The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-10-12
RIVER ITEMS

ARRIVED.
Greenville, Green WI Maclsy, Cin't
Rocket, PittSburg Mcclellan, Memphis
Lightfoot, st Louis . Il
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Greenville, Green Mcclellan, Louisville 81 g
Rocket, st Louis Lghtfoot, Cincinnati
w Maelay. de Done Cairo
The weather, yesterday, was clear and
mild. The river was falling slowly. Busi-
ness was more than usually brisk. There
is considerable freight coming in by the
different modes of conveyance, but as readi-
ly shipped, therefore, there is not much
accumulation. At Louisville the river was
at stand, yesterday, with four feet eight
inches in the canal, and two feet ten inches
water in the pass on the falls. AT Cincin-
natl it was falling slowly.
The Scioto No. 2, in charge Of Capt. Dun
can, will leave our wharf this morning
early for New Albany. Passengers and
shippers should bear this in mind.
A little side-wheel dinkey called the We
nus, was at the levee yesterday. She is a
miniature steamboat containing two engines,
the cylinders of which, person could car
~ in the side pocket of his coat, and not
know they were there. She had large
fiat boat loaded with sheep, which she was
handling with all ease.
The j. II. Done left yesterday with all
the freight she could carry, having 600 or
500 barrels of -four from Newburg for re-
shipment at Cairo.
The W. L. McLdy, from Cincinnati, bound
to st. Louis, was here on Tuesday night,
and discharged about 80 tons offreight. She
had full load, and her cabin was full of
passengers.
The Lue EaUes left yesterday with fair
trip of freight and passengers.
The snas which lately lodged in the river
above town has disappeared, and boats can
keep the channel without any fear Of strik-
ing.
The LigkyoOt was here yesterday morn
ing, from ST. Louis, bound for Cincinnati.
She remained some time diSeharging freight
The Aldo takes her departure to- day at
10 o'clock, for Cannelton. She is swift
and reliable boat, and passengers going To
that or way points, should by all means
take this boat
Considerable excitement occurred on
the levee early yesterday morning, by the
appearance Of hog going through series
of capers, biting at everything which came
in its way, and finally taking "setto on
the stern-line of the steamer Maid IF the
Nist which in its raving and desperation il
nearly severed in twain. The animal WAS
soon dispatched, by charge from gun,
and pronounced mad Thus ended the Ca
reer of another subject of misplaced conf
dence.
The new steamer j. d. SharP, just COM
pleted at New Albany, will be here to-day,
bound for New Orleans.
We learn from the New Albany Tribune
that the hull of the new steamer Cherokee,
built at New Albany, by Messrs. Hill 4
Payne, is 200 feet long, SO feet beam, 2S J
feet floor, and @ feet depth of hold, and is
pronounced by the best of judges to be the
best fastened, as well as the strongest bull of
the size, that has ever been turned out from
any shipyard. She has two cylin-
ders, 90 inches in diameter with 8 feet
stroke; boilers, % feet long and 40 inches
in diameter; 2 wrought iron shafts, liz
inch journals; and wrought iron cranks,
working water wheels, % feet in diam
eter and IL feet length of buckets.
The j. G.. Cline will be sold by the U. S.
Marshal at Memphis on Monday the 18th.
A deck hand was drowned off the Clipper
early Friday morning, while the boat was
Sying at Fosters landing.
Captains T. Dean and j. d. Adams have
purchased the UAdine from Capt JnO Wood
burn for Sl6,5OO, for the Arkansas river
mail trade, in place of the Irene, recently
sunk.
The rule taken against Capt. Carras, o.
the steamer Fair Play, for contempt Of the
New Orleans Court, in refusing to obey it;
mandates, and running off his boat after i
had been taken possession of by the sheriff
came up for trial last week. Capt. Carra
was sentenced TO ten days Imprisonment
and fifty dollars fine.
Capt E S. Goodall, an old pilot will tax,
command of the SoUtherner during tn
. comining season. She is now on the way
at Mound City.
The Dmleih, while coming down, brok
one of her engines, near New Richmond
Friday evening.
lIr. Chael Mullen. n deck hand, fell over
board from the steamer GtenroOd, at tn
head of Charleston bar, few days since
and was drowned.
The wreck of the Belle Creole was sol
at Madison, on Saturday, for $500.
The GoOdy Friends has withdrawn fror
the Upper Mississippi, and goes to Pitts
burg.
The Adela, lately sunk in the Uppe
Mississippi, near Burlington, has been raise
and repaired.
The Duncan f. KeRner has gone on tn
docks, at New Orleans, to be repaired, an
the Capitol has taken her place.
The Woodford arrived at New Orleans O
the Sth inst, with a good trip and left f
New Albany the same day.
The Election. go
The vote yesterday was scarcely Wort
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