The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-09


$1,000 Yesterday was a mild and beautiful
day. 1t was decided premoniter of spring.
Blue birds have already made their appear
ance. Business on the landing was dull, so
far as shipments were concerned. Freights
are still accommodating. We have now on
the landing large amount of pork, flour,
cooperage &C., whose destination is New
Orleans. The river was rising little yes
terday morning. Alsg-f-
1t will be seen by our advertising
columns, that the steamer Bowling Green is
once more to resume her old trade in Green
river. She leaves our city ON Saturday at
4 o'clock for Bowling Green and interme-
date points. sA
..-... The steamer Union, from Bowling
Green, arrived yesterday morning, dis
charged her cargo for this port, and then
departed for Louisville. We are indebted
to her gentlemanly Clerk, Mr.. Edwards,
for the following manifest of freight: 300
IBIS. -four, Brown L Altman; $50 tierces
lard, 10 boxes tobacco, Slaughter Il Dun
kerson; SO bbls -four, plows, /. A. Crane !;
8 boxes fur skins, J. b. Maghee; Co.; 4
packages sundries, Jewell & Newbury;
iron axle, Kratz & Heilman.
$3.50. The Alma came down yesterday,
and put off some 2, 900 kegs nails, lot of
iron, glassware, &c. She took on board
400 or 800 tons of freight for New Orleans.
$500. The L. d. Campbell, one of the
Green River clippers, put out last evening
with some freight for the country bordering
on that stream.
. The Diana and Magnolia were due
here last night from New Orleans. The
Magnolia will doubtless excite the ire of the
Louisville papers again.
....-. The Grey Eagle is the regular Hen
derson and Louisville packet this evening.
She is one of the finest boats on the river
and eminently worthy of patronage.
.,a... The Atlantic was at Memphis yes
terday morning.
.'.... The Cincinnati Gazette and Louis
vile Courier beth report business dull and
freight scarce in their respective cities.
THE st. Louis Republican of yester-
day morning says:
The river is about stationary.
We learn from gentleman who has re-
Gently arrived from Hannibal, that the river
just below that port is firmly closed with
ice, which il so thick as to allow people to
cross the river on it. This is of some ex-
tent and it is thought that it will require
considerable warm weather to thaw it out.
Were it not for this boats could reach Han
nibal without much difficulty. AS it is,
Tnerc Is not mucn cnance LOT any DOatS reach
ing that point for some little time. Above
Hannibal, too. there is another formidable
ice barrier.
$3.50. The antelope is undergoing change
at Louisville. The upper works are being
eut away for the purpose of converting her
into tow boat. 1881
1900 1t will be seen from our Vincenne:
letter that our old friend, the Castle Garden,
is again in limbo.
--''.. The Cairo correspondent of the Lou
isville Courier says that the boats aground
in the Mississippi at Goose island are in
much trouble. The ATLANTA and Altamont
are nearly dry, and q hand on the former
was killed and another seriously wounded
by the breaking of spar.
Vlncennes Correspondence.
e--..--- VINcENNEs, Feb. 9Th, II N.
JoUPHAL REPORTER w abash riverrising
slowly. No arrivals. The U. s.. Marshal
has tied up the Cdstle Garden at the Locks
Nary Cook still lying here. w. H. W.