The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-29

Last Monday morning there were AZ
steamers lying at the Cincinnati wharf.
The A. L. Shotwell took on board
over 500 tons of freight yerterday for Now
Orleans.
- The A. L. Shotwell was engaged yes
terday in taking on large quantity of freight
here for the South.
The Empire and R. H. Winslow left
New Orleans for the Ohio river last Saturday,
and may be expected tomorrow.
- The steamer Florida was sold at Louis
vile Tuesday 9th inst, at Marshals sale, for
ST., $50. Mr.. Homilton Smith and others
were the purchasers.
- The w. A. Eayes came in yesterday
frona Green River with good cargo of tobac-
co, &C., which she was all day engaged in put
ting out
The Southerner will be here this morn
ing bound for st. Louis. She is fast, and her
passengers revel in the best accommodations.
Look out for her.
The Fashion is due bright and early
this morning from St. Louis for Louisville.
There will be no regular packet tomorrow
morning for either St. Louis or Louis vile.
The Submarine No. has put the Hen
ry Lewis afloat, and will now try the David
White. We hope to see the splendid steamer
up again in a few days.
-. - There is only nine feet water in the
channel between Cincinnati and Louisville and
river falling. The upper river is becoming
difficult for the navigation of big boats
We thank the officers of the Alvin
Adams, here yesterday morning early, for a
package of Mondays St. Louis papers. This
steamer will be here Saturday morning on her
return trip to ST. Louis.
- The big Eclipse arrived early yester-
day morning from New Orleans bringing
dates of the evening of the 23d, and being on
ly little over four and one half days. She
had good trip of passengers and considerable
freight.
- The steamer Nebraska, which caught
fire at st. Louis, was saved with about 5000
damage on boat and cargo. She caught fire in
the hold. Fire engines were promptly on the
spot and put about two feet water in her.
She made very marrow escape.
- The following rates of freight prevail
ed at Cincinnati day before yesterday:
New Orleans-Flour 60; Whisky 81; Oil
81; Pound freight 35@5Oc. "a cwt. Bacon 80
cents p 100.
Nashville-Wh and Oil 75c Ale Coo;
Pound Freight 30@4o Cabin Passengers
SO. 50
The Louisville Courier says the new
steamer Diamond, which has been running
lately in the Upper Mississippi, will probably
be placed in the Louisville, Evansville and
Henderson trade. She will have to prove a
fast and excellent boat to hold her place in
this trade alongside of the Rainbow.
- The st. Louis Democrat of Monday
says:
The river opposite continues to fall slowly
has fallen altogether about eight feet. There
/ is good stage of water to st. Paul; nine feet
water on the lower Rapids. There is not a
less depth than nine feet on any of the bars
in the Illinois. The Missouri has plenty Of
water for a considerable distance up, but from
below Weston to st. Joseph it is getting low
there being no more than three and half feet
water on the bars. We may add, that the last
arrivals from all of the upper streams, report
them falling All last week steamboatmer
were generally complaining of the small
amount of freghts and the slim prices offering
| No indications of revival of business have
| yet appeared. and it is feared the same mon
otony and inaction will peryade business fol
some weeks to come. There is still prepon-
derance of tonnage in port, over the de-
mand.
or The weather has been delightful the last