The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-25
RIVER ITEM 8

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CINCINNATI, April 24-River fallen ST feet
Eat feet in the channel. Weather clear
Mercury ZOE
PITrsBURG, April 24.-River four fee
eight inches by the pier mark and falling
Mercury 7Oo. Weather clear.
'...' Yesterday was a beautiful Spring
like day. The rain of the previous night
laid the dust, and cool invigorating
breeze was blowing all day.
Business at the levee was about as
dull as could be. No arrivals outside OF
regular packets
Workmeu are engaged in preparing
large pcle TO raise at the foot of Main
street from which is to float the Stars and
Stripes.
1.-The Samuel Orr, Lue Raves, Mason
ic Gem and Wv. Gillum have all laid up
here on account OF the dizziness of the
times.
The newspapers all complain of the dull
ness of business, and the consequent laying
up of many boats.
The steamer GreenviIle passed down
with full load on Tuesday morning. Two
large American flags waved from the upper
deck of the boat and were cheered from
the shore Yin. Gaz.
THE ATLANTA passed up Monday
morning Vm. Gaz.
1--WE learn from our Memphis ex-
changes that the Lady Jackson, from Gin
cinnat, and Citizen, from Pittsburg, were
seized Thursday as reprisals for the alleged
seizure of Memphis property in Cincinnati,
on Wednesday. The Commute of Safety tel
egraphed to parties in that city, and the re-
ply received induced them to relinquish the
boats.
.'''''This is the regular day for the Little
Grey Eagle, for Louisville, and the Matte
Cook for Bowling Green. They carry the
mail and well differed, which will in
sure promptuess in the transaction of bust
ness. Get your freight at the wharf in
time.
1.-The officers and passengers of the
Baltic, which passed up yesterday after
noon, report that at Cairo a battery was
planted, and about 1000 U. S. troops were
stationed there. When the Baltic hove in
sight, shot was fired across her bows
She Immediately landed, and after being
questioned as to Der cargo, was permitted
10 proceed on her way. Ii is the SUPPOSE
ton that all boats passing Cairo either way
will be compelled to land aud be examined
The intention probably is that no more
ammunition shall go to the Southern
Confederacy by the Ohio. This indicates
that the government is in earnest.
STATE or AFFAIRS AT CAIRO AND PADU-
GALA Cincinnati gentleman, who arriv-
ed in the city yesterday from the South,
states that in Alabama the most intense
excitement prevails, and N0rtherners are
fleeing for their lives. He was twice shot
at in the q Custom House" on the Alaba-
ma line, and kept in close confinement for
three days and four nights. He escaped,
through the interference of several law
abiding men, after being knocked down
several times with q chair At Paducah
active war preparations are in progress
Men were busy all day Tuesday casting can
non balls. Five six-pounders aud two
twelve-pouuders were already landed and
more expected. Our informant also
states, that it was the intention of the
Paducah people to stop two boats
due yesterday going from St Louis to
Cincinnati, loaded with lead. Sixty rifles
and 100 kegs of powder aud 100 pounds of
balls were received Tuesday in Paducah
from St Louis. The home organization
consists of $40 men. At Cairo arrange
meuts are being made by U. s. troops to
stop passing vessels for the purpose of inter
cepting arms munitions of war, and pro-
visions, likely to fall into the hands of the
insurgents. Seven hundred troops had ar
rived in Cairo up to Tuesday noon and 300
more expected. The most absurd rumors
are current throughout Tennessee, and eve
ry one expresses the utmost confidence in
being able, not only to maintain the Cotton
Confederacy, but to conquer the North
AS our informant remarked, it is generally
received opinion that an Albanian could
" clean out" a dozen Northerners before
breakfast without the slightest iuconven-
fence. The delusion which has blinded the
South for so long, will be dispelled when
the war cloud, gathering in the North,
bursts over their treacherOus heads.
IA good deal of excitement was occa-
stoned at the wharf this forenoon by the
appearance of the steamer Commercial with
secession flags flying. As soon as the boat
landed she was boarded. and Capt. Archer
told that the flags must come down or the
boat leave in ten minutes. She Immediately
showed out. The Haunting of secession
banners in this locality is we'll calculated to
raise the ire of our people, and cannot be
too severely condemned. From a source
entitled to confidence we learn that the flags
were the property of passengers from Mem
phis, who themselves put them up. They
were all the go in Memphis but a very diff
ferent state of sentiment prevails here. Our
people are for the Stars and Stripes, now
and tor ever. We learn that the secession
bunting was hauled in before the boat
reached Lodisville.-Neto Albany Ledger,
april 90.
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