The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-04


There is regular daily communication with HEN
DERsON and NEwBUaaH by boat and land convey
River ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
FROM 2. N. THURSDAY TO P. N. FRIDAY.
ARRIVED.
Charley Bowen, Cairo; Dunbar, Paducah;
Anglo-sa1on. Pittsb'h; Cen Pike, L9uIsvilis;
Lue Eaves, Green river.
DEPARTED.
Dunbar, Psducah; Anglo. Saxon, st. Louis;
Gen Pike, Memphis; Equality, Cairo;
Sallie List, Louisville.
BOATS LEAvIsG TO-DAY.
Charley Bowen, Cairo; L. G. Ferry, Louisville;
Lue Eaves, Green river; Grey Eagle, Louisville.
1.-The Weather yesterday was the
warmest we have had for some time. The
heat was very oppressive, the thermometer
standing at go in a shaded and compare
lively cool locality. tt.
..,.- The RiVer is reported falling rapid
ly at Pittsburgh, with feet water in the
channel. At Cincinnati also it is again de-
Ginning At Louisville it has risen slightly,
there being now nearly 4 feet in the Canal.
Here it is at a stand with the bar above the
city wharf just visible above the surface.
800. BUSINESS at the W0aTI yesterday was
very dull; the Dunbar left with starving
trip not having more than five tons of
freight
The following are the rates of
freight from Louisville to New Orleans.
Pound freights soc, way freights 60c, pork
81 per Dbl, way 81 Is, lard, per tierce,
81 so, kegs 25c, whisky ST % per Dbl,
flour and potatoes 75c, corn 4Oc, horses $40
per head, mules So, cattle So, sheep 81.
1.-The champion light draught steam
er Charley BO1oen leaves for Cairo at IL
o'clock to-day. Capt. Dexter is an able and
experienced boatmen, and Clerks Markell
and Bentlv know how to attend to passen-
gers just right. The Boaoen is good boat
and deserves the liberal patronage she is re-
ceiving.
...... The Inc Ea0es came in yesterday
and leaves for Green river this evening.
-.--- The light and handsome Il. C.
Ferry will be in port for Louisville and in
termediate points at o'clock this evening.
She has announced her intention to remain
in this trade, and is able to ran at all stages
OF water, and our shippers should give her
a reasonable share of patronage.
1.-The Louisville Grey Eagle is the
regular U. S. mail packet for that point at
o'clock this evening. The Louisville
way up, while Just below Owensboro, abe
ran over huge snag, which played smash
with one of her wheel houses. 1t, however,
did not hurt the wheel.
1.-THE Gent Pike and Anglo Saron
which had been aground at Scufaetown
since Wednesday, passed down yesterday,
having lighted off the bar. The Pike alrea-
dy heavily laden took on some more freight
here, and is now drawing so much water
that she will probably experience some diff
6culty in getting out of the river.
THE tow boat r j. j Watson, the old
packet Antelope, passed up for Louisville
yesterday morning, with feet of empty
barses, but not finding sufficient water, re-
turned, and is lying here at present.
ENGINEERS COMMUNICATIVE steam boat
Engineers Association at Louisville met
again, pursuant to adjournment. The first
business in CIDER was the adoption of a
constitution and bylaws.
The Convention then adopted a standard
of salaries, classifying steamers into first,
second and third rate boats. The standard
of salaries agreed upon was as follows: For
first class steamers-frst engineers, S175
per month second engineers: $l25. Sec
und class boats first engineers $3.50; Sec
ond engineers, $lOO. Third class boats
first engineers, S125; second engineers, $50.
The more important business, for the
consideration of which the Convention as
sembled, has been transacted, and it was
understood the body would adjourn sine die
at noon yesterday.
general good feeling and harmony has
prevailed throughout the deliberations of
the Convention.
49,. The Alabama river is said to be low
tr at present than it has heen for years be-
fore, and navigation for the lightest draught
boats is very difficult.
1.-THE Louisville and Carrollton packet
EuGnsUale has laid up for the present and
the Kanaleha TIallsy takes her place.
...Capt VIM. Windsor's new packet 4.
II. Seoter leaves Cincinnati for Memphis on
her first trip to-day. sit
... The steamer r. w. Po,ceH has been
sold at New Orleans to Capts. w chilling and
Heno, for the sum of $4,000 Capt. A. J.
Burlington has bought tine steamer TDilight
for the Ouachita River, at a cost of 500, O0O-
-.--.'.T The Novelty Works, at Louisville, are
building the machinery of new steamer for
Can't. ] osh. Y. Throop, TO run on Cumber-
land river, in connection With the railroad
at GAINESVILLE. She win be ready in No.
vember or December. Dimensions-l55 it.
long, beam 20 feet, two engines, l6 inch
cylinders, feet stroke, two boilers. 20 feet
by 40 inches.
-...' A Cairo letter says that parties con-
nected with the Mobile and Ohio railroad,
and with the shipping business at Columbus,
are endeavoring TO negotiate for placing the
General anderson as a semi-weekly packet
between thar point and St. Louis, TO be fol-
lowed by another, SO rs to form tri-weekIy
line. -...F--