The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-30

1.-THE Weather, Saturday, was very
warm during the day, but cool and windy
at night.
1.-THE River, opposite this point, has
again commenced slowly to decline.
1.-THE Grey Eagle, the Junior craft of
that name is the mail boat for Louisville,
leaving to-day at noon. She is very
light, fleet and beautiful boat, and is in
charge of able and experienced officers
Her principal clerk, Mr.. J. A. Lusk, is very
polite and affable gentleman, and shows
passengers every attention. Mr. John b.
Hall, at No. Water street, is agent for the
Eagle.
1.-THE Key West, Capt. Lafarge ar
rived at ST. Louis on Wednesday, having
since the Sd of May last sailed twice three
thousand two hundred miles. She accom-
panied by another little steamer, the Chip
pewa, succeeded in making Fort Benton,
which had never been done before. The
news of the arrival of the little boats spread
through the country around Fort Benton
like wildfre, and there was great commo-
ton among the red skins. They were per-
fectly amazed aud highly gratitied with the
'fire Canoes" On July 9TH the Key West
turned her bow hOmeward, meeting with no
accident whatever, and her crew were in
good health the entire trip. The boats had
fine passage down, the ChippeaCa being i'll
the rear The various tribes of Indians
were peaceabIy disposed toward the whites,
but, as usual, any thing but friendly feelings
among themselves. These boats disem-
barked at Fort Benton Major Blake and bis
three hundred troops, and they took up
their line of march for Washington Ter
ritory.
1.-THE channel of the Scioto at its
mouth, has been completely changed by the
late rise. The bar which was Just above the
Point has been thrown across the opposite
side of the stream, and new channel is be-
ing washed on this side; while the old one
is fast filling up. No inconvenience will
be made, we apprehend, from this new ar
rangement of Nature Gin. Com.
The Memphis papers announce the
death of Captain Gilbert G. Bidwell, for
merly of the Lcdy Walton. His remains
were to be taken to Cincinnati for inter-
ment.
1.-THE Dunbar is the mail packet for
Paducah Mt II O'Clock to day. Passengers
will find her officers polite and gentleman
ly, and her accommodations unsurpassed.
1.-THE U. S. mail steamer Botcling
Green leaves this evening for all points on
Green river, as far Woodbury.. Passen-
gers ana 1relBht Will De taken thence 10
Bowling Green by the steamer ID. b. Camp
bell.
...... A bold attempt to play off the bo-
gus bill dodge upon the steamer ID. A.
January, was made recently at st Louis.
The Bulletin gives the following account of
the transaction
sprightly looking young man, dressed
in light summer clothing, with pen behind
bis ear, and looking the clerk all over, pre-
scented bills of lading from the house of R.
II. Townsend CO., to Captain Thomas Ri
ley, clerk of the steamer d. 4. January,
who looked over the bills, then referred to
the dray tickets, saw the second clerk 5
name, J. R. Norton, signed thereto, and con-
cuded all was right. Captain r. gave the
young man-Robert Fitzimmons-for SO he
called himself due bill for S87 40 at the
same time remarking that the boat would
not 60 out till Monday, and that if be
would present the due bill, the cash would
be ready. The young man departed APP
parently in very happy state of cogita-
ton. On Monday the due bill was present
ed for payment, when the nice young man
was arrested, and put in the lookup. The
dray tickets and bills of lading turned out
to be bogus. A fellow by the name OF
Buchanan, alias Brick WELL is implicated.
He was also arrested.