The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-07

River Items.

ARRIVALS AND O'Clock THURS.
DAY II Il O'clock FRIDAY.
II. Bridges, Louisville TO Bowling Green.
SoCtberner, Louisville TO Memphis.
Union, Evansville to Bowling Green. go
j. w. Mailman, 81. Louis to Pittsburg.
Prairie Rose, do TO do.
Charley Bowen, Evansville TO Cairo. a. 49,
Baltic, New Orleans 10 Louisville.
Silver Star, Paducah 10 Evansville
X. j. Ward, Louisville 10 New Orleans.
lsa May, Pittsburg TO Nashville.
Chancellor, Louisville 10 New Orleans.
Huds, N, Nashville to Cincinnati.
Scioto, Louisville 10 Henderson.
kate French, Cincinnati TO Nashville.
Glendale Memphis to Cincinnati
Black Hawk, Louisville to Missouri river
The II. Bridges will be out to-day from
Green river, bound for Louisville She is
good boat, and in the hands of clever and
efficient officers
The Scioto, ia charge OF Capt. Ballard,
with clerks Duncan and Duvall in the Office,
leaves for Louisville and all intermediate
landings to-day, at noon These gentlemen
will spare no efforts to render passengers
comfortable.
The R. j. Ward loaded here yesterday,
for New Orleans
The tow boat Crescent City passed down
Yesterday, Ola her way to Memphis, with
80, 900 bushels OF coal for that port
We learn that the Missouri is now pour
ing forth its food to help overwhelm the
plantations along the lower Mississippi.
The popular Tishomingo, under command
of Capt. Ham. Smith, win be down from
Louisville tomorrow Sunday evening, and
return the same night. Mr. Tabler viii be
found in the Office, attentive to passengers
and shippers. The Tishomingo has become
popular boat in the charge of her gentle
manly and accommodating officers.
The Chancellor, Capt. Malborn, was here
good part of the day, yesterday, loading for
New Orleans
The feet and splendid Alvin Adams,
Capt Lamb and Clerk Halliday, will he
down day, on her way to Memphis. IL
would be superfiuous to bestow comnenda-
ton upon this unrivaled craft.
At this point the river was falling fast,
yesterday evening.
Southern freights are on the increase, and
business on the levee, yesterday, was quite
active.
The Diana. in charge of Capt. Sturgeon,
will be here to-day, on her way to the sun
ny South.
The Capitol is to take her place in the
New Orleans and Memphis mail line, in a
few days, in charge of Captain j. d. Clark,
who intends to make weekly trips with her,
between the above points. She is fast
boat, but we do not believe she can make it,
The Bowling Green, is at present making
regular trips between New Albany and Lea
venworth.
The river man of the New Albany Tri-
Jams congratulates the public upon the fact
that q ferry-boat, just completed there, has
her cabin for passengers on the lower deck,
the entrance 20 it being at the wheel-house.
He thinks it decided improvement on the
old boats, as there are no steps to mount to
get to the cabin, and il will have the effect
10 disperse the loafers that continually in
fest the docks, to try TO get a glimpse at the
well-turned ankles of the fair ones, as they
GO up the steps.
Yesterday evening she Scioto, and Black
Hawk, left the landing together on an i'm
promptu race Both boats went off in a fine
style, but before they reached the coal
mines, the Scio;o shot ahead with the
speed OF race horse.
We are indebted to Mr. Shinlock, the
gentlemanly and obliging clerk at j. S.
Mitchell & CTS commission house. for late
river favors.
The Charley Bowen and Silver Star, left
yesterday for their respective destinations
and " all intermediate landings with fair
trips, and under lightning speed.
The river at last accounts was falling at
all points above.