The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-11-28
The River was at a stand reste

=. The River was at a stand yesterday,
but will probably be rising to-day. The
Weather yesterday was damp and the sky
cloudy. The indications last night were for
snow or rain soon.
CINCINNATI, Nov. 27.-Weather cloudy.
Heavy rains last night. Mercury A. The
river has risen three inches since yesterday
Thirteen feet three inches in the channel
LOUISVILLE, Nov. 81, P. m-River rising;
now 6 feet 2 inches in the channel.
PITTsBuRG, Nov. 81, P. M-River feet by
the pier mark and Mt a stand Weather
cloudy and cooler.
-..... The swift-rurnng Dunbar is the
regular mail packet for Paducah and way
points to-day. She will leave on the arri-
val of the cars about II o'clock. Captain
Fowler and clerk Dusouchet are a couple of
as clever fellows rs follow the river, and at
tend to the comforts of passengers, and the
safety of freight with faithfulness that has
rendered them deservedIy popular.
Among other stuff going South, we
noticed yesterday a lot Of fresh beef-loose
which was awaiting shipment to Mem
phis We learn that about 5000 lbs is to
be sent in this lot The beef is from the
farm of Mr.. Darling in Perry Township
$500 The Gen. D. NJ. White is the regular
Henderson packet to-day at the usual hour
-..-.-' The Grey Eagle arrived and depart
ed on time with fair trips
...-.. The Lue caves is the regular Green
River packe; this afternoon. Capt. Jim
Mcdonald will welcome and Hospitality en-
terrain all who take passage with him.
Freigh.s, ALSO, are carefully looked after.
,...- The Fanny Bullitt, with our old
friends Gus Lemcke, Ronald Fisher, and
Bous "a board, viii be at the landing to-
day op her way to New Orleans. Her
oWus arc gentlemen and correct business
men aud frejghts entrusted to them will be
delivered 1T Lhelr destination with fidelity
aad care We should like to see the Fanny
i.EfIit amFict full load at this point.
Accident Ny estcrday morning the large
Nh4fl-0oat Of K u. O'Rilcy sunk, the wa
Ger covering one side of the lower deck TO
s. aepd of about 8 feet The accident
seems 20 have occurred in this way during
the snmmet when business was slack, and
the I5at was nearly empty, the cauking in
tba uVper seams shrank from the effects Of
the sigu. sd water could now in freely
Within tue past lew days, owing to the
heavy rains, large quantity Of freight was
placed on the boat, causing her 60 sink in
the water 80 low as 10 permit it to flow in
through the gaping seams. To add to
this difficulty, during the night the boat
struck the ground on the upper side, and
Immediately CareeBed over enough TO cause
the water to rush in through the " air
holes below the ont-riggers ana she i'm
mediately filled and sunk. The boat has
suffered no permanent injury from the ms
hap Mr.. ORiley, jr., left yesterday to Sc
cure the assistance Of the Submarine, which
has been at work near Diamond Island
wrecking the Tempest. The Submarine
will probably be up to-day, and will soon
have the wharf-boat afloat and in good trim
-'''.' The new wharf boat for the use Of
the mail boats IS Il substantial little affair
olive should Judge about 100 tons ca
pacity. 1t was built some 40 miles below
Louisville, and cost in the neighborhood q
$1,000. Mr.. Hail. the agent Of the mai
boats, will receive freight fuY Louisville
Paducah Cairo, and Green River, any time
during the day, and win see that it is ship
ped promptly and in good order,
THE W. Z. Gillum, aground not far
below Mt. Carmel, Wabash river, is loaded
with -four, and has a large number of chick
ems aboard, The late rains viii make water
enough to g boost her off the bar Th:
-four couldn't be sold if it were in market
so there is no great Inconvenience to ii.
owner. unless there should come hard
freeze, The chickens are for Thanksgiving
purposes, but will do for Christmas and New
Years.
IA committee of pilots from Louis
Vile are down at the scene Of the Pacific
disaster, endeavoring to find the body o
Capt. Lamb. Cannon are being fired, ant
other means tried, but at last accounts the
search was unsuccessful
The river business has commenced
in earnest. This week the fine new steam
er Musselman, Capt. Robinson, arrived
from Cairo with machinery and goods fol
w. W. Gray, also goods and other freight
for others On her return from above She
took on one Thousand barrels of -four from,