The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-12


With feet in the Canal. Weather cloudy
1T poured down one continued stream
Of cold, uncomfortable, melancholy rain,
from early dawn to dark on yesterday pehe-
!rating to ones very bones. Business on the
leVee was almost entirely suspended, and
every body and everything looked gloomy.
There were scarcely any arrivals.
1.-The river is still rising at this point.
Our accounts from above state that the river
is stationary at Pittsburg and rising fast at
Cincinnati.
'..This is the regular day for the Dun
bar. She takes the mail to Paducah and
way points She leaves on the arrival of
the cars. Capt. Gus Fowler will be found
on deck and Gus Dusouchet in the Office
Both are gentlemen and will see that you
are comfortable.
$500 A st. Louis paper of Tuesday says;
The rise during the twenty-four hours of
Yesterday was only seven inches and frac
ti0n, indicating decline perhaps tomorrow.
The Illinois IS about stationary, with the
banks overhowed at various points. The
Missouri s also stationary, with an excel
lsat stage of water as far as heard FROM
Use w. l.. Ewing-latesC arrival from
Reds Landing reports the ice in Lake
PENN lwenty-four inches tn lex. The river
wa alIng IT the Lake, stat ionary to Bur
uugt1n. falling slowly to the mouth of the
Des Monies, with a feet on the Upper and
g. fee, GA the Lower Rapids.
- .-.--9 We learn from the Cincinnati Com
nercial. tAai while in New Orleans, a num-
Der OF tine nsrsousl friends If Capt. W. B.
PHILLIPS called on board Of the N. w. Thorn
as, for the purpose Of presenting a silk Sc
cession Flag ID the Gsptsin, for the use Of
his boat The Captain, with respect,
promptly declined the preferred gift, assur-
ing the donors that he would wIth pleasure
accept a tarpaulia, OF "a Tag OF the United
States, and feel highly hUn9red with tie lat
ter, but under ne consideration could he ac-
cept their colors. He said, # he were to
accept their flag, he could never again
look his wife, childran. and kind and vener-
able old mother in the facet Gentlemen, |
cannot sail under any other colors but those
of the United States. Capt Phillips is e
true and loyal citizen of the Republic
Long may he live to support the Consttu-
ton and laws.
I'VE take the following from Mem
phis paper
Capt. Harry SPOTS intends building q
Noahs Ark for the old Eclipse's machinery.
According to Dick Love, who sometimes in
dulges in yarns the new craft is to be able
TO carry 300 tons, OF about $4,000 bales
of cotton. She is to be a sort of hermaph'
rodite affair, like the D, G. Taylor. T9'
Great Eastern will have to take bach
seat.
The Empress is said TO have carried l ,O0'
tons into New Orleans on her last trip
Her freight bills aggregated over $4,000
according to what we consider good au
thority.
Paddy's Hen and Chickens, an is
land just above here, was the scene of
prize fight yesterday, between two loafer
of this city. All the sports and thieve
that had money enough to pay their passag
were there.
The Masonic Gem, which has been lyin
up here some time, yesterday received
pair of new chimneys by the Fairchild; sh
goes into the White river trade for th
EnmnEr.