The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-03-03
RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
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Argyle, Cincinnati Fanny Bullitt, Orleans
Charley Bowea, Cairo John Raine, do
Dunbar Iadueah Northern Light, Cairo
Union, Green River Queen of the West, n
Lebanon, Cincinnati Hazel Dell, Nashville
Autocrat, New Orleans Scioto, Louisville
Tempest, Louisville.
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Argyle, New Orleans Northern Light, Pittsb'g
Union, louisville Queen of the West, Gin ii
Fanny eD BuIlits, Louisv'e scioto. louisville
John Raine, do Tempest, Nashville
...'.. The Weather yesterday was delight
full, and business, in consequence, was ex-
tremely active. The landing presented
more animated scene than we have witness
ed for many days.
800. The RiUer continued to rise up to
dark last night. 1t was also rising at all
points above.
FreigAts are decidedly plenty. Vast piles
of corn, long rows of hogsheads of to-
bacco and barrels of pork grace the levee
enough we should think to load two or
three first class boats. Prices remain I'M
altered.
....The magnificent Charley BOaOen
shoves out to-day at II o'clock for Cairo
and intermediate points. Being one of the
swiftest and neatest little steamers afoat, and
her officers among the most socia5le and
accommodating the river, it is fair to
presume that the Charley will be favored
with a full complement of freight and pas
sengers when she leaves to-day. Success
attend her. e
49,. The Autocrat arrived early yesterday
morning. She reshipped her freight for
Louisville on the Union, sent her passen.
gers by railroad, and commenced re-loading
for New Orleans. She beat the John Raine
about four hours, after doing all of her bust.
ness aud making some So landings. We
are Indebted to her gentlemanly clerk, Mr..
Greer, for a copy of her manifest and late
Southern papers, and also to Mr.. Hurst, her
polite and afable pilot, for memoranda of
the trip. The Amocrat will take on board,
here, all the freight she can comfortably
swim under, and leave for New Orleans to-
day. II there are any who desire to go
South, we would suggest to them, now is
the time. The Autocrdt offers as fine ac-
comodations as any boat on the river, and
in reliability comedies the first place to
none.
1.-The Mary Cook still remains at the
landing waiting for good opportunity to
too low for New Orleans packets.
.... The Dunbar and Charley Boaven ar
rived yesterday morning with moderate
trips. The Dunbar left again at noon.
The Seioto came down early in the after
noon with better load than common. She
put off a lot of wheat here and proceeded to
Henderson.
The Union lay at the landing some
time yesterday morning. She put off con-
siderable freight here. (See Receipts.) She
received the Autocrafs Louisville freight
and departed for that city.
|. The Lue Edves departed for Carroll
ton in the morning with good trip of
groceries and passengers,
7 ..-...The John Rdine passed up about 2
o'clock Her officers will accept our thanks
for file of late New Orleans papers. t
1.-THE repairs on the BotcIing Green
are progressing rapidly, and she will soon be
able to resume her trips up Green River.
......M Mr.. jackson, the Steward of the
| Autocrdt, will accept our thanks for his
present of bunch of magnificent pine
apples.
| The Northern Light, on her way to
| Pittsburgh, took on board some $50 tons of
| freight yesterday. 1t consisted of some corn
| fer Madison, hides for Cincinnati, and to-
bacco and pork for Parkersburgh, shipped
by P. G. O'Riley Il Co.
observation-disclosures Autocrat arrived
ut New Orleans on Friday morning, oath
inst, at o'clock A. NJ. Discharged her
cargo, took on board 200 tons groceries, and
departed for Louisville on Saturday, 18th
| inst, at o'clock P. NJ Steamer Woodford
g 7
/ hour and 35 minutes ahead of US !; passed
her first night out in Grand View Reach,
living ashore, taking on molasses. Passed
| 10 boats first "a hours out. Met E. II.
Ftirehild on the coast 26th met Pacific
in st. Catharine's Bend 9th; Baltic in Dia-
mond Bend 2Sth James Montgomery at
Columbia, and the PeytonG at Islands CT
and 6S, goth !; Noses Mel elan at bead of l6
on the 1st; Diana at Paducah. Overhauled
4 and passed Fanny Built below Elizabeth
town. She started 81 hours ahead of US.
Lost hours and 35 minutes in American
Lake also hours above Helena for want
of fuel Had two bad nights-rain and
fog. Made 81 business landings as follows
Ia for wood 80 for passengers, and for
freight on the way up. Passed % boats,
and had to contend with a rising river
Had good deal of rain and bad weather
on the trip. business quite prlsK Oh the
levee at New Orleans, owing to the numer-
Gus arrivals of boats from above, having
large cargoes of assorted freight Up-country
freight quite scarce and prices low. Moth
ing of unusual interest on the trip.
HENRY Hurst, Pilot.
We learn from the New Orleans
papers that the steamer Imperial has left
the Memphis trade, and resumed her trips
to St. Louis. The steamer ashland was
sold in New Orleans on Saturday last for
So, 800 There were 81 arrivals in that city
during the week ending Saturday, the 18th
nit. Business was very active.
1--WE CLEAN the following from the
Memphis papers of the goth ult;
The rivar was rising at the rate of si Y