The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-05-14

j. " MAILMAN. from Pittsburg to st. Louis.
r. NJ. PATTON No O. from Tennessee River to Louisville
ToxrKISs. from Louisville to Tennessee River.
CAMBRIDGE. from Pittsburg to St Lous.
Nh. GiAHAN. from New Orleans . Cincinnati
- The Cumberland is reported very high
at Nashville and still rising.
- The river was rising at Louisville last
Monday, with about 4 i feet water in chan
mel of Falls.
- The Empress made her last trip from
New Orleans to Louisville lin five days and
twenty-one hours.
- The river was rising slowly at this
point yesterday. Weather warm and a little
Loudly.
- The new steamer J. G. Swan took on
board about 400 tons of pork and tobacco at
this point, and left yesterday morning with a
pretty full load.
r - Look out for our swift packet Rainbow
this afternoon. She will start back to Louis
vile in the evening. She is prompt and fast
and has superior accommodations.
- The Lands, K Fl. Winslow and Cres-
cent were loading at Cincinnati for New Or
leans day before yesterday. The Lands may
be expected down to-day or tomorrow.
- The fast packet Highfyer, with excel
lent accommodations and clever officers, may
be expected here early this morning for st.
Louis. The Southerner will be here to-nor-
row morning, for the same port.
- The Tennessee river is reported rising
fast. There appears to be general rise in all
the Western waters. The Miami, Kentucky
and Green rivers are on bust. Not much Of
a rise reported in the Wabash yet.
- The W. a. Eaves brought down full
freight from Green River evening before last,
which she put on the new steamer j. G. Swon.
The Eaves was taking on freight yesterday
for return trip.
The Upper Mississippi we have already
reported at flood height It has also been
rising heavily at st. Louis, and is higher than
it has been any time during the last four years
The great levee at Cairo is reported broken in
several places or sapped away.
eight hours by the desertion of her crew.
This rascally conduct on the part of her crew
has probably lost her several thousand dollars
this trip. She lost the carriage of about the
400 tons of freight from this point, taken by
the J. C. Swon.
- The invincible Alvin Adams is due
early this morning from st. Louis for Louis
vile. But as she will come down the Mis-
sissippi on the big rise, she will doubtless
have passed Evansville before this notict
reaches the eyes of our readers. The Fashion
will be here tonight or tomorrow morning
for Louisville.
By the following from Mondays Com
mercial, it will be seen there is heavy rise al
Cincinnati:
The river here commenced swelling Satur
day noon, and up to last night had risen full
three feet Weather warm and pleasant. Mr.
Miller one of the clerks of the Crystal Pal
ace, reports it rising from Pittsburgh here
the bulk of the water being out of the Mus
kingTm and Kanawha Tomorrow we viii
have at least thirteen feet in the channel t
Louisville.
- The elegant and swift packet Wm
Garvin will be down this morning destined 70
Memphis and intermediate points, and W
would advise shippers and passengers to hol
themselves in readiness. She is commando
by Capt. S. Sullivan, with our good lookin
and courteous friend, Green Shields, in tn
office, sure guarantee that all those VIII
travel on her will be well cared for. We ar
glad to hear that the Garvin is doing goo
business in the trade in which her enterpr
sing owners have placed her, and we are as
sured that she will remain permanently in tn
Louisville and Memphis. trade. We bespea
for her that patronage which the boat and o
ficers so justly merit
" Our thanks are due Mr.. Bill Lupto1
Express Messenger, for package of Cincir
natl and Louisville papers of Monday, brougt