The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-05
The Maria Dennirg was loading here for


KATE sARCEEr. from wabash TO Evausvtie
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- The Maria Denning was loading here for
New Orleans all yesterday, ami may probably
still be here this morning That she has enor-
nous freight capacity may be judged by the
items eff ''plunder'' she took on here. P G.
ORiley shipped on her 531l SKIS corn, 1914 SKIS
wheat, 1881 bbls pork, 253 bbls flour, IS bbls
eggs and cheese, 4 hhds tobacco, in all about
725 tons, including $500 SKIS of corn to be
taken in below. John S. Mitchell-3. 700 SKIS
wheat, 1874 SKIS corn, 232 SKIS rye; hhds to-
bacco, So bbls -four 469 do pork, 10000 bbls
bulk pork; or about 1872 tons. Howard &
Brownies bbls -four, 625 do pork, 1872 do
beef 43 bbls apples, 10 boxes do, or about $50
tons. Crane, Cooke & Co.-1195 bills pork.
6S khds ttbacco, $50 SKIS corn, or about 273
tons. In all this makes 1716 tons! Consider
ing the good steamer only claims to carry 1900
tons, and had several hundred tons in her be-
fore her arrival, we fear somebody has been
cheating the printer" in giving these ship
ments! If Pat can't let down any on his
figures, we shall call the Maria 2000 ton
freight boat. She is a great boat and we had
intended describing Ter, but the hour at which
we write is too late.
The new Louisville and Memphis
packet Kate Frisbee, arrived here yesterday
afternoon from the former city on her first trip
She is 200 feet in length, feet hold, and light
Z Eat bo .l,o, !
ell and is a perfect clipper in speed. She has
boilers only 10 feet in length, filled with fucs
like locomotive boilers. They take about
half the room of the old boilers, and are sa-
wing of at least % per cent in fuel, Her cyl
inders are IS inches in diameter, with s feet
stroke. She has gorgeous cabin, not sur
passed in beauty by any other boat on the riv-
er. She was originally built for California, ia
ken there, and bought off by monopoly
This steamer will continue running regularly
as Louisville, Evansville and Memphis pack
ct under command of Capt. Frisbee, with his
son, Mr.. E. j. Frisbee in the office We wish
her success.
; - The Rainbow will be here to-day from
Louisville, and after visiting Henderson will
S art on her return trip. There is no more popuE
lar boat on the river, as she is fast, comforta-
BILE and under the control of clover gentlemen.
+ -Freights were shipping to New Orleans
yesterday at the following rates-Corn 28@30c
per sack; flour 45@ SOC per btl; pork Csc per
Dbl, and 75c per fierce; tobacco, 81 so per
hid; wheat 25c per sack.
2 - Our old acquaintance the steamer Ev-
ansyille, sold at Memphis on the 27th ults to
Capt. Thos. Arlington, for $10,500. She has
evidently increased in value since she left here,
but probably that's on account Of her name.
- The avorite steamer VIM. Garsin ar
rived here from Memphis yesterday morning,
having left Tuesday evening. We thank Mr..
Shields, of the office, for package of papers.
- The Alvin Adams will be here this
morning for st. Louis. Look out for her
The A. L. Shotwell will be down to-day for
New Orleans.
- The Statesman arrived yesterday
morning from st. Louis, loaded to the guards,
We thank Mr.. Maln, her clerk, for pack
age of papers of the I'd.
- The Fl. Bridges, arrived yesterday
morning from Green River, with a large car
go, and is preparing to start back again to-
! day.
The Empress arrived here last evening
from New Orleans. We thank Mr.. Ethel fer
i nonars oclaSt Saturday
- The river is falling at all points above.
Falling here; bat in good stage. Weather
CLOUDY and chilly yesterday.