The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-12-02

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S. p. Hftbard from st. Louis to Cincinnati.
Mariner.fr from Pittsburg 10 St. Louis.
EnleaYc., from Gincinpsu to 81, Louis.
-lE- MosoAY, A. M. .s
d 4 rgnpaat from st. Lons to Cincinnati.
Latrole, frcia Cincinnati 70 ST. Louis. .as.e.-
Chattanooga, frsm Louisville to Tenn Rirer.
! Yorktown, from Louisville to caitc
City OF Cajre, from Louisvillsto St. Louis
syH. Tucker, from oneir, natl to Arkansas. RI
Bdue Creole, from Wheeling to New Orleans. e.
With due solemnity, we inaugurate this
morning, our river column, devoted to the in
terests Of. steamboats, and steamboat f1en It
It's our intention to make this, one Of the most
interesting departments of the JOURNAL, as
all of our citizens and business are more or
Jess interested in the state of the river, the
rivals OF boats accidents, &,cs We hope that
our river friends, will keep us fully advised
Of. everything of interest in this department,
and chat steamboat clerks will leave at the
wharf boats ferus, memorandas Of their trips
The RIyEa was rising rapidly at.this point
all day yesterday, and from Saturday up to
last evening, had risen altogether three feet.
It was refreshing to see the smiling counte-
nances Of our commission merchants yester-
day, as they watched tho bar III front Of the
city, grow small by degrees, and beautifully
less until it was 4! eegered, and the last
vestige1of the .itry spellp had disappeared.
We may now .fe,said to have entered apon the
busy season. silverything has been standing
stHl, .wntipS, fora rise, ard the rise has
come bringing. wsth-it a feet Of beats.
and plenty of business sa = = "a az :
| sLIGos6tt.p Capt Hughes sold at Nash
vile, the l62-WatqF boat Sligo, to Capt. Har-
man, for $1,000. >--- f2iss
| e. &C. fEhes 3ltgttrote came down yesterday
from Ci4qifdpatI. Bpand for ST. Louis, with-a
heavy freight ana barg0 in tow
~ The fleet Of stern- wheeiers, that went
down yesterday, vi tn their companions, have
had their day, The rise in the river will
drive them to the smaller streams, and once
more the large Boats, viii .mOpopolize the
trade and travel. 5.s3 e.Te' p -.-s.
OF OF The Yorktown took on . large lot of
.potk7barrelsv yesterday, destined for some
way point between here and Cairo. Il ,sr
NJ r. rhe Ferry boat resumed her old land
ing in front of the JOURNAL. Office, Yesterday
I. Il will be a great convenience to those hay
ing business across the river .. d.
1.5-.alse City .of Cairos passed down for St.
sI,d1is xest6rdaV wonderfully fmproyed BY a
pair of new chinncys, r. .,5is- .,i... -i4 -.
0IeY- The Rainbow returned from Cairo to
New Orleans on Thursday last. She will
take her place in the Louisville trade, as soon
as she returrBs esrtae 90 ---
! o. The rain At louisville on Friday last,
was very heavy. a6s. ss.s.s.fs1s was ss
/, 0ssz The Pittsburg Journal Of Thursday
- :. i..ssaas ai.lsf Il. as.,f..5tf .srsI -
E@ While we are deploriRg- the iesufficieney Of
the. rains Of Tuesday to restore our long sus-
pended navigation, the river rises in the
night eight inehes, aRd is reported still RI
sing II .-Isaf f.asis-.sss -z7ry-t
+ During the forenoon another inch vas ad-
ded TO the recovery. And as this already
serves to. put the tlghter steamboats, in mo-
ton, our condition IS not SO bad to-day as it
was yesterdays And the rains of Tuesday
can scarcely fail to increase this rise
The Cumberland was rising on THURSDAY,
! with 4 u feet water on the shoals. /.
The Kanawha river-i also rising. Z Z s,}a