The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-07-21
River liens.
ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES.

John Raine, oLusville to New Orleans;
Moses Mcclellan, Louisville to Memphis;
St. Louis, Pittsburg to ST. Louis;
Commerce, st. Louis to Pittsbure;
Scoto, Louisville to Evansville and back
The Cairo correspondent of the Missouri
Republican, writing from that city on the
10th, says:
:" 1t is announced that the cars will GER
tainly run into Cairo on Monday next. The
Illinois Central Company now has 225 men
at work upon the track between Cairo and
Mound Junction, eight miles above. The
slownesS with which repairs have been made
has excited considerable feeling among
steamboatmen and passengers. When the
cars run regularly into Cairo, the time table
of the Illinois Central will probably be
changed, so as to make close connections
with the Ohio and Mississippi Railroad, both
East and West"
The Louisville Journal saws the An
telope is supposed to have been set on fire
by one of the deck hands using his pipe
while working in the hold, and that he had
got access to whisky, of which there were
200 bbls under deck. AS soon as the fire
was discovered, the men were ordered out
of the hold, the matches were closed, and
the boat run on bar. A loud knocking
was heard on the lower deck, which pro-
ceeded from man who was still in the hold.
The matches were ut once opened, but the
smoke was 50 dense that no one could VEN
ture down, and TO keep the flames from
bursting out the matches were again closed
The man was, of course, Suffocated. 1t is
supposed he was too drunk to comprehend his
danger when the other men escaped from
the hold.
The Thomas Scott, which broke her shaft
on the 10th, near Metropolis, will go on the
docks at Paducah for caulking and re-
pair N. The shaft is to be sent to Louis
vile.
The river, at st. Louis, swelled some three
feet in the SO hours ending at 6 O'Clock on
Sunday evening. The Illinois river was
rising; also, the Minnesota and St Croix
rivers. Heavy rains have fallen up the
Missouri river, and the river, in consequence,
was rising very rapidly. At Kansas City
the river is said to he higher than ever
known before.
The contract for a tri-weekly mail be-
tween ST. Louis and Memphis has been let
to B. &. Bale of Helena Arkansas. The
service was to commence on the 18th.
The Cincinnati Gazette compliments the
new boat, Silver Star, that is to carry the
mail between our city and Paducah, in the
following terms.
"The = lie d;dlightd lglt steamer Silver
Star, in charge of the veteran Capt Scott
came down from Wheeling yesterday, with
l7j tons of freight for Cincinnati, Louis
Vile, Nashville. Memphis and New Orleans.
The Star made the run from Parkersburg
to this port in p hours, making stops at
all the way ports. Capt. Dick Fowler. her
purchaser, may well be proud of his boat
She is a prize and in her new trade be-
tween Evansville aud Paducah will coin for
him handsome fortune"
The Silver Star left Cincinnati on Monday
evening, and will soon be here to take the
place of the Aida.
The steamer Newcomb took down with
her half million in gold, in charge of Ad-
ans Express. The gold belonged TO the
government.
The second steward of the J. w Cheese
man, named VIM. Pitcher was drowned.
the other night, just above Cairo.
The lIighfyer will he found at our wharf
this morning, ON her way from st. Louis to
Louisville. Capt. Wright and Mr.. Halli-
day take first rate care of their passengers.
This is the regular day for the very regu-
lar John Briggs. Mr.. Garner will be found
in his place to do the agreeable to all who
may favor him with their company, and
Capt Cobb will see to it that everything is
secure and safe.
The weather, yesterday, was sultry until
towards evening, when it clouded up, aud
we had n "wee bit !" of rain, with some
thunder.
The John Raine was here Yesterday, ta-
king on an addition to her load and went on
! down the river.
We are informed by Capt. Davis that the
Done will be ready TO receive freight on
| Saturday, and will resume her accustomed
trips on Monday. The Done presents
a fine appearance since her overhauing
and will now be one of the handSomest-as
she has always bcen-One of the best boats
, on our river. Success to the Done!