The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-12-08


Sir VIM Wallace, Pittsb A o Tyler, o
Mars, Cairo Lebanon, Nashville
Silver Star, PaduCah Hazel Dell. Cincinnati
$500. esterday was a cold, raw day, and
business on the levee was extremely dull
The river is rising slowly here rs well as at
all points above. The Wabash is still rising
slowly at Vincennes, with plenty of water
for easy navigation. The upper Mississippi
il full of ice between Keokuk and the
mouth of the Illinois river. The ice is quite
heavy and covers the river from shore to
shore. The river is falling rapidly from
Keokuk down. With only moderate offer
ings we quote as follows:
To New Orleans-AppIes, 5Oc u bbl; Tobacco, s.
. hid; Flour, 45c O. Dbl; pound freights, De 81
Pound freights lheayy), l5c q 100 lhs shipstutfs
and wheat, % sack, l5c-
.:....The Silrer Star, on her up trip, ran
into the timber, carrying away her jack
staff, and a portion of her railing. The
damage was not serious.
-..-.P. G.. O'Rhey's wharf boat was
brought to our levee yesterday by the Il. o.
Tyler. 1t is just the thing that is needed
here, and we wish 2. G. abundant success.
I'VE understand that the hull of the
old Southern Belle has been sold, and will
be taken to Troy for wharf boat purposes.
We did not ascertain the price paid.
1.-The little BeIvidere, late of Kentucky
river, has been sold to j. Kriel, of Louis
yille for the sum of 1886. He purchased
her of the L. S. Marshal.
1.-THE superb passenger steamer Kate
French, Capt. Caffrey, will be down from
Louisville this morning, and after short
trip to Henderson, returns on her up trip.
The Kate is one Of the most comfortable aud
convenient boats on the river, having every
convenience and all the modern improve
ments. Her officers are clever and expert
enced gentlemen.
1.-The Cdst1e CardeA is still at Cairo,
undecided as to where she will go, or what
she will do. We are confident sho will
never go cup Wabash and there is
probability she will ever make her appear
ance at this port.
1.-The channel OF the Mississippi at
Alton is getting so bad that move is being
made to build dyke across the head Of the
channel, on the west side OF the island to
throw all the water to the Alton side. If
undertaken it will cost some $50, 600 TO
complete it..
THE mail packet ChaTmer was at
tached by a justice ut the suit of Il num-
Der of deck hands at New Orleans the other
day, for wages The papers call it an out
rageous detention of the mail.
..... The Nary Cook left Cincinnati on
Tuesday, for this place. She is over due,
but will probably be in port some time du-
ring the day.
49,. The ". \. GiLlum was lowed to the
wharf yesterday, by the Lue Eares, with
her machinery in a crippled condition.
...... The Greenulle leaves for Bowling
ton should bear in mind that she is the
only boat going up that stream.
-. The Peytona and Baltic are both due
to-day from New Orleans
.-... Recolleet the fine low pressure steam
er SoutherRer, for Memphis, to-day. She is
in command of gentlemenly officers.
49,. The st. Anthony (Minnesota) Er-
press, says that firm If Minneapolis is en-
gagged in building eight large ice boats
which they intend to load with ice at the
foot of Lake Pepin during the winter, and
run in the spring TO Memphis, Tenn, and
other Southern markets.
.....-The Banjo, with Long & Cardilla ;
Ministries, arrived at Cairo on Saturday.
--.The following is from the New Or
leans Pic0gRHe of Wednesday:
" The steamboat i. e. Henderson, which
had been tied up for some time at the Car
rollton levee, undergoing repairs, took fire
on Monday night and had to be cut adrift.
She f1oated down stream and burned to the
waters edge We hear that il is supposed
to be a case of incendiarsm
STEAMER KATE SARcHET,
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