The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-28


MONDAY MolsNING.................:..JANUARV IS
RIVER ITBMS-
STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIVED
Glendale, Cincinnati; silver Moon, Memphis;
John Raine, louisville; Emma, Nashville;
Lehigh, Cincinnati; Mariner, Memphis
Bracelet, Louisville
pkrARrEb.
Glendale. Memphis; SILVER Moon, Cincinnati
John Raiue, n o. Emma, Cincinnati;
LehiSh, ST. Louis Mar lrr, Louisville;
Charley Bowen, Cairo; Bracelet, Louisville,
Lue Raves, Grten river.
......The Weather Saturday was pleasant
and clear The River continued to decline
during the day. Business was moderately
active.
CINCINNATI, Jan. 26,-Rjver fallen ) feet
l inch now I4A feet in the channel
Weather clear. THERMOMETERS 800.
LOUISVILLE, Jan, 26.-River falling rap
idly 8 feet 10 inches in the Canal.
1.-THE Dunbar is the regular mail boat
to-day for Paducah aud intermediate points
She leaves at l O'Clock.
...-"The Grey Eagle, OF Calliope notorie-
ty, will leave to-day at noon. Her chief
officers, Capt Donnelly aud Lusk, are gen
will attend to the wishes of passengers or
shippers.
......Our business men will bear in mind
that the Matte Cook is the mail boat this
evening for Bowling Green and make their
arrangements accordingly. The Matte
Cook is a substantial little steamer.
1.-THE Charley Bowen left Saturday
afternoon with a magnificent trip of freight.
L / Al
ing the Bracelets whistle, she returned, met
that steamer, and received her Southern
passengers aud freight without landing, and
then went on her way rejoicing.
1.-THE jacob Musselman did not leave
Saturday, as advertised. She expected
some freight to arrive, and postponed her
departure until this morning. She is to go
up the Wabash far rs Terre Haute.
1.-THE Bracelet arrived about l o'clock.
Her passengers were transferred to the Char
ley Bowen, and she Immediately returned
to Louisville. II bothers the Bracelet a
little TO make the time
The Lue Eaves was favored with a
fine cargo of groceries Saturday and left
with her guards but slightly above the
water.
..-..The Maria Denning left for New Or
Her cargo will certainly keep The Secs
sionists in fighting trim for some little time.
We hope while they are disposug of the
meats and breadsiuffs that they viii come
to the conclusion that the northwest would
much prefer feeding, to lighting, them, and
shape their course accordingly.
.--. Negotiations are pending for the in
PRODUCTION OF the Moses Mcclellan into the
Louisville ana Memphis trade
1.-The Prairie Rose has entered the
trade between Memphis and Cincinnati, and
will run in the Accommodation Line with
the Messenger and Neptune
1.-THE steamer D. B. Campbell passed
up on Saturday night. She has been char
tered by Capt. Shoemaker to take the place
of the Caroline in the Upper Wabash river
trade Yin. San, oath.
1.-THE New Albany Ledger says that
the old William Garvin is lying opposite
Townsend Il Wibles shipyard. We under
stand she is for sale, and if not disposed Of
we learn her owners will build for her ma
chnery. The boat is old, and never made
dollar for her owners. She has been
running in some Southern trade, and was
once a packet between here and Henderson.
New MAIL BoAT-The Louisville and
Cincinnati mail line have closed contracts
in this city for the immediate construction
of fine boat, to ply in the daily line be-
tween this port and Cincinnati. The new
craft is to be similar to the Superior, only
a much better and faster boat, with two
feet more beam, which insures unusual light
draught The hull is under the contract of
the Messrs Howard, ofthe Fulton ship yard;
the machinery is to made by Dennis Long,
of this city, the best and most enterprising
engine builder in the West; and McClarau
& Co., of the steam factory, are to make the
cabin and upper works. The new mail
boat is to be superior craft in every re-
spect, and will be out in time for the sum
mer campaign. Capt Sherley, President of
the Mail Company, superintends the con-
struction of the boat-Lou Coafr., 24th.