The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-17
River Items
sRIvALs AND pEPAnTrREs-FRoN O'CLOCK sAIlh'
DAY II L 8 O'CLOCK NOsDAY-


DAY II L O'Clock MOsDAY-
Die Vernon. LJuislille-le n. Louis --s.
W Mac!ay u. .oiis & F.tiShurG-
Hsz.' u ~, piti-b'srs ~ - I"uis
tnitiry Bowen, Care 20 E'ahs't'c'
Hul-.u cine iunati 10 Nashville.
uirhfIver ST Louis to IUnisvt'T-l
u Bridge, h. Green {" do
Nelr0se, PittsbgIs W SasIsiiie.
Southerner, Memphis IL Louisville
Li.luiout, Nashville 10 Cincinnati.
:. Pringle, IT. Louis 10 littsburg.
T. L. Sass. d. 10.
Tigress Lake Prpin 20 Louisville.
s,iser star. Paducs,h to Eyansyilie.
Lebanon, II. Louis to Pittsburg-
Woudflri, New Orleans ~ Louisville.
y y. Hubbard Nashville 20 Cincinnati.
Pacific Louisville 10 New Orleans.
The river, opposite this city, is still reced-
ing. Frei-hts scarce and business about
the levee dull.
Atall points above the river is still ial.-
ing.
Capt. Lancastcrs new steamer VIII he
ready by to morrow. We learn she VIII be-
named the Maid of the Mist, and not
Brigham Young, as stated some time since.
She will ply as regular packet between
here and Henderson, leaving Henderson ev-
cry morning, and returning leave Evansville
every evening, so AS TO give the Henderson,
ans a chance to come to the " Pocket City
and do what business they want, and return
the same day. Freights will he carried at
the same rate. as by the regular packets,
but the fare will he reduced TO half price
AS this is a new enterprise, she ought to be
well patronized. Success to the "Maid OF the
MIST"
The regular Evansville and Cairo packet
Charley Bowen, in charge Of Capt. Dexter,
with Messrs. Num- and Wheeler in the office,
will leave to-day, upon the arrival of the
cars, for Cairo aud all intermediate land
ings.
The Mcclellan is the packet for Memphis
to-day. She will be at the wharf about
noon.
The steam ferry-boat was plying between
this and the opposite shore all day yester-
day.
The ST. Louis papers OF Friday say that
freight on -four to New Orleans was 8 ctsa
and other freights in proportion.
The Illinois and Missouri rivers are re-
ceding from st. Joseph down.
} On Friday the Upper Mississippi was ris-
ing from Dubuque down.
The Melnotte, fine substantial boat was
sold last week in Pittsburg, to Capt. Rich
ard Calhoun, late of the Belmont, burned,
for $4,000.
The John Bell is being repaired at JEFF
fersonville and will be ready for the sum
mer season in few days.
The Woodford was here yesterday, from
New Orleans, on her way to Louisville.
The Union and Greenville are both due
from Green River.
There being no hope of getting the
..(f al a. ~
Leyden. is engaged in having the cabin
furniture taken off, and he intends tighten
ing her as much as possible under the cir
cumstances.
The Fanny Bullitt is being put in SPLEEN
did repair and is beginning to have the APP
pearance of new boat. She is now at the
I Portland wharf, and will be ready for New
| Orleans some time this week.-Ne,c albany
| Ledger.
The Portland Canal is to be closed imme-
diately, for the purpose of repairs. a large
| quantity of mud had accumulated in the
locks and there were only four feet water
in the canal Saturday evening.
The Southerner passed up from Memphis
! yesterday with good trip.
The W. V Gillum departs for Green river
to-day.
The Bridges arrived from Green river
yesterday morning with pretty fair cargo
! The Kate Sarchet leaves this evening for
Wabash. F..
f. The steamer Antelope Was attached last
1 Thursday, at New Albany, for debt.
The Tennessee river packet, Time, has
been laid up, for short time, for repairs.
. The st. Louis Republicdn, of Thursday
has a rumor that tue Emigrant bad exploded
and sunk at Jefferson City.
The Henry Graft was sold ut Pittsburg
Thursday evening, for S7O5.
The steamer Metropolitan was struck by
lightning during storm while she wa.
on her way down from ST. Paul last week
The lightning tore up her after-guard auC
killed an OK. IL is rather an unusua
thing for steamboat TO be struck by light
eniug.
STEAMER PAUL MoRPHY.-This new steam
er is progressing rapidly, and we think vii
be ready in about two weeks.
- nW.vWv u Amen -