The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-22
: The river was falling at St. Louis last

- The river was falling at st. Louis last
Saturday. Upper rivers in fair order.
We thank the clerk of the Fashion,
here Sunday morning, for package Of papers.
THE steamer H. t. Ycatman was sold
at st. Louis last Friday to Capt S. g. Cabel!,
for $4,000. She VIII be placed in the Upper
Mississippi trade.
- The Granite State asked S25 for cabin
passengers from Cincinnati to St Paul. She
left the former city last week, with nearly 800
cabin and 100 deck passengers--a good trip,
- There is now no regular packet be-
tween st. Louis and Memphis The Editor
has had that trade all to herself and she has
changed to more. profitable trade.
- The river was still rising slowly at
louisville last Sunday, with about feet wa
ter on the falls. Boats drawing six feet or
less were aBIe to ascend the falls on Sat-
urday.
- The r. H. Wnslow arrived here yes
terday morning from New Orleans with
heavy freight for Cincinnati, and good many
passengers. As usual she was making slow
trip.
- The J. NJ. Stockwell arrived at New
Orleans on the 9th with large load of freight
from the Wabash. She is now on her way up
but whether to the Wabash or this point. we
do not know
- The Belle Sheridan was at ia our wharf
a short time yesterday afternoon on her way
South. We thank Mr.. Lattapie, of the office,
for Louisville papers. This fine steamer had
a good trip of freight and passengers.
Hayes, and others, owners of Tie Red
river packet Swami have instituted suit in T.
S. District Court at New Orleans against the
steamboat w. c. Young to recover $4,46O
damages, alleged to have been incurred by
collision between them.
- One of the deck hands of the Julia
Dean, on her last trip from Memphis, was
struck by piece of scantling, and killed.
Mr.. Alfred Randall, of Stanley comfy, n c.,
in stepping from the same boat to wood boat
last Thursday, fell and broke his neck:
- The city ofSt Paultas offered prizo
of $500 in wharfage to the first boat which
arrives there. Last week the river was open
both beloW and above Lake Pepin, and ice
sb6ut three feet thick on that part ofthe river.
We presume boats are now running freely
through Lake Pepin.
- The low pressure steamer Southerner
passed up yesterday morning from St. Louis
We thank TTr Archer, of the office, for papers
of Saturday. The southerner started from
the wharf like race horses land was only 161$
minutes going out of sight around the BEND
This fastand excellent packet will be here next
Thursday morning for ST. louis.
- The VIM. Garvin arrived here yestcr-
day afternoon little after 8 o'clock, running
like deer, with the Kate Frisbee few min
utes Behind her. These are both Louisville
and Memphis packets. They left Memphis
Saturday afternoon, and made the time here
in about 46 hours-showing very fast run
ming. The Kate started out about half or
three quarters of an hour ahead, but claims to
have made many more landings than the Gar
yin, She left this place a few minutes ahead
of the Garvin, and when they passed out OF
| light around the bend, they seemed maintain
ing their respective positions We shall give
the result of their race to Louisville. ~ :
xx,z,.ux.