The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-04
River Items.
ARRIVALS AM, pDrEpsaarrrrs--rnox o,c,ocr MONDAY


TIL O'CLOCK TUESDAY.
Messenger, ST. Louis to Pittsburg. % 81 al r.
n J.Ward, New Orleans 10 Louisville ~
General Pike, st. Louis 20 Pittsburg- - d-.f1- 2
Queen Of the West, Cincinnati to n. o. if4 t.
Menona, Pittsburg TO Nashville. D ssE.1 W.,
Moses Mcclellan, Louisville 70 Memphis. -
Charley Bowen, Evansville TO Cairo tr
Caroline, Evansville TO Wabash,
tGreenville do 70 Green river 's T.
Fred Iron, st. Louis t. Pittsburg
Scioto, Louisville 20 Henderson 't
Bracelet, Louisville to Bowling Green
The weather, yesterday, was very pleas
ant, and business was moderately lively.
We noted only few arrivals and departures.
Among the former was the Mcclellan, which
went down at noon, the Queen Of the West,
which took quite addition to her
cargo at this port, and the Wenona, which
unloaded a large lot Of groceries and goods
for some of our business men,
The Bowen put out at o clock for CAIRO,
. with fine trip.
The Greenville left for Green river, load
ed down with goods furnished by our mer-
chants. The trip before this, the Green
vile took heavy load for points between
here and Bowling Green.
A new steamer called the Black Hawk,
has Just been finished at New Albany She
is intended to run as a packet between Keo-
kuk and Rock Island. Her dimensions are
as follows:
Length 1873 feet, 20 feet beam, 5 feet hold
and % feet wheel Her cylinders nre 81
inches, and six feet stroke. She has three
boilers ~ inches in diameter, and &c feet
long. each having FIVE hues ii inches in
diameter, and are of Sic No. iron.
Her cabins are built low, on account Of
the high winds which sweep across the
prairies Of the upper Mississippi, not only
rendering boats which stand too nigh out of
the water unmanageable. but positively
dangerous. -.E. y-T.a. fEe stE~
The Silver Star is the regular mail packet
for Paducah and all way places to-day at
o'clock She is a punctual boat, and pas
sengers will find her officers gentlernanly
and attentive Our polite and prompt
young friend and townsman, lack. Taylor
will be found at his post, ever ready and
I willing TO attend TO the wants OF shippers
With Capt. Fowler on deck, and Dusouchet
aud Taylor in the Office, the Star must pros
per.
The Tshoningo, we understand from the
| New Albany Ledger, intends running an
excursion trip on Wednesday next. She is
! to have good cotilion band aboard, in or
der that those having taste for dancing
may be enabled TO enjoy that pastine to
I their hearts content The Tishomingc is
fast gaining ground in the trade she has Sc
! lected and acquiring new friends daily
| Success attend her.
| The latest news from Memphis shows the
river to be on decline at that port Bust
ness was said to be dull, and freights scarce
| for all points.
| The Louisville papers OF Monday state
that the river was rising at that city at the
rate of half an inch per hour. The water
was in all the houses below Fourth street,
and over the edge of the sidewalks above
that street.
J deck passenger on the steamer Messen-
ger, on her last trip up, named Arnold Err
man, a tailor by trade, of Spencer county,
Ind, cut his throat on Friday, and then
leaped into the river, about 80 miles above
this place His body was recovered. He
got on board at Troy.
The river, at st. Louis, was falling slowly
on Sunday night last. All theupper streams
were reported to be on the decline. On the
oath of this month, or Whereabouts, the
mountain steamer Spread Eagle, intends
starting on her annual trip up the Yellow
Stone. The Spread Eagle is now loading
for ST. Joseph, after which trip she viii
make immediate preparations for her noun
tain voyage. Her cabin accommodation
have been greatly extended since she made
the trip, last season. She has now a fine
full length cabin, and can accommodate 20'
travellers and adventures. She will hav'
over 400 tons of freight for the Governmen
and the Fur Company to caxYsup. "