The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-14

1.-The RiUer opposite this point is still
ut about the same mark. Weather clear
and pleasant. Thermometer ITO.
1.-THE Lue EdUss arrived last night
very much behind time, on account of OBJ
structions in the river, which instead of i'm
proving as expected, continues to grow
worse. In consequence of her late arrival,
the Eayes did not return last night, as adver-
tised. She goes at 10 o'clock this morning.
THE Dunbar is the regular packet
for Paducah and Cairo, at 12;o'clock to-day.
Her passenger accommodations are unsur-
passed.
1.-THE good steamer Charley BOs0en is
in port this morning, and her agent, Mr.. p.
D. Vets, will be receiving freight for her to-
day. The Bot0en is an Evansville boat, and
Evansville shippers should patronize her.
She leaves fJr Cairo at noon tomorrow.
-..-.According to previous announcement
the members of the Captains Association
at Louisville, met on Monday to organize
and select permanent officers. Capt. Frank
Carter of that city was elected President,
and Mr.. Mack Huston, formerly clerk of the
Republic, was chosen Secretary of the AS
sociation. A committee was appointed to
meet and furnish a room for the regular
meetings of the Society.
....- Messrs. Shinkle Il Co., the owners of
tn e powerful submarine pump at Cincinnati,
have contracted to raise the wrecks of the
S. r. HibGerd, and Jdmas Montgomery at
New Albany. If they succeed in raising
the Montgomery, they are to have So, 000
if they fail they are to receive no pay
They are expected to commence operations
on Saturday.
The United States Marshal sold the
steamer Diamond at Cincinnati, on Wednes-
day, for 1900. Captain A. Stein, of the
UniOerse was the purchaser. She will be
fitted up and run to New Orleans this fall
$500. The Pittsburgh Post says: "On
Tuesday forenoon Mr.. Isaac Hammitt, at the
McKeesport boat yard, launched one of a
pair of tow boats which he is building 70 +
the Mississippi Coal Company, most of whose
members reside in that borough and vicini =
ty. The two boats which are intended to
be rs near alike as they can be made, will
tow..together upon a new principle, being
stationed at and on either side of the
tow. The model of the boat is a beautiful
one, and she gives evidence of having been
we'll constructed, for when launching her,
there was scarcely any bending of the YES
sci apparent. Her mate was launched on
Saturday afternoon. The dimensions of
those crafts are as follows : Length on deck,
l43 feet; breadth of beam, "a feet depth
Of hold, 5 feet.
1900 The commanding interest of the
Queen Of tie West was sold at Cincinnati
the other day by Capt. Wade to Capt. Jo-
seph Scott, formerly of the Lands for
81, 400. She will continue in the Cincinnati
and New Orleans trade.
1.-The sunken asa WiIgus has been
abandoned and the bell-boat has gone to the
relief of the ArGgo, sunk at Goose Island.
The last boats from the Missouri river report
the Wiigus broken in two, and land pirates
pillaging her.
lit is said the owners of the Gen.
Pike and 4. w. Quarter have bought the
Gen. anderson for the Memphis and White
river trade The Gen. Pike has been laid
up at Memphis and offered for sale. The
4. ". Quarter is also offered for sale.
THE telegraph brings intelligence o.
the sinking, at Osceola, of the steamer Au
rora, from st. Louis en- route for New Or
leans. We have no particulars.