The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-07

CHpper, CINCINNATI. Poland New Orleans,
Silver Wave, n. Orleans Kate Sarchet Wabash
Defender, Pittsburg. j. H. Done Wabash.
trey Eagle, Louisville. Lebanon, Nashville.
Sam Kirkman, Gin. Jas. Montgomery, N. o.
Time, Louisville. New Uncle Sam, Louisv.
Ohio Belle, N Orleans. Mariner, Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Dunbar Paducah. Ohio Belle, Cincinnati
Masonic Gem, Wabash. J. S. PringIe N. Orleans.
Clipper, Nashville. Argonaut, Pittsburg.
Silver Wave, Pittsburg. Prairie Rose, Cincinnati.
Defender New Orleans. St. Cloud, Pittsburge,
N. w. Thomas, N. D. Poland, Pitts.
Grey Eagle, Louisville. Lebanon, Cincinnati.
y. klrkman, Nashville. Jas. Montgomery, Lou.
Time, Tennessee river. New Uncle Sam, N. o.
Mariner, st. Louis.
1900 The weather yesterday was pleasant.
The river continues to recede rapidly. Bust
ness was very dull.
'..... The navigation from Cairo to this
point is very seldom INSTRUCTED. In sum-
mer light draught boats can ply uninter-
ruptedly below this point, and in winter
large boats are very seldom interfered with
by the ice. In consequence of this fact bust
ness men in lower Kentucky, Tennessee, and
Arkansas, by sending their orders to our
city, would be more likely to have them
filed and receive their goods promptly,
than they could to send their orders to St.
Louis. Steps are being taken to connect
these regions of country lying back of Cairo,
Columbus, and in Arkansas with our city
by line of regular packets, and we think,
when that is done, large portion of that
trade will be brought here. All that is
necessary to secure it is little energy and
enterprise on the part of our people
--.-.. The Done, Sarchet, and Masonic Gem
arrived from the Wabash since our last re-
port. The Done has laid up at this point
on account of low water and the low rates
of freight.
-..... The Kats Sarchet departs for the Wa
bash this evening. On her last trip the
Kate was afoul of some timber and mashed
her starboard chimney, considerably, which
will doubtless be righted before she starts.
49,. The Lac Eaues, Capt. Mcdonald de-
parts this morning for Green River. Capt.
Zach. Taylor will be found at his post in
the Office.
- 1.-THE Neto Uncle Sam was at our
landing some time yesterday, and took on
board considerable freight. Among the
shipments were 300 bbls Pork, $50 bbls
Flour, IS casks meat, so bbls. Whisky, by
1. A. Crane; 1889 SKIS Corn, 200 bbls. Pork,
go bbls. Eggs, Apples, &C., P. G.. O'Riley
also 800 packages Pork and Lard, and 200
skis Bran, by same.
--.The Freestone, which was reported
to be aground at Grand Chain, it seems, was
sunk, the water covering her lower deck
Her commander, by hard work, succeeded
in pumping out the water and got her ahoat
again. She was expected to be at our land
ing last evening.
1.-THE Mariner put off quite lot of
iron and large number of boxes.
1.-THE rap we gave the river editor of
the Cincinnati Gazette, the other day, for
saying that Louisville instead of Evansville
presented the piano to the AutOcrdt, we
hope will have the effect to induce the writ
ers for papers in other places to be more
careful in their statements in regard to this
point. There seems to be a systematic de-
sign on the part of the Louisville papers,
particularly, to keep this city in the back
ground. The error flor such the Gazette
says it was) which that paper committed,
rather excited us, as it seemed to be part
of the general design of the larger cities to
keep Evansville down. Since we are as
sured that the statement of the Gazette was
a GO slip of the types" we apologize to the
writer in question for our hasty expressions,
and hope he will forget them. The Gazette
can afford to be liberal towards Evansville,
and we hope it will present an example Of
fairness towards our city that will put other
papers, disposed to be unfair, to the blush.
...... A dispatch from Cairo of the lst
says:
The Mississippi is full of heavy ice The
Anglo Saron has laid up or account of the
ice. 1t is now freezing hard, and ice forms
rapidly in the river. Navigation to ST. Lou
is is much INSTRUCTED.
.--.. We clip the following from the St
Louis Republican
The river at this point continues to rise
slowly, it having risen about five inches Sat
urday, thus making rise of about nineteen
inches during the 4S hours ending that
night There was but little floating ice
Saturday, and what there was came out Of
the Illinois river, that stream having broken
up some distance above the mouth.
Gen. Ranney, who is always well posted
on river matters, informed us, last evening,
that rise of four feet has taken place in
the Illinois river.
We have no late news from either the
Missouri or Upper Mississippi.
Hence to Cairo, notwithstanding the re-
cent slight rise, the river is in very bad con-
dition, there being not more than FIVE and
half feet water on the worst bars. The
low stage of the water about Turkey Island
boats have recently grounded, has been
CauoeuI III laS1s " tnc ouuo0n itll1 Vi Tue
Ohio river, thus draining off the Mississippi
quite suddenly. From Cairo to Memphis
the river, during the past week, has been
falling with rapidity heretofore unknown
to our oldest steamboatmen.
49,. The steamer Izetta is lying at the
mouth of the Wabash with a load of gre
ceries for the Wabash Valley. She will
probably, have to re-ship her freight on boats
of lighter draught The Kate .Sdrchet, we
understand, is to take part of it on heI
trip up.
Ed. JoURNAL.-FTeestOaei in passing over
the Chain, her barge got under her guards
raised her put Triggers, and sunk her. She
and her barge are loaded with corn, which
belongs TO Ober Co., York, and is for New
Orleans.
Four feet water on Chain and falling.