The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-14

Anglo Saxon, St. Louis, Autocrat, Lou.
-..-.. The Weather yesterday was I'M
pleasantly warm. Clear in the morning,
but close and cloudy in the evening, with
rain at night. Very little business doing.
1.-THE Ricer at this point is still nearly
stationary, and it will probably remain at
its present height for day or two, rather
than rise above it. 1t continues falling at
Pittsburg, but is rising again at Cincinnati
and also very slowly at Louisville.
The Autocrat from New Orleans
came in with fair trip, closely followed by
the Gen. pullman. Her affable and obi
ging clerk, Mr.. Greer, has our thanks for
manifest and memoranda.
1.-THE Lac EdUeS came in yesterday
with fair trip. Her polite and obligng
clerk, Mr.. Zach. Taylor, has our thanks for
a manifest. She leaves this morning at
o'clock for Ashbysburg. Passengers for
Green river will take notice that she is the
only side-wheel steamer making that trip
to-day.
$500 A flat boat loaded with corn, con-
signed to Messrs. Turner & McKeen of Terre
Haute, was sunk in Wabash river on Fri
day last, a few miles above that city, by
being snagged. The boat and cargo be-
longed to Messrs. Campbell & Clinton.
We understand that the Pomeroy
packet Grey Eagle has been sold to parties
in Louisville, for the Louisville and Hen
derson trade Gin. Gaz.
Are we to have two Grey Eagles in that
trade?
MEMORANDA STEAMER AUToCRAT.-Left
New Orleans on Thursday, 18th, at J o'clock
P. NJ. Steamer Gen. QuitmaH in port for
Louisville. Met steamers Baltic and Psytona
first night out. 9th, met Diana at Lake
Providence. 10th, Woodford Mt Indian
Charleys. 18th, met atlantic at 80. 18th,
met E. II. FdrchiLd at No 10. Lost 20
hours on the trip by bad nights and fog.
1.-THE New Albany Ledger of Saturday
says with reference to new steamers now
building at that point; Capt Hooper's new
boat S. James, is nearly planked at Hill Il
Payne's shipyard, and will be ready to
launch in about two weeks.
Capt Richardson's new boat, the hull of
which is building at Dowerman & Hum
phreys' yard, is progressing. The frame is
up and receiving the plank. In order that
Capt. SPOTS boat may be commenced, she
will be launched as soon as possible. Capt.
Puckett's boat, at Jones yard, is being
planlled, and wOrkmen have commenced to
put the cabin up. The keel for Capt.
Baird's boat will be laid one day next week,
n: the yard of Messrs. Lee & Moore.
1.-The new boat contracted for by Capt.
Spots at New Albany, for the New Orleans
and Louisville trade is to be called the Sar-
atoga. Dowerman Il Humphreys are build
ing the hull and Lent, South & Shipman
the machinery. The boat is to be 28O feet
in length, with 40 feet breadth of beam,
and Sc feet breadth of floor. Depth of hold
81 feet. She will have two thirty-inch
cylinders, 0 feet.stroke, boilers, 40 inches
diameter and % feet long.
Steamboats, Burned.
ST. Louis, June 12.-The steamers I'M
Pire and Dcegdr0p were totally destroyed by
fire on the Usage river, on Saturday.
The former was valued at $lO,OOO-in-
sured for $500 and the latter Mt SIS 700
insured for $4,000.
Receipts by River.
FROM NEW ORLEANS, PER STEAMER
AUTocRAT.-lO boxes lemons, John Paretti /;
l cask, J. W. Hughes; 100 bbIs rosin,
Phillip Decker; so bags coffee, Brown *
Aikman p boxes wine, J. 81 d. Holman /;
packages groceries, G. W. Tull.
PROM GREEN RIVER, FER STEAMER
LUE EAvEs.-l4 hhds tobacco, Slaughter Il
DunkersOn 81 hhds do, /. y. Crane & CO.;
I hhds do Brown & 4 ikman