The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-05-07

We are indebted to the steamer w ood-
ford. for New Orleans papers to.tle even
ing Of the Both ult. The levee was COW
cred with vast piles of Western produce,
and was the scene of very active opera
tons; prices were not very we'll sustain
cd, though the demand was active. The
shipment, of Western produce to Texas
hid been unusually large this Spring,
owing to the short crops Of grain in that
State, the last two years. The steamship
lines had been unable to carry all the
freight to the Texan ports and q large
number of sailing vessels had found en-
ployment in the trale.
The erevasse opposite the city, was
increasing, and had attained a width Of
300 feet, and was in many places fifteen
feet deep, through which the river was
pouring its floods and inundating the
whole neighborhood. These crevasses
not only destroy the crops for the pres
ent wear, but they leave deep deposit
Of sand over the whole surface, which
renders the ground sterile for years, till
the sand sinks gradually into the loan,
and the earth becomes again arabic
The river receded on the 30th ult., nine
inches, and the efforts were still continued
to close the crevasse. The damage from
this break in the levee, will be over a
million Of dollars, it is estimated.
Passengers and packages are now for
warded from New Orleans to Vicksburg,
by the Northern Railroad, in thirteen
hours, instead Of two or two and hall
days, as formerly. Persons descending
the river, and in haste to reach New
Orleans, now leave the steamers OF
Yicksburg and take the Jackson Rail-
road. A single freight train on that
road, brought into New Orleans on the
30th, over 1000 bales of cotton, thus
exemplifying to its citizens the vast i'm
porta nee of the road to the city.
The Presidents speech on Lecomptonism
On Saturday evening, after the passage
of the Kansas act, a large concourse o
people assembled at Washington, anc
procuring band, proceeded to the Whit'
House, and serenaded the President
After playing the National Anthem, three
cheers were given for Mr.. buchanan
who appeared upon the balcony, ant
made his acknowledgements in a speech
to the crowd-the pith of which is con
tanned in the following sentence:
This is a great occasion on which v on hav
assembled. 1t is far above men. The bes
interests Of the country were involved in TN
long contest which has so happily termina
ted. Applause.l ! hope and believe tina
the result will tend to promote the peace an,
| prosperity of our glorious Union, lcheers;
and, OF all the people upon the face of tn
earth, the people of Washington are the mos
interested in preserving this unity of inter
ests which has rendered Us glorious abroad
and successful and prosperous at home.-
[Cheers.l do not think that it win be be
coming in me to enter into any discussion o
the great question which has so happily ter
minated. /, therefore, must conclude thes
brief remarks with again repeating 20 yo,
how heartily feel your kindness, and how
gracefully shall ever remember it to tn
last period of my existence. Cheers az
Speeches, were also made by Senator
Toombs, Gwinn and Bigler, and by Repre-
sentatives Clay, Letchcr and Stephenson.