The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-22
RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.

STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIVED.
Charley Bowen Cairo: Countess Ris G Gin iou,
DEPARTED.
Countess, N O.: Lehigh, Gin:
Grey Eagle, Louisville.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
Dunbar, Paducah: L. @. Ferry, Lou:
Gen. White, Henderson.
1.-The Weather yesterday was cloudy
and warm during the early part of theday,
but in the afternoon we had a fine shower
of rain, which cooled the atmosphere very
pleasantly.
= s.".The RiUer, according to our latest
reports from above, is now rapidly declining
from Pittsburgh down. Five feet are report
ed in the Canal at Louisville. were the river
had just commenced 10 recede. The recent
rise has only fairly reached US here, and the
river opposite this point was swelling very
rapidly yesterday. The amount of rise is
already considerable, so much so that the
old ferry boat which has been lying on
the beach opposite the city, got ahoat yes
terd, and steam having been raised on
her, she come over and landed at the wharf
1.-The Charley Bowen did not go to
Cairo yesterday, her regular time of depar-
of making some repairs upon her boilers
She has been chartered by the Sons of Tenn
perance to make an excursion up Green
river next Friday, and on Friday evening
she will take a delegation of Republican
Wide Awakes and citizens up to Newburg
to attend Lincoln demonstration at that
place. Upon her return she will place her.
self at the wharf to receive freight and on
Saturday at IL O'Clock, she departs as usual
for Cairo.
1.-THE elegant new packet L. C. Ferry
is the regular boat for Louisville and all
way landings, at o'clock this evening.
She is in charge of Capt. Ham. Smith,
veteran river man, who keeps everything
about him lin apple-pi order" Passengers
will find her clerks, Messrs. Austin and
Gregg, very polite and attentive gentlemen.
Capt. P. G. O'Riley receives freight for her
at the wharf-bOat.
1.-THE regular Evansville and Paducah
U. S. Nail packet Dunbar is at the wharf,
aud departs at IL o'clock. Capt. Fowler is
very clever gentleman, while passengers
will find Gus Dusouchet one of the most
attentive and o5liging clerks on the river
Capt. John B. Hall, at No. Water street, is
agent for the Dunbar.
THE Gent D. IT. White, Capt. R. L.
Lancaster, is the regular freight and passen-
ger packet between Evansville and Hender-
son, plying daily, except Sundays.
THE steamer Hesperian was burned
in the Missouri river on Sunday night
while lying at the wharf at Atchison. No
lives were lost. She had on board 900
sacks corn, so hhds sugar, and some other
freight, in all about leo tons. Boat and
cargo total loss. The HesperiaH was, we
believe. in her fourth season, and was first
class Missouri river passenger boat. She
was owned by Captain Kercheval, her COM
mander, and other parties up the Missouri
river, and was worth probably S25, 1000
She was running, at the time of her loss, as
regular packet between Atchson and
Kansas City, in connection with the Hanni-
bal and St. Joseph Railroad The boat was
partially insured, but we learn that there
was little or no insurance on the cargo
1.-The Edmonid, a little old stern wheel
er, was sunk in the Mississippi on Sunday
evening, about fifty miles below ST. Louis
She had no freight board. She was
worth perhaps 81, 900 and was not insured
$500. The new steamer Countess passed
down yesterday without stopping. She is
a small side-wheel boat built for some
Southern trade.
...... 1t is reported that the steamer Choc-
gd1p, winch sunk at Island "a has brOk m
in two amidship. The RiaapGtha worked at
her for thirty hours, and got off from
her 1000 sacks of corn, and 400 bales
of hay, which she landed on the shore. Capt
Silver has gone to Memphis for bell boat,
to get out what can be saved of her cargo
submarine has also been dispatched to
her assistance from ST. Louis It is over
four weeks since she commenced grounding
and she took full census of the bars as
far as she went. Her sinking is a sad ter
mination Of an unlucky trip. ..- .
THE Kdnapha Valley has Withdrawn
from the Louisville and Owensboro trade
and laid up. She went in to stay but
very short time.
1.-The Lancaster No. has gone into
the Louisville and Carrollton trade, the E.
0nsUiLLe having laid up at Madison. The
Fred Iron has gone into the dock at Gin
cinnati.
'''."Cincurnati boatment complain of the
numerous coal fats at the Louisville wharf at
the head of the Canal making it difficult
for steamers to go into or come out of the
Canal without getting on the rocks or sink
ing the fats.
''''''The Ponseroy, which sunk near Par
kersburg short time since, has been raised,
lis now on the docks at Fulton receiving
ecessary repairs.
1.-THE old wharfboat at the foot of
Walnut street, Cincinnati, has sunk in ten
feet water. No attempt will be made to
remove it until the river gets lower.
''''"Capt. Charles Coles, of the White
river fleet, is in search of another stesmer