The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-25

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and warm, with stiff breeze during the lat
ter part of the day.
49,. The RiUer is again rising slowly at
Pittsburg, with 81 feet in the Channel W bile
at Cincinnati it has fallen inches since
last report. There are now Z feet inches
reported in the Channel. There have been
very heavy rains above, which will doubt
less be productive OF another rise, or at least
prevent a further decline at present. At
Louisville there are 4 feet reported in the
CaDal, and the river falling steadily. At
this point yesterday evening it was declining
quite rapidly, having fallen about one foot
within the "a hours preceding.
The Mississippi continues very low max
it worry difficult for boats to get down with
fair loads, which tends to keep freight at
very high and advancing rates.
1.-The favorite light-draught side wheel
packet, l.. G. Ferry, arrives to-day from
Louisville, and returns at four o'clock this
evening. She is the first boat leaving to-day
for the East. Messrs. Austin and Gregg very
polite and attentive clerks, will be found
in the office to attend to passengers. Capt.
b P. G. O Riley; at the wharf-boat, is her
agent, and will receive reight for her.
1.-THE ''big" grey Eagte, the Louis
vile boat, is the regular mail packet for all
points up the river as far as Portland wharf
leaving TO day. She starts at six o'clock
this evening, with Capt. S. B. Halliday, a
very attentive clerk, in the Office to attend
to passengers. Capt. Jno. B. Hall, at l. A.
Cranes, is her agent for this place, and will
receive freight for her.
49,. The champion CAarLey Bowen is the
regular packet for Cairo, leaving at IL
o'clock to-day. In the temporary absence
of Mr.. w. J. Markell, the regular clerk, who
is now on visit to some of his friends up
the river, the second clerk, Mr.. VIM. Bent
ly, takes charge of the office, and keeps
the key of The safe" Passengers will find
Mr.. Bently enc Of the most clever and at
tentive clerks on the river.
. The Charley Boo0en is the pioneer in the
Evansville and Cairo trade, and has remain
ed in it from the first during all seasons of
the year. She is an Evansville boat, owned
and run by Evansville men, and it is but
just, while it is greatly to their inter-
ests, for our commission merchants to
give her the preference over all other
boats, whether outside and transient ones
or those regularly engaged in other trades.
While so doing they are not only retaining
for Evansville the benefits of the trade which
would otherwise go to other places, but
they are bestowing a merited favor upon
tried and reliable servant of the shipping
interest, one always on hand and ready to
serve them. We hope our shipping mer-
ehans will consider the claims upon them to
which she is justly entitled, and let her
her have the full benefit Of them She re-
ceipts for freight through to New Orleans,
and other points on the river, at rs low rates
as the through boats. Mr.. P D. Viets is
= her agent.
was the only arrival and departure at this
port yesterday. The Klrkman, Mariner and
Far Play " hich were due did not arrive,
and with the exception of the Dun6ar's
freighting, there was nothing done on the
levee.
~ 1.-THE Shreveport Capt Northerns new
boat for the Red river trade, made a trial
trip at Louisville yesterday, and her ma
chinery worked to a charm. She went
some distance up the river, and on her re-
turn in the evening landed at the upper
wharf to prepare for a start South.
49,. The Neinotte, from Gin cnnati to
New Orleans, seems to be having a hard
time of il this trip. In addition to breaking
a shaft in the Ohio, in consequence of which
she lost considerable time at Cairo in max
ing repairs, she few days ago knocked a
2 hole in her hnli below Helena, which she
stopped up and went on her way to Vicks-
burg, where she entered protest, preceding
thence on her journey.
....,. The Charly Boagen's two excursion
trips yesterday, passed off with great eelat.
She is boat of the ne-plus- ultra variety,
and fully entitled to the horns which she
wears so proudly.
a--.-..-Te are again under obligations to
Mr.. Gus. GALAMET, bar-keeper of steamer
Dunbar, for late Paducah papers.
1.-THE KanaacHa VALLEY, having aban-
doned the Louisville and Owensboro trade,
went up to Cincinnati yesterday, where she
is preparing to enter the Kanawha river
trade.
THE Commercial says that the Ma-
sonic Gem is to leave Cincinnati for the
White river to-day.
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