The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-14
RIVER ITEMS

''-'' The Weather, yesterday, was quite
pleasant, with slight indications, ia the
evening, of rain. The river continued to
decline rapidly during the entire day. Bus
iness was only moderately active.
--.-"The calliope Grey Eagle is the Lou
isville mail boat this evening. She leaves
at : o'clock, Capt, Donnelly commands and
Mr.. Lusk discharges the duties of the office.
1.-The nice Matte Cook is the regular
packet for Bowling Green this evening"
Capt. Liter is popular and careful boat
man and he is assisted by two exceedingly
clever fellows in the Office.
..""Capt Ike Shullz's new job boat
huiiding al Cincinnati, will soon be out
She is to be supplied with the Latta en-
CINE. #E#
1.-The New Albany Ledger Of Satur-
day says it is probable that the Q. Lloyd
will enter the Wabash river trade, as she
has been offered a load for that stream, and
could no doubt, do a starving business
around in that section.
1.-THE New Albany Ledger says 1t is
probable that the Q. Lloyd will enter the
Wabs sh river trade, as she has been offered
n load for that stream, and could no doubt
DO a Shaving business around in that sec
ton. We can tell oar Wabash readers that
they can do no better than to secure her
services. Her owners are experienced and
worthy bOatmen, and clever and attentive
gentlemen. The boat, however, is doing
very well in the Salt river trade, and may
remain for some time.
We learn that that the Ohio & Mississippi
Railroad Company have chartered the lit
tie sternwheeI steamer Ad. Hine, for the
Wabash river trade, connecting with the
Railroad at Vincennes.
1.-THE steamers Samuel Orr and Green
Vile both have shingles out for the Wa
bash this evening. They are substantial
boats and worthy of patronage.
...- Some weeks ago the proprietors of
the coal mines at Hawesville reduced the
price per bushel for mining coal, whereupon
some fifty of the miners refused to work,
and rosorted to violence to prevent others
from going to work. The town authorities
arrested and put some of the strikers in Jail,
but released them on the promise of good
behavior. 0 n Tuesday night, however,
the same parties set fire to the barns of T.
James & Co., destroying a large quantity of
grain and hay and burning up sixteen head
of valuable mules and two horses, some
$1,000 damages, besides the loss of time.
&c, to replace the mules. The parties, fifty
in number, were ordered by the citizens to
leave the State, the single men in two hours,
those with families in six hours They all
left for Cannelton, where they were again
ordered to leave town on the first boat.
Capt. Temple has succeeded in rails
ing the barge sunk at Sugar creek a few
weeks ago, by the Prairie Rose. 1t is now
on the marine railway at Madison, being
repaired.
The stern-wheel Colonua has been
sold by J. ". Jeffries, of Brownsville, to
S. NJ. Palmer, of Mpredosia, for Sc, 900. -
She is TO be run as a regular packet be-
tween ST Louis and Mercedes ia, and will be
commanded by Capt. Grove,
1.-The Anglo Saxon is plying the trade
between Cairo and Memphis. The ship
ments at Cairo are about 900 tons daily,
including vast quantities Of corn, as the
Suckers have concluded to ship their corn
South instead of burning it for fuel.
WHEELING BoATs TIED UT will be
seen by the following extract that couple
Of Wheeling boats are in trouble in that
sink of AbOlitionism. Noble old Virginia
ought 10 dig 81 trench behind Wheeling and
cut 1t off from the State as n disgrace and
nuisance:
The steamer Sunny South has been tied
up at Wheeling by the United States Mar
shall. The claims against her amount to
about $1,000, and she will doubtless be
- sold soou. She has been a very unfortunate
craft, never having made dollar. She Is a
fine boat for the cotton trade, and is only
about SIX months old.
The steamer Capitola, also built for the
Southern trade, is in the hands Of the Sheriff
Mt Wheeling.
--..Steam was raised on the Samuel Orr
yesterday, for the first time, and her engine:
appeared to perform satisfactorily. The On
has A fine model and we doubt not if hel
boilers are of sufficient capacity, she viii
run quite fast.