The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-02-08

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'....-The weather, yesterday, was mild
and very pleasant. Considerable activity
was manifest on the landing, and freights
are once more accommodating, notwlthstand-
ing the amount taken by the Neto OTacte
Sam. Freights are unchanged in price.
The river continues to decline. "a
...-.. We learn that Capt. Jordan Flour
nov, President of the Paduc4h and Evans
vile Packet Company, designs introducing
the SiIOer Star as a daily packet between
Paducah and Columbus.-N. H. Ledger.
1t seems, then, our Paducah friends in
tend anticipating US in the Columbus trade,
E and while we are talking about the matter,
they will have steamer running between
Columbus and their city. We admire their
enterprise, though it will interfere g little
bitn with the calculations of some of our
people However, as the longest pole gen
orally knocks the persimmons, there is
nothing left our business men but to pitch
in, get their boats on the track, and let en-
ergy and perseverance, determine the result.
We are decidedly of the opinion that our
city is the city of the lower Ohio, and
al the efforts of our contemporaries will but
rebound to our advantage, provided our
merchants and manufacturers are sufficiently
enterprising to avail themselves of all their
advantages.
The John Rai7le for New Orleans
was at Evansville on Wednesday When
she arrived she was light, but she filed out
her trip there. When that steamer gets to
New Orleans her freight should be registered
as coming from Evansville. The AfgyLe for
New Orleans also took on considerable
freight at that point.
This item is from the New Albany ledger
of the 4th inst. 1t is really refreshing to
see so favorable a word put in for our city
by paper published in rival city; though
we take pleasure in saying that the Ledger
is one of the fairest papers on our exchange
list, both in political and business matters.
Albany, too, suffers from the jeal-
ousy of larger places, especially Louisville.
She turns out the finest steamers on the
Ohio river, and in fact on any river south or
west, and is deprived of much credit that is
justly her due. In spite of all these adverse
efforts, she is bound to grow and prosper.
and become the peer of some of her jealous
rivals. . .r-.-. -....
..-..- The Neao Uncle Sam had her Single
out yesterday, as the Louisville, Evans
vile and New Orleans packet" That looked
something like it. Having every trip she
has made, received good part of her cargo
at this point, it is proper she should ac-
knowledge it.
1.-The unrivaled Dunbar departs for
PaGucah to-day at II o'clock. Our opinion
ofthe Dunbar has been given frequently and
unqualifedly, and we will only add to what
we have already said, that the Dunbar
offers the most pleasant way of getting to
Paducah that any one will have the privi-
lege OF availing themselves OF to-day. Her
hour of departure is precisely II O'clock
....'- The Kate Sdrchet did not get her
ra1 sK.f 30 49,,
as was intended. She will depart for Hut
sonviIle to-day, affording a most reliable
mode of conveyance to the Wabash valley.
-.....The ETeestone arrived yesterday af-
ternoon with her barges in tow. We under
stand her cargo, some $500 sacks corn,
is destined-that portion not wet-for New
Orleans. Most of the sacks that were in
the hold at the time the steamer sunk,
burst open, and there will be an ugly
Job to get the corn out. 1t will be sold, we
presume, to some of our distilIers. She
left about 600. sacks at Mt. Vernon. The
Freestone will be here some three or four
days in order to make some repairs, and will
again try her luck in the Wabash.
.-..'. The Sotttherner, looking like float
ing piece of patchwork, passed down yester-
day with good trip. She took on lot of
bran and few other light articles here.
--.-.. The Green river packet GreenUiLIe
leaves this morning for Bowling Green.
Under the charge of such accommodating
officers as Captain Ashby and Mr.. Travis,
\ the GreenUiLte has proved herself favorite
well as paying institution:
h--...- A daily line of first class side heel
steamers will be run between St. Louis and
St. Paul next season.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Monday
hat fho vi fol hat baaU
rain fell in that city on Saturday night and
Sunday.
1.-The Memphis AOaLaache OF the %
Reports the river to be falling very rapidly
az lbat point and the weather 10 be clear and