The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-09
RIVER ITEMS

Crescent City Pittsburg War Eagle. NO
Chancellor, n o John Gault, Nashville
Tempest, Louisville James Guthrie, U
Crescent CITY, N Greenyille B Green
War Eagle, Pittsburg
.'.... Yesterday morning broke in upon
us with bright sun and cool bracing air,
which continued throughout the day, maingk
it delightful day for outdoor business,
though during our stroll on the levee we
witnessed very little activity among ship
pers. The river has risen 3 teet in the last
% hours, and is still rising. Cumberland
river is rising rapidly with feet on the
Shoals. The Wabash is still coming up and
thin ice is reported running above Terre
Haute Dispatches from Kansas City and
Lexington, report the Missouri as frozen
over hard and navigation suspended. The
river is reported closed at Alton and the
Keokuk, Missouri river, upper Mississippi
and Illinois river packets have all suspended
operations in consequence. We have no
material alteration TO make in our figures
and quote the following as the ruling rates
of yesterday:
70 New orIeans-AppIes soc q bbl; Tobacco, IS
"A hid; Flour, 45c u Dbl, pound freghts, 25c p
100 lbs Eggs and Risky 81 GO q bbi. To St Louis
Pound Freights, 2oc r. 100 lbs To Cincinnati
Pound freights (heayy), l5e p 100 lbs; shipstuffs
and wheat, y sack, l5c.
1.-THE fine passenger steamer Charley
Boacen takes her departure for Cairo and
way-places to-day at IL clock. The Bo,cen
is known as the fastest boat on the Ohio
river, and her officers have no equals in
point of good nature, gentlemanly dePort-
ment and experience. Her capacity for car
rying freight is sufficient for all practical
purposes She will go through on time and
,NIa 4
agreeable trip. Capt. Dexter is at his post
on deck. Mr.. Markell, of the office, will be
at the desk ready to receive and entertain
visitors, and we advise passengers bound
South who intend to take the BO,cen this
morning, to be on board early and secure
rooms.
1.-The SiJyer Star, with the mail, goes
to Paducah at noon to-day, and those bound
in that direction could do no better than get
aboard, where they will find our clever
friend Gus. Dusouchet prepared to enter
tain them in a style which he is alone capa-
Bile of doing. lie is well calculated TO
please every one, and make his friends per-
fectly free and at home while making the
trip.
......While the steamer Planet was near
island 81 last Wednesday night, an af'ray
occurred between the freight clerk and a
man nAneu OlDSOn, III WHICH tuc Clerk WIS
badly stabbed in three places.
The Mary Cook, which boat has
been two weeks out from Pittsburg, bound
for the Wabash, had not arrived late last
night She was at Louisville on Tuesday
and left for this place. She will be along
some time during the present season.
The Castle Garden, which boat had
load of sugar and molasses engaged at
Cairo for Cincinnati, has abandoned the trip
and laid up ut the former place. The ill
fated boat is probably again in limbo.
The Submarine No. is still along
side the sunken steamer Lucy HoIc0mJ.-
After completing their bulkheads, they sue
ceeded in lowering the water some two and
a half inches, when an accident happened 10
one of their pumps.
1.-The New Orleans Delta says that
the United States Inspectors of that city
suspended pilot by the name of Paul Jones,
for not informing them of the fact that the
other pilot on the boat was not licensed.
1.-THE steamers Brazil, Umpire No. ,,
Post Boy and Harmo1ita, all bound down
the Illinois river, have laid up in the ice at
Griggsville Landing.
First in the New Orleans fleet is the
Fanny BuUitt. She comes down to-day
bound for New Orleans and way places.
Capt. L. b. Dunlam is III command, with
our good looking friend McVay in the
office
1.-The John Gnit, passed down about
noon yesterday.
1.-The r. j. Ward, three days out from
Louisville, went down at a late hour last
night.
1.-THE Teras, Capt Stinde's boat, fol
Upper Red river, had steam up the other
-, 10
for the South.
1.-The new boat building for Captain
Williams at Paducah, is expected to be
ready 10 launch by to-day or tomorrow.
..It is rumored that Capt. A. Davis viii
have line of packets running from Nash
Vile to either Paducah or Cairo during the
present season.
1.-THE Lehigh passed down from Gin
cinnati last night with all the freight she
could carry, and full of passengers. She
was bound for St. Louis.
49, The steamer War Eagle, from st
Louis, bound for Pittshurg, passed up yes
terday evening.
.....Capt. McDonald's fine steamer La
Edces is the regular packet for South Car
rollton and way places this afternoon. w,
commend her to passengers and shippers
who will find her q most desirable boat t.
do business with.
...,..The GreenUiue took her leave yes
terday afternoon, with fine trip of freigh
and passengers.
1.-The Peytona and Baltic, both con
siderably overdue, from New Orleans ha(
not arrived when we went to press las
night.
Capt Caffrey, of the Kate French
has not purchased the Highfyer for the Hen
derson trade, as has been reported, and ha
concluded not to buy. The French will con
tinue in the trade for the season, we learn
Our VIncennes correspondence.
YINCENNEs, Dec. s, 10 A. N.
JOURNAL REPORTER River full of thi
ice, and rose IL inches in the past twenty
four hours The Kate Sarchet passed dow
this morning Weather cool and clear.
W. II. W.
Oar Special River Dispatches.
PITrsBuRG, Dec. 8, M-River 16 feet
inches by the pier mark, and falling. Wealth
er clear and cold This morning it wa