The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-01

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Wabash at Terre Houte, and water recedingi
Such was the report Of the river day before
yesterday. l..ef -rs-- =-=====
$500 The ALVIN Adams Was here early yes
terday morning from st. Louis. We thank
her Hrst clerk for papers This splendid packet
will be here Saturday morning for St. Louis.
- River falling. But few arrivals at the
wharf yesterday, and business dull Wealth
er pleasant, but windy. Slight rain in the
morning .-oa2 sea a.a
- The II. S. Allen, Capt Allen, was the
first arrival at st. Paul, reaching there on the
9th inst. He viii, of course, receive the re-
ward of $500, offered by the cityErauthorities
to the first boat coming through. g7
- The fine sterRwheel Cincinnati and
Memphis packet Tennessee Belle arrived here
yesterday moning from the latter city. We
thank her clerk, and Mr.. Conant, of this city, a
passenger on her for Memphis papers.
- The st. Louis Republican of Monday
says: Two deck-hands who were engaged in
scrubbing the wheelhouse of the Delaware,
yesterday, fell into the river and were drowned
before assistance could reach them. We did
not learn their names.
- The Republican of the same date says!
The river at this point was rising yesterday
and is so reported at Rock Island, with feet
on the Lower Rapids. The last arrivals from
the Missouri report that river falling but in
good navigable stage. The weather was warm
and windy yesterday.
| - The Vincennes Courant Of Tuesday
evening says:
The steamer Castle Garden lay over here
last night on accom- of some u1achihefy bro
ken. We were informed by the officers of the
boat that there is great quantity of freight
now ready for shipment at various ports up
the river; they say there are many thousand
sacks of corn now waiting while the bacon is
not quite ready but will be in short time
They say such bad boating was never before
known on the Wabash at this season.
- The Cincinnati Commercial gives the
following rates of freight for day before yes
terday. sss
i New Orleans-Flour 20: Whisky 81 %;
] Oil 81 %; Pound Freight 4O@50 cents pei
lcwt.
Nashville-Whisky and Oil 81 per Dbl; Ale
1870; Pound Freight 40 per cwt. Cabin pas
sengers SO.
/ Wabash-W Whisky and Oil 81 25@$1 sc
per Dbl: Flows 6Oc; Molasses So; Pound
Freight 4Oc per hundred.
------ The New Albany Tribune says Capt
Charley Mekin has contracted for new boa
in that city, to be ready at the opening of the
fall trade She is to be $50 feet long, with 81
feet beam and 33 feet floor, and Z feet hold
Her machinery is to consist of engines of
feet stroke, and boilers % feet long and 4C
inches in diameter. Noexpense will be spared
: to make her one of the most splendid boats
afoat.
- The ST. Louis Evening News of Mon
D day contains the following:
FIRST ARRIVAL FROM ST. PAUt.-The Yorl
State Capt Ward, was the first boat to arrive
from St. Paul this season, and she got in abou
, 8 O'Clock last night Capt. Ward reports tn
: water in the upper river in a fair navigabl
n stage and the ice in Lake Pepin nearly all dis
d appeared. The weather has been exceeding.
i cold and windy since the boat left here, par
e ticularly above Dubuque. Some little ice re
II mained in the Lake when the York Stat
It came out, but by this time it has ceased to ex
o list. s