The Evansville daily journal., 1860-08-02

and Fridays at P.
GREEN RIVER.
BOwLISG GREEN leaves Mondays and Thursdays
at o'clock P N. for Bowling Green. Arrives on
Mondays and Thursdays in the morning.
The JUE EAvEs leaves Mondays, Wednesdays,
and Fridays, for Ashbysburg and Pond River
She arrives Saturdays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays.
There is regular daily communication with Hen
DEksoN and NEwBURGH by boat and land convey
ance.
RIVER ITEN1S-
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
sFRca P. 81. TUESDAY TO P. WEDNESDAY.
ARRIVED.
Dunbar, Paducah; Rocket, Pittsburgh;
L. G. Ferry, Louisville.
DEPARTED.
Grey Eagle, LouisvilIe; Rocket, Memphis;
Dunbar, Paducah; L. G. Ferry. Louisville;
Masonic Gem, Newburg; Caroline, Cincinnati.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
Grew Eagle jr., Henderson and Louisville;
Bowling Green, Green r; Masonic Gem, Cairo.
1.-The River was rising at Cincinnati
Yesterday with 81 feet thence to Louisville.
/. mad risen inches during the previous
24 hours. At Louisville it was nearly sta
tlonary with feet inches in the canal
Here it is still! receding gradually. 1t is fall
ing hence to Cairo, with about 5 feet on
the worst bars. The Mississippi at that
Louis, and 9 to Memphis.
The Heather yesterday was warm
bat pleasant thermometer 850
1.-The calliope Grey Eagle is the regu-
lar packet for Louisville and intermediate
points this evening. She is a nice boat,
possessing every arrangement for the COM
fort of passengers, and-e'atre nOus-her
cook is master of his profession, and her
i aI1 hon io1 NJ
John B. Hall is her agent.
900. The T. s. Mail packet BorIing
Green leaves this evening for all points on
Green river. Her clerk, Mr.. John Travis,
is one of the cleverest of fellows, and pass
engers will find him prompt and attentive.
1.-The Masonic Gem leaves for Cairo at
o'clock this evening. She returned from
Newburg about IO5 o'clock last night. She
offers the only certain chance for passengers
or freight going down the river to-day. We
understand she is to enter the trade as a reg
ular packet, making two trips week.
1.-THE MelnoHe left Cincinnati yester-
day for New Orleans.
1.-The Hazel Dell and Rose Douglas
are advertised to leave Louisville to-day, the
former for Memphis, and the latter for
White river. The E. H. FaiTcbilI has laid
up at Louisville.
-.-..-It is claimed that the Gipsey, which
runs on IL inches OF water, is the lightest
boat afoat. The Cincinnati papers describe
one called the Moor, which is much lighter,
drawing only Segen inches. She works
with a screw driven by four engines, and
her speed is represented to be immense
She runs in the Licking river.
...."Capt Peacock's new steamer was
launched at Cincinnati on Saturday, in fine
style.
----'' Mr.. P. D. Yiets, Agent for the steam
er Charley Boren has handed us the fol-
ing letter relative to the shipping rates from
Cairo;
CAIRO July 29th, 1860.
CAPT II. 7. DExTER We have received
a telegraph dispatch from the President of
the St. Louis Steamers, stating that the fol-
lowing rates will be charged on freight from
Cairo to New Orleans, from and after July
Both. You will please govern yourself ac-
cordiugly Flour 45c per bbl; pork Coo !;
whisky 10; tobacco per hid, $4 SO; oats
and bran 25c per 100 lbs; corn 27Ic per
sack hay 4Oc per 100 lbs; cattle $500; !;
hogs $l.OO; sheep 6Oc; chickens IS.
Yours, resp'y,
n. W. GRAHAM & Co.
The consequence of this advance will be
a corresponding increase in the rates from
this port, but yet no shipments have
been made at higher figures.
......Fears are entertained that Mr. Shra-
der, Clerk of the Gen. Pike, who was hurt
by falling into the hold of the Red Roper at
Paducah on Friday, will not-recOver.
-.--,.The Joha GauJt, SalIie List, and
Tempest will be introduced rs regular tri-
weekly packets in the trade between Louis
Vile and Cairo during the low water seas
on. The Gault leaves on Saturday, the List
on Tuesday, and the Tempest on Thursday
following.
1.-The Masonic Gem and Caroline,
which have been laid up at this place left
yesterday the former for Newburg to take
on a cargo of corn and flour for Cairo, and
the latter we believe for Cincinnati.
1.-The Memphis Bulletin of Sunday has
the following in regard to the Eclipse wharf
boat:
The mammoth Eclipse, Messrs. J. D. Morton
Il Co.'S new wharf boat, was brought up
from Chicka8aw City yesterday, and moor
ed at the foot of Court street Since her
arrival here, some three weeks since, her
upper works have undergone material al
teration, and she is now without doubt
the finest and best arranged, as well as the
largest, wharf boat on any of the Western
rivers.
1.-The St. Louis Republican of yes
terday says; Capt. Patterson yesterday
sold his interest in the steamer Jao.
Warner, to Capt. Chas. P. Warner, former
ly clerk of the boat. The price paid, was
at the rate of $24, 900 for the whole boat
Can't. Warner will take command.
I'VE understand that the wreck of
the sunken S. Z. Hi5berd has been sold for
81, 900 as it now lies opposite Falling Run.