The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-06-07
River Items.

ARRIVALS ASp BGPARTUREs-FR0A "'cL"CS sATuR-
DAY riLL q 0'c<ocK MONDAY.
John Raine, L"nisville 10 New Orleans.
nacotah, CincinEati L. do.
X. NJ. Patton, Team. river 10 Louisville.
X. J. Ward, New orleans 10 de-.
Bracelet, Louisville 10 Bowling Green.
SILVER Star, Paaluesh TO Evansville.
Madison. Cincinnati 70 New Orleans.
Lake Erie No. 3, passed without landing.
Marengo, ~. Louis 10 Pttsburg.
gen. Pike, Cincinnati 10 Memphis.
Vixen. st. Louis TO Pitsshurg.
Time, Louisville To Tenn. river.
Chattanooga No. :, Louisville to Cairo.
PrinIa Donna, Cincinnati ~ 1t. bsuis.
Union, Bowling Green 10 Evansville.
John Gault, Nashville to Louisville.
Silver Star, Evansville to Paducah.
Diana, New Orleans to LOnisyi lie.
The weather yesterday was cool and
pleasant. Business continues dull Tobac-
co is still plenty and boats scarce.
The Union arrived out Of Green River in
the morning with fair trip Her manifest
is as follows: 63 hhds. tobacco, 4. ii.
Crane; 10 ale barrels, |. II. Crane; 40 pkgs
sundries, I. II. Crane 46 hhds. tobacco, J.
$. Mitchell & Co.; II ale brls., SOrenson,
Lemcke, & Co.; 100 brls. -four, Brown 4
Altman; brls. -four Bement & Viele.
The Union will leave for Bowling Green
this evening. Shippers will please have
their freight on hand promptly. Tie Off
GERS of the Union, for politeress and care,
cannot be excelled.
The Silver Star left at noon with fair
trio of freight and passengers.
f. The Diana was at the landing in the af-
ternoon with two barges in tow She was
bound for louisville. San ,l
The Rising Sun bar has not more than !
. u
deeper than that are assured of being GER
tain 10 stick. Some of the Cincinnati boats
might start down light. and finish out their
loads at this point. We have sufficient
freight 10 load down several of them.
There was an increase in the wharfage
receipts at Cincinnati, for the months OF
March, April, and May, over correspond
ing time last year, of $685.. -
The river at St.-Louis was falling on Fiji
day night. The Republican reports all the
upper streams on the decline. The weather
was cool and pleasant. Business was report
. cd to be lively on the landing.
The JIG. Cline has been sold at Memphis
to Capt Z. q. Scott, for Sl2,0OO 1t is said
that she will run as regular packet be-
tween Memphis and Paducah.
ilC NlldliVN
for Cairo, to-day at l o'clock. The Bowen
is prepared TO attend to all orders below
Shippers will remember her time of leaving,
| and have their freight on hand punctually
at the time. Messrs. Dexter and Wheeler
will be found in the Office.
The Gillum left yesterday afternoon for
South Carrolton with light trip.
The regular packet Sciota, from Louisville,
will be down this evening. She will return
tonight
The Leuisyille Courier says that every
boat that attempts the passage of the bar at
Portland, either going up or down, is sure
to ground or touch bottom. The sands are
continually changing, throwing the chan
mel or deep water, FIRST in one direction
then another.
The Die Vernon has been laid up at New
Albany ...... The Telegraph was still aground
Saturday, on Rising Sun bar. \ new heat
is about being contracted for ut Cincinnati,
to run in the Louisville and Carrolton
trade ..... The canal around the Falls is to
he e. 'arged and new docks built, so as to
permit the passage of long boats. Some of
the Louisville men fear this will damage
Louisville boats, and do not regard the
movement with much favor