The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-17

- The river is now reported falling at all
points above. Rising slowly here.
- The R. NJ Patton will be here to-mor-
row from Louisville, bound for Nashville
- The Ohio is due this morning from
Cincinnati for the Upper Mississippi
The Fashion will be due early to-
morrow for st. Louis. She is fast boat, and
in the habit of making quick trips.
- The big Eclipse passed down night be-
fore last. She took on some freight here all
there was to spare at that time, after the heavy
draughts of the few days previous.
- The Magnolia may be expected here
Sunday morning for Nashville. She is first
rate boat, with Capt. Fuller in command and
Charlie Sontag in the office.
- The Northerner may be expected ear
ly this morning from st. Louis for Louisville.
The Highfyer will be here tonight or to-mor-
row morning from st. Louis
The Adriatic assembled the Louisville
Falls last Wednesday though the Indiana
chute. This is considered a remarkable feat
when there is only feet water in the chute
- A gentleman Of South Carolina pur-
chased at Louisville $4,000 worth of provis-
ions, which he shipped on the juvenile Eclipse
for Nashville thence by the Chattanooga rail
road South.
- The Empire arrived yesterday after
noon from Louisville We thank Mr.. j. S.
Cowan, of the Office, for a package of papers
The Empire took on board considerable freight
here for the South. tv
The Bill submitted to Congress by Mr.
Kenneth of ST. Louis, for improving the navi
cation of the Mississippi, Missouri, Ohio ant
Arkansas rivers, provic es that the work shall
be done by contract, and only overseen anC
paid for by the .. S. government. n eEt
- Dispatches have been received at Gin
cinnati announcing the total humiliation o
Dam No. 2, on the Monongahela River, effect
ing the bulk of coal-boating interests serious
ly. The disaster is attributed to the break
ing up of the ice on the resumption of navi
CATION.
- AS this is the Rainbow's regular day
she will of course be down this afternoon, an
return in the evening to Louisville Last tri
she started with good many passengers fror
this place, and was doubtless crowded befor
her arrival at Louisville. She is popula
boat ..- -
- The Cincinnati Commercial of Tues
day gives the following freight rates:
New Orleans-Flour 60; Whisky 81; O
81 Pound Freight 35@50c p cwt.
} Nashville-Whisky and Oil 81 y Dbl; Al
871ac Pound Freight 35@4o; u cwt. Cabi
Passengers SO.
Wabash-Whisky and Oil 81 25@$1
per Dbl; Flows Coo. Molasses So; Poun
: Freight 40c. per hundred.
The Pittsburgh Despatch of last Wee
nesday says of the steamer Jas. Park:
1t will be seen by dispatch from Cairo,
7 the 12th that this Pittsburgh steamer, wit
| two barges has been burned at Thebes, b,
, tween Cairo and St. Louis. She left here la
: week, with cargo chiefly of railroad iro
and two fine barges, one entirely, new, loade
: deeply with large amount of valuable ID
Y lumber. She was also valuable boat. Bot
v boat and cargo were insured here. and prob
ably the lumber also EThe loss will be heav
The wreck was mentioned in a previous di
e patch, as having been seen floating past CAR
1t 1t is not stated that any lives were lost.