The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-01

1.-THE R5yer is receding again at Pitts
burgh. Our dispatches report 6 feet inch
es by the pier mark at noon yesterday. The
recent rise was from the Monongahela. At
Cincinnati it had risen 10 inches within the
preceding % hours. There were then 10
feet in the channel Al Louisville it is ris-
ing rapidly with feet in the Canal. At
this point it is also rising pretty fast
Weather clear and warm, with considera-
bic wind.
1.-THE Z" big GREY Eagle is the regu-
lar mail and passenger packetfor Louisville
at G o'clock this evening.
1.-The accident to her machinery, by
which the Charley Boo0en has been detained
here, has been fully repaired, and she leaves
for Cairo at l , o'clock to-day in perfectly
good order She receipts for freights
through to all points on the Mississippi.
We understand from Capt. Dexter that
he has contracted with Messrs. Kraft &
Heilman, of the City Foundry, for an entire
new set of boilers and chimneys for the
Boigen the boilers, three in number, to be
manufactured from the best No. l Tennessee
iron, fully I inch thick and furnished with
two fues each. The work is to be done
and ready to set up within three weeks
The BoWen will continue to run regularly
utltll the tA JtEttItOl vi tiidL tiLIiS OdpL
Dexter has made arrangements for charter
ing boat to take her place during the
time occupied in putting in her new boilers,
which will be about one week
IA Cairo correspondent says: The
boilers and engines of the Martha Putnam,
which burned and sunk at our wharf dur.
ing the ''freeZe up " of last winter, have
been got out by Messrs Baird and Stewart
and are to be sold. They are in good con-
dtion, not being much damaged.
The T. C. TicltcheA is not yet off the
ways at Mound City.
-.-.Capt. Tobin's new boat will be
launched from the ship-yard of the Aessrs
Howard, at Louisville, this afternoon.
1.-The wreck of the steamer Kat
Sdrcbet, as she now lies sunk in the Wabash
river, will be sold at this place by order oil
the underwriters on Tuesday next. For
particulars see advertisement.
800" The Memphis papers of Sunday say
The H3IimdH narrowly escaped burning up
yesterday. Fire was by some means com
muuicated from the doctor boiler, and when
discovered the flames were making consid-
cradle progress between the boiler deck and
hurricane roof. The flames were speedily
exunguished.
-.- The Clara Poe on her way from
Cincinnati TO St. Louis broke a shaft when
near Mt Vernon. Upon reaching Cairo she
rugged it up temporarily and pursued hel
journey.
'-.--. 4 heavy storm is reported at Hick.
man on Sunday night, by which the Fan
IHJg, bound down, was badly injured, one
of her wheels being completely broken up
and she lost several horses overheard. The
A
was blown ashore, but not injured She ar
rived al Cairo, on Tuesday, taking in tow
the loaded barge of the Clara Poe for St
Louis.
1850 The steamer Wisconsin was lately
sunk near Dubuque. The WISCONSIN wa:
on old boat and not worth much.
...-..Tue steamer Ben. CampJeH was re
Gently burned to the water edge in the up
per Mississippi near Buffalo where she haC
been for some months laid up. She wa
insured ID the Quaker City office, E. Fay
agent, for Sc, 500 CA the boat, and $500 OF
the cabin furniture. The Ben Campbell
was built near Pittsburg in 1852, under tn,
superiutendeuce of Capt. Lodwick, for lib,
Minnesota Packet Company.
EoATMEN's CoNyEETToN.-Ata meeting O
captains and owners Of steamboats,, plying il
the ONO river auu trloutdtleS, neld NJ 10 U
isyille on Tuesday, Capt B. ]. Caffrey wa
called to tie chair, and I. T. Reeder appoint
ca Secretary. Ten steamers were represent
ed, all of whom joined the Louisville Unior
Benevolent Association.
\ committee of six was appointed for th,
purpose of establishing rates of treigh
from Louisville 10 Tennessee river, Cumber
land river, Cairo Memphis, and st. Louis
The meeting adjourned to meet again on
Monday morning next, at the Inspectors
Office at the general meeting of the Asso
citation, called for that day. The best re
suits are anticipated from this Union As
sociation-one which will maintain freight
at Uniform rates.
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