The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-07-31

1.-The Weather seemed rather warm
yesterday, although the thermomete mark
ed only $50 there being very little air ster-
ring. Sunday forenoon was also quite
warm, but copious showers of rain fell dur
ing the afternoon and evening.
1.-THE River at this point was falling
quite fast yesterday evening. At Cincin-
natl, Sunday evening, it was swelling slow
ly, and at Louisville, after having fallen
quite rapidly, it came to a stand, with
feet inches of water in the canal on Sun
day night Hence to Cairo 81 feet are re-
ported. The Mississippi is stationary, with
81 feet thence to st. Louis.
1.-The LIE EaUes left for Green river
on Saturday evening, and returned yester-
day. She leaves again this evening. Since
her overhauling and repainting, she looks
like new boat.
1.-THE Charley Bolce1 leaves for Cairo
and intermediate points at noon to-day.
She offers every accommodation for pas
sengers.
The "big" Grey Eagle is the regu-
lar mail packet for Louisville this evening.
Passengers will find her safe and commo-
dious.
..-.-. Capt. Sam Minear has purchased the
commanding interest of the PocahontaS.
She has been taken to one of the ship yards
at Cincinnati to undergo repairs.
The Fanny Person, Capt. Witham' s
new boat for the Red river and Bayou Pierre
trade is rapidly approaching completion:
and will be launched from the Madison
ways in a week or so.
...... A race fer purse of $50, between
the two cared row boats A. La0 and j. b.
HOce, is to come off on the llth of next
month, over the Monongahela three mile
course.
...'.. The Cairo correspondent of the ST
Louis Republican says: A robbery was
committed on board the Choctaw Thursday
nightor Friday morning. The thief stole the
keys of the safe of the boat from under the pill
low of the clerk, and distracted the entire
contents of the safe, amounting to $500 or
or 81 900. There were about 5000 in the
drawer which he did not get
The Bracelet having been obliged
to lay up at Louisville for repairs is to have
her guards widened and some other changes
made to fit her for the cotton trade in Red
river.
1.-THE Pacific has been hauled out on
the ways at Mound City, and found to be
perfectly sound. She is to be recaulked and
painted, when she will be almost as good
as new.
When the Gen. Pike was at Padu-
cab, on her last trip up, while engaged in
taking some freight from the Red ROGER,
her clerk, DR.. W. r. Shrader, accidentally
fell through the after hatch of the latter
boat and was seriously, but it is hoped not
fatal by injured.
1.-THE BoacIing Green left yesterday
with fair trip. Mr.. John Travis late of
the d. Z. Campbell is her clerk. Our am
liable friend, ALI Edwards, has abandoned
the river for the present.
1.-THE reported sale of the ferry at
this point has not taken place, the terms of
sale not having been agreed upon The
ferry-boat is now lying on tho bar on the
opposite side of the river, and there is no
way for teams to get over at present.
The S. p. Hi6berd, that was sunk by the
the Chancellor just below New Albany, is
said to be in a very critical position, and
very much twisted. The greater portion of
the deck load of the boats cargo has been
removed under the charge of Capt. Hamil-
ton, agent of the Underwriters in Louisville.
The damage on many articles will be light.
1t is feared the boat will be lost. Capt. JAS.
WOODBURY., the agent of the Pittsburg IN
derwriters, arrived on Sunday and took
formal possession of the wreck. Capt. w.
will offer the hull at private sale failing in
which he will attempt to raise the boat.