The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-18
RIVER ITEMS.

business still continues quite dull. Few
boats are running, but they are more than
sufficient to supply the demand, as but little
produce is now going South.
The River rose rapidly ell day Sun
day and yesterday. 1t has risen at least A
feet in the last 40 hours. 1t was coming up
rapidly last night. The hull of the wharf
boat is again fairly under water.
The Weather yesterday was cool in
the early part of the day. In the afternoon
it became warmer and commenced raining.
The fleet, light-draught J. Mussel-
man, Capt. Musselman, leaves for Hutson-
Vile on the Wabash, this day at / o'clock.
Those having anything for the Wabash can
not do better than to send il by the Mussel-
man, as she is manned by good boatmen,
and is &" sound in all her parts" Remem-
her. she leaves at o clock precisely.
.....The " Big Grey Eagle, under the
command of Capt. Daniel, with that clever
fellow Will Duvol in the office, will be al
Halls Wharfboat this evening bound for
Louisville. The Grey Eagle is q large and
handsome boat, and her accommodation,
doubt not, fully correspond to her size.
The Matte Cook made her appear
ance Sunday, and left for Rowling Green
last night. She is tidy little craft of about
200 tons burthen, and we have no doubt
Will prove Just the thing for the Green River
trade. We noticed yesterday our old friend
Aft Edwards in the office. The Matte
Cook will take the place of the D. b. Camp
bell and carry the mail.
...... The Dunbar left at her usual hour
with fair trip. The withdrawal of the
Genl Anderson has materially increased the
Dunbar's business.
The following concerning the steam
er South Bend which recently sunk in the
Mississippi 10y colliding with the Goody
Friends, We find in the Cincinnati Gazette :
We received a special despatch yesterday,
from Memphis, announcing the loss of the
steamer South Bend, in the Mississippi, for
ty miles above Memphis, on Thursday, by
collision with the Goody Friends.
The South Bend left this port on the Sth
instant for Arkansas River, with valuable
cargo ofmerchandse and light trip of pas
sengers, and had got along safely thus far
when the accident occurred. The Goody
Friends YVES bound from Memphis for Pitts
burg with n cargo of cotton, and we believe
was not very much injured
The South Bend was built at PittSburg
abont two years since, for the Arkansas
river trade, and was worth $4,000. She
was owned by Capts. T. Dean and John D.
Adams, and is insured for $4,000 in the
Firemen's and Western Insurauce offices in
this city. The boat and cargo,will prove a
total loss. 81
A second dispatch was received from the
officers of the Lady jackson, stating that
eight lives were lost by the collision, but the
first dispatch does not mention the loss o.
any lives, and we hope this sad intelligence
may not be correct.
The following is a list of the freight ship
ped on the South Bend from this port:
l4O boxes cheese; &c brls onions; 50 brl:
apples lO7 brls potatoes; ; brls beans
bris cider 1914 brls flour; $50 brls whisky
6 brls oil; 6 brls crackers brls vinegar
brls lard IS bags -four; 60 kegs pigs feet
5 tons machinery 246 pkgs furniture
III pkgs iron 12o pkgs liquor; % ton.
dry goods sc.