The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-02
RIVER ITEMS.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER


RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
FROM P. NJ. FRIDAY TO o F.s1ts-sAEURDAEE -
D. Campbell, B Green, City Of madison ~. o.
Glendale, Memphis, Fanny BullItt' p,: o.
6fs5 Eagle, Iouis7iIls,
D. b Campbell. B. Green, City of Madison, Gin,
Glendale, Gin, Judge Terrence, Gin,
s. H Tucker, Gin, Fanny Bullitt, Lou,
Lue Eaves, Green River, Charley Bowen, Cairo. ,
JW. Cheeseman st Lie u, Grey Eagle, Henderson.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY
Trio, Louisville, Dunbar, Paducah,
Lue Eaves, Ashbysburg.
1.-The Weather, Saturday, was damp
and showery in the morning, but after the
clouds cleared away it became intol-
erably hot. @ 20 7.5'
Business at the landing was little more
brisk than fop day or two previous, there
being greater number of arrivals, but it
was still decidedly dull. The shipping rates
remained about the same as last reported,
but were not strictly adhered to. -'i
1.-THE RiUer was falling slowly, and
the bars are beginning to be very trouble
some. Our exchanges report the river de-
clining throughout its whole extent. Only
Pittsburg, and % on Glass House bar. At
Wheeling there was 40 inches, at Parkers-
burgh 80, and at Cincinnati a.. At Louis
Vile there was 3 feet 5 inches in the canal
and at Portland feet 6 inches on the bar.
There were about feet at Scuffletown, and
the steamer SiLUer WaVe, with large barge,
both heavily laden, hard is aground on the
center of the bar She had been there sew
eral days, and all attempts to spar her. off
had proved Intellectual. The Glendale, Jafdge
Terrence, and City Of Madison are reported
aground at the same place The PeytoHa
attempted to pass up on Saturday night, but
failing to get over the bar, returned, and is
laid up for the present at this place. She
was full of passengers. Hence to Cairo there
are about feet on the shoalest points.
The st. Louis Republican reports the Missis
sippi rising at that point, at the rate of
about inches in "a hours, with IS feet of
water thence to Cairo.
The Upper Mississippi TeRorted station
airy at st. Paul, falling at Dubuque, and
from there to the Lower Rapids, and rising
slowly 1elow Keokuk There are feet on
the Upper and S feeton the Lower Rapids.
CINCINNATI, June soth, M.--River has fall
en- 2 inches in the last "a hours. There is
now feet in the channel.
P1rrsBURG, June 30th.-River "a inches
by the metal mark.
The Charter Boscen left on Saturday
for Cairo full of passengers and Carrying one
of the biggest trips Of the season. She was
towing herneat new barge, yet she win make
almost her usual time, so lightly does it sit
upon the water. Her cargo comprised the
following: 1900 sacks corn, 900 sacks bran,
$50 bbls flour, 100 bbls' whisky, 30 head of
cattle, 90 head hogs IS tuns hay and Is
tuns way freight.
1.-The Paducah packet Dunbar is in
port. The promptness and reliability of the
Dunbar are proverbial Her hour of de-
parture is II NJ.
1.-THE elegant little Lue ,Eaves is up
to-day for Green river. Those who take
passage in her will find her perfect duck
of a steamer. f.-e .Is. F.. s.r1
1.-THE d. B.. Campbell and Masonic
Gem, gaily decorated with flags, and the
latter with brass band on board, went out
on Saturday evening on their way up
Green river. We hope to see them return
crowded with the patriotic sons and fair
daughters of Kentucky, coming to grace
our celebration of the natal day of,our COM
mon independence. .
THE steamer TTio Capt Elder, which
has taken the place of the Bracelet in the
Louisville and Evansville packet trade, ar
rived yesterday and is in port for LOUIS.
vile this morning. Passengers up th5
river will find her safe and eommOdious. -,
a...It is reported that the steamer b. J
Adams, bound for New Orleans, is aground
between this city and Louisville. 4-.-s
....Capt James Phillips, of Wheeling
proposes to introduce on a new steamer
now building for Capt John ~ Martin,
set of new oscillating engines, IL inch cyl
inders, 80 inch stroke. There are to be fOul
engines in all, two to each shaft, and it i
claimed for this new set that it not only
does away with the pitman and all the cum
bersome cylinder timber, only occupying
eight feet room on each side of the boat
deck for engine timbers, where the present
machinery takes up fifty feet each side, bu
the power derived is far greater. So san
guine is Capt. Phillips that these new en-
gines will work a radical change in the
machinery of boats that he guarantees al
boats using his engines from damage OF
loss. ..
LA Convention of Steamboat En-
gineers will be held in Louisville. Ky, OF
the first of August, the object of which il
to effect a union of Southern and Western
Engineers.
..--..The j. H. Done left Cincinnati Sat
urday for this place. She intends TO re
sumo her position in the packet trade be
tween here and Cairo
1.-The Louisville Courier says that al
attempt was made on Friday to remove tn
wreck of the old boulder boat that hai
been half burnt and sunk in the mouth o
first basin of the canal, and to tow it out o
the harbor, when it went down in deel
water just in front of Fourth street. Th
old hulk lies in the channel, under water
some 200 feet or more from the shore, ant
may provo a serious obstruction to the
channel. 81 ~t- -'r.t e.