The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-01-01
River Items.

ARRIVALS AND DEPARrUREs-FRod O'CLOCK THURS
DAY TILL O'CLOCK FRIDAY-FRon P. e. oRILE1
4 co. s REGISTER. ...-.- .,-.-.- Z
Henry Fitzhugh, Arkansas to Cincinnati
r. NJ. Patton, Tenn. River to Louisville.
f. Champion, Saline Mines and brck
Reliance, Nashville to Cincinnati
Argonaut, Nashville to Pittsburg.
Silver Star, Paducah and back
Charley Bowen, Cairo and back.
Z. ID. Fairehild, New Orleans to Louisville.
Eoliau, Louisville and back to Cannelton
Dunleith, Cincinnati to Nashville.
J. ?. Pringle, Cincinnati to New Orleans.
Scioto No. 2, Louisville to Henderson.
ssa. We learn from private dispatch
that the steamer Empress left New Orlean:
yesterday evening. The rumor that she
burnt at Vicksburg was totally unfounded
Yesterday was as delightful a day as
heart could wish. No clouds, no lain
everything bright and clear. At Cincinnati
there was copious shower of rain night
before last. AT ST. Louis the weather con.
tinues mild and spring-like.
The river continues to fall slowly Il
was falling at Cincinnati and LOUISVILLE
The Mississippi at st. Louis continues to fall
slowly, but they had news that the Mis-
souri, was rising.
Business was dull. Few boats took of
any freight Of consequence. Some poultry
was taken. A small lot of -four was put
on board the Bowen.
We understand that the nice little steamer
Eolian is to run, hereafter, as a regular
packet between this city and Cannelton,
leaving each place on alternate days. Our
merchants have long felt the necessity of a
boat in this trade, and will no doubt be graft
flied to learn that so good one has assum-
ed that position. For some time past bust
ness men up the river who would much prefer
doing their little trading at this point, have
been compelled to send their orders to Louis
vile simply because there was no packet to
carry the order and bring back the goods
from this city. The Eolian left on her first
trip yesterday afternoon, and returns to-day
She will lay over at this city on Sunday and
leave for Cannelton again on Monday after
noon at2 o'clock, or Immediately after the
arrival of the cars. We say success to the
Eolian, and we trust our merchants and
business men will give her more substantial
aid than mere good wishes.
The Silver Star took down on her last
excursion trip some two hundred passengers.
L was complete success on both trips
The passengers all report themselves highly
gratifed with the excursion, and express
ton of the officers and all connected with
the boat.
The Charley Bowen left at two o'clock
with a very light trip. The Bowen went
up the river a short distance and then re-
turned past our city almost flying. She is,
unquestiona5ly, one of the swiftest crafts on
our river. Her accommodations are equal
to her reputation for speed.
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the Silver Star, that the r. j. Ward, which
left here on Tuesday evening, ran into the
wharf-boat at Henderson, from the result of
which it sunk. Most of the freight-by
much exertion--waS landed before the
wharf-b boat went down, and a great loss pre-
vented. The Star lay at the landing at
Henderson some little time, and had ample
opportunity to ascertain the probable
amount OF damage. The Ward was so
heavily loaded that she seemed to handle
herself badly in landing at this port, and we
are not surprised at hearing of the accident
at Henderson.
Bsa- The L. II. Fairchild, which was re-
ported as burnt just above New Orlerns,
passed up yesterday. The report now is
that it must have been the Empress. Madam
Rumor will have it that some boat got
burnt.
On Sunday morning early the steamer Jas.
Lyon, which wa lying at the foot of Biddle
street, st. Louis, in the hands Of the Uuited
States Marshal, sprung leak and sunk in
few minutes. She lies to shore badly
careened over into the river The James
Lyon lately sunk in the Missouri river. but
had been raised and repaired. We presume
the James Lyon will be resurrected again.
The Antelope and Montgomery ought to
have passed down last night. The Baltic
leaves Louisville on to-day, and the Fair
child on Monday. The splendid steamer
Alvin Adams will pass down this morning.
The John Gault vii! pass up to-day for
Louisville.
The Silver Star will be back on Sunday +
and leave again for Paducah on MONDAY at !
2 o'clock.
Remember that the new Cannelton pack T.
ct Eolian leaves punctually at o'clock or
Monday afternoon. Our shippers will !
please bear this in mind.
The steamer Memphis left Cincinnati with !
325 tons Of freight and a fair trip of passen- /!
gers. She probably passed down last night /
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