The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-16


Chance lIor, Lou: Time, New Orleans:
Dunbar, Psducah: L. c. Ferry, Lou.
Lue Eavos, Green river.
BOATS LEAvIkG TO-DAY.
Grey Eagle, jr., Lou: Masonic Gem, Cairo:
Bowling Green G river: Gen. White, Henderson.
1.-The Weather yesterday was clear
the thermometer ranged from $50 in the
morning, to 750 in the afternoon.
1.-THE Riper at this point had begun
slowly to decline yesterday evening, but the
fall was as yet almost imperceptible. Our
dispatches report feet 2 inches nc Pitts
burg yesterday morning, ami falling slowly.
At Cincinnati it had fallen 9 inches within
the preceding "a hours, leaving feet 9
inches in the channel At Louisville it was
rising slowly, with feet water in the Ca
nal. There have been heavy rains in Penn
sylvania, which have perhaps extended west
of the mountains in which event we may
expect another rise in the Ohio.
The Masonic Gem is the regular
packet for Cairo and intermediate points
leaving at o'clock this evening Her pas
senger accommodations are very complete,
and her clerk, Mr.. J. P. Mcdonald, is a most
obliging and clever gentleman
-...'. The '1ittle" Grey Eagle, she of the
music box arrangement, will be in port for
Louisville this evening, whistling for freights
and fares. Though she sings like siren,
she will not betray like siren, for those
who have been her guests report that they
were not taken in and done for" but
most sumptuously entertained, while it was
left to their own free choice whether or not
they would make hogs of themselves.
1.-The regular mail packet for the
Green River country, the Bo'0ling Green is
in port, aud departs at six o'clock this even
ing. She is under the command of Capt.
Liter, a pioneer in the Green river trade,
while those clever gentlemen, Mr.. John
Travis and Capt. 10. Ashby, preside in the
Office.
1.-THE Louisville Courier says that, owing
to the low rates, combined with the scar
city of freights and the abundance of boats
in the trade, the Poland and SGLlie List have
retired from the Cairo trade. As soon as
the river falls to q reasonably low stage, and
freights advance to good low water rates,
these boats viii again take the track.
Capt. Hamilton, agent of the underwrit-
ers, who bought the wreck of the S. r.
HiBberd, has had rather a tedious time in
trying to raise her. He has had men and
material ready for some time, but, as the
river would raise day or two, and then
fall a day or two, he has been compelled to
wait till it settles down.
....-- We learn from the New Albany
Ledger that on Saturday the DiligeRt was
sold by uawley, Billings, & Co.. of Louis
Vile to Capt. N II. Cobb, of New Albany.
The price bargained for was 5000. 1t is
the intention OF Capt. Cobb to take charge
of the boat and continue her in the Leaven-
worth trade.
'..''. Capt. A D. Miller, of Ben Lewis
disaster notoriety, has disposed of all his
steamboat stock, including the Bay City.
Capt. J. W. Anawalt, late of the Office of
the DR.. Kane, and Mr.. John A. Dales for
merry of the Defender were the purchasers
of the Bay City. It is said the sale is bona
6de, aud that Capt. Miller has permanently
retired from the river and does not now OWE
IL dollar of steamboat stock. We wonder
whether the popular odium which attaches
to the boat will not compel her owners tC
change her name.
. The Fanny Built was due last
night, but up to 10 O'Clock bad not made
her appearance, having grounded at Scuffle-
town in the afternoon. She left Louisville
Tuesday evening with as much freight as
she desired, including 80 head of mules and
horses, together with large lot of -four
from New Albany.
..s... ne Duttht ndHlnB got safely over
Scuf1etown, came down at about l clnok
last night.
.'-..- In noticing the transfer of an inter-
est in the Llte EaveS, the Louisville Journal
is mistaken in supposing that boat and the
". 4. Eares identical. The former is n
neat little sidewheel boat, built at this place
last summer, expressly for the Green river
trade, and has never piled in any other,
while the latter is very old affair, recent
ly running in the Cairo and Columbus trade.
but now about "played out
...... The St. Luis Republicans Cairo
correspondence, under date of the I4th, has
the following items
The MsLnotte got tired of waiting for a
new shaft, and yesterday patched up her
wheel SO that she conld navigate, and left
for New Orleans with heavy load.
Mr. VIM. Fitzgerald, former clerk of the
steamer Emigrdgik has taken charge of the
Office of the steamer 4Rnnle-ha-hd.
The little old ". 4. Eaues, recently a
Columbus and Cairo packet, has been sold
TO Mr.. Campbell, of Mt. Vernon, for $500
She leaves for Mt. Vernon this morning,
where new boat is building for her ma
chinery. Her engines are in good con-
dition, and will easily outlast another boat
The new boat will be finished in about a
month, and will bring out a load from the
Wabash river, for reshipment from Cairo.
CINoINNATI, Aug. 10Th, M.-River fell s
inches in the last 81 hours Now feet 8