The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-09
The river was at a stand at Cipcinu

MANSFIELD. from PIttsburg to st Louis.
SOVEREIGN. from Gin einnati to st. Leuis.
- The river was at stand at Cincinnati
on Wednesday. Considerable rain had fallen.
- The Belle Sheridan passed down yes
terday from Louisville for the South. We
thank her clerk for package of papers.
- Our neighbors of Newburgh have now
a fine new wharf-beat. She is owned by Mr..
E. Williams, and is $50 feet long, % feet hull,
and good freight capacity.
- The fine stern-wheeler Henry Graft
was basily engaged at our wharf all yester-
day afternoon, taking on freight for Pittsburgh.
She departed with a good load
- Two coal boats were sunk in the Pass
of the Falls at Louisville last Tuesday, thus
obstructing navigation. The wrecks must be
removed before boats can descend safely.
- We thank Mr. Archer of the South
srner, for Louisville papers left US yesterday
morning AS usual this steamer had on board
large crowd of people. We understand she
had on board $50 passengers!
- The Fashion arrived yesterday morn
ing from St. Louis with good trip. We
thank Mr.. Jno. w. Clark, of the Office for pa
pers. This fast steamer will be here for ST.
Louis next Sunday morning.
- If the Swallow left Cincinnati tho last
time advertised she may be expected to-day for
tha Cum harIon nh r;var Tbara 10 rIarty oc ua+ar
in that creek now, a very refreshing and unu-
sual condition of things.
- Mr.. Coglll mate of the Leonora, was
frightfully cut and stabbed by one of his crew,
named Daley, near New Orleans, on the 18th
ult Daley sprang overheard, and either swan
ashore or was drowned.
- Our popular friend Capt. Barter, may
be expected here this morning with his excel
lent steamer st. Clair, bound for St. Louis
The St Clair was to have left Cincinns Il night
before last, but may possibly have laid over q
day.
OF If our readers recognize in to-day's pa
per any looseness Of ideas or kind of diarrhea
of words, they may lay it all to the fact, that
five anti-blllious PILLS are terrible dose for
a little man, and--we are the victim
There has been no change in the
freight rates at Cincinnati during the last few
days The Commercial of Wednesday quotes
the following:
New Orleans.-Flour 20; Whisky 81 25;
Oil 25; Pound Freight 40@5Oc p cwt.
- The Memphis will be due here to-mor-
row morning for Memphis. The Cincinnati
Commercial offers as inducements to passen-
gers, that they will be fed on strawberries
and cream, green peas, green corn and new
potatoes from the tropics, while on board the
Memphis
- The good steamer Statesman may be
expected from Cincinnati this morning, as will
be seen by card, bound for St. Louis. She is
in command of Capt. Ira N. Malin, popular
officer, with Bob Seymour in the office. The
Statesman has good accommodations. and
travellers who take her will be made comfort
able.
- The Magnolia arrived here light yes
terday morning from Louisville, and at once
commenced filling up with Indiana and Ken
lucky produce. She took up tremendous
crowd of passengers, but had very few when
here yesterday for the South. While at Louis
vile she was inspected, ard Capt. Shallcross
declared her hull probably the strongest on
the Western waterr. Capt Thomasson is
still in command.
- The St. Louis News of Tuesday even
ing says:
Since last night at dark up to noon to day the
river had risen two feet. The rise is principally
out of the Upper Mississippi, but the Illinois
and Missouri are slowly swelling The recent
rains have extended all along the upper streams
consequently an over abundance of water may
| be looked for soon