The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-05

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Caroline. Cincinnati
The weather, yesterday, was warm and
pleasant. The river continues to fall at this
place, as well "a at all points above. There
Is nothing remarkable to note on the levee.
With few shipments, we quote the follow
ing as the standard rates of freight:
To Nsx orissns-Apples. 4oc v Dbl; Tobacco. s.
hid; Flour, SOC y bbl; pound frsights, SOC .
loo ns; Eggs and Whisky. CSC D bbl- To ST. Louis
Pound Frsight.. zoe . 100 ibs. To cincinnai-
and wheat, a sack, l5c.
In an article yesterday, giving the di-
mansions ofthe new steamer Parallel lately
launched at Cincinnati, We gave her some
large proportions. At FIRST, we thought to
stick to our original petition, but after some
deliberation, we have concluded to acknowl-
edge ourself, to be nearly as big an igno-
ramus as the reporter ofthe Cincinnati Com
sHereial from which paper We copied the
statement. IL her boilers ara 46 feet in di-
ameter, she will certainly need no stoves to
keep her warm, as the cabin will undoubted-
ly be built around them, and those delicate
little 81 feet cylinders, with 8 feet stroke,
must prove q monument of Cincinnati gen.
Jus.
The J. Il. Fisher, is the regular Paducah
mail and passenger packet to-day. She is a
good boat and her time is O'Clock, imme-
diately on the arrival of the cars.
The Aida leaves this evening for Can
Melton and will convey passenges 10 and
from the Fair with comfort and speed.
The bull of the new Southern Belle Was
looked for last night She is in tow of the
Emma Dean. If she is not at the wharf
this morning, she will probably be here du-
ring the day.
The Lus EdUes came in yesterday morn
ing, with fair trip, and left again in the
evening. She will, hereafter, run as a
semi-weekly packet between this port and
South Carrolton, Ky, leaving here Tues
days and Fridays.
The Gen. ID. N. White abandoned her
trip TO Wabash for some reason or other
low water we suppose
The Maid of the MIST still continues her
daily trips to Henderson,. She is valuia-
BILE auxiliary, and we could not do without
her
We take the following from the Louisville
Courier Of the Sd inst: Saturday MORN
ing, about ten o'clock, the new packet John
Il. QtiitraGh, WAS launched from the ship
yard Of Dowerman & Humphreys, at Lower
Albany The stocks were on the side of the
blntf bank, quartering 10 the river, with the
run from the ways long and steep, and when
the lashings were cut, she darted down the
inclined plane into the water with fearful
velocity. The crash of blocks and timber 8,
as she struck the water, was startling to the
beholder, and some spprehensions were en-
tertained for the safety of the boat but she
soon brought up to her anchor, safe and un-
injured, and was towed to the wharf by the
ferryboat Adelaide
We take the following from Leaven-
@Efh, Kansas, paper: About half-past
O'Clock yesterday, a man was almost in
stanty killed by rock from a blast in
making the excavation upon the levee. The
man Mas sitting reading in the cabin of the
steamer Siiger Lake. The rock, weighing
some fifteen pounds, broke through the hur-
ricane deck, striking him on the right side
OF the head, and fracturing the skull in O
horrible manner. The force of the missive
was so great that, after CHANGING from the
mans head, it broke in pieces a chair which
was by his side.
On Friday evening, as the John Buck was
going to Parkersburg, the clerk Weakened 9
passenger on deck to collect his fare. Soon
after the passenger walked overheard. The
boat stOpped-the yawl was launched, bu
il being very dark, there seemed little hop,
OF saving him. A slight noise WAS heard a
distance, which directed the course Of tn,
boat, and the passenger was hauled into tn
yawl and saved. When he fell overheard
he had fiddle tied in his handkerchief, an,
buttOned under bis coat; as he was takel
in, he cried out, Don't smash my fiddle 7
While the Duke was on her way dowr
the Alabama river, her starboard guar,
broke off and precipitated about L SO bale
of cotton into the river. She recovered
portion of il, and the remainder was pickle
up in part by the people along the shore, an
inp part by the crew of the james Deiletf.
The lower wharf-boat, at Cairo, formerl
occupied by Phillips 4 Co., was towed over
Birds Point on the 3Oth ult, by the Char,.
BOreR and ferry boat Manchester. Nj
William Stratton will use it as q whar
boat at that point and for the purposes {
the Cairo and Fulton Railroad. Messr
Graham & Co. have completely repaired an
fitted up the wharf-boat which they recent
pusehased at Parkersburg, and now have
in use In place of the one they disposed Q
There viii be line of packets betwee
Memphis and Nashville as soon as navig,
ton in the Cumberland river will permit.
Owing to the low water in the Ouachit
none but the very hghtest boats can pl
that river. ..
The first span of the new bridge over Il
Mississippi, at Little Rock Island, opposi
Clinton, Iowa, was finished on Friday Ia,
Two piers of masonry yet remain to
laid. The bridge will be ready for use
December lst. r
AS the Telegraph No. 3 was leaving {
wharf at Madison, Thursday, a man by 4
name of VIM. Mcdaniel, in attempting
get aboard, fell between the wharf-boat a
steamboat, and was drowned before any
sistance could be rendered.
bkS Some of the most handsome visit
cards We ever saw were shown us, the ott
day, by Mr.. WILLIAM II. AXE. Many
them contained tasty little photograph
likenesses of the persons for whom til