The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-11-28
River ITEMS

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Kentucky, Mem Silver Moon, Mem
Wave, CanneIton II. Fitzhugh Cintiy
J. d. Done wabash seieto' Louisville
og'...... The weather Saturday was pleas
ant, and business on the leyee was extraor-
sdinarily brisk. The starting of the ex-
press line from Cincinnati to New Orleans
has caused a complete revolution in freights
at this place. The river was rising slowly
on Saturday at this point, well as Cincin-
natl and Louisville. At St. Louis the Mis-
sissippi was rising slowly. With fair Of
ferings we quote freights as follows:
To New orleans-Apples, SOC o Dbl; Tobacco. SIS
E EDs and SpS = RSl POND bb r. Sc
Pound Freights, zoe % 100 lbs.- To Cincinnati
Ound freights (heavy), I5c % 100 lbs; shipstufTB
andfwheat, . sack, 15c.
...... The neat little steamer 1AIida has
gone to the bone yard. She has just been
thoroughly overhauled, repair ted and re-
paired at considerable cost but all would
not do. She was condemned on Friday last,
and has given up the ghost. The Alida
gave the freight which she had aboard for
the Wabash to the Done. When this boat
first came from Paducah she was Just from
the ways, and was considered perfectly
sound, since which time she has received no
injury whatever, and is considered, by
majority of our river men, to be equally as
safe as half the boats which land at our
port. We think this as great an oversight
in the Inspectors, as the resolution passed
by that body at New Orleans, which com
pels passenger boats to carry signal lights on
each chimney, to ensure safety, while they
leave the tow and freight boats to do as they
please. They make no provision for that
character of boats, but let them run promis-
all he 10, fbax-
sustaining them by law. Below we copy
the resolution
" ResoEUed, That it shall be unlawful to
navigate passenger steamers in the night
time, on rivers flowing into the Gulf of
Mexico and their tributaries, unless such
steamer is provided with red light in front,
and attached to the larboard chimney, from
six to ten feet below its top, and green
light attached the same way to the star
board chimney"
A body of men who would deliberately
pass such a resolution as the above, and
make it a law for the protection of life and
property, are not competent to say whether
a boat is in condition to run with safety
or not. We wish our river friends to read
this resolution closely, and see whether it is
right according to their views. raet-s
--...- Some of the Pittsburg boats passing
our port are paying only $50 per month
for laborers, while the same class of men
here are asking $40, and are not particular
to ship at that, unless the boats are loaded.
Can't some of the men about Pittsburg and
Wheeling get down here some way? There
is plenty to do, and our steamboatmen say
they would give them the preference.
1--WE were on board the 1utocrat Sat
urday, and were surprised at the advance
that has been made towards completion in
so short time. Her wheel-houses are up,
the cylinders in their places, boilers like
wise, her texas extended back, her Wheel
arm in, and in fact she looks like a steam
boat. She is the admiration of all who
visit her. We We're informed that steam
will be raised on her in about three weeks.
The Cincinnati Gazette says Capt.
Stinde's new Upper Red River side-wheel
packet Te1os, is nearly completed, and viii
leave for New Orleans early this week.
3 Capt. Latimeris elegant mail packet Il. II.
r Cheney, built expressly for the Columbus
and Cairo trade, plying in connection with
the Mobile and Ohio Railroad, is also nearly
completed, and will be off for Cairo and Co
lumbus to- day.
..... The Enquirer seems to think the
Sikper Star accomplished a wonderful feat
by passing a small freight tub called the
IIOHc, WHICH pdSSSu QOWA vi AttSb
We think that pretty heavy " blow fol
SO little, asthere is no comparison between
the two boats so far as speed is concerned.
The Star could pass her under any circum.
stances.
--... The Kate French is the regular pack.
ct for Louisville this morning. She is {
speedy and safe boat. Her officers are clev.
49, er, and make their guests feel at home. b
sure and take the Kate.
e 1.-THE SiEcer. star is the regular packe
for Paducah to-day at II O'clock. She is
good boat to travel on, and we would ad
wise persons going in that direction to b.
on board Our clever friend, Gus. Du
souchet, presides in the Office.
% 5.-..s- The steamer Great Western came Il
our landing on Saturday, with only a par
tial trip of freight She loaded here, takin,
among other freights, 1000 barrels of -four
She left Saturday night. -sss
-..... The fine steamer Kentucky was her
on Saturday, bound for Memphis. She re
ceived a number of small lots of freight
se 4..-.aThe new steamer SilUer Noon from
Cincinnati, came in on Saturday with flu
load She discharged a considerable lot {
freight at this point. -
The Heary Fgtzhtgh, from Memphis
came up on Saturday afternoon, loaded wit
cotton for Cincinnati. She took coal at tn
place.
..... The j. II. Done cleared for Wabas
river Saturday morning, with a fair trip
freight and some passengers.
DID,. .,...- The Lac -EdUes came in from Gree
y river on Saturday, with big trip of freigl
and full of passengers
81 -..-..The w. Il. Ed0es has resumed h
trips in the Columbus trade.
1.-The shipments of cotton at Memphi
on Saturday and Sunday, aggregated 8, 81
Dales.
Our Vincennes correspondence.
So. .is .ssf lar VINcENNEs, Nov. &c, 10 "A. NJ.
JOURNAL REPORTER River rose Al inc
"a es last night Rained all night-weath
clear and cold. W. H. W.
.. Our Special River Dispatches.
ST. LOUIS, Nov. &c, M.-The river
swelling slowly at this point, with abo
81 feet in the channel to Cairo. The Ii
gsTfrois is rising with four feet in the CHAIN