The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-23
There has been a rise of 20 inches


Kate SArchet from Wabash to Evansville.
- There has been rise of 20 inches at
Cincinnati this week, principally from the
smaller tributaries above. The river was ris-
ing all the way down from Pittsburgh to Gin
cinnati last Wednesday.
- The Southerner was here early yes
terday morning from Louisville, with a good
trip. We thank Mr.. Archer of the Office, for
late papers. This fine and fast steamer will
be here for Louisville Monday morning
We thank Mr.. Clark, first clerk Of the
fast Fashion, for large package of St. Louis
papers which reached our hands early yester-
day morning. The Fashion will be here for
St. Louis Sunday morning.
- The Ben Franklin started to New Or
leans yesterday with full freight, including
about 500 hhds of tobacco, and vast amount
of bagging, rope and provisions Lou. Cow.
She must have put out good deal of this
freight on the way, if she started with full
had room for little more. The big boats
can't load themselves at Louisville.
- The Wenona departed for the Wabash
night before last with small cargo for that
river She has about IS tons of freight at
the chain, which she left last trip bound for
up the Wabash. She will take this on and
try to get up. The freight she put out here,
about $50 tons cask meat, will be taken to
Wheeling by her on her return trip.
- Freights were offering pretty freely at
Cincinnati last Wednesday at the following
rates:
New Orleans-Flour 20; Whisky 81 CO.;
Pound freight $1,000 cents p cwt. Bacon 35
,ntS p 100.
Nashville Whisky and Oil 81 90 p Dbl;
Ale 8715 cents; Pound Freight 5000, p cwt
Cabin passengers SO.
Wabash-Whisky and Oil ST 25@1 so p
Dbl; Flows 60 cts Molasses 81 90; Pound
Freight 40 cts. per 100.
- The VIM. Knox arrived here yester-
day morning from the Wabash River, bring
ing out about 100 tons of freight, consisting of
1850 sacks corn, wheat, oats and rye. She
reports Wabash from White river up falling
and from there down rising slowly, with scant
4 feet on the chain. The Jacob D. Early is
at the chain Tightening up to pass over if pos
sible. The Knox will lay up here day or
two to await news from the Wabash. The
steamboatmen have had hard time on that
river this season. and no immediate prospect
of any thing better.
- Mr.. O'Riley received dispatch from
the Bell Boat No. z, stating that she was to
have raised the steamer Henry Lewis lying at
the head of Anderson's Bar, yesterday. On
Wednesday three trials were made, which
proved unsuccessful-bu the arrangements
for raising her yesterday were such as to in
sure her raising. The submarine No. will
then proceed to the David White, lying sunk
near West Franklin, below this city. 1t is
supposed the river will have fallen enough by
this time, to admit of the raising of the White.
- The VIM. Garvin will be down this
morning for Memphis. She is not only fast
craft, but one of the most comfortable boats on
the river, her accommodations being superb in
every particular while her officers are expert
enced and clever. She will reach Memphis in
time to start on her return trip next Monday.
We would suggest to the citizens of Memphis
lgoing to attend the Cincinnati Convention, that
this steamer is the very one they want FOL
speed and comfort. IF goodly crowd O
them take her for this Convention, she will
continue her trip to Cincinnati, taking her pas
sengers there and bringing them back. They
will be delighted with the boat and officers.
- The confagration of the steamer Jas
Park is attributed to the bursting of a carboy
of vitriol. A number of carboys were placed
} on the deck, few of them in close proximity
to the chimneys of the boat, which heated then
and caused them to burst. The Captain OBJ
served one of the bottles to be in a state of fer
mentation, and was about to order its remova
: but was too late 1t burst and like flash O
powder the boat was enveloped in flames.--
,, Several of the crew attempted to jump on tn
( barge alongside, but the flames blinded them
and missing it, they fell into the river, and for
tunately all were saved. The boat had bee
headed for the shore and was landed, enablin
| those who could not swim, to jump ashore.