The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-03


day.
- Pittsburgh and Wheeling freights have
declined at Cincinnati, the ruling rates on
Thursday being Is cents per hundred.
The fast steamer Glendale is due this
morning from above, bound for Memphis. She
is a good boat in every particular.
The fine stern-wheeler Magnolia may
be expected this morning from Cincinnati for
Nashville. Capt. Fuller is in command, and
Charlie Sontag in the Office. No more need
be said. a A IS al
- The New York was here yesterday
morning from Pittsburg for ST. Paul. She
was crowded with freight and passengers, and
put off some Of the former at this point.
= The Thos Swami passed up yesterday
morning from St. Louis for Louisville, at an
early hour. She will be down again Monday
morning, if she does not go to Wheeling.
- The j. w. Cheesman arrived early
yesterday morning from Cincinnati for st.
Louis. She put out an immense quantity of
dry goods, destined for the interior principally.
"A meeting of the st. Louis Chamber
of Commerce was held last Thursday, to take
into consideration the necessity for improving
the Mississippi river from the Rapids, South,
as far as impediments exist.
- The regular and reliable weekly packet
Statesman was here yesterday morning from
St. Louis, with fair trip. She is now in
charge of Capt. ira W. Malin, and was bound
for Cincinnati.
On Monday last the Mississippi at
Galena was high, and it was expected to get
several feet higher. The Advertiser says it
will bring cut all the lumber that has been aca
cuinulated in the pineries, and will be great
relief to many of the lumbernen.
- Capt. -McGill, lately of the David
White, has now command ofthe splendid Ben
franklin. Capt. McGill is an enterprising
go-ahead man, and is determined not to lose
the season although his fine steamer still lies
at the bottom of the Ohio. He is not to be
discouraged by such little incidents as that.
- We noticed yesterday the accident to
the big Magnolia running into bank on the
lower Mississippi. We learn by the officers
of the Niagara, that the Magnolia succeeded
in putting off all her freight on the bank, and
then continued on her trip to New Orleans for
repairs. The Frank Lyon took on her freight.
We learn by ono of the crew up Cd
the Thos Swami that the great steamer David
White will be raised if the river falls four fee :,
and will then go to Paducah for repairs. We
are glad to hear this, as she is splendid boat
and don't deserve any such untimely end az
that proposed by her sinking. .
- The st. Louis Republican of Wednes-
day says:
The river at this point was rising rapidly
yesterday 1t swclled about two feet in the
twenty-four hours ending at O'Clock, last
evening The Upper Mississippi and Missouri
rivers are reported rising by the last arrivals
The weather yesterday was showery, which
retarded business on the Levee.
- We learn from the Paducah Democrat
that the Jury of Ballard county, KY, at its
late inquest, indicted Capt. Sebastian, of the
Ohio Belle, for the murder of Cooke alias Jones
on the river between Columbus and Cairo
about which so much has been said in th'
newspapers for the past two months. 90
The Niagara arrived yesterday morn
ing from New Orleans Among other trifes il
her cargo, were boxes containing o'ae mailio'
and a quarter dollars, from Mexico on thei
way to New York! This with her other car
? go, is probably the most valuable load tina
ever passed up the Ohio. The Niagara lei
New Orleans last Saturday evening; thus max
: ing quick trip. She will be down agai
S next Tuesday morning for the South. TIL
# Niagara put out nearly 800 sacks of coffee
with lot of sugar, molasses, &c.
|. - The fast and elegant packet VIM. Gar
}, vim, in charge of Capt. S. Sullivan, will ;
J. down tomorrow morning for Memphis TIL
'r Tishomingo being sold, and the Kate Frisbi
. being withdrawn, the Garvin is now the onl
n regular Louisville and Memphis packet an
we are assured she will remain permanent
in the trade. We desire to particularly recon
= mend this steamer to the business men
E. Memphis, as having run in the Louisville an
N Evansville trade, we had peculiar oppo
m tunities for becoming acquainted with bot
~ boat and officers. She is a very fast steame
has gorgeous cabin, and every comfort ar
accommodation of the large steamers. Car
nd Sullivan, on deck. and Mr. Green Shields
the office, are experienced officers, and vel
ct accommodating to passengers and busine
patrons. The citizens of Memphis should gi