The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-26
River ltems.


Z. A. Ogden, Louisville TO ST. Louis.
Ktte ssrehet, do TO Cairo.
Hasel Dell, Louisville to Cairo. ...
Poland sHi a,A'' DO TO n MsnSsrso.
Progress, Cincinnati to Cairo. -
D. IL. Tucker, do TO Memphis.
The weather Saturday was unusually
warm for this season Of the year. Business
on the levee was rather languid. There is
considerable New Orleans freight here await
ing shipment. The Progress took on some,
while the remainder is held over for our
local packets. The river commenced rising
early Saturday morning, and up TO the time
of going TO press, il had risen four feet, and
this morning we may expect feet Of boats.
The river at Louisville was rising on Satur-
day, having risen nearly four feet. On Port
land there was IL feet. The river was fall
ing at Pittsburg Saturday, but another rise
Is anticipated, as a tremendous freshet is re-
ported in Cheat river, tributary of the
Aonongahela. That stream was reported
higher than il has been for many years At
St Louis, at last accounts, the river was
swelling slowly. The Illinois and upper
Mississippi have experienced something of a
rise, but not enough TO do any good.
We are indebted to Mr.. J. P. ORILKY, the
gentlemanly clerk on the wharfboat, for nu-
merous river favors.
The hull of the Southern Belle is 60 be
launched at Paducah tomorrow, she will
probably arrive during the week to re-
ssive her machinery and cabin.
The j. IL. Done, after going to Cairo and
rs-shipping her New Orleaus freight came
UP as far as Hurricane Island, and at last ac-
counts, was engaged in taking the machinery
from her barge, which sunk at that place
last week.
The Greenvile il due from Green river
to-day. Likewise the Trader from Pond
river.
We understand that the Poland intends
trying her luck in the Cincinnati and Nash
vile trrde. She could hardly meet with
worse success than she had in the Evans
vile and Louisville trade.
Capt. Mcdonald has selected the name of
Lae Evans for his new Green river packet
She is now complete, and is destined to
prove one of the most profitable of our M
merous packets. Capt McDonald's success
with the Trader is sufficient guaranty that
she will do well. dc has proved himself to
be the man for the trade into which he in
tends to enter.
The j A Fnher 10 the regular Paduc;,h mail
packet to-day, on the arrival of the cars
She will have the corps of officers belonging
to the Slper Star.
Tho Progress, after long and tedious
voyage from Cincinnati, arrived here yester-
day. She found bottom along all along,
stopping occasionally to aspar.p She had
agood trip of freight and passengers.
The Gen. Pike went down yesterday
morning with full freight list and cabin
full Of passengers. She is bound for Men,
phis and White river
The Kate ;Sarehet from Cincinnati, for
Cairo, passed this point on Saturday eve.
ming, with huge trip.
The Scioto No. leaves Louisville to-
morrow, AMI resumes her old trade under
the command of Capt. Ballard, with Messrs.
Duncan, Duvall, and Mitchell as clerks
We learn that the new boat Grey Eagle will
soon be ready to take the place of the Scioto.
The Progress reports no boats aground
above. The river is rising at the rate of c
inches per hour at this point.
The Hazel Dell passed this point, bound
for Louisville on Saturday with good trip
Her gentlemanly officers will please accept
our thanks for the following memorandum
Left Cairo Friday, Sep. %, o'clock An
boats in port for New Orleans: City Of Hem
pkis and J.. X. Bell met Mariner at heat
OF Chain; BowsB above Paducah; tn,
Bowen struck a log at Hurricane Island, go.
ing down, and was fast on it as we passed
down; we understood she broke severa
timbers met admiral and Aida below
Cumberland Dam; the Aida and her light
er was aground, but got off while We wer'
in sight; met Argo at Caseyville; passed
Done lying along side of sunken barge a
foot of Hurricane Island; met John Tom
kins at Weston; Nile at Mulfords Mines
Tempest at Curlew; passed Sam Kirkma
aground at head ofShawneetown bend nue.
SIP MJbard at same place; Sirer Star har
aground at foot of Slim Island; Il. Il. Ogde
at Henderson arrived at Evansville at
o'clock on time We met a slight rise be
low Padncah out of Tennessee river foun
feet water from Paducah up and rive
falling. RICHARDSON.
An old lady was robbed on board th
Economy, at Cincinnati, Of $3.50. Two me
were arrested Friday night, charged with Ii
offense. -
The Woodford has advertised to leav
Cairo for New Orleans next Wednesday, th
2sih. The Fanny Built is to leave ther
for the same place on Friday the 30th-
The Fred Iron and Judge Nc Cure wei
10 be sold at auction at Cincinnati, Saturda,
The John Raine, at present laying up
Paducah, viii be up to-day or tomorrow, O
her way to Louisville.
The Cincinnati and New Orleans packe
are paying their pilots $3.50 each, for Il
round trip.
Mr.. Ed. W. Halliday, formerly Of Il
AIvin Adams and Kentucky has accepted Il
clerkship of the large steamer Nebraska.
The Helena Ark Shield, eays tv
men belonging to Spalding b Rogers Palac
were drowned at that place on Monday la
There were five men engaged In repairil
the wheel of the james Raymond, who Il
overheard, and two Of theni-George Pin
erton, and Samuel Barret-nevsr came
the surface again.
Bar young lady named Mary Ca