The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-04
RIVER ITEMS

Z kES The weather yesterday vas Deauuiui
in the extreme, and everything wore an APP
pearance of life and gaiety. The river has
undergone no change since our last report.
although it is falling above and below At
Scufaetown there is only three feet scant.
At Caseyville there is less than four feet
s Steamboats, are experiencing great difficulty
in making their trips and are compelled to
run with only half loads. Freights are
plenty, and we can give the following as
the present rates, with a prospect of an ad-
vance in a short time:
To New Orleans-Apples, 90 2 Dbl; Tobacco, s.
% hid; Flour, SOC D bbI; pound freights, 35c q
Pound Freights, zoe D 100 lbs. To Cincinna i
Pound freights lheavy), 15c . 100 lbs; shipstuf
and wheat, . sack, 15c. &c.. ..v,
NgThe Kate Sarchet, is receiving freight
and will leave for Cairo at l o'clock to-day.
Capt. John McLain has taken command of
this boat which is sufficient guarantee for the
safety and accommodation of passengers. As
gentleman Capt. McLain has no superiors,
and as a steamboatman he has few, if any
equals We hope he and his boat will re-
ceive liberal support and that they may
live long and prosper. The Kate is good
boat and passengers can rely on her punctu-
atty. Dusouchet and Boicourt are her
clerks.
EkF The Lue EdUeS will be at our wharf
this morning, ready to take her departure
for South Carrollton this afternoon. No
laudation is needed in connection with this
boat She will always sustain herself as a
passenger packet, and shippers cannot find
a more gentlemanly and reliable man to do
business with, than Capt. Mcdonald.
HS Persons having any cattle or hogs
lost-and we hear numerous complaints OF
this kind-will probably ascertain some
thing of their whereabouts if they will ex-
anime the holes and caverns in the lower
end of the wharf. Their stock have proba-
bly, got into them in the night, and have
been unable to ge' sut. We give this in
formation for the benefit of those interested.
R9 The iSlver Star is the regular mail
and passenger packet for Paducah, to-day at
l O'Clock. So
BH@ The Atidd took her departure yes
terday, for Louisville, under ,co.nuii,nd OF
Capt. Cooper y
Ia We take the following from tie New
Albany Ledger IA question of Importance
to steamboat owners and those sending
letters containing money by Them has Just
been decided in our Circuit Court by Judge
BickRell. Thecase was this a man named
Sass AYERS that he placed III the hands of the
clerk of the Tfsh0mugO, II letter containing
$40, which was never delivered as directed.
This the clerk denied, and Sass sued the
owners of the boat for the lost money The
Judge decided thst the boat was not author
lied TO carry letters containing money, and
therefore the owners were not liable
= Ca The Jesse K Bel, from New Or
leans, was at our levee yesterday. She had
considerable freight, SO much thatthere was
some doubt whether she would be able to
make Louisville this season.. She took
barge in tow at this place.
H6T The interests of Capt Wineland
and Mr.. w. A. Bennett, one-half OF the
steamer Omaha, were sold in ST. Louis, yes
4 terday, at the rate of $4,000 for the
swhole boat ~ ras
= HE While the Interchange was at Cur
, ew coal mines on her up trip boy named
ohm Miller fell overheard and was drown
a q. = Heis supposed to have relatives in Law
,aceburgh Indiana. B. D.,
ms9T On the downward trip of the Nep-
ttstie, an Irishman, deck passenger, fell
evf board while the boat was passing Wheel
inI. The night being very dark, he was
iot.ss,issed, and after foundering about for
sonnds time, he succeeded in reaching the
shofda He stopped at the nearest house all
nigh ynd the next morning repaired to tbs
teleg tph office, and dispatched to the cap
tain o. the boat at Parkersburg, asking hin
to STOP the craft, as he had fallen overheard
and was dro,Oned the night before.
HaE On Saturday last the steamers lingo
mar and Al5ermGrIe became entangled SOM
way or other at the Bellaire landing, and
the escape pipe of the former WAS torn OFF
and her cabin raked by protrnding spa
from the other boat.