The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-29


...... The weather yesterday was clear
and COOL and the river was swelling slowly.
Business was very lively on the landing and
considerable freight was sent South. The
Wabash was falling slowly at Vincennes
yesterday, having fallen one and half inch
es in the "a hours ending at 10 o'clock.
Freights are still plenty and prices have got
down to their original standard, which makes
it hard on our local packets, as freights at
Cairo are the same as at this point. With
fair offerings we quote as follows:
To New orleans-Apples, SOC q Dbl Tobacco, SIS
100 lbs Eggs and whisky, SLOO b bbl TO St. Louis
Pound Freights, 2Oc D 100 lbs. To Cincinnati
Ound freights (hesyy), 15c q 100 lbs; shipstufts
and wheat, D sack, l5c.
The champion packet Charley Bo'c-
en-, is lying at the foot of Main street. re-
ceiving freight and passengers for Mt YER
non, UniontewD, Paducah and Cairo, and
will be off at IL o'clock without fail. The
Charley Bo10en is deservedly popular, and
passengers will find combined in her every
requisite for speed safety and comfort. Capt.
Dexter will command, with clerk Markell
at the desk. Recollect the regular railroad
line packet at noon to-day.
The favorite steamer Lue EaUes is up
for South Carrollton this afternoon at four
o'clock. Passengers and shippers will find
Captain Mcdonald ready and willing to at
tend to their wants. Those going up Green
river should not fail to take the EdUes, as
she is speedy and reliable.
$500 The Martha Putnam, from Cairo,
bound for st. Louis, passed down yesterday,
full of passengers and big load of freight.
800. The Union came in from Green river
yesterday with big trip. She proceeded
to Louisville.
THE James Montgomery postponed her
departure from Louisville until to-day,
which will make her due here tomorrow.
5000 We understand that the Kafe Sarchet
is aground in the Wabash, below the Chain
The j. II. Done will probably Tighten her
off.
---.-Capt Edward Parker, one of the old
est and most popular Red river captains,
died at New Orleans on Sunday last.
THE following is from the New Al
bany Ledyer:
The river column of the Evansville En-
qurer has dwindled down considerably
lately. The journal, however gives It's
readers generally a full column.
------Capt Gus. Fowler and Jordan Flour
ney, clerk of the wharf-boat at Paducah,
passed down last evening on the Sam Kirk
man. They didn't buy boat.
'....'Mose Harrell, of the Cairo Gazette, is
responsible for the following left-handed
compliment:
The Salver Star Ia boat as big as your
handy has three clerks. They are probably
shoulder-hitters, hired to collect fare from
the Paducah passengers.
-...-.Mr. Donahue, clerk of the steamer
Harmora, who was sent to the hospital at St
Lonis, on Sunday last, died, on Thursday,
of typhoid fever.
-...T The steamer Alma came down yes
terday morning, and took $50 bbls of flour
and fifty bbls of whisky from this place
She reports the river about stationary from
Louisville down.
1.-THE AIidd cut loose from her
inoorings yesterday morning, and went
down the river. Wonder if the Evans
VILE Insurance Company won't send an
agent after her to tell the people where she
goes that the boat is six years old, and
"don't stand A No. l."
.."Cspt McGilrs new steamer, Atlantic
was at the landing last evening. She is
truly a magnificent craft.
1.-THE SiIUer Star left yesterday with 6
fair trip of freight and passengers.
5000 L ne steamer todCltzeTtdnd, pound
down, was so unfortunate as to have hei
rudder knocked off when near Cannelton
Her commander returned TO Louisville fol
docks. She is now lying at that place.
Our Special River Dispatches.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. %, M.-The river ha:
risen fully one foot at this point, in the las
"a hours, and is still swelling Nothing
new from the upper streams. Weathel
clear and frosty.
LOUISVILLE, Nov. %, P.M.-River falling
slowly, with six feet nine inches in the
canal, and four feet nine inches on the falls
Our Vincennes correspondence.
VINoENNEs, Nov. %, 10 A. NJ.
JOURNAL REPORTER River falling slow
ly; fell one and half inches in the last q
hours. The Castle Garden passed up yester
day evening at O'Clock. w.H.w.
PITTsBURG, Nov. 2s.-River five feet si1
inches by the pier mark, and falling. Wea
Their clear and COOL