The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-05-27
River Items.
ARRIVALS NATURALIZATION O'cr0cx wrpsr,

ARRIVALS ANDDEPARTVREs-FRoN 0'CI0CK wEpSEs.
DAY I'LL O'CLOCK THURSDAY.
Hazel Dell, St. Louis to Pittsburg.
MaTengo, Pittsburg TO st. Louis.
Union, Bowling Green 10 Evansville.
Baltic, Louisville to New Orleans
Charley Bowen, Cair, TO Evansville.
stephen Decatur, Sta Louis "a Pittsburg.
SOutherner, Louisville TO Memphis.
". " Gilium, Evansville TO IL. Green.
The Union arrived from Green river yes
terday with good load She left again in
the evening.
The Gillum departed for Green river
last evening.
The Stephen Decatur took on consider
able freight at this port yesterday for Gin
cinnati.
The Baltic passed down yesterday. She
got a lot of freight here for New Orleans
The Bowen passed the Connowego yes
terday, which boat is on her way from st
Louis to this place, where she will get a full
load for Parkersburg. She will probably
arrive this morning.
The Kentucky passed up Wednesday
night full Of passengers. We are indebted
10 John II. Scott, Esq, mail agent on the
Kentucky, for Memphis papers.
The Eclipse transferred her passengers to
the Kentucky, upon her arrival at Cairo
concluding TO lay up at that place.
The Kate Sarchet is due this morning
from Wabash.
/ near at low water mark. I'D ...... 4.
We are indebted 10 Mr.. Tom. Wheeler
Clerk of the Charley Bowen, for late St
} Louis papers.
: The Mississippi river at st. Louis was fall
/ ing quite rapidly on Wednesday.
The champion packet Charley Bowen, il
command of Capt Dexter, leaves to-day
( on the arrival of the cars, for Cairo and al
B way places. This is the second excursion
I trip of the Bowen, and il must prove very
( pleasant affair with the most luxurious ac
commodatious, splendid music, and Tho
company of gentlemanly and obliging off
I GERS. All who contemplate going, will b'
] on hand at the hour of starting MeSsrs
Num- and Wheeler will 10 their best Il
render the affair one OF pleasure and deligh
to al who participate.
/ The Pit.sburg True Press, of Tuesday
says:-The sad looking wrecks at the whar
are gradually disappearing. The j. II. Com
was wrecked by Captain Bachelor, of tn,
| Eureka Insurance Co. She Melted 81 200
AhC "ItCh vi tue JdHits W OOu WIS SOlu u
Jones & Lauth for $1,000. That of tn,
Council Bluff was bought by the captain
and owners for $500. The Jennie Graz
was also bought by her owners for $500
The Pamela and Potomac were sold TO J. \
Hutchinson tor 81 500 in the aggregate.
The Silver Star, with CAPT Gus Fowle
in command, and MesSrs. Dusouchet AM
Glenn in the Office, starts for Paducah to
day, on the arrival of the cars. The Sta
has good accommodations, and her officer
are polite and obliging.
The Bowen arrived Yesterday afternoo
at four o'clock, making the run from Cair
TO this port in % hours She was delaye
! considerable In stopping for passengers. !
large crowd of excursioRists came up all {
whom seemed to enjoy themselves amazing
ly. They commend Capt Dexter, and hi
champion craft in the highest terms. /
| another column will be found a card froI
the passengers.
= The oldest steamboat captain now Twin
Is Capt. Joseph Pierce, for many years
resident OF Cincinnati. lie commanded
ship from the port OF Baltimore in 1906, an
IN 1918 commanded the steamboat Car ,
Commerce, from this city TO New Orlean
He has passed through all the vicissitud,
of an adventurous stoamboatman's life, an
seen many ups and downs--has always ei
joyed the reputation of man OF strict II
e tegrity, is now aged 76 Yeas; hale al
1 hearty, and good for twenty years more.