The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-29
RIVER ITEMS.
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.

STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Golden State, ST. Louis: W. I. Maclay, St. Louis:
Charley Bowen, Cairo: Grey Eagle, ST., Lou:
A. H. Sewer, Memphis: Arizona, Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Golden State, Lou W. l. Maslay, Pitts:
A. II. SEWER, Gin Arizona, n. o..
John Laddell, Cairo: Grey Eagle, Lou.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY,
Dunbar, Paducah Gen. White, Henderson.
1.-The River continues falling from
Pittsburg down. Opposite this point it is
receding rapidly. Weather clear and
warm.
1.-The Dunbar, Capt Gus. Fowler, is
the mail packet for Paducah at II o'clock
to-day. Gus. Dusouchet is the popular
clerk.
1.-THE Charley Bowen was again OBJ
liged to lie over in order to patch her boil
er. The John LaddsH took her trip and
departed for Cairo well laden.
I'VE understand that the Gen. Ander-
son is to enter the regular tri weekly mail
trade between this point and Paducah, on
alternate days with the Dunbar, as soon as
some repairs now in progress upon her are
completed.
.,...'It is said that two new side-wheeled
passenger packets are to be built at Louis.
vile for the Louisville and Owensboro
trade.
--.-..The wharf-boat of the Cincinnati
and Maysvilie Packet, at the foot of Walnut
street, Cincinnati, sunk one night last week,
but has, we believe, been raised again.
......The little steamer ArieI, Capt. Bell,
which has been plying in the Wabash, has
returned to St. Louis, arriving ut that port
on Saturday last. The Republican says:
She will probably change her direction
The ArieL is boat that runs on a heavy
mud, and is capable of towing catfish
over shoai places She would make a very
excellent Rapids packet during the low wa
ter season.
1.-The Louisville Courier says: Capt
Hooper of the coast trade, having safely
taken the new packet acadia to New Or
leans, has returned for her mate--the Iber-
viEss. She will be ready to go South within
two weeks.
The D. H. Nears, on her way from
Vicksburg to Memphis, recently, picked up
a snag which knocked a hole in her hull
above the water line. The injury was
slight, however, and she left Memphis on
her return with good trip.
A movement is on foot to plank
the top of the levee at Cairo. The probable
cost will be about So, 500.
The new Alton packet City Of Alton
left ST. Louis for Alton, Saturday, and viii be
at that point eight or ten days finishing up
before she is ready for business. She moved
up the river very lively for the first go off.
.-Republican.
We learn from the St. Louis Repub-
lican, that barge in tow of the Flora TEN
pie, laden with about 2, 200 sacks of grain,
was sunk by striking log ct the mouth of
the Illinois river on Friday. Only about
500 sacks were saved. The barge broke
in two and it, together with the balance of
the freight, is a total loss. The barges cargo
was part of the freight of the John Bel
from Muscatine, which had laid up at Mont
rose.
CAPTAINS CoNvENTIoN.-Many of the
steamboat captains and owners in the Lou
isville district met in convention Saturday
at the Office of the inspectors, in accordance
with previous announcement, for the pur-
pose of forming an association. Cept. Meek
in was called 10 the chair, and the preim-
inaries for permanent organic ltiOn similar
to that of New Orleans, were arranged, aud
they adjourned to the fret Monday in Sep
TENDER.
The laws and constitution of the New
Orleans association were adopted by this,
and they assessed in addition to the initia
ton fees q tonnage tax on each boat, to be
paid every trip, for fund to be used for the
benefit of the association. This meeting
was composed chiefly of parties representing
the large New Orleans packets, but we I'M
derstand that the captains of short trade
packets are TO hold meeting Tuesday to
to perfect a similar association.--Iou COtfT.