The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-18
The new and splendid steamer Jas

Montgomery, arrived here Saturday night
from New Orleans. She met with a serious
accident in the Mississippi by coming in coll
lision with the Midas. That steamer struck
her near the larboard wheel-house, tearing off
her guard, and otherwise severely injufing her
but not harming the hull. We thank Mr.. Jno
A. Lowry clerk, for package of N. Orleans
papers of the 9Th. This steamer did not pat
out much freight here. She may be expected
down tomorrow, bound South.
- The D. A. Given arrived here Sunday
night from the Wabash She met with Sc
we're accident coming down the Wabash which
well nigh destroyed her. While crossing
"the cham" she struck rock, and sprung
leak. A large quantity of corn, &c. was thrown
overheard to save her. She pumped out and
repaired well enough to reach this point, where
she took out protest
= The Louisville Courier of Saturday
gives the following rates:
FRE1GHTs TO ST.. LOUIS, &c-The follow
ing are che current rates for the present week
Pound freights 4Oc; whisky per Dbl 81; -four
per bbl 60 cts; way freights so cts 100 pounds
whisky per Dbl 80 cts to 81; flour per bbl so
to 60 cts. To Evansville and points above, 25
cts for pound freights; whisky 60 cts per Dbl;
flour 40 cts per biol.
BY an extract in another column from
a st. Louis paper, it will be seen that Capt. Il,
E. Stevens, first clerk of the Ohio Belle, was
murdered few days ago on that steamer
Capt. Stevens was here, on the Ohio Belle, last
week. He was an excellent business man.
and generally esteemed.
The South America, lying below here
near West Franklinwas not raised yesterday.
1t was found impossible to pump her out, and
they are now engaged in building coffer-dam
around her. it will be several days yet be-
fore she is raised. A bell-boat is engaged at
her.
- The Louisville and ST. Louis packet
Line is again in full blast There are now
five fine packets in the line, and we presume
another will soon be added. The Northerner
may be expected here this morning for St.
Louis, and the Highfyer tomorrow morn
ing. s+Ns' ~
- The Southerner was here yesterday
morning from New Orleans. with fair trip.
We presume she will at once take her place in
the Louisville and St, Louis Packet Line, for
which trade she was built. f8a
- The Highfyer arrived here yesterday
morning from st. Louis We thank her Off
GERS for St. Louis papers of Saturday The
Highfyer is now running regular in this pack
ct line.
- - The Kate Sarchet arrived here yester-
day morning from the Wabash with fair load
and is now taking on freight for that river
The water is getting low in the Wabash.
River falling, and reports from above
signify the same. Ice notyet broken from tel
miles above Marietta to Pittsburgh Reported
p inches thick at Pittsburgh
- We thank Mr. A. Byers, of the Cincn
natl and Arkansas river packet Hickman, fo
a package of Cincinnati and Louisville pa
pers.
- The Dick Keys was sold at Sheriff
sale at New Orleans last Friday week, ant
was purchased by Mr.. Alex. Norton, 70
$1,000
- The Gov. Powell arrived from the Wa
bash night before last, and was yesterday tax
ing on freight for Pittsburg
The ID. A. Given was compelled t
throw over board nearly 1000 sacks ofcorn
: prevent herself from sinking.in the Wabash.
- The stern wheelers had the wharfpret
| ty much to themselves yesterday, there bein
but few side-wheel arrivals.
The Diamond was here yesterday frol
Cincinnati heavily freighted for St, Louis.-
She put out some freight here.
The Winchester was sold at St Lou
. last week for $27, 900, and will hereafter ri
a between Dubuque, Wepona and st. Paul.
e - The steamer H. t. Yeatman has bee
a sold for $1,000 to Capt Smith, awho will IT.
), her in the Illinois river trade.
- We thank the clerk of the pack
Fashion for package of Louisville paper
;. left us Sunday morning.
r 60 The Tshomingo passed up Saturd'
r night from Memphis. Mr.. Levi has our thanl
# for package of papers. --r
t. - The river was stationary at ST. Lou
last Saturday, and weather little milder.
rATEyy BOOKS, Just received
lis a Putnam's Magazine for harohi
or New SIMPLY of Macaui VS. England E-
II,nsehaid Words for March,