The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-05

BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Dunbar, Paducah D. B Campbell, Z Green;
jacob MUs-olman, Wabash river.
-.....The River continued to rise up TO
dark last night. But inasmuch us it is fall
ing at all points above, we may anticipate
a decline here in few days at farthest.-
The Wabash is at a stand. 4 rise, however,
is anticipated at Viucennes. There is a
large amount of produce on the Wabash
awaiting shipment ana n rise IN that stream
will have che effect of increasing business
on our levec amazingly.
Gin, Dec. 4th, M.-Hiver fallen 5 inch
es since yesterday; now "a feet TO inches in
the channel. Weather cloudy. Snow oil
and on all last night and this morning
Thermometer 400
The Weather, yesterday, was cold
and cloudy, with snow at intervals. In
the evening the wind was blowing with con
siderable force, making the ears of way
flrers tingle with pain.
''..'. Business was a little more brisk yes
terday than the day before. Some freights
arrived by railroad and some by the Mussel-
man, a good deal Of which was reshipped on
the Anderson.
1.-THE Dunbar is the Paducah mai;
packet to-day at ! o'clock. She can carry
all the freight that may be sent down prior
bar one of the most pleasant boats on the
river in every particular, and very safe.
-.'..The d. b. Campbell viii depart for
Bowling Green this evening. She will
carry the mail. Her obliging clerk John
Travis w.l welcome all who desire to take
a trip up Green RIVER in his best style.
'--...The Jacob NuSsslmLn shoves out for
the Wabash this morning. Freight for
that stream should be sent down promptly
so that the boat may not lac delayed.
''..-.F Tine D. y. Campbell arrived ycstcr-
day. She met with a series of Slight &C
cident. which detained her beyond her
usual .rrne. On her trip up one OF her
hands. Rufus T.. Hannah, died, about 5
miles above Paradise, on Sunday morning
at o'clock He was taken ashore by his
comrades, and buried the bank Of the
river, with a simple blanket wrapped around
him for a shrond.
.'....The Anderson departed yesterday
afternoon with one of the best freight trips
of the season. She runs through to Cairo,
where her cargo VIII be rcshipped to New
Orleans
-....The D. b. Campbell, on her last trip
from Bowling Green, had 81 good load She
brought down from forty To fifty passengers,
which she picked up all along shore. y
number Of them were moving to Illinois
and other points west.
'--..The Jacob Mussclman, 81 handsome
little stern-wheelcr arrived yesterday
morning with good cargo. She reports
about feet water in The Wabash
THE new steamer Matte Cook, now
being built ut Madison for the Evansville and
Bowling Green mail trade is nearly done
She is expected to be here in day or two,
aud will start on her first trip MP Green
river next Monday evening. She is a neat
stern wheeler Just the right size for the
locks on Green river. She belongs to MeSsrs
Liter Ashby, Graham, and Van Meter
Captain Liter will be her commander She
and the D. b Campbell Will compose the
Evansville and Bowling Green line. The
Campbell is to be repaired and reprinted
when the Cook comes. She is to have her
guards widened, and is to he thoroughly
refrigerated. Then the two beats viii be a
credit to the trude.
FROM THE WRECK OF THE PACITIC. Every
thing with reference TO The fate Of Capt.
VIM. Lamb and others whose lives were lost
by the burning OF the Steamer Pacific NJ
Uniontown, is Of painful interest to or
citizens The following extract from a let
ter to Capt. Jesse X. Bell, from Capt. JAS
Hamilton, written on the 27th November
is the latest intelligence we have received
from the wreck Ion Jour.
Up to the present time we have been un-
successful in our search for Capt. Lamb S
body; and after hearing the different state
ments from the citizens Of Uniontowu
have some fears that we may never find the
body, and, in fact, that he never left the
boat at all ana unless we 10 find him,
shall always think that the negro who re-
ported seeing him in the water had been en-
tirely mistaken We have taken up with
grabs the bodies Of four ladies', that Of q
German man deck passenger, and the re-
mains of a small negro girl There is a
heavy deposit of sand and mud already
upon these we have taken out, but we keep
several drags at work all the time, and may
yet succeed by that means in recovering
Others The bodies taken out would not
have risen for many days, for they are not
the least swollen. Capt. Bragdon will pro
hnh1,- no hnrnn In q anv or two hnt Nom