The Evansville daily journal., 1859-12-02
RIVER ITEMS.


ARRIVED.
-sixen, st Louis Kentucky, Memphis
Chancellor, N o NJ Mcclellan. Md City
Eouth America, Pittsbg Lue Eaves, Green River
Tempest, Louisville Izetta, Pittsburg
Time, Tenn River Greenville, Green
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Vixen, Vixen, Pittsburg Kentucky. do
Chancellor, Louisville M McLellan,do
South America, N o Izetta, st Louis
Tempest, Nashville Masonic Gem, Wab riy
Time, Louisville Gre0Dvile, Green
Yesterday about 8 o'clock it COM
menced raining, and continued all day, and
was still raining at IL o'clock, when we
went to press. The river is rising rapidly,
and the indications are favorable for a big
stream once more. The Wabash is again
on the advance. White river was rising
Yesterday, and we look for better times on
the Wabash. The rains of yesterday seemed
to be general, and our steamboat men have
shed their long faces, and have commenced
to shake hands with shippers, newspaper
reporters, and their creditors. This is an
indication of a speedy and general COM
mencement of good times and profitable
trips. At present there is any quantity of
freight on the levee waiting shipment, and
more coming in daily. Operations were al
most entirely suspended on the levee, and
our commission merchants all seemed to be
waiting for the first boat down." 1t is
truly hard that we cannot have packets of
our own by which our freight for the
South can be disposed OF. We are
confident that there is plenty of
business for two or three of the largest class
boats, and we hope soon to see the Auto
crat and Philadelphia in the trade, which
will, to a certain extent, put an end to the
peplexity of waiting for Louisville boats to
come along and complete their loads. This
has been the case for all time past, and is a
source of disappointment and the means OF
keeping our city in the background, while
Louisville gets the credit for our shipments.
Evansville does twice the amount of ship
ping to the South that is done at Louisville
and gete no credit whatever for it, as the
returns are invariably made to the latter
city. Will our merchants and business men
generally, submit to this 2? Have we no
enterurise Do our citizens wish to have
this place looked upon by business men and
capitalists abroad as mere stopping place
for passing boats, when it is known at home
that it stands conspicuous among the
commercial marts of the country? Why
can we not establish and sustain packet
trader Memphis, Louisville, Cincinnati,
and other towns have done it, while we 20
on in the same old fogy way as heretofore,
depending on the boats of other cities for
the transportation of our produce. This
course will soon bury us in oblivion so deep
that all hope of resurrection must be
forever abandoned. By an injudcous course
we are fast losing the trade of the Wabash,
and the enterprise Of our Kentucky neigh
bors will soon take the entire Green river
trade away from us, and this, too, because
of a lack of enterprise on the part of our
merchants and monied men. We hope soon
to see something done to advance the COM
mercial interests OF Evansville. Establish
ing and sustaining packet trades will do it.
Will il be done?
with fair offerings we quote freight
as follows:
To New orIeans-Apples, 6Oc U bbl; Tobacco, S.
p hid Flour, SOC Y Dbl pound % iToights SOC y
Pound Freights, 20c D 100 lbs. To Cincinnati
ound freights (heavy). 15c " 100 lbs; shiT stunT
and wheat, y sack l5c.
1.-THE Charley Boaoen, Capt. Dexter,
Clerk Markell, leaves for Cairo at IL o'clock.
She is the fastest and most complete steam
boat that comes to our wharf, and passen-
gers will find her we'll adapted for safety
and comfort. There Is no boat that has
done more to build up trade than the
Botven, and she merits n liberal support
from our shippers. Her officers are among
the most gentlemanly, and accommodating
on the river. Remember the railroad line
packet at 2 O'Clock She leaves punctu-
ally at that hour.
-..... The fleet and popular steamer Lue
EaUes, is up for South Carrollton this after
noon. Passengers can find no better oppor-
tunity for safe and agreeable travelling than
to 90 aboard the Eaves. Capt. Mcdonald
will attend to every wish Of his guests, and
see that they are supplied with everything
necessary for comfort and accommodation
.. fellow yesterday forged order
on the clerk of the steamer j. II. Done, fol
$3.50, due one of the deck hands of thai
steamer, and received the money on it. Ht
was arrested late yesterday evening by
Marshal MARTIN, and most of the money
recovered. His trial will probably tak'
place to-day, AS the Court is in session.
We did not succeed in learning his name.
...The SilUer Star is the boat for Padu
cab at II o'clock. While our friend Gus
Dusouchet is at the desk, the Star must re
main n popular craft to travel on We ad
wise those going to Paducah to go by tn
Star.
1.-THE new steamer John 4. QuitNan
Just completed at New Albany, was adver
tised to leave that port for New Orleans yes
terday. She will probably be here SOM
time to-day. Her speed is said to be create
Luau Luht Ol luc AdinSo Il. II. hofbVtUctd
......The Masonic Gem did not get off o.
Wednesday night as was expected. Sh
was uuavoidably detained. She left yesteI
day afternoon with a fair trip of freight fc
points above Vincennes.
1.-THE Noses McLlellan after havin
undergone thorough repairs at Mound CITY
passed up yesterday morning. She wi
soon commence her regular trips in th
Louisville and Memphis mail trade.
The steamer Izettd, from Cincnna
bound for st. Louis, with a good trip
freight and passengers, passed down yeste
day.
-. The Chancellor, from New Orlean
passed this port early yesterday morniu
for Portland. She had fair trip offreigh
and full of passengers.
- The steamer Caroline took her d
parture for Wabash yesterday mornin
She went out perfectly light.