The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-12-01
RIVER ITEMS s.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER


RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
I'd, ARRIVED. ~ &.
r. Cheesman, St Lou; Dunbar, Paducah
awood, Cincinnati; Woodford, o.;
John Gault, Cairo.
DEPARTED.
Y; Cheesmar, Gin; Dunbar, Paducah
odford, Lonisvills'i elenwood Nashville
John Gault, Louisville.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
l. Anderson, Paducah,; Lae Eayes, Pond river;
Gen. White, Henderson.
t--..-The River was rising all day yester-
y, having sBelled about eight inches dur
the day The dispatches show the state
the river at points above.
P1rTsBURG, Nov. 3O.-River 10 feet
shes by the pier mark and falling slowly.
Gather cloudy and damp.
'-.....The weather, yesterday, was exceed
ely windy during the early part of the
y, but became calmer in the afternoon
ie sky was overcast with clouds and there
Is every appearance Of a coming snow
orm.
.....The Fanny Bullitt left Louisville
,sterday and viii be down this afternoon.
ar feIlow-townsmen, Gus. Lemeke and
onald Fisher, will be aboard to do the
,reeable to their friends aud patrons. Any
srson who wishes to send freight or take
usage South can find no better opportuni-
than on the Bullitt. She is a nice and
: aunch boat, and runs like raCe-horse.
J esides, she is owned i'll Evansville, and de-
.rves. the patronage of our citizens having
usiness in the South. Be We ready, there
lre, for the Bullitt.
.....The 4" Big Grey Eagle, one of the
nest packets afioat, will be at the landing
lis evening with shingle out for Louisville
apt Daniels, an experienced boatman, will
e in command and Mr.. DnyaIin the office.
she Grey Engle is the boat on which to
axe trip to Louisville.
......The Anderson IS the regular Padu-
III mail packet to-day or arrival Of the
ars. Her ACCOMMODATIONS are said to
excellent.
......The sprightly Lne Eaves departs for
Green t:ver this evening. Capt. Mcdonald
sill b. flupd in command, and clever
ommtr Ter he is.
THE D. b. Campbell left Thursday
vening with moderate trip and the mail.
1.-THE Submarine No. arrived on
Wednesday night and Immediately took
POSITION alongside the wharf boat and com
nenced operations. ThursdaY being Thanks
living day, large crowd, having nothing
~ pantiealar to do, crowded both the wharf
boat and the Submarine in order to witness
The manner of proceeding in raising boat
After Spending most of the day in getting
ready, the pumps were set going about 4
o'clock in the ,aftsrinioon They were kept
ut work about half an hour, but Il was dis
coveredstheY made no impression on the
water in the hold, ii running in from the
liver a9 fast as il was pumped out. The Job
is abandoned By the bell boat until the river
falls sufficiently to let them get at the holes
in the hull inst below the Outriggers-
When these are stopped raising the boat
will be bat few minutes work. The guam
tity of water thrown by the pumps of tlna
Submarine is ahOut900 barrels per minute.
We regret the accident to Capt. p. G. orr
ley, who seems to be pursued with misfortune
during this year The freight ION beard
had to be moved and yesterday several drays
were so employed.
- From tire Ra,lucah. Tri- " eekly Her
aid of theszsths We learn that the Clipper,
Sie heat that sunk in the Cumberland river
on the oath, has, been raised, and when the
May DIXIE passed her was raising steam for
the purpose OF resuming her trip to Cincin-
natl. The GlenwoOd, which passed here
yesterday, had on pumps to raise the Clip
per, but it seems that ethc latter has got
along without this aid.
The Henderson brass band came up
on the Genl Anderson on Thursday morn
ing and gave some of our citizens IA scramble
Just abotrt the break 6fday. They performed
very vel, and ELECTED good many COM
Negotiations from those who had the pleas
IRE of hearing them.
-.--..The Hon. john Bell is now building
at Pittsburg new and powerful towboat
for the purpose of towing coal from his
Tradewater Mines to Nashville. This boat
is to wear the name of Marine Dannell, a
veteran boatman recently deceased, the last
year of whose life were spent in the en-
pIoyment of Col Bell, as the confidential
superintendent OF MS coal mines.
$50 en- 4. Ledger.
I'VE understand that 4 private dis
patch was received yesterday announcing
that the Fanny Bullitt will be down to-day
for New Orleans. There is butlitile freight
awaiting shipment, vet we trust that the
Fanny may obtain a good share of it.
1.-THE Woo9tord passed up yesterday
flying light The Autocrat was due and
probably passed up last night. She had
about 800 tons of freight on board.
1.-THE Diana, on Friday night, took on
board $50 bbls -four, 995 skis corn, . hhds
tobacco Tor CraGc Il Brown, and g. hhds of
bacon for Geo. Foster & Go.
THE N. W Thomas left New Orleans
on Sunday, with 100 tons freight. She
passed up last night, or Will, doubtless, ar
rive to-day.
THE Glenwood, which arrived yes
terday morning, was detained the remain.
der of the day +" wind bouEd." She succeed
ed in gettingo Off in the evening.
Pile Tecumseh W hich yyos raieed at