The Evansville daily journal., 1860-07-19
RIVER ITENHS-
STEAMBOAT REGIsTEE


FROM P. III. TUESDAY TO P. M. WEDNESDAY.
ARRIVED.
Diana. New Orleans: Dunbar, Paducah:
L. C. Ferry, Louisville.
Diana, Louisville: Lue Eaves, Pond river:
Dunbar, Paducah: L. G. Ferry, Louisville,
BOATS LEAVING TODAY
Bowling Green, B. Green:
Grey Eagle No. 2, Henderson and Louisville
1.-The Weather at this point continues
uncomfortably warm, with no immediate
prospect for change.
1.-The Ri0er is now on the decline
again throughout its whole extent. Latest
accounts report only 80 inches in the chan
mel at Pittsburg, and 20 inches on Glass
house bar. On Blanny and Burlington,
scant feet were reported, and several
steamers were lying at Blanny, unable to
get up. At Wheeling there were 80 inches
in the channel. At Cincinnati the river
was receding at the rate of about one foot
in "a hours, with feet in the channel thence
to Louisville At the latter place there
was but little over feet of water in the
canal, and rapidly declining. Portland bar
is again becoming troublesome. The river
in this vicinity is falling quite fast, with
about feet on Scuffletown and feet on
Caseyville bars. 1t is about stationary at
Cairo, with IA feet thence to st. Louis. The
MlsSlSSlppl db ll1tiI punt was lNSNhlbB ~
the rate of inches in "a hours, at latest
advices The Upper Mississippi was falling
from St. Paul down, with 4 feet on the Up
per and 33 inches on the Lower Rapids.
The sinking of the hull of the steamer
Challenge, on the Lower Rapids, has caused
no little trouble to boats passing up and
down. The hull was loaded with grain,
&c, and was in tow of the Clara Hines.
After that was sunk, a lighter which was
along side taking off the freight, was also
sunk, completely blocking the channel.
The Lower Mississippi is falling, with about
l2 feet water at Presidents Island.
..... Business is still dropping, and al
though the regular packets manage to get
loads outside boats stand poor chance for
freight.
The new light draught steamer, i.
C. Ferry, was here yesterday evening on
her first trip in the Louisville and Ev9ns-
Vile trade. Notwithstanding she received
several delays on her way down, she
was only 81 hours in making the trip. AL
though a feet boat already, few slight al
tercations are to be made i'll her machinery
by which her speed will be much improved.
She is a beautifully modelled side wheel
steamer, and is finished in the neatest style,
having one of the best furnished cabins on
the river, with every appliance for the con-
venience and comfort of passengers. Thele
are "a state rooms, 8 of which are in the
ladies cabin. They are all supplied with
spring mattresses and most luxuTiously fit
ted mp. The clerks office, bar and pantry
are nicely arranged.
The Ferry is in charge of Capt Ham.
Smith, an experienced boatman and clever
gentleman. Her Clerks Mr.. Albert Gregg
and Mr.. Austin, are gentlemen in the truest
sense of the word.
She was built especially for this trade, her
owners are determined to keep her where
she is, and passengers and shippers may de-
pend upon finding her there.
.-..-. The U. S. mail packet BOVling
Green is due from Green river this morning,
and returns to-day. Passengers and ship
pers will take notice that she is the only
boat now running to Bowling Green.
..---. The new Grey Eagle the star steam
er, will be down from Louisville and return
this evening. She is a perfect model of
boat, light, feet and commodous, in charge
of Capt. Donally, with Mr.. J. A. Lusk in
the ofIice-gentlemanl and efficient Off
GERS. Mr.. John B. Hall, at |. A. Cranes,
Water street, is her agent for this place.
...... The Bracelet from Louisville to
Memphis was advertised to leave the Port
land wharf yesterday evening, and should
pass here to-day.
.....The Trio, which made several trips
between this and Louisville has been laid
up on account of hard times. She might
have done better If she had been more reg
ular in her movements, so that people would
know where to find her.
1.-THE following boats were advertised
to leave Cincinnati yesterday: The s. p.
Hih1--,l, tor Nl-ro, Lebanon and Ida Hun
for 81 Louis, and the Fred Iron for New
Orleans. The Y. I. lie Clay left on Tues
day for St. L0uis, and the Lazy Franklin
and Clara Poe leave for Memphis to-day
1.-THE Dry Dock at Madison, Ind, was
launched on Saturday. 1t is 1872 feet long
so feet broad, and feet deep, with capaci-
ty to take in any boat which will go
through the canal at Louisville. The Dock
will be ready for business in eight or ten
days.
IA meeting Of steamboat mates will
be held in Cincinnati on Friday. at the
rooms of the Pilots Association. The ob.
ject of the meeting, we understand. is To
take some steps in regard to petitionine
Congress to grant them license, same as
pilots and engineers. A petition has been
in circulation for The last three or four
weeks in that city, and has received the
signature of most of the prominent boat
men.
The Engineers Association at that port,
we learn, have determined to charge $500
on sidewheel boats, and $500 on sternwheel
boats.
-..'"The Waverly (Mo.) Journal thus
tersely, and very accurately describes the
Missouri river:
The Missouri is a great river. 1t is the
longest, the widest, the narrowe8t, the
crookedest, the muddiest the deepest, the
shallowest the 5ar-iest the snaggiest, the
sandiest, the catfshiest, the swiftest, the
steamboatiest, and uncertain river in the