The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-24

DAY I'LL O'CLOCK MONDAY.
John CAN'T, Nashville to Louisville.
Tempest, Louisville 10 Nashville
Diana, New Orleans to Louisville.
Empire City, Pittsburg to st. Lsus.
Memphis, Cincinnati to Memphis. .
Greenyille, Bowling Green TO Evansville.
Silver Star, Poducal To do.
w. v. Gillnm, Green river to do.
Marine, Pittsburg 20 ST. Louis.
Fred Iron, Cincinnati to do
Indian, New Orleans to Wheeling.
Defender, do to Pittsburg.
Hudson, Nashville to Cincinnati.
Baltic, New Orleans to Louisville
J. w. Cheesman. st. Lous TO Cincinnati
Charley Bowen, Cairo TO Evansville.
Tigress, GAINESVILLE to Pittsburg.
Il. J. Ward, Louisville to New Orleans.
Silver Star, Evansville to Paducah
Southerner, Memphis to LOuiSSi lille.
Greenvile, Evansville to Bowling Green.
Wv Gium do UGreen river.
Highhy.r, st. Louis to Louisville
III. Bridges, Bowling Green to Louisville.
The river is falling here and the bars are
beginning to make their appearance oppo-
site the city.
Business on the wharf, yesterday, was
livelier than for several days previous.
There is considerable up-riyer freight at
this point awaiting shipment, mostly flour,
tobacco and bacon-the largest portion of
which is destined for Parkersburg, to be
re-shipped to the East via the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad.
We learn from the officers of the Robert
J. Ward that the packets Scioto and Tisho-
mingo, with several other boats were caught
as Portland bar. They will doubtless get
off soon.
The Hudson took on board here, on Sun
day, 1000 barrels of -four, for Cincinnati,
and also a large lot of tobacco.
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Taber, will bc down from Louisville this
evening.
The fine steamer J. II. Done, Capt. Davis,
is due here this morning from st. Louis to
Wheeling. We understand the present is
her last trip up the river, as her owners in
tend, upon her return, placing her in the
Evansville and Cairo trade.
Capt. McDonald's Trader was due last
night from Green river.
The Paul Morphy dropped down to the
lower end of the levee yesterday, to receive
her machinery.
We hear that the Kate Sarchet is laying
up at the dam on the Wabash, near Mt. Car
mel, awaiting rise to get over.
The Highflyer broke one of her shafts be-
tween this place and Cairo on her upward
trip, and will lay over nj Louisville for re-
pairs Another boat will take her place I'M
til she is able to resume her regular trips.
Capts. Scott and Greer, are fast dismant-
ling the Southern Belle, which lays at the
foot of the old shipyard, and preparing her
for a new hull.
The Union and Caroline are both due
the former from Green river and the latter
from Wabash.
MI I larc La
of freight for New Orleans, at this port
yesterday.
The Greenville and Gillum arrived from
Green river on Sunday, with fair trips
They both left again yesterday.
The McLelland is the regular Memphis
packet to-day.
The Bridges arrived from Green river
yesterday with good cargo.
We learn that the steamer Conewago is
coming from st. Louis to load at this port
for Parkersburg there being large amount
of freight here for that port. She vii!
doubtless get a first rate trip.
! The steamer Martha Putnam has been
raised.
The ST. Louis Republican of Saturday
says:
The river was stationary last evening"
! 1t did not raise quarter of an inch in the
"a hours ending at dark last evening, and
we expect to see it falling to-day.
The Illinois river is falling slowly. The
Upper Mississippi is falling from st. Paul to
Keokuk it was about stationary at Keo-
| kuk when the Warsaw left there on Thurs.
day. The rise in the Missouri has very
nearly expended itself, and the lower end Of
the river is still rising.
The weather yesterday was very warm
Business on the landing exhibited a good
| degree of activity.
The new steamer Maid of the Mist was to
have left last evening, on her trial trip, tc
Henderson and back. We trust this little
claft will succeed in making the trade she
is entering profitable to her owpsrs; and a;
the running of regular daily packet be.
tween this city and Henderson must be O
great convenience to both places, we hope
all who are interested will give the owner!
liberal encouragement. She will leave here
every evening and Henderson every morn
| inc, thus afl;ording the citizens of the latte,
place an excellent chance to visit Evansville
transact their business, and return home til,
same day.
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