The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-13

The LUE EAyEs makes three trips per week to
South Carrolton and Pond River
There is regular daily communication with Hen
derson and Newburgh by boat and land convey
ancs.
RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIVED.
Monarch, N. O., wv. Cheeseman st. Lou,
Lancaster, Lou, Melnotte, st. Louis.
John Gault, Nash, Southerner, Lou,
John Raine, Lou. Grey Eagle, Lou,
Judge Terrence, Gin, Diligent, st. Louis.
DEPARTED.
Monarch, Gin, Melnotte, Pitts:,
John Gault, Lou, Charley Bowen, Cairo,
Southerner, Memphis, Grey Eagle, Lou,
W: V. Gillum, Ceralyo, John Raine, N. O.,
Diligent, Gin, Judge Terrence, n. o.
1.-THE River is still gradually swelling
here, but the amount of rise is scarcely
worth mentioning. At latest accounts it
was falling at Pittsburg and stationary at
Cincinnati, so that we can hardly expect
the present rise to continue. We had
very heavy shower yesterday early in the
morning, and the remainder of the day was
warm and damp, but no rain fell.
'''''' Business on the levee was dull and
freights scarce.
1.-The Grey Eagle lay at the wharf I'M
til 9 o'clock last night, making out her
load for Louisville.
1.-The elegant steamer Dunbar is the
regular packet for Paducah and intermediate
points, leaving to-day. She is in charge
of Capt. Gus Fowler, with Gus Dusouchet
in the office-careful, gentlemanly and cour-
teous officers-while passengers will find the
boat everything they can desire in the way
of sumptuous fare, nice beds, and attentive
walters. She leaves the wharf at . o'clock,
so be ready to get aboard.
'''''' The brushing up of the Charley
Bos0eH ceased yesterday morning, and with
a good trip, her machinery all in order, and
a renewed propeller, she shot off like a
Gagged bird set free.
Captain R. c. Mason is building
fine side-wheel steamer at Pittsburgh, for
the Pittsburgh and st. Louis trade. Length
181 feet, beam 81 J, hold 81. She will be
furnished with cylinders l83 inches in di-
ameter, feet stroke, three boilers 40 inches,
26 feet long. She will be o complete boat
in every respect and will be furnished with
the last and most modern improvements
Lou Dem.
ut is rumored in boating circles that
Captain Jos. Scott, the veteran commander
of the Lands, will introduce fast and fine
side-wheel clipper in the Cincinnati and
New Orleans trade as soon as the Canal is
enlarged Gin. Com.
1.-THE Memphis trade Just now is DONE
or rather overdone, in the number of pack
cts, while the supply of cotton for ship
ment, either South or East, is about played
out. The season is done and over until the
next crop comes in.
The SOHtherner came in from Memphis
yesterday with no freight, and returned in
the evening with very slim show.-Lou.
Courier.
The Louisville and Memphis packets usu-
ally pass this place with fair loads, fact
which seems to indicate that the way
freights are much more important than tie
through trade.
THE clerk of the steamer Melnote
was, on Saturday last diddled out of $26 "a,
bya bogus bill for boat stores, purporting
to have come from Messrs. Vansycke &
Co.'S. The name Of VIM. Sloan, steward of
the boat was forged.
1900 We learn that Capt. Pres. Lodwick
Of the popular Northern Line packet, North
ern Light together with clerk Dubois, and
engineer Kenister, have contracted with
Litherbury of Cincinnati, for a splendid
New Orleans steamer She is to be 26O feet
long, 40 feet beam, and will carry 1000
tons. Moore & Richardson will provide the
engines, and Johnson & Morton the cabin.
She will be constructed something after the
model of the Northern Light, and will be a
superior boat in every respect.-.St Louis
Dem
1.-THE Louisville Courier contradicts
the report that the Lancaster will abandon
the Louisville and st. Louis trade, and en-
ter the packet line between the former place
and Evansville. We presumeshe has found
it more profitable TO go to Juggling.
THE steamer Dilgsnt was at the
wharf last night on her way up the river
to be reftted preparatory to entering the
Cincinnati and Madison trade.
.."..The steamer Lancaster No 5 passed
down yesterday morning, having in tow
the hull of new packet designed to take
the place Of the Baltimore, in the Alton and
St. Louis trade, whose large size and beau
titul model excited the admiration of the
crowd of boatmen which collected to see
her. She was built by Temple, at Madison,
and is being taken to ST. Louis to be finish
ed. She is to be called the 44Ltona, and
when fully completed, equipped as she will
be with FIVE new boilers and the cylinders
of her predecessor, the Baltimore, of thirty
inches diameter and nine feet stroke che
win doubtless prove the fastest packet on
she river.
Low PRESSURE COAST PACKEr.-Capt.
Hooper on the part of the Bayou Sara and
New Orleans mail packet line, is about to
contract for a new passenger packet for the
coast trade in place of the Duncan r. Ken
ser, recently destroyed by fire in New Or
leans. Instead OF the common high press
ure engines, he wants to contract for low
pressure machinery, and we hope our
toundrymen will make an effort to build the
required engines. Mr.. Scowden the engi-
neer of the Water Works, who has had a
thorough experience in all requisites for the
successful working of low pressure engines,
gays the success of such machinery on our
Western muddy rivers, will be assured, as
soon IS introduced, and will cheerfully aid
in their adoption, by giving all the informa-
ton required.-Lou. Cour.