The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-14

Seutherner, Memphis Clara Poe. Na-hv
Greenville Green r Judge ToIreEce, NO
Melnotte, q Empire City, q
Mcclellan, Louisv rG...5 .I-
ar DEPARTED.
s P Hibberd, Nasty Charley Bowen, Cairo
Woodford, NO J W Cheeseman, Gin
J G Fremont, Gin SciOtO rLOuisv
Southerner. Louisville Clara Poe. Pitts
Melnotte, Pittsbg -Jadge TOrr ence, din
Mcclellan, Memphis Empire City, Pitts
Prairie Rose, st Louis
......Old Sol looked brightly out upon US
yesterday morning, giving assurance Of
pleasant weather, which was fulfilled during
the entire day, affording every facility for
outdoor business that could be wished for.
Business was quite brisk, and the levee pre-
scented an animated appearance The river
at this point is at stand, and will be fall
ing, probably, by the time We go to press, as
our dispatches from above report rapid fall
all the way down, FROM Pittsburg The st.
Louis papers report 6 feet water out to
Cairo, with river falling slowly. We have
no change to note in freights, and quote As
follows:
To New Orleans-Apples, Doc n bbI; Tobacco, 81
y hid; Flour, 4Oc % Dbl; pound freghts, 25c %
100 fbs Eggs and Whisky ,Sl.0O q Dbl. To St. Louis
Pound Freights, 2Oc q 100 lbs. To Cincinnati
Pound freights (heavy), l5c % 100 lbs; slpstuns
q I'D wheat, D. sack, l5c.
I'VE learn that the Michigan, an old
boat from st. Louis had exploded all her
boilers at New Madrid, on the Mississippi,
last Friday morning killing the engineer
and fatally wounding six or seven others.
The explosion Was so terrific that the boat
was literally blown to pieces, and sunk al
most Immediately. She disappeared forever,
leaving nothing but a shattered wreck upon
the waters. The engineer on duty, who
was killed, was blown forty or fifty yards
into the river.
.It is said that, during the present
rise, there has been aggregate of 1000, 600
bushels of coal shipped from Pittsburg, in
flats, independent of that towed off in
barges, nearly much more.
.-....Some more tall running came off on
Monday night between the mail packet
Southerner and the Lightning Line Wood-
ford. They passed this point about two
o'clock, and seemed to be running for the
championship, the Woodford being ahead
when they arrived at this place. The
.SOutherner left this point in advance, us
the WoOdford had considerable freight to
discharge.
-"--.The Near Fails CFtl will be up from
Cairo this morning. and take load to New
Orleans. There is any quantity of freight
here at present. awaiting shipment. MeSsrs.
Slaughter & Dunkerson have over 250 tons
l. A. Craen has 300 tons; Brown 4 Ak
man have so tons and other fret ghts which
will make an aggregate of about $500 tons,
all ready for shipment, and more coming iE
daily. II Es
1.-THE fine steamer Union, from Louis
Vile, bound for Bowling Green, will be in
port this morning. She will take freight
and passengers through to all points on
Green river i'll quick time. Those going in
that direction, should be sure and go on the
Unioa.
1.-THE SiLVer Star is the mail and pas
senger packet for Paducah at II O clock
Passengers should bear in mind that she is
the only boat for the South to-day, and
should not neglect the opportunity.
1.-The McLelIaa, from Louisville,
bound for Memphis, went down yesterday.
She Ind large crowd of people aboard, who
were being highly entertained by some dis
tinguished individual, in the way of a lee
ture, on n scientific subject
1.-The Gresnrille goes to Bowling
Green to-day. She has good load OF freight
already aboard, and will be sure to go out
on time. ....
The LIE Faces left yesterday with a
good load of freight, and of fair passenger
list. .s..
1.-The steamer Auat Lefty, lately sunk
i'll the Upper Mississippi, is i'll only four feet
water. The John Bell has gone to take of
her freight. n+H
'..''.The Submarine No. succeeded in
raising the sunken steamer Lake Gig on
Sunday morning. The Lake City is afoat
and viii soon go on the docks for repairs
1.-The Kate Sdrchet Will be receiving
freight and passengers for all points On the
Wabash to-day. The Kate is n good boat
II L I Il.
ing been built expressly for that river
Capt. McLain is in command with clerks
Dusouchet and Boicourt in the Office.
.'The trial of speed between the Glen
date and Mcclellan turned out we expect
ed. The former beat the latter to Louisvill,
by two hours. laE
1.-The st. Louis Republican says thu
steamer Philadelphia, which is looked fo
SO anKiously at this place TO enter the New
Orleans trade, has been lowed TO the Altor
packet landing, at that place, and will leave
for Alton as the regular packet.
-.-.-.Capt. McGnrs new steamer AAaRti
passed up last night about 10 o'clock. Sh
was considerably behind time. e.tT
1.-THE PeytoRd overdue had not ar
rived at IL o'clock last night, when we clos
ed our forms.
'-'",The Jdcob Strdder has resumed he
regular trips in the Louisville trade.
Heavily loaded wagons were crossing
the Missouri at st. Joseph on Monday
Our VIneennes correspondence.
a.dl.f.. YINeEENEs, Dee. 10, 10 A. NJ.
JOURNAL REPoRTER.-Wa Wabash river fe
eight feet in past "a hours. No arrivals
The floating ice has disappeared. W. II. W.
Oar Special River Dispatches.
ST. LoUls, Dee, IS, M.-There is niue
ice in the river, and the ferry boats haN
stoppep forthe present NaE
PITTsBURG, Dec. l3, M,-Riyer seye
feet and half by the pier mark, and fllhn
slowly. Weather cloudy and milder, ind
eating snow. -.H I'd
LOUISVILLE, Dec. Is, P. M.-River fallir
rapidly with ten feet steamboat water {
tho falls.