The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-30
RIVER ITEMS

SnfnanEO,
Union, Louisville Aida, Cannclton
Magnolia, Louisy lille Kate Ftench, Louisville
DEPARTED.
Kate sarchst. wabash M.inotts. ST. Ioui.
Union, Green II khenango. do
Novelty, Wabash Kate sarehst, Wabash
The weather yesterday was cloudy and
damp. The river is raising here steady,
having risen one foot since our last report
we may expect to find it stationary tins
morning, as it is falling at all points above.
Business was rather dull and no shipments
were made: at ST. Lonis, the river was falling
Yesterday at the rate % about one ischin "a
hours. The upper rivers are all falling slowly.
There is two feet in tie channel below Pc
oria, 26 inches on the Lower Rapids, and
feet scant below Keokuk. There is st feet
in the channel of the Missouri from st. Jo-
seph down, and 81 feet in the channel Of the
river out to Cairo. The weather continues
very fne and warm, and business on the
landing was dull.
The readers of the river column have no.
ticed that i'm the last two or three days, We
have made numerous mistakes. This has
been owing 10 the failure Of the Louisville
papers to arrive here and from misunder-
standing. Henceforth we will try and at
tend to our own business, and not listen to
those who have likewise been misinformed.
We are sorry that such errors should have
happened, and in future we shall wait for
something definite, 30 that our predictions
will come true.
The Lac EaUes is due from Pond River
aud will, in all probability, be here this at
ternoon The GreeRDilIe is also due and
may be looked for during the day.
The Castle Garden is the regular Cincin-
natl packet to-day. She is good boat,
and differed with experienced men.
The huge steamer Magnolia touched at
this port yesterday, on her way to New Or
leans. She was light, and showed to adj
vantage.
The Kate SRchet was to leave for Wa
bash last night.
The neat little steamer John A. Fisher
is the regular mail and passenger packet for
Paducah to-day, ON tue arrival OF the cars.
The " Star officers are aboard.
The j. n. Done has indefinitely postpon ,
ed her trip to Cairo.
The X. II. Patton is due here to.dav,
bound for Eastpori She was to leave Lou
isville yesterday at 4 o'clock. Capt, Barn
ard will be found on deck.
The new steamer LqfOurche was adver-
tised 10 leave Louisville yesterday, which
will make her due here this afternoon
Passengers going South viii ind every thing
cOmplate on this boat.
The Aida will leave punctually at 10
O'Clock for CanneltOn, and passengers who
wish a speedy aud safe trip, should get
aboard. She is TO be depended on, and her
officers are clever gentleman.
The SciOtO No 2, will be- down from
Louisville to-day, aud after proceeding TO
Henderson, return on her up trip. Captain
Ballard is ia command, aud those wishing
IA quick voyage should not neglect this op-
portuDity.
The NoOefty left for Wabash river yester,
day evening under command of Capt Mitch.
ell, on a prospecting tour. She proposes re-
manning in that trade if che can make il
profitable
The stern-wheel steamer, Belle Creole,
caught fire and was burned 10 the water:
edge and sunk, at Madison, Tuesday. She
was built at Wheeling three years since, by
Jos Richardson aud others, and was proba
bly, worth $4,000 or $4,000. She Ina:
been engaged in a bayou trade during The
past two winters and had gone to Madison
for repairs.
Capt Marattas new side wheel packet,
Ethan Allen, for the Cincinnati and st
Louis trade, building at Pittsburg, will b'
completed in February. Her cabin will b
similar TO that OF the Princess.
The wrecking company have at the wreck
of the Peter TellOn, at Point Chicot, two o
their boats, the No. and No. IL. The Hood
OF last spring left deposit of mud on tn
wreck of the TslLOR 40 feet deep, but, as tn
river fell, IS feet of the deposit washed oil
still leaving Is feet Of mud on the wreck
This mud is removed by pump ~ inche
an diameter, which, when in operation, ere
ates current on the top OF the wreck
which lies in 81 feet water, removing Oh
deposit, and enabling them to get the freigl
which is i'm tho wreck. The cargo of lib
Talon consists of $50 barrels pork, 26
tierces lard, $50 kegs lard, hhds. tobacco
&c.
The pretty and elegant Arkansas rive
Mail packet, Irene, was snagged and sun
in the Arkansas river on Friday last, at Re
Fork, As miles above Napoleon. She wer
down in sixteen feet water, broke in two
and cant be raised. The cabin furnitur
was saved in a damaged state, and taken I
Napoleon. The Irene was owned by Cap
T. Dean, OF Cincinnati, and Capt. JLo. L
Adams, of Arkansas. She was built at Cir
cinnati last season, and had recently under
gone complete repairs, and was worth SlS
600, and insured for ST., 900, in the Fir,
mems, Western. and Washington offices
Cincinnati. We do not know whether al
was bound up or down. Her cargo,
course, was valuable. Another steamer wi
be built or purchased forthwith to take h
place in the Arkansas river mail trade.
The Poeahontas, Capt Riley, is plying
packet between Cairo and Cape Girardea
The Retd, built at Louisville, for CAPITA
Barnes, has abandoned the idea Of aseendir
the falls of Red river, and returned to Ne
Orleans.
The Imperial has at length abandoned d
mob line, and is plying in the cotton ira
between New Orleans and Memphis.
The officers ofthe r.. c. TGiteheH went
the Jail in New Orleans and paid fnes {
enough men To manage the boat, in ord
10 get them at something like reasonab
prices But after the boat left New Orlea
the crew one by one deserted, until che b
10 employ others. All this Was owing
tha scar.itv a.f handa and the hiuh ratsa