The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-03-31
RIVER ITEMS.

RIVER ITEMS.
- The steam n Come WACO from Cincin.
nari arrived here yesterday loaded to the guards
q for Galena and other points in the Northwest.
Her freight consisted chiefly in emigrants and
their traps, with farming implements and some
other merohandize.
- The big Ben franklin from New Or.
leans passed up yesterday with good freight and
fair "trip of passengers. She is decidedly one
If the best as well as most popular boats in thu
yrade. She Iayed several hours al our wharf
putting out freight for this place.
The Evansville arrived here evening be-
fore last with the first trip brought out of Green
river for some time. We regret to learn that the
owners of her are about to Withdraw this excel
lent boat from the Gre en- river trade for the pur-
pose OF running her in the Memphis and White
river trade. We consider the Evansville the
best boat that was in the Green river trade,
and as she has done well in it and made money
for her owners perhaps, we cannot believe it
will prove an advantage more TO take her out of
the old trade. However wish her and her
owners great success every where.
80 - The old favorite and excellent steam er
w. A. Eaves, will be put in The Evansville and
Green river trade an place of the steamer Evas
vile. She will be in command of Capt. Thos.
Ashby, formerly of the Evansville. She will &
once commence, and we hope she will receive
first rate patronage.
The mammoth aud beautiful Louisville and
St Louis packet Falls City, Capt Sam Mason
commander, arrived here early yesterday morn
ing from Louisville, having on board fine trip
ofpasscnsers with considerable freight
- - The find packet Crystal Palace may be
expected down early this morning for st. Louis.
she Is a fast and excellent boat, and travellers
will be pleased with her accommodations aud of.
fcers.
80 The great and splendid Eclipse may be
expected down To day for New Orleans, with
probably SINE room LETT for freight and passen-
gers. II is useless 10 Recommend her, as she
does that better for herself than We could do.
The Memphis appeal of The 10Th says
= The present season will long be remembered
as the most remarkable aud disastrous for bust
ness ever known in the Southwestern county.
We are now verging on the middle OF March,
and there has been no rise for navigation in the
Alabama, Warrior, Ouacha, Yazoo Talla-
hatchic, Pearl, Arkansas, Ouachita, Red. Sabine,
Brazos and Colorado rivers and their tributaries.
On iher banks, thousands upon thousands of
bales'ot cotton have been awaiting shipment for
months and upon much of this advances have
been made, and business transactions predcated
while the produce is entirely unavailable. At
this immediate point, We have not felt the effects;
but in many parts OF our own and adjoining
States. the embarrassment is very great. The
cotton merchants of New Orleans and Mobile
have had indeed "hard road 10 t.avel;" and
with their high-pressuTe system of doing business
the only wonder is that more failures have not
occurred.
THE Return arrived here Thursday even
q ing, with the heaviest cargo brought OF the
Wabash this reason, all for this place. She will
be found at this wharf this morning preparing
sor her return trip Travellers and shippers
should avail themselves of her excellent advan-
cages.
- The river still continued to fall yesterday
with an almost unprecedented rapidly. With
ahe cold and dry weather oil The last few DAYS we
shall have low wafer very soon. The weather
was milder, however, yesterday evening.
- We have already noticed the Rainbow
entering The Evansville and Louisville trade.
The following notice Of the fact we take from the
Louisville Courier:
The EVANSVILLE AND HENDERSON PACKET
TRADE.-For great many years there has been
regular packet boat plying between this city and
Evansville, under the command of Capt. Hol-
croft. This has net only been matter of con-
venience 10 the residents of the two extreme
points, but especially to the people O. the various
towns and landings all along the shore. IL has
also developed very large and constant increas-
ing trade; bringing TO this city the produces of the
fruitful river bottom lands and drawing the pas
senger business TO This city. Thus not only has
Evansville and Louisville been profted ~ the
regularity and Prompiness OF this packet but
b every reside mt, merchant, farmer and shipper
the river between the iermini Of the line has
been greatly benefited. In the support OF this
line, there should be general interest manifest
ed.
Upon the part of Capt. Holcroft and the pro.
rietors OF the line, every disposition is shown to
render the public service ia the best manner
They have now put in he line a new and elegant
sleamer-the. Rain6or-built at this city the
present season, and fitted up in style equal 10
the first class boats.
The Rainbor is swift, commodious and well
Differed. That >hc will be supported there can
be no doubt. But our friends along shore, and at
Evansville must see that capt. Hoicrofts enter
prise is appreciated. LIT them patronize their
home packet
The Rainbow will be down this afternoon.
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