The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-10-04
Sc. The river opposite thisi point contn-
les, stationary. Weather clear and pleasant


ues, stationary. Weather clear and pleasant.
1.-THE calliopean GREY Eagle, Capt. A.
Donnally, is the regular packet for Louis
willie and way landings leaving at o'clock
this evening Mr.. J. A Lusk is the polite
and attentive clerk. Passengers always
meet with the kindest of treatment on
board the " star packet.
1.-The BoVliHg Green, Capt A. Liter,
is the regular packet for all points on Green
river leaving this evening. Mr.. Jno. Travis
is a gentlemanly and popular clerk, and
knows how to make passengers comfortable
-. The gay and swft-wheeled Gent
anderson, of the daily mail line, is the reg
u!ar boat for Paducah leaving at noon to-day
Mr.. John G. Glenn is her prompt and atten
tive clerk. They DO things sup To cotton
on board the "Gineral.'
.. The Gen d. N White offers a very
comfortable and convenient means of attend
ing the Fair now in progress at Henderson.
She goes down every morning and returns
in the evening
$500, Capt. Rothrock's famous steamer
Union was here from Louisville last night
in place of the big GREY Eagle which should
have been here Tuesday evening. She re-
ports meeting the Grey Eagle above Owens
boro, she having got off the bar and turned
back. The Union had very good trip.
LIVE regret to learn that Mr.. John
Weed, pilot Of the Charley Bol0en, was seri-
ously injured, the other day, by the over
turning of carriage, at GAINESVILLE, Ohio,
whittier he had gone on visit. aJ
Our friend NJ. L. Johnson, on First
street, manufactures very nice blank books
and memorandum. Steamboat men and
clerks will consult their interests by patron
izing him.
'.....The ST. Louis Republican says
The lately sunken steamer Ardgo arrived
from Goose Island yesterday, landing near
the foot of Cherry street. She went down
to the docks at Carondelet in the evening,
and will take her turn for repairs. The
Arago is not badly damaged.
The steamer AIech Scott came off the
docks yesterday, having been transformed
into freight boat; she is IN excellent re-
pair, her hull being perfectly sound and
staunch.
1.-The steamer A. g. Ross, loaded with
cotton, III descending the Warrior river
about eight miles above Demopolis, struck
Il log and sunk in about seven feet water
We have not heard of any further particu-
lars.
49,. The mates held their weekly meet
ing yesterday, William Dodson, President
i'll the chair. The Association numbers
nearly fifty members, and have drawn up
memorial to be sent to Congress, praying
that mates may be licensed the same as
pilots and engineers. Their demands for
wages are as follows: Side-wheeled boats
to New Orleans, first engineer $l25, second
engineer $50 Stcm-wheeled boats, first
engineer 800, second engineer $45. Any
and all steamers to St Louis, Pittsburg and
Nashville, 800 for first engineer and $45 for
second engineer. Mr.. Hans Bousman was
yesterday elected secretary and collector at
salary of $50 per month.-Cnl. Eng.
a letter from the clerk states that
the Rose Douglas, which sunk Saturday
morning in White River, viii be raised.
She lies perfectly straight, and her bow is
in six feet water. All her freight was
damaged Captain Maginnis entered pro-
test at Des Arc They had commenced
building bulkhead, and the clerk thinks
she will be raised soon.
80. We learn that Capt John Cannon,
the nsatiate boat builder, and owner of ;he
famous cotton packets, VichSburgh and
Gen. Quitiaaa, has determined to build 8
boat for next season, that shall totally
eclipse everything on the Western waters
and rival, if not beat, the SwifteSt clipper
on the Eastern seas. If we are correctly
informed, she is to be 600 feet in extreme
length, with a very sharp model, and to bt
propelled by four engines Of immense power
and all other necessary appliances to make
her stem the current of the Mississippi al
the rate of &c miles an hour. Two trips
per week between New Orleans and Vicks-
burg are the longest Of Capt. Cannons cal
culatiOns, and three days to Louisville will
Doe considered only an ordinary trip.-Lou
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