The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-11-27
. We acknowIedge the receipt from GU.


- We acknowledge the receipt from our
friend Charley Churchill, clerk of the j. N.
Stockwell, of large package Of New Orleans,
Ficksburg, and Memphis papers. The Stock
we'll passed up Saturday night, leaving over
100 sacks of coffee on our wharf
- The Highfyer passed up from st.
Louis Sunday morning crowded with passen-
gers. Many of them were Delegates on their
way to the Louisville Conven:on. She was
doubtless filed "chuck full'' Of people before
her arrival at Louisville.
- The fast and excellent packet VIM.
Garvin arrived and departed from our port last
Sunday. She took up large number of dele
gates to the Louisville Convention from Hen
'derson and this city, and expected to be hailed
about every mile of her upward trip, to take
on more.
- The David White passed down yester
day morning, bound for New. Orleans as usual;
she relieved our wharf of large amount Of
freight, chiefly wheat and -four.
- The Dick Thomas from Cincinnati for
New Orleans had tremendous freight for
boat of her size-8OO tons, drawing nearly 8
feet, and with her guards in the water. Among
other prodcce were 134 soldiers from the
Newport Barracks, and 40 horses. She was
compelled to have 900 tons of freight
- The United States steam dredge boat
George w Jones, was sold at Alton, on Tues
day last for $3.50. The boat engine, .dred-
ging apparatus and two mud machines, ali
went together, and were purchased by j. A.
Cassel, ESQ.,, of Jacksonville. The original
cost was between eighteen and twenty thou
sand dollars. At the same time, some iron
and other materials remaining from the United
States steamer Gopher, was purchased by
NJ ,ssrs. Hanson & Dunford, Of Alton, for
$40.
- The J. P. Tweed was advertised to
to leave Cincinnati yesterday for New Orleans,
and may be expected tomorrow or the day
after The Delta was also advertised to leave
tn, same day, but one will certainly lay over.
The Harrison Bridges is getting new
cabin on at Louisville, which will detain her
there some little time.
- The T. G. Twichell took in consdera-
bio freight here last Sunday for New Or
leans.
- The New York laid at the wharf for
several hours ycster lay morning, bound down
- Thanks to P. G. ORiley Esq, (our
own Pat) for late Louisville papers, as usual in
advance Of the mails
- The Alvin Adams passed up Sunday
night, barely touching at the wharf
- The Kate Frisbee passed up last Sun.
day morning on the Kentucky side, after hay
ing been aground about 6 months on plumb
Island
- A Fine new steamer called the Yuba
heavily freighted and towing barge, passed
Zip yesterday ihorning.
=-The magnificent Belle Sheridan touch
Ell at our wharf downward bound, yesterda,
at O'Clock p. 81. We thank her gentlemanl,
clerk for polite attentions in the way of 'qat
dates"
The Ohio passed up Sunday at o'clocl
"A NJ. light.
The Canada q new boat for OUGHT
Eiver aud tbs Bayeets, passed down Sunday a
2 O'Clock A. NJ.
The James Paul leaves to-day for NJ
Carmel.
arWe clip the following Items from til
Louisville Courier Oath:
SALE OF THE S. F. j. TRABUE.-Capt. Whit
has purchased the S. f. j. Trabue for the pu
pose of placing her permanently in the low
trade as a regular weekly packet between Ne
Orleans and Vicksburgh. She will be take
over to the docks and thoroughly oyerhaale
so as to make her, in all her arrangement
equal to anything that pIodghs the waters
the lower Mississippi The Trabue connec
with the steamer F. C.. Wallis, running fro
all points on the Yazoo river to Vicksburg.
The Wabash, at last accounts was very his
with an abundance of produce at Terre Haul
awaiting shipment south, a portion of whiC
will be shipped To Now Orleans on the HUI
car.an, that had been CHI uttered for that pu
pose.
The Monarch, of Cincinnati; arrived fro
New Orleans before daylight yesterday with
h,avy cargo. drawing 8 feet water, and W
compelled to take the Cincinnati chute.
The J. B. Carson, weak propeller, af
using her best energies yesterday to asce
the falls, found she couldn't raise steam enoue
backed out and crawled through the ditch
G n,innati chute fn1. Cour. 24tt.