The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-21
River Items.

ARRIVALS AND DEPAaTrREs-rRoN5 O'CLOCK TUESDAY
I'LL O'CLOCK WEDNESDAY.
Scieto. Louisville TO Henderson and back r. =
Baltic, New Orleans to Louisville.
Trader, Pond river to Evansville.
Fanny Bullitt, New Orleans to Louisville
Silver Star, Paducah to Evansville.
Anglo Saxon, Pittsburg TO st. Louis. ~
Shenango, Pittsburg 10 Nashville.
Robert J. Ward Louisville to New Orleans.
Highfyer, do 10 ST. Louis.
Alvin Adams, Memphis TO Louisville
The Vincennes Sun of yesterday furnishes
the following statements rs to the condition
of the Wabash
The Wabash is again over its banks, and
portions of the bottoms on the Illinois side
are badly overtlowed, some wheat fields be-
ing overlooked. The river has risen three
feet since Saturday night, and is still SWELL
ing slowly.
The water in some portions of Allison
prairie is several feet deep, and travel has
nearly ceased.
On this side of the river the back-w alter is
spreading over some of the farms in Cathi-
rete prairie.
We fear that serious damage will result
from this overflow, to the wheat fields and
TO the fencing. In view of the great dam
age of last year and the almost total de-
struction of crops in the lower portion OF
our county and in Illinois, the present high
water may indeed prove a serious calamity,
and cause great suffering and deprivation.
White river is also out of its banks and
spreading over the whole surrounding coun-
try.
LATER.-Since the above was written,
the steamer Pocahontas has passed down,
and reports the falling all the way between
here and Terre Haute.
| The levee below the city is yet safe,
| though the water is running over the old
breaks at Brouillettes and Bayard's farms.
The weather yesterday, was warm, with
indications of rain. A heavy wind was
blowing during the greater part of the day.
Business continues dull. We observed no
transactionsof especial interest. Among the
arrivals was the Trader, from Pond river with
a good cargo of tobacco, which was re-ship-
ped Oh the r. j. Ward.
The Cincinnati Gazette of the same date
complains bitterly Of the weather. 1t says
Within the last forty eight hours we have
had snow, Sleet and frost The former fell
on Sunday, and the latter occurred on Sun
day night The effect upon the fruit could
not be definitely ascertained yesterday, but
! IL WIS btHcNcu tudt al ldii vi tie
peaches had escaped We hope so, but the
orchards are passing through a severe or
deal. The weather moderated, yesterday
ane it rained quite freely last night.
The st. Louis Democrat of Tuesday state:
the river is falling steadily there at the
rate of four to six inches in every "a hours
1t adds; \ large number of wagons ART
being shipped daily on Missouri river boats
The Isabella is getting some forty or fifty
immense ones, which she takes to Nebraska
City for Majors Russell.
The weather here is delightful Some
rain fell Yesterday forenoon, and was sue
ceeded by a warm sun, bright skies ant
pleasant atmosphere.
Capt. Haslett, of the Missouri river packe
Hannibal, being mt Pittsburg, bought TIN
New York, on Thursday, the day of her ar
rival. The price was about $4,000.