The same Storm blew the cab
in entirely of the steamer Tennessee, and un
rooted many houses along the coast. Ii caugh
the Stockwell in a bend OF the river, and came
upon her so suddenly that il was impossible lc
effect landing, and she was held straight ur
stream in the channel of the river, an. for TWEEN
~ hours breasted the fu:y Of Ee s.orm, dur,ns
which she made but eight miles progress. She
was heavily loaded, and to Ibis fact perhaps, a.
well as the excellent management of her Officers
was her Preservation Attributable.