The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-19

wv .Gllluln, Green rIy.; Grey Eagle, Louisville
J. = 80 DEPARTED.
Lady Pike Cincinnati; Grey Eagle, Louisville
THE river was rising rapidly during
the entire day, but We anticipate it will
come to a stand soon. The Ledger OF Tues
day afternoon reports it to be on the decline
at New Albany. Should it continue to
rise as rapidly as hitherto, many hours
longer, we have fears that the cabin Of
ORiley's wharfboat will be swept from the
hull.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. I8.-River falling rap
idly. feet in the Canal.
..,... The damp, rainy Weather yesterday
rendered the transaction of business quite
disagreeable. Beyond the usual stir mani
tested on the arrival and departure of the
regular packets, no transactions of any i'm
portanee came under our observation.
e =. The Jacob Musselnan leaves to-day
for the Wabash. She is a new and substantial
boat, and can carry freight safely up and
down that stream if any boat can do so.
THE fleet Dunbar is the regular mail
packet for Paducah at l clock. Passen-
gers and shippers will bear this in mind
1.-The Grey Eagle arrived on tin G"
yesterday with light trip. We are in
debted to her gentlemanly clerk. VIII
advance of the mail.
1.-The w. V. Gillum arrived from
Green River with fair trip. Her CHM
neys look as dilapidated as ever Capt.
Golett should keep the ehimneys of his
boat erect.
1.-The Dunbar left with moderate
load. a
= 49,. The D. 3. Campbell arrived from
Bowling Green with good trip of tobacco
&c. She unloaded and then laid up in or
der to complete some needed repairs. She
win then resume her trips. The Matte
Cook viii assume her days of departure and
carry the mail in her stead.
ION Sabbath afternoon, one of our
back country friends, who had large lot
of turkeys, geese, and chickens on the levee
awaiting shipment, concluded that New
Orleans at the present time was not the
r. best market for poultry, especially North
ern poultry. Accordingly he turned out
his geese and turkeys and started them on
a tramp homewar1s in a vast drove. The
coops and chickens he placed in wagons,
and with all his 6xins,' decamped. We
venture that deep curses were vented
against the secessionists who in their mad
designs against the Union have so material
ly affected the price ct chickens, turkeys,
and geese. -
1.-The following items we CLEAN from
the New Albany Ledger: -
Il is a singular fact that no boat-from the
Ohio river, bound for Arkansas river, has
reached its destination this season, and no
less than six Arkansas river boats have
been sunk within the last four months
They are the Rose Douglass, Tempest, Ma
sonic Gem, Interchange, Ellen Gray, and
South Bend Truly thea rkansas river
packets are in bad luck 80
The Jacob Strader-is resume her place
in the mail trade between Cincinnati and
Louisville one day tbis week. Her machine
ry, just put in at Cincinnati, it is said
works well. r
On Southern boats the passengers ANUS
themselves by taking votes for secession, the
Union, &c. The former generally have the
majority, and by this means the general
sentiment of tie South can be ascertalned.
SlNkiNG OF MEMPHIS WHARRBoAr.-
The lower wharfboat at Memphis, mosl
generally known as " Smith S, Leing over
loaded with the freight saved from the
Flying Cloud, sunk about 2 O'Clock on
Sunday night-t1e water being some four
feet over the larboard guard while the star
board side is out of the water. All the
goods stored have been taken ont, though in
a damaged condition. The boat belonged
to A. ]. Vanarman, Esq, and was not in
sured againt water. 1t is doubted whether
she can be raised again.
THE chimneys for The Magenta are
up and add much to the appearance of the
boat. There are two large gided balls be
tween the ehmneys, by which the boat can
Re designated Mt great distance isonl al
others 1t is our private opinion that those
balls will come from New Orleans to this
port many hours sooner than those of any
other boat atl0atrN. Il. Ledger.
-'.'''The Cincinnati Gazette of a late date
says the Argyle and a. O. Tylor have been
laid. up owing to the pressure of the hard
times,