The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-06-06


! - The reliable Fashion was here from
st. Louis yesterday morning We thank Mr..
Clark for package of papers.
- The Die Vernon ran against snag last
Monday, just above the mouth of the Illinois
River, breaking her hull, and causing her to
leak so as to damage the freight in her hold.
The Royal Arch was sunk few days
ago by coming in collision with the Empire
City, near Savannah, in the upper Mississippi.
She was struck near the forward end of her
boilers and sunk in a few moments. No lives
lost She was an old but good steamer.
- The D. A. Given was lying at Vim
cennes yesterday, awaiting rise in the Wa
bash, which is confidently expected after the
late heavy rains. There was only % inches wa
ter at Vincennes yesterday. The Gov. Powell
only has 4 inches water around her. She is
aground above.
"A man hailed the Grace Darling last
Monday at wood yard below the mouth of
the Missouri, and on that steamers rounding
to, said he had done it for joke! Some one
on the steamer threw a missile at him, when
he picked up gun and fired into the crowd.
Some shot lodged in the face of Capt. Deviney
and also into pilot. The rascal attempted
to escape in skiff, but was caught and taken
to st. Louis. A very amusing chap!
- BY the following from the Cincinnati
Commercial it will be perceived that the Rain
bow has been after the fast steamer Ii. D.
Newcomb:
The steamer II. D. Newcomb and Rainbow
had little contest on Sunday, which was rem
dered interesting, from the fact that both were
built after the same model. The Rainbow
started out from Evansville mile or more be-
hind the Newcomb had overhauled her below
Newburgh, and was about to run by her when
her tiller rope broke and she ran into the
bank. Nothing daunted, however, the damage
was soon repaired, and was getting ready to
pass her when the Newcombs bell tapped
and she landed
- The St. Louis News of Tuesday even
ing says:
Almost every arrival from either the Mis-
souri, or Upper Mississippi reports further
decline in the stage of those rivers, and every
boat that commences loading for either of them
obtains an advance of the price of frcights. The
last report from the Missouri was four and half
feet in the channel, and from the Mississippi
four feet on the Rapids. Heavy loaded boats
bound for Galena, Dubuque or st. Paul, will
hereafter be compelled to employ lighters at
Keokuk, before they will be allie to cross the
Rapids. The Cumberland river is falling fast,
and when the Sallie West came out on Satur-
day morning there was but three and half
feet on the Harpeth Shoals.
- The Southerner arrived yesterday
morning from Louisville on her way to st.
Louis with about 800 people on board, nearly
all of whom were bound through. We ac-
knowledge the receipt from friend Archer OF
package of papers, and letter enclosing
more important document from a very credita-
bic institution of Kentucky. One Of the fancy
cards of the Southerner rather takes our fancy.
On one side of it is a graphic scene done in
blue ink, of the interior of the Southerner's
main cabin, with fashionable dressed ladies
and gentleman tripping it on the light fantas
tic toe. This is headed-"The ladies all travv
ell on this boat" Well, that's o factor at
least if they don't their feminine verdancy is
incredible. We think Archer and the South
erner will "get along"