The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1859-09-12

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ARRIVALS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES oelnex rHun.Y
Till O'Clock SATURDAY.
Castle Garden, Cincinnati to Evansville
j. Done, Evansville to Scufiictown. ~ vsE
Poland, Louisville to Henderson,.
Time, do to Tenn, River.
Moses ns sLe liam, memphis to Louisville.
Kate May, Memphis to Cincinnati 9. = = 4 = 9
Cosewago, Cincinnati to Memphis re- e. .s r.
Castle Garden, Evansville to Cincinnati
j. III. Done, Scufietown to. Cairo.
! Fanny Buiiitt, Louisyie to n. Orleans. al. a
We are in the midst of msnih of pleas
antness and pleasure, all sunshine and
mirthfuluess with cool -nightsl-far. the.
wearied to slumber in peace and comfort.-
The river is still falling slowly at this
point, 18th about four feet in the channel
to Cairo. Pilots are compelled to exercise
great caution at this stage of water. Run
ming slow and feeling for the water is no
small task. e,---ar .zs..-l-... s.4..
We learn by q despatch from Parkers-
burg, OF the 9Th, OF the death of Captain
Roberts, of the steamer Courier. His lib
erality had no limit and his friends are
very numerous; his only enemy was him
self ..t ..#
The Alida came down on Saturday, and
leaves again to-day, for Cannelton and all
points along the river. To use phrase not
yet gone out OF date, there is no Discount
on her. .-. ..-.-.. .....-
The idle steamboat aptains at Cincinnati,
are engaged in the lucrative business Of
catching cat fish, in the shoal water and
low places in the bars. Good business
When well conducted. E
The W. 4. Haclay had on board 10000
feet of decking lumber for the new steamer
7 at far no R,,fo -
machinery. -s- s...-.
The John TompGins passed down last
night for Cairo. She is doing well.
The steamer Dsnmdrk has been laid up
at st. Louis.
The steamer r.. NJ. Patton, bound for
Tennessee river, will be down this morn
Ing.
The James Montgomery, Captain J. b.
Archer, is advertised for New Orleans on
Saturday. the oath, from Cairo.
The new Magnolia, building at New Al
bany, under the superintendence. of Capt. J..
Shute, Of New Orleans, will be ready in
two or three weeks. She is to be huge
craft Her machinery are as follows:
| Length Of hall 295 feet, beam Al feet,
with 80 feet floor and feet depth of hold,
giving her Carrying capacity for about G, 800
bales of cotton. This is equal to l,625
tons, and will be the greatest boat on the
western waters. Her machinery consists of
engines, each 80 inches in diameter, with
10 feet stroke. She Is to have boilers,
each 30 feet in length and 3S inches in
diameter, together with doctor boiler 2
feet i'm length and 30 inches in diameter to
work the doctor engine. Her water-wheels
arc to be 80 feet in diameter, working a
bucket with - INCHES force and la feet in
length.
The Siieer Star is the regular mail packet
! to-day for Paducah and all way points, at
o'clock, on the arrival Of the cars.
The ConO,cago, which lodged on the reel
below the mouth of the canal, at Louisville,
got off and arrived here safe She had all
the freight she could stow away, a portion
of which was tor this place. She passed
on down Saturday afternoon.
The y. n. Done left here early Oh Satur-
day morning, for the purpose of assisting
the Fanny BuiGu over Scuffietown bar
where she had been aground for Il day OF
two.
The Evansville aud Cincinnati packet,
Castle Garden, left Saturday afternoon, fol
the latter place, with paying trip.
We are informed that the new Yazoo
river packet, building at Cincinnati, will be
launched oday or tomorrow. Capt. Z. S
Butter has selected the name Of Prince, il
honor of wealthy widow, who resides upon
the banks of that classical stream. Wonder
if the Captain isn't single man
The steamer ST. Mary sunk in Missouri
river, above st. Joseph, on the TIN instant
The boat was valued at $4,000; insured
for $4,000. 81.
The Trader, Union, aud Gen. ID. W
White, are due from Green river. 81
, The F2eta, from Louisville, arrived a
New Orleans on Wednesday, the 7th inst.
Geo. Foster, mate of the tow-boat p. II
KimbaH, was drowned in the MISSISSIPPI
river, at New Orleans, last week.
At Pittsburg, on Saturday, at noon, ther'
was but Is inches water. This is about thu
/; lowest state it has obtained at that point thi
season.