The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-23


W. v. Gillum. Green river to Evansville. T. -
do do Evansville to Louisvilis.
Moses Mcclellan, Memphis to do Fl
John Tonpkins, Louisville to Cairo. ..s ~
Argo, do to New Orleans. ,...
Tempest Louisville TO Cairo.
Greenville, Evansville to Green river
The weather yesterday was cool, with
some indications of rain. Business on the
wharf was unusually brisk. The river is
about on stand at this point with about
three and half feet, hence to Louisville.
The Mcclellan went up yesterday. She
was one day behind time, having been de.
tanned nv low water. She reports 81 feet
on the bars between this and Cairo.
The Charley Bowen is due this morning.
She is one of the fastest as well as the best
differed boats on the river. Passengers
and shippers would do well to remember
her. She leaves at IL o'clock.
The Kate Sarchet left Louisville for Gin
cinnati on Wednesday.
The John Tompkins went down yester-
day with a good list Of freight and paSsen-
gers. She carries the mail.
Passengers may confidently expect the
Sam Knkman, from Paducah, with the mail
in place of the Silver Star She is good
boat and has lately undergone thorough re-
pairs. Our friend Zach Taylor will be
found in the office.
The GrsenUiIe attempted to leave for
Green river last evening, but made a failure.
She got aground Just above the wharf-boat,
and seems to be in "tight place"
The Tempest, the mail packet from Louis
vile to Cairo, passed down yesterday eve
ming. She had a good trip of passengers
and freight. .r-ass
The Nile went down yesterday afternoon
from Louisville, for st. Louis. She left
Louisville on Wednesday evening, making
the quickest trip of the low-water season.
The Mcclellan reports that the barge OF
the Done, containing the machinery taken
from the sunken fiat boat at Scuffletowu,
sunk at the foot Of hurricane Island.
The Ardgo, from Louisville, for Cairo,
passed down yesterday with full load.
At last advices the Far Play had got as
far as Memphis. She is having a merry
time of il, but will probably get to New
Orleans this season. While she was round
ing out at the wharf at that place, the
CAPITOL came in contact with her jack -staff
and carried il away.
Spaldiug and Roger Floating Palace, in
tow Of the James Raymond, has gone up
White river.
The VIM Garrin, on the ways at st.
Louis, will soon be ready for business
again.
The name OF the man whose wife recently
deserted him at 81. Louis, was Lewe, a Red
river pilot lie had been married TO her
but few weeks, and was on his bridal
tour. She cnrried with her between two
and three Thousand dollars Of her husbands
money The man with whom she eloped.
was young physician of Vicksburg.
The Madison Pioneer, reports sufficient
water in the St. Francis river for drinking
and washing purposes.
At Memphis, on Saturday, a passenger on
the Uncle Sam, while passing from the
wharf-boat to the steamer, lost his balance
| and would have fallen into the river but foI
the efforts of n slave called Crockett, EN-
ployed or the wharf-boat, who caught hin
in his arms. The luckless passenger, how
ever, dropped his carpet-bag, containing al
his clothing, into the muddy stream. Crock
EFT was no sooner shown the baggage thar
he plunged headlong into the river, ant
bringing il forth all dripping from the bath
restored it TO its owner. The gallant negro
I received dime the reward of his service
in FIRST saving the travellers life, and ther
recovering his wardrobe.
A line of packets has been organized tG
run between Memphis and Pittsburg.
! The sudden freshet in the Kanawha rive
last Saturday, destroyed considerable prop
erty. A flat-boat containing $50 barrels o
salt, was snagged by floating tree in tn
Kanawha, thirteen miles above its mouth
1t belonged to w. K. Cox, and was consigne,
| to VIM. Brown of the firm of Brown 4 AK
man, of this place.
A flat containing 5000 bushels of coal wa
swamped above Maiden. Two laden Goa
boats broke loose from their moorings nea
the Salines. One was safely landed by tn
crew. The other was lowed ashore by I'll
Ellen Gray in sinking condition, but wa
finally saved. Both afterwards left 70
Maysville, the coal being for the Union Goa
Co, at that point A fat laden with lumbe
was sunk by drift in the Ohio. 1t was frol
Point Pleasant, and destined for Cincinnati
In the case of the steamboat Captain
, who were before the Federal Court,
, Wheeling, on the charge of carrying letter
the Court decided that a steamboat Office
shall not be allowed to carry letters exec
when they shall have postage stamp G
them, and even in that case he is require
to deposit them in the Post-Office of the
7 destination, in place of delivering them
the parties to whom they are sent, al
I there they are subjected to an addition
charge of one cent. The enforcement
this law will be found TO he grievous i
: convenience to the public.