The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-03


1.-THE Weather yesterday was uncom-
fortably warm-thermometer $50.
1.-The RtUer is reported falling at Pitts
buroh with 81 feet in the channel and feet
on the worst bars thence to Cincinnati. AT
Cincinnati it was slowly swelling with
feet thence to Louisville. AT that place it
had come to q stand with feet 10 inches
water in the canal. Between that port and
this there were A feet at the shoalest points.
Here the river is about stationary. Hence
to Cairo it is falling.
1.-THE following are the rates demand
ed for freight from this port to New Or
leans: Whisky per bol SI.25, Eggs 1925,
-Four 621c., Potatoes and Apples 624, Corn
per sack 40, Tobacco per hid $3.50, Hay
1900, Pound freights 4oc.
1.-THE Dunbar is in port and leaves at
noon for Paducah. She is the only regular
boat going down.
1.-The Charley BOaosn will be loading
to-day for Cairo. Mr.. P D. Vets is her
agent, and will contract for and receive
freight for her.
1.-The Masonic Gem left last night with
good trip for Cairo
1.-The Equality passed up to Newburg
at about o o'clock last night. She Will
pass down to day for Cairo.
The BocIing Green was here yester-
day, and departed with fair trip, including
as usual, several tons Of watermelons for
the Green river country. That stream is
still miserably low, and she runs up only to
Woodbury., where she makes connection
with the ID. B. Campbell for Bowling Green.
..."Capt Ben. F. Egan, formerly clerk of
the Sam. Kirkman, has located permanently
at Paducah, having engaged in the Teceiv-
ing, forwarding and commission business at
that point. The style of the firm is Smed-
ley, Egan Il Co.
1.-THE huge propeller 81. Cloud was
here yesterday, on her way from New Or
leans to Pittsburg, with two barges in tow.
AS she was backing off from the landing
her wheel got afoul With that of the BO0Iing
Green, lying near her. but was disengaged
with only slight injury TO both.
1.-THE Gent Pike and Anglo Saxon
due here night before last are hard aground
on Scuffletown bar, and so much out of the
channel that should the river fall they will
be likely to remain there.
THE Pocahontas is undergoing re-
pairs at Madison. 1t is the intention of
Capt. Sam. Mnear, to place her in the Lou
isville and Cairo trade during the low
water.
......It is said that the Clara Poe, now at
Portsmouth, will soon be placed in the Lou
isville and Memphis trade She is in fine
condition, and will make an admirable low
water packet.
ENGINEERS CoNvENTIoN.-The Union As
ISOLATION of Western and Southern steam
boat Engineers convened at Louisville on
Wednesday morning. There was a very
fair attendance, delegates being present from
nearly all the leading ports in the South
and West.
The meeting was organized by the cleo
ton of G.. NJ. Houghton, of Louisville, Pre-
sident, John Washington, of Cincinnati,
Vice-President, Chas. C. Dewitt, of st. Lou
is, Secretary, and ". n. Johnson, of New
Albany, Treasurer.
The following delegates presented their
credentials and took part in the proceedings
VIM. Hampton and Geo. NJ. Kendall of
Louisiana B. !. Grigsby and VIM. Griffin,
of ST. Louis; Richard Goss and Geo. A.
Houghton, of Louisville; John Washing
ton and Americas Warden. of Cincinnati
Geo. Wilson, of Pittsburgh; II. II. Harri-
son, of Nashville; VIM. NJ. johnson, j. NJ.
Swift and t. NJ. Cussiii, OF New Albany i;
Capt A. j. Norman, of Memphis; Daniel
Start, of Evansville, and JAS. NJ. Han, of
Wheeling.
There was nothing done in the way of
business beyond the adoption OF preamble
to the constitution. After organization the
Convention adjourned to meet again at 3
o'clock yesterday morning. The delibera-
tions were to he conducted in secret but we
suppose the results will be given to the pub
lie.
The Louisville Journal says of this as
ISOLATION: The association is one of a high
ly useful character, calculated to rebound in
its results to the security and comfort of
passengers and shippers, and to the benefit
of the engineering profession. At the last
meeting of the association a premium of
FIVE hundred dollars offered by the
lnembershipfor the best paper on the subjects
Of " Practical Steamboat Navigation" The
engineering profession have thus, and in
many other respects, challenged the appro-
baton of their superior officers and the
travelling community, by evincing desire
to combine the science of their profession
with the practical duties of their work-a-
day life.