The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-27


warm, yesterday, with an unclouded sun all
day. Thawing went on at rapid rate,
and the ice in the river was very much
softened and reduced in quantity. Should
the present mild weather continue a day or
two, il will clear all the ice out of the river;
but the weather is very uncertain institu-
ton, and won't do to bet on. The river is
falling rapidly at this point and all the way
down. The Wabash is falling, with heavy
floating ice in the river. The Mississippi is
still blocked between st. Louis and Cairo,
with boats lying up all along between the
two points. 1t is also blocked below Cairo.
AS the telegraph failed us yesterday and last
night we cannot give the condition of the
river above Louisville, but suppose it is fall
ing and full of floating ice. Rates of freight
have undergone no change. We quote as
follows:
TO New Orleans-Apples, 4Oc % Dbl; Tobacco, "a
u hid; Flour, 4Oc u Dbl; whisky COO y Dbl; beef
and pork, 60c q bbl pound freghts, 25c % 100 ms.
st. Louis-Pound Freights, 2Oc o. 100 lbs To Gin
cnnati-POund freights (heavy), 15c - 100 lbs;
shipstuffs and wheat, u sack, l5c.
I'VE are under obligations to Mr..
Schoenlaub for frequent favors. He furnish
ed us, last evening, with IL copy of the
Pittsburg Gdzetfe dated Saturday morning.
oath inst.-forty-e hours ahead of the
mail. "Quickest time on record
1--WE are under obligations to our
young friend, AlOnzo N. Wilcox, for a can
of large fat oysters, which we did JUS
tice to on Christmas day. We have ample
capacity to appreciate such favor. Captain
Zach Taylor also, has our thanks for late
Paducah papers.
Capt. Dexter's fast Charley Bo,cen
goes to Cairo at IL o'clock to-day. Those
wishing to go through on time should take
IL. 4.
long been established. Her officers are
courteous and attentive Her cabin is com
modious, and every thing necessary for COM
fort and convenience will he found centered
10 this superb boat. Remember, she is the
regular railroad line packet at 2 O'Clock.
The LIE Edues, Captain Mcdonald
will receive freighs and passengers, and
leave this afternoon for Green river. She
is A No. l boat, and has excellent accom-
modations for freight. Passengers will find
her cabin neat and comfortable.
1t has been rumored that the Ken
tucky has been sold to the Memphis Mail
Company, to take the place of the Daniel
Boone and the Superior is to take the place
of the Kentucky, in the Louisville and Mem
phis mail line.
..... At a meeting of the Board of I'm
derwriters held in Cincinnati, it was re-
solved that on and after the 26th, the rate
of insurance on cargo on class 3, and
steamers to New Orleans shall 0e one and
one-half per cent This will have the effect
to raise the rates of freight.
...... The IzettG, bound from Louisville
to New Orleans, is fast in the middle of the
river, - miles above Cairo. She was fro
zen in on Thursday night last, and her Off
GERS, crew, and passengers left her on Fri
day morning. The river was frozen over
hard and fast, and the passengers walked
ashore and went to Cairo.
1--WE learn from the Paducah Herald
that the SiLUer STIR will enter the Paducah
and Nashville trade Immediately on the ar
rival of the Dunbar, and not in the Evans
vile and Cairo trade, as has been rumored.
1.-The GAINESVILLE bridge seems to be
almost as great nuisance as the one at
Rock Island. Within the last two weeks
the steamers Scotland Minnetonkd, and
Tempest have severally received injury by
that obstruction to navigation. The Tenn
pest had her pilot-hOuse, chimneys, and
texas carried away during her last trip, by
being thrown against the bridge by the
current.
-.....AlonZo Tapman, apilot on the steam
err Alma, got into difficulty in Cincinnati,
at house of bad repute, during which he
drew revolver and shot one of the women
of the house named Clara Thompson. The
ball entered the pit of her stomach, making
a wound from which she cannot recover
Tapman not arrested.
1.-The Skyldrk, Cambridge, Wni Dick
son, 4Ioazo Child and ID. 4. January have
laid up at Cairo; Graad Turk aground at
Tower Island; j. ". Mailman badly
aground Mt Tea Table; 4. b. Chambers
hard aground at Goose Island Platte Val
Iey and ID. G.. Taylor in Dog Tooth Bend,
at the head of the gorge; izetta in the
gorge, at the Sisters.
The New Albany Ledger says the
Neto Magnolia arrived at New Orleans last
Sunday with $3.50 bales cotton, the largest
load ever taken to that port by any boat
1.-The Empire has company in her dis
tress the NoUeIty and Trader are both hard
aground at the upper landing, the water
having entirely left them. Both are lying
perfectly straight.
1.-THE New Orleans Delta of the 18th
says: There was no departure for st. Louis,
as the Homo Child advertised to leave for
that port intends TO make trip to Evans
Vile, or will, perhaps, go up as high as
Louisville.
THE d. B. Campbell, Capt. Charley
on Sunday, and was admired by all who
saw her She is said to be the fastest boat
in the trade We will give that up when
she runs with and beats the Lue Eaoes, and
not before.
1.-THE John Rdine, from Louisville,
bound for New Orleans, came in port yes
terday with fair trip of freight, and her
cabin crowded with passengers.
1.-THE Union came IN from Green river
yesterday morning, having among her
freights the following:
Seventy-four bbls flour, hhds tobacco;
Slaughter & Dunkerson. Fourteen hhds
tobacco, IA bbls tongues; l. A. Crane & Co.
1.-The ancient steamer Einionia has left
the Paducah and Eastport trade and her
place has been taken by the neat little
steamer Linn Boyd.