The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-04-18
River Item ..

ARRIVALS AND bRPARTuRRs-FRoN bD'CIOcK FRIDAY
Il o'cLocE SATURDAY.
scioto, Louisville to Henderson.
Onion, Bowling Green 10 Evansville
John Gault, Louisville TO Nashville
Adriatie, ST. Louis TO Cincinnati
Memphis, Memphis TO do.
Glendale, Cincinnatito Memphis
Iowa, Pittsburg TO st. Louis
Mars, New Orleans to Cincinnati.
Tempest, Nashville 10 Louisville
Commerce, ST. Louis 10 PittsbuTg.
Hickman, Cincinnati to Arkansas river.
Alvin Adams, st. Louis 10 louisville.
Moses Mcclellan, Memphis TO do
The reliable Southerner will be at the
wharf this evening. Messrs. Archer and
NcMichael are still on hand, and will take
their usual pains to make trip pleasant
In addition TO the gentlemanly Clerks, every
employee on the boat has a reputation for
honesty. a gentlemen of our acquaintance,
on a recent trip up the river, was so thought
less, when he arose in the morning, as to
leave his pocket-book under his pillow. Ii
was not missed until late in the evening of
the same day, when putting his hand into
his pocket, he found it was gone His first
impulse was to inform the Clerk of his loss,
but concluded he would give his state-room
an examination before doing So He found
his bed neatly made mp, but 10 his horror,
after a careful search, over the floor, no
pocket-book was to be seen. The pillow
was finally removed, aud the book discov-
cred, seemingly just as lac left it. With
nervous fingers he made hasty examina-
ton of its contents, aud, necessarily drew
a long sigh of relief, Oh finding all right
Our friend thinks the boat which has such
| trusty servants in its employ, is the boat that
ought to be patronized. So say We
Among other attractions splendid band
of negro MINISTRIES cheer the usual tedious
ness Of travel by the most inspirating music
and cheerful songs. The performance of
this band would do honor TO many travelling
troupeS, who make loud professions of skill
At any rate, after listening for half hour
| to their music, we discovered that
| = Passengers didn't think il strange
For the hat to around for their loose change"
! This morning the Tishomingo will be found
at our landing, with steam up, for Louis
vile. She connects with the Star and
| Bowen, and passengers are thus taken
straight through TO Louisville without any
delay. Her accommodations are said to he
superior, by those who have tested them,
aud we feel warranted in saying that all
who wish TO make pleasant trip up the
river should try the Tishomngo.
The Crescent was still at the levee Satur-
day, taking on New Orleans freight.
The Union left for Green river, late in the
evening, with q moderate trip.
The weather, on Saturday, WAS cold
| sufficiently so to render overcoats "A necessi-
| ". Business WAS dull.
The Missouri Republican of Friday says:
The river here, during the "a hours end
ing at dark last night, swelled ten inches,
and was still rising pretty rapidly. The H.
inoS and Missouri are rising. The weather
seems 10 be somewhat better at last-it was
clear and cool yesterday morning, and con-
tinued clear and cool all day. Business on
the landing was uncommonly brisk. and the
levee was very much crowded with freight,
drays, wagons, &c. The offerings from way
points have been unusually light. We have
been favored with heavy showers since dark
last evening, accompanied with heavy gusts
of wind. The upper Mississippi was falling
Mt last accounts, and the Lake was still
closed with ice.
The Cincinnati Commercial, of the 18th
inst, says:
The weather was cloudy and cool yester-
day-no rain for a wonder. The river con-
tinues to rise slowly, having swollen three
feet since our last issue. Freights continue
dull.
The Louisville Democrat, of the same
date, furnishes the following:
The river is rising rapidly. Last evening
there was / l feet water in the canal by the
mark, feet in the pass, and s feet over
the rocks, which shows rise of two feet in
tue last "a hours. The weather, yesterday,
was clear and cool.