The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-06

There is regular daily communication with HEN
DERsoN and NEwBuRGH by boat and land convey
RDce.
RIVER ITBNGS-
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
FROM P N. FRIDAY TO 6 p M. SATURDAY
ARRIVED.
Hazel Dell, Louisville; L. c. Ferry, Louisville;
Time, Tenn. river; Rose Douglas, Ctni
Grey Eagle, Louisville.
DEPARTED.
Emma, ST. Louis; Lady Jackson, Memphis;
Hazel Dell, Memphis; Charley Bowen, Cairo;
L. G. Ferry, Louisville, Time, Louisville;
Rose Douglas, Memphis; Lue Eaves, Green river;
W. v. Gillum, Green R.; Grey Eagle, Louisville.
BOATS LEAyIsG TODAY.
Bowrg Green, Woody; Grey Eagle, Louisville.
The Weather Saturday was very
warm during the morning, but il the after
noon light thunder shower came up, after
which it was much cooler.
49,. The RiUer opposite this point was
still at stand on Saturday evening. 1t
had not varied an inch for several days pre-
vious.
49,. Business at the wharf was little
more brisk, there being a greater number
of arrivals and more freight moving. The
boats passing, outside of the local packets,
were the Emma from Pittsburgh to St.
Louis, the new Cincinnati and Memphis
packet Lady Jackson on her maiden trip,
the Hazel Dell from Louisville to Memphis,
the Time from Tennessee river to Louis
vile, and the Rose Douglas from Cincinnati
to Memphis, aground several hours at
Scufle:own, all with fair trips.
1.-THE GREY Eagle and L. c. Ferry ar
rived from Louisville and returned, the for
mer with fair and the latter with light
trips.
1.-THE regular Q. s. mail steamer
BoWkiRg Green, Capt. Liter, master, John
Travis, clerk, leaves for all points on Green
river as far as Woodford at o'clock this
evening.
1.-The musical Greg Eagle is the regu-
lar Louisville packet leaving at noon to-
day. Her appointments are first class, and
Capt. Donally aud clerks Lusk, Vori5 and
Donally are gentlemanly and efficient Off
officers.
......Latest arrivals from Cairo report
business more active. and less freight lying
at the wharton reshipment. The Charley
Bo0en reshlpped her last cargo on board the
steamer 4. L. Ne GIL.
ENGNEERs CoNvENToN.-Th Association
of Southern and Western Steamboat En-
gneers in Convention at Louisville since
Wednesday last, after harmonious session
of three days, adjourned on Friday to
meet in St. Louis on the 18th Of August,
1861. Before the adjournment the follow
ing resolutions were passed:
ReSolUed, That we have reasons to be-
lieve that the amount of steam, IS allowed
boats by the U. S. Government Inspector,
for the better preservation Of the lives of
passengers on board of vessels propelled
in whole or in part by steam, has been ex-
ceeded, whereby the loss of life has ensued,
as well as property imperiled. We there
fore make it obligatory upon each and every
inspector composing the Grand Union that,
whenever such violation may occur through
any member of a local association, they
forthwith proceed to put the person so of
Tending upon trial, and, if found guilty, dis
miss said member from the association, and
the association taking action thereon shall
furnish the U. S. Government Inspector
with all the proof in the case.
Res0EUed, That the committee on classih-
cation of steamers as regards wages allow
ed to first and second engineers, shall be re-
quired to pro rata the same accordingt to their
custom house measurement, taking as q
data first all boats from so to 200 tons bur
den, which shall be the minimum rate all
measurement as the middle rates, and al
boats above 400 tons and upwards custom
house measurement as their maximum rates
and when so classified, and their respected
amounts attached thereto according to thC
boats capacity for business the same shall
be published aud go into effect from anC
after the first Monday in September next,
So far as we can learn, the salaries hxeC
by the Convention meet the general ap
probation ofstramboat captains and owners
5000 A Cairo letter says The Roodfort
and General anderson came into collision
on Monday night, which considerably dam
aged the latter, causing her to leak so bad
ly that she entered protest at Mound Git.
aud stopped there to repair. She was to b
hauled out on the ways on Friday. Tn
collision occurred jnst after the boats lief
the lower wharf, nearly together. Tit
WoOdford struck the Ellen GFay amidships
and would perhaps have sunk her, had
not been that her guards were loaded witt
cotton, which defended her from the ful
force of the blow.
'''.'- The old log in the channel in Cam
berland river near Canton has been re
moved. 1t was well known as the Dick
enson Log" and was serious obstruction
10 boating during low water.