The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-03-04
RIVER ITEMS

THE Weather on Saturday continued
warm and pleasant. The sky was perfectly
clear, and vegetation is showing the effect
of warm spring sun. The river contin-
ues to decline.
PITTsBURG, March 2, N.-River 10 feet
inches by the pier mark and rising
slowly. Weather clear and warm.
ST.. LOUIS, March 1.-The river continues
to swell "a inches per hour. The Illinois
is open to La Sale, and is clear of ice. The
Missouri is rising slowly. The ice at Rock
Island started yesterday, and the river at
that point is high and rising. Weather
clear and very mild.
CINCINNATI, March 2d.-River fallen 8
inches; now 244 feet in channel. Weather
clear; mercury 750.
1.-The calllope Grey Eagle will be at
the landing this morning for the reception
of passengers ard freight for all points up
the river. She leaves at IL o'clock, Capt.
j Donally commands, and Mr.. Lusk fills the
post of clerk.
1.-THE mail packet to-day is the Dun
bar. She leaves at o clock-immediately
on the arrival of the cars. Capt. Fowler
and clerk DusoucheG will pay every atten-
ton to the comfort Of passengers aud care
OF freight.
1.-The steamer for the head-waters of
Green river this evening at o'clock is in
command of Capt. Vanmeter, with Messrs
Travis and Miller-cleyer fellows by the
way-in the Office. The Matte Cook car
ries the mail ami runs on schedule time
Passengers will End her the only mode of
conveyance up Green river to-day.
ia HUeB L)AD.-The Maria Denning
left on Saturday afternoon with all the
freight she could carry. She received
about l 500 tons at this port. The charges
from one house alone amounted to $4,000.
..... Messrs. Crane & Brown shipped, du-
ring the week ending on Saturday, 1871
sacks of corn. This, we take it, was pref
~ good shipment Of itself, to say nothing
about the vast quantities OF lard, pork and
other items.
1.-The Charley Bowen was detained on
account of repairs, and did not get away
until Saturday night. Capt. Dexter, we
doubt not, will be back in season to leave
at his advertised hour tomorrow.
1.-The Union left Saturday afternoon
light.
-----. The steamer Samuel Orr has been
donated a magnificent bell by the gentleman
from whom it takes its name. The bell, we
are informed, cost SIO4 so. This is truly a
liberal and generous gift, and one for which
the owners and officers of the boat are very
grateful. The Sam'l Orr is home institu-
ton. Long may she wave"
George ". Jones, the carrier of the
Albany Ledger, had two of bis ribs on the
right side broken by falling from the boiler
deck to the foreeastle of the Mariner at Lou
isville, on Tuesday Mr.. Jones had been in
the habit of going to Louisville in the
evening and remaining till morning, bring
ing with him Louis lille papers for distribu-
ton. When the boat landed, be started to GO
ashore, and missing the stairs, walked off
the guard, falling a distance of about fifteen
feet. He was taken into the cabin, where
he remained until he was taken to his res
idence in New Albany, and his injnries
cared for.
Capt James Bugber has contracted
with the company for the construction OF
a couple of barges, to be used as lighters
for the Cincinnati and Memphis Packet
Co.'s line of steamers They are to be lao
feet long, "a feet beam, with feet depth OF
hold, and completed within sixty days.
RIVER NBws.-The Wabash at this point
is getting rather low for good and safe nav
igetion, still, however, there are occasional
arrivals of boats.
The NusSelman came up yesterday morn
ing, and afteE discharging one hundred
hogsheads of sugar for Bement Co., pro-
ceeded to some one of the up river towns
for load of pork.
The Campbell went up to Eugene yester.
day for load Of pork and corn WabasI
Express.
THE river is falling rapidly Yin
GGz., March I'd.