The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-13
River ltenss


ARRIVALS lEp pEPARruREs-rRos 5o'crOcK wEDSLs-
DAY TIL ocLocx THURSDAY.
Alvin Adams Memphis to Louisville.
Kate Sarchet, Wabash to Evansy lie. Is Us
Greenvile, Bowling Green to do.
Antelope, New Orleans to Louisville.
Ida May, Nashville to Pitisburg. - go 81
II Bridges, Louisville to Bowling Green.
Southsrner, do TO Memphis.
Tishomingo do TO Henderson o.
Crescent City. passed up. --E-s -
Bracelet, Louisville to Bowling Green.
The champion Evansville and Cairo semi
weekly railroad packet, Charley Bowen,
Capt. Dexter, viii be off like streak OF
lightning for Cairo, to-day, on arrival Of the
cars. She stops at all intermediate landings,
and will carry freight or passengers TO any
point between this port and Cairo. In speed,
she beats everything in the shape of steam
boat that comes against her. and SO far as
safety, good fare and attentive officers are
concerned, the Bowen is unsurpassed. AIR,
John Dexter, the popular aud handsome
clerk, has retired from the office, aud Mr. :.
r. Mum takes his place. Johnny Dexter is
TO remain on shore, TO attend to freight and
the ladies.
The fine old Alvin Adams is abost to re-
tire from active life, taking with her ia her
retirement the accumulated honors of many
years. She has been a useful servant, but
she is old and well worn, and it is about
time for her TO lay up We learn from the
Courier that the Kentucky takes her place
in the Louisville and Memphis line The
Kentucky will be down to-day With the
present season (says the Courier win end
the career of six or eight uIere boats that
have been running long enough to retire
with honor and safety. "a -
The Southerner passed down yesterday
with good trip Thanks to Messrs Archer
and McMichael for Louisville papers,
Mr.. Randall is the gentleman's name Who
attends to the mails on the Sontherner He
ia from Anderson county, Kentucky
good Democrat and clever fellow, but |" can t
keep tavern"
The Kate Sarchet arrived from the Wa
bash, yesterday, with a fair cargo.
The Hreenyille arrived from Green river
with an average trip. hst So
The Silver t:tar leaves to-day at noon, for
Paducah aud sll way places. The Star is in
charge OF gentleEaanly officers, who will
spare no efforts to make passengers comfort
able.
The Bracelet left last evening for bowling
Will n Soou
The magnificent steamer Jas Montgomery
will be here to-day for New Orleans.
The river opposite this city continues to
fall quite fast and should it keep receeding
at the present rate, it will not be long until
navigation will be impeded. This, however
We do not expect, for awhile, at least. Bus
mess on the wharf yesterday, was rather in
active. Freights somewhat scarce.
AT Cincinnati the river continues to fall
very fast, and at, Pittsburgh it has got SO
low that we hear of boats grounding at the
Trap and other places. 500. ~
The Mississippi at ST. Louis is also falling,
and the freshets may once more he consid
cred over in the upper rivers. -a.
At Hickman the river was at a stand, the
lower portion of the town overlooked, and
several large brick buildings have fallen
down, during the past week, from the I'M
dermining effects of the water surrounding
them.
Columbus was pretty well covered with
water, and the rise during "a hours being
scarcely perceivable. The river bctweeu
Columbus and Hickman had spread over the
country for thirty miles in extent.
The country along the river from Mount
Vernon to the mouth is still partially inun-
dated although the water is falling very
fast. r... ID. -.Hry.~a
The back water of the Ohio has extended
one hundred miles up the Tennessee
The Louisville Courier of the / l tn has the
following:
Our friend Archer, so deservedly popular
on the river, usually wears his blushing
honors with becoming humility, but on the
upward trip Of the Southerner, he was COM
pletely 0verpowered by receiving from the
hand of a fair donor from Henderson, a
magnificent boquet, shaped like heart
Ii has since required the immediate pres
ence of all his friends to keep him STILL
Insstiate Archer, lot this one suffice
LIFE AND DEATH.-We find the following
in the Louisville Courier, Of the 18th inst !,
Among the many life and death incidents
daily occurring, we have seldom heard of
any that struck us so forcibly, as scene
that took place on the James Montgomery,
while in the Ohio river, on Monday night
Among the passengers was party from
New Orleans, destined for their home at
Cloverport including an invalid physician
and several of his female relations and ac-
quaintainces. After supper cotillon party
was got up among the passengers in the
cabin, and the friends of the sick man Join
ed in the daRce. Just at the height of their
| festivities, 1t was announced that the invalid
had a sudden relapse and was dying in his
room, and his friends had barely time to
reach his side before he expired. Truly has
it been said that ain the midst of life ne
are in DEATH --..t 500
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