The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-24
The Daily gumrnal.
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STEAMBOAT REGIsTER.

''..'' The Weather yesterday was Sultry,
and indicative of another severe storm.
The atmosphere was heavy, weighing down
ones energies until the effort to chase down
an item was quite sufficient to overpower
US.
The RiVer, which was about ut
stand yesterday morning, began again to
swell, and was rising slowly last night
1900 Business yesterday was unusually
dull. The arrivals and departures were few,
and but little life was visible on the levee-
1.-THE Dunbar and GreeHpite left, the
former =. noon and the latter in the even
ing. Neither Of them had any load worth
Dragging about
1.-THE Union arrived yesterday after
noon with good trip. We are indebted 10
both of her clerks for ftvorS. The Union
is staunch and reliable packet.
1.-The Woodford will be due to-day
for New Orleans. and will probably take of
what little surplus freight is to he found on
the levee.
go. Fishing is said to be superb at
Spottsville, during the present week, and
sportsmen who choose to avail them
selves of the excursion of the Charley
B0wen on Friday, can demonstrate to any
lady friends who may chance to 20 with
them whether, they shave any taking ways
The same storm that did so much
damage at Louisville and Cincinnati was
also severely felt at Paducah- The Chin
ntys of the James Montgomery, which was
at the landing were broken off Just above
the decks, and there was danger for little
time. that the vessel would take fire. The
old and new Natchez we're in port at the
same time, but escaped from any serious in
jury
1.-The following additional particulars
in reference to the effects of the storm at
Louisville, we CLEAN from the Louisville
Courier:
The tremendous rains of Monday, it is
thought, will cause an immediate rise in
the river, but as the dreadful storm prostrat-
ed the telegraph, we are without any defn-
tie intelligence.
The storm was one of the most terrific
and devastating along the course of the
river that we have ever known. as will be
seen by the details in our local columns
The ,Jacob .Strdder came very near being
capsized, losing considerable freight over
board, and the Eunice was nearly wrecked
at Client Her cabin, chimneys, and entire
upper works were swept away, and lot Of
freight was lost; and in addition to those
already enumerated, over twenty coalhoat;
and sixteen lives are known to be lost il
the vicinity of Madison.
The jacob Strader lost considerable freigh
overheard, and entered protest here
The Highfyer, at Shippingport, was alsC
caught in the storm, and her cabin blown
over SO tar, that one wheel-hOuse was touch
ing the water.
......ON THE RoCKs.-The Rocket from st
Louis, with a brace of barges in tow, lOdg-
ell on the reef of rocks at the head of the
canal yesterday morning early, and had no
succeeded in getting off at dark last even
ing. We did not hear how the mishap oc
Cured but suppose it was want OF power t
5 TEN the current.-Lou. paper.
Receipts by River.
FROM BOWLING GREEN, PER UNION
CT hhds tobacco, Z wagons, |. A. Crane; y
hir,la tobacco, Slaughter & Dunkerson
pkgs merchandise, p. G. Riley.
FROM ASHBYSBURGH, Per STEAMED
LUE EAvEs-27 hhds tobacco. Slaughter
Dunkerson 10 do, !. a. Crane; 10 do
Geo Foster & Co; 4 do, j. W. Hughes;
do, Brown & Altman.
Receipts by Railroad.
MAY I'D 1850.
Al i.lI- whisky, AIlis s. Howes; 30 sacks cor
meal bbIs flour. 20 bales hay, 800 bush corn
Brown II Altman; 50 bbI7 Hnur, 40 bbls whisky
(. A Crane; COO bush corn, Geo. Foster # Co; II
bush corn Brandiss II Crawford
A T.. SHRADER, Agent.