The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-27
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ARRIVALS AND pEPARruRrs-rRoa 5 ocIncs ,

ARRIVALS AND DEfAkTUKEs-fEOI y (l'hk fklbAh
TILL O'clock SATURDAY.
Gen. Pike, Memphis to Louisville.
Kate Sarchet, Cairo 10 Evansville.
Jacob Poe, Nashville to Pittsburg
Vixen, Memphis to Cincinnati.
Shingles, Pitts. urg to Memphis.
SciOtO, Henderson TO Louisville.
Memphis Cincinnati TO Memphis.
Diana, Louisville to New Orleans.
Kentucky, do to Memphis.
Granite State, Pittsburg to st. Louis.
Capt. Lancaster is having a neat and
comfortable top-roof built for the Maid Of
nience and utility.
The swift, safe, and elegant Silver Star,
the regular Evansville and Paducah packet,
leaves to-day at noon, for Paducah and in
termediate landings. Capt. Gus. Fowler is
her efficient and popular commander, and
the clerks, MeSSrS Dusouchet and Mullikin,
are attentive and obliging.
We learn from the New Albany Tribune
that Capt. Leyden is making an effort to
save the Empress from being wrecked, by
cutting a channel through the sand. This
together with the rise in the river may
prove effectual, and she may yet be saved.
The Maid of the Mist is the regular
packet to-day, for Henderson.
Mr.. +. W. Halliday, the gentlemanly and
attentive clerk Of the fine steamer Kentucky,
has our thanks for late papers. The Ken
lucky, us she passed down for Memphis, on
Saturday, had a good trip of freight and
passengers. She will he up again on
Wednesday.
The Wabash is in fair navigable condi-
tion from the mouth to Mt. Carmel.
A deckhand on the steamer John Gault,
named Heyden, fell from that boat, lying at
the Louisville wharf, on her last trip, and
was drowned. He was intoxicated He
belonged to Nashville, and it is said was ia
vorably known rs man of considerable
means.
\ daring thief-Oue of the ten thousand
who iniest the place--Snatchcd a watch
from sleeping kentuckian on the Jacob
Poe, at ST. Louis, the other day, aad then
ran away.
The desk of the Ed. Walsh, at ST. louis,
was broken open the same day, and robbed
of 81, 900.
The punctual and popular low. preSSure
steamer Southerner, will be at the wharf
this afternoon, from Memphis.
The river at this point was slowly swell
ing on Saturday. Business on tho wharf
quite dull, with few freights.
The rise ia the Upper Mississippi at Rock
Island is said TO lie higher than at any time
since 1851. A couple of grist mills were
washed away, and one disappeared in 30
feet water
The Antelope was offered for sale at New
Albany, Thursday, but as no one bid for her,
the Sheriff couldn't make the sale
The Mississippi was rising at ST. Louis, on
Friday.
The Diana took freight here on Saturday
for New Orleans.
The Greenville arrived from Green river
on Saturday evening, with load of tobac-
co for shipment east.
The Louisville Courier publishes n report
Of a steamboat captain drawing prize of
$4,000.
The John Tompkins is announced to en-
ter the Louisville and Cairo trade the pres
ent week
Boats passing down from Cincinnati and
Pittsburg are generally loaded to their
guards.
The Louisiana has been making "a fast run
from ST. Louis TO keokuk, distance Of 2l5
miles. Her time was g hours and 10 min
utes.
Captain r. c. Mason has under coustruc-
ton, at Brownsville, a fine sde-wheel
steamer to ply between Cincinnati and st.
Louis.