The Evansville daily journal., 1861-01-10
RIVER ITEMS


Autocrat, New Orleans Dunbar, Paducah
Chancellor, N o.; Mariner, Memphis
DEPARTED.
chancellor, Louisville; Mariner, LouisEills.
1.-The weather yesterday was sxtreme-
iy disagreeable, alternately raining and snow
ing. Gloom seemed to pervade everything.
PIrrsBURG, Jan e-River 10 feet 10
inches by the pier mark and AT stand.
Weather sloppy. Showing.
CINcINNArI, Jan. 9, M-River iaiien D
inches Now l6 feet in the channel.
1.-The Little Grey EaGle is the
regulsr mail boat for Louisville this evening
at o'clock. All orders entrusted to her
care will be faithfully attended TO.
1.-THE Matte Cook is the regular Bow
ling Green mail packet. She is in charge
of gentlemanIy officers, who spare no pains
to maks their guests comfortable. All
freight consigned to the Matte Cook is de-
livered promptly and in good order. .-r
1.-THE statistics of St. Louis for the
year 1860 was, arrivals 3,46l tuInage
a44,439, and wharfage S67,05s 45, not in
cluding the arrivals, tonnage, and wharfage
of the Keokuk, Alton, and Naples daily line
of packets.
......The Dunbar left yesterday with
very light trip.
.'...- The Autocrat passed up Tuesday
night Among her passengers was Mr..
George Wolf1in, concerning whom various
rumors have been afioat His friends, who
have been quite uneasy, will be glad TO hear
of his safe arrival.
...- The A. H. Sewer, the boat sunk in
the Arkansas, which was mentioned Satur-
day, was on her down trip, or returning TO
Memphis. She sunk in twelve feet water,
with two hundred bales Of cotton on board.
The Arkansas was falling, with seven feet
water in the channel, and probably the boat
can be raised.
1.-THE steamer Atalanta, sunk at this
landing, has been purchased by q gentle
man in Lafayette for $3.50, and will be
raised as soon as the water falls YIN. Gdz.
-....Our ice merchants succeeded in se-
cnring the best quality of ice, last week,
ever put up in this market Yin. Gaz.
..'..-Mr. Jacob Musselman, owner of the
Evansville and Wabash steamer of that
name, has removed to this city from Metro
polls, Ill. He expects to make Evansville
his permanent home. --..a p @
1.-The Morning Star, a small side wheel
boat, was burned to the waters edge at the
mouth of Big Sandy on Sunday morning.
loss will not exceed $4,000.
1.-THE new boat, the hull of which is
being built at New Albany for the Evans
vile and Wabash trade, and which the
Ledger said a few days ago was to be NAM
ed the Mt. Carmel, will be named the SAM
UBL ORR, after our esteemed fellow-citizen
of that name. Her owners are Messrs. Lou
is Kahn and VIM. McClurg of this city and
VIM. Longnecker of Mt. Carmel. Capt.
Thos. Dusouchet will act as commander and
clerk Mr.. F. F. Dusouchet as pilot, and
Mr.. VIM. McClurg engineer. The hull
only is to be built at New Albany; it is ex-
pected to be launched on Saturday. Mr..
McClHrg goes up this evening on the Grey
Eagle and will return as soon as possible
with the hull in order that the boat may be
completed by the 1st of February. Every
thing will be new, except the boilers and
shaft, which are as good as new, the former |
having been made year ago for the Kate |
Sarchet by Kratz & Heilman Of this city,
and the latter at St Louis. Kratz & He'll !
man are now building the engines and 9TH
er machinery. T. Scantlin will do some
of the copper and tin work. All the work
besides the hull will be done here. The di- |
mensions of the Samil Orr will be, length $50
feet; length of beam 29 feet; floor 27 feet;
depth of hold 5 feet diameter of cylinder
IS inches; stroke a feet The boat of
course will be sterp-wheeler. The diam
eter Of the wheel will be 20 feet. The mod
eI is very easy and favorable for speed. We
wish the owners all sorts of good luck with
their boat, which starts with such an aus
picious name, and hope our business men
will patronize literally this as well as other
home boats. These boats stay with as
through brisk and dull times, and ought
TO be favored.