The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-06
RIVER ITEMS


BOATS LEAvISG TO-DAY.
Grey Eagle Lon: Lue Eaves, Green river:
Gen. White, Henderson.
1.-THE RiVer, opposite this point yes
terday was still rising. Weather warm and
windy. Rain and thunder storm in the
vening.
1.-The "little" GREY Eagle is the regu-
lar mail and passenger packet for Lou
isville at II o'clock to-day. Passengers
will fad her all right in every particular.
Mr.. J. A. Lusk has charge of the Office.
1.-The ''gallus" little L1e EaUes is the
regular Green river mail packet for this
evening. Passengers will find her O. X.
... The Mariner, Capt. Archer, did not
arrive as advertised yesterday, having been
detained at Louisville in consequence of the
failure of a shipper to get all his freight
down. She will be here to-day.
.... The Memphis Enquirer says the
steamer Il. ". Quarter was sold on Satur-
day to a gentleman named Rogers, who in
tends taking her to Cincinnati for repairs,
after which she will enter upon a new trade.
The price paid was $4,000.
1.-The Fanny Built arrived yesterday
evening with the GREY Eagles trip, in
charge of Capt A Ballard, Capt. Daniels
repairs. The Built returned last night
with heavy cargo of grain.
-...-. Capt. Jno. Kyle, and others have
purchased the Neptune for the Cincinnati
and Memphis trade for $12O 600. The Nep-
tune, in connection with the Memphis and
Fred. Iron, will form a weekly line, styled
the Merchants Accommodation Line"
...-- Two new boats, the Charm and
4g1a in,
tow of each other, both loaded to the
guards The former is a very trim looking
side-wheel boat designed for the Vickburgh
and Yazoo river trade the latter a queer
looking little craft somewhat resembling a
canal-boat with steam applied, which is des-
tined to run in the Yazoo river.
IA letter from the Cincinnati Gazette has
the following: -Arkansas river has at last
risen. Our report yesterday of q rise in that
stream is verified by despatch Yesterday
at Van Buren,, the river had risen feet
Never since the Arkansas has been navigat-
ed by steamboats,, has it remained so low
for SO long time as during the present.
White river is falling, with 30 inches
water to Jacksonport
The old Indian Choctolo has been raised
The feat has been accomplished on Friday.
The Wrecking Companys services amount
to about So, 900. The success of the Wreck
ing Company in this undertaking, pro-
nounced impossible by nearly all the boat
men who visited the wreck, evidences the
high state of advancement which has taken
place in that department so important to
boatmen.
THE little stern-wheeler Emma Bets
having been elongated and converted into
a sidewheeler, at Paducah, now sails under
the name of Scamp EdGle
... The steamer Meteor has been sold to
Capt. E. E. Dill, and other parties at Mem
phis. The price paid was $4,000.
1--WE understand that company, con-
sisting of the proprietors of the Louisville,
Paducah, aud Green river packets, have in
the course of construction, new wharf
boat for this port.
We learn from the N A Ledger
that the conjecture as to the cause of the
sinking of the James Montgomery, at the
landing near that city, on Sunday morning,
was not well founded, as she was not in a
leaking condition. The cause of the disas-
ter is as yet unknown, unless it be true that
some Williams have found means to scuttle
her. The engineer was on board at the time
the accident occurred. By the way she
went down the water must have poured into
her hold rapidly, as she was but a short
time sinking. Capt. Montgomery made a
thorough examination of her hull on FRI
day, and found every timber sound and
complete, and rested perfectly easy as to her
safety. The Montgomery was valued at
about $500 and three-eighths of her only
was insured. The balance, Captain Mont
gomery's interest, had no insurance. The
boat was undergoing thorough repairs, and
between $4,000 and $4,000 had already
been expended on her She now lies on
the bottom in about & feet water. and in
such position that it is thought to be i'm
possible to raise her