The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-15
The River rose about one inch in


1.-THE River rose about one inch in the
morning and then came to a stand during
the balance of the day. Our telegraphic
dispatches show the stage of water at other
points.
CINCINNATI Dec. 14-River risen feet
inches-now 344 feet in the channel
Weather clear. Mercury 270.
PITTsBURG Dec. IA, p. M.-River s feet
inches by the pier mark, and falling
Weather clear and cold.
$3.50 The Weather, yesterday, was clear
and cold, sufficiently so to form thin ice
along the river bank.
1.-THE Submarine set her pump ut work
on the wharf boat yesterday morning, but
after pumping for an hour, it became evil
dent that the water run in as fast as it was
pumped out. The attempt to raise the boat
was then abandoned until the river recedes
sufficiently to permit the holes, under the
Outriggers, to be plugged up.
1.-THE W. V. Gillum arrived yesterday
in quite lilapidated condition though with
fine load of tobacco. One other chimneys
was broken and battered as though she had
been taking a-voyage through the woods.
1.-THE Lue caves which was aground
some time in Rough Greek made her APP
pearance yesterday loaded down. She
brought out about 65 hogsheads of tobacco
from Hartford. The locks at that point are
not yet completed so as to be of any use TO
boats, but soon will be.
ut is thought the Acacia Cottage
suul-in White River on Thursday night
will prove a total loss. She was valued at
IS, 900 and insured for $4,000.
Two new boats, the ]. A. Cotton,
low pressure and q steamer destined for the
Missouri River are nearly completed at
Louisville.
-. Mr.. Mcdonald, the wcll-known
clerk OF the Masonic Gem, is in town to
spend few days. He left the Gem laid up
al Memphis She has been running III tire
White river trade, but had to quit running
on account of duh times. Nc reports a
very serious state of things in the South
The secession feeling is rampant as far
north as Memphis Business is virtually
suspended in New Orleans Memphis, and
other Southern cities and the most promi-
neat merchants are falling one after another.
We are indebted TO Nc for late Southern
papers.
I'VE have already announced the des-
truction by fire of the steamer Flying Cloud,
fifteen miles below Memphis on Monday.
The st. Lonis Republican says
The Flying Cloud was about five years
old She was originally owned by Captain
Richard Phillips, deceased and cost $40,
900. She had lately changed hands several
times, and was owned at the time of her loss
by Capt. Brady, commander of the boat, and
r. S. McAllister, ESQ, who valued her al
$4,000 The Flying Cloud had lately been
repaired, and was in complete business or
der. She left this port for New Orleans
last Sunday week, and had 300 tons freight
on the steamer Lebanon, which boat get
ting aground, did not arrive at Cairo in
time, and the Flying Cloud finished out heI
load with freight which came over the Hi
nois Central Railroad. She had on board
between eight and nine hundred tons o
produce, having left Cairo loaded to the
guards. Her freight list was insured fol-
about $4,000 in this city. The boat was in
sured for 1900.
The following specimens of choice
and refined language is from the Louisville
Courier 1t is the most contemplate exhi
bition of party malevolence that has fallel
under our observation for long time. Ac
cOrding to the Courier idea of color, Ev-
ansville is, perhaps, as black as some of the
places to which it takes exception, yet we
do not hear of its ftvorito Louisville boat
refusing to take freight oil that account. In
deed, were it not for the freight shippe,
from this point, they would starve out. Blu
one point we forget They do take GU
freight but to atone for this concession t.
a dire necessity the boatmen of Louisvill
have formed a combination and fixed a TART
of rates, which makes the most odious dis
tinctions against the business aud business
men of this city,. We shall take occasion t
dlssect this matter at the proper time
The Sunshine, from the black port o
Pittsburgh, arrived at the half black port o
st. Louis Thursday 1--WE see it state,
that six new boats, all side wheelers, are il
course of construction at Pittsburg, tina
dark hole of black Republicanism. TIT
boats no doubt, are destined for the South
1000. At Wheeling, too, several Southern
boats have been built this season, and tina
place is but little whittier than Pittsburgh
1t is the "pocket" of Virginia, aud ough
to be cut off and added to Pittsburgh.
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