The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-02
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STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
Sunday, 3lst
Samuel Orr, Wabash; Magenta, Louisville
Lebanon, st. Louis; Tigress, Now orlesns;
Chancellor N. Orleans; Grey Eagle, louisville;
Commercial, LouisyiIle Matte Cook, B. Green;
DEPARTED.
Samu,l Orr, Cincinnati; Magenta, New Orleans;
Chancellor Louizyille Commercial. Memphis.
Monday, 1a.
ARRIVED.
r. N Patton, Iouisyile; Dunbar. Pa lncah;
w V. Gillum, Wabash; Eleanor, Cincinnati:
Queen Of the West, N. o. John Glult, Nashville;
J. w. Cheesman, Cnti.
DEPARTED
Grey Eagle, Louisville; Matte Cook b. Green;
Il. n PATTI, II, Ten River; Dunbar, Paducah;
Eleanor, Nashville; Prima Donna, Pittsburgi
Peytona, New Orleans; Queen of the West. Gin ii;
John GauIt, Louisville; J w Cheesu an, st Louis
THE weather yesterday was very
pleasant-unusually so. The air was mild
and the sky clear. Business seemed to be
about as usual although nothing like so
stirring as ordinarily at this season of the
year. No great amount Of produce awaits
shipment.
CISCINNATI, April River risen 20
:he channel Weather clear Thermometer
800
PITTsBURG, April River feet by the
pier mark, and falling. Weather wet.
The " Evansville Pony" leaves for
Cairo to day at 2 o'clock, on the arrival of
the cars. She makes mail landings at eve
ry place Of any prominence between our CT
" and Cairo, and hence passengers are put
Capt Bentley will be found in command
and Mr.. lex Howell in the office.
......The Union having been detailed in
order to replace her old chimneys with new
ones, will leave positively this morning at
8 O'Clock. She goes up as far as Eugene
and Perrysville.
Passengers desiring to 60 up the river to-
day will find the Eugene to be decidedly the
best chance. She leaves this evening about
o'clock. Being new boat, of unexcep-
tionable accommodations, and with exceed
ingly clever fellows as officers, no one ever
regrets securing berth on her.
1.-THE W. V. Gillum arrived out of
White River with a good load The new
trade seems likely to prove quite profitable.
There is no reason why il should not
White River valley is one of the richest IN
the West, and if such boats as the Gillum
and the White will only run regular, they
will always get plenty of produce to this
port.
Seventy cents, for dozen verbenas.
BAKER Co.
Crescent City Nurseries.
I've noticed yesterday that he Union
instead of going up the Wabash, as was
intended, was being furnished with a coup
lie of splendid new chimneys. This is an
improvement that has been long needed.
The old chimneys were disgrace to the
boat
1.-THE receipts for wharfage at Cinein-
natl during the week ending the 18th, from
sixteen boats, amounted to $3O5 %, showing
a decrease of $52 IS, from nineteen boats
during the corresponding week last year.
-.-..It will be seen by the following ex-
tract, that the accident to the Kentucky, be-
low Memphis, is likely to involve the loss
of one life:
A gentleman named Gwynn, from Gin
ton county, KY, was lying in his berth at
the time the Kentucky's drum-head blew
out, and was blown through a bulk-head
into an adjoining berth, and out on the
guards 1t is supposed that if there had
been no impediment the steam would have
forced his body about five hundred yards
By into the air At last accounts Mr.. Gwynn
was at Helena, anu MS deatn was momenta-
riiy looked for.
......The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday
says;
The weather was windy and clustering
Yesterday, with an alternately clear and
cloudy sky. Last evening the sky became
cloudy, and we had heavy fall of rain
The river, as we anticipated, commenced
falling here yesterday, and since our last re-
port has receded about eight inches. We
- may expect another swell here in day or
two, however as the accounts from above
report the Upper Ohio rising. There was
but little business transacted at the river
Yesterday, although the wharf is lined with
boats and unless there is a decided improve
ment soon, number of our large boats will
be compelled to lay up.
There are at present nine large New Or
leans boats lying at the wharf, waiting fol-
a loed, and there is not enough freight offer
ing to load one.
The Samuel Orr will be here in time &c
load for Wabash on Monday
THE Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday
SAYS the Done was loading for Arkansas
River and would probably leave that day.