The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-25
RIv ER ITEMS

DrRsoN and NEwBURaH by boat and land convey
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RIVER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER
Te-umseh, Cin Fanny BuIitt, \. O.;
Mariner, Memphis Atlantic, Louisville;
!, It. Ta.rchitd, Lou, Charley Go~en. Cairo
Citizen Mem; Eugene, Lou.
Tecnmseh, \. o. Fanny Bnnitt, Lou;
Mariner. Lon; Atlantic \. o.;
Lehish; St Lonis; Mars, GIN;
Citizen, Pitts; Eugene, Lon.
PrrrsBURGH, Feb. 23.-River 8 feet
inches by the pier mark and falling.
Weather cloudy with appearance of rain.
1.-THE Dunbar is the mail boat for Pa
ducah o-dav at , clock. She is so regu-
lar in her movements that the people down
the river who have no better way of ascer-
tanning the time-might set their clocks by
her. Capt. Fowler and Gus Dusouchet
will he found at their respective posts
Davis 4 co. at the mail wharf-boat are
agents for the Dunbar and Little Grey Ea-
gle
1.-THE Grey Eagle, of calliope notorie-
u, is the mail packet for Louisville to-day
1T noon. Capt Donnelly and clerk Lusk
spare no efforts to make their handsome
boat acceptable TO every body, and are doing
m excellent business.
1.-The Matte Cooke will leave this
evening for Green River at her usual hours.
She is,a neat and substantial Ittle craft and
offers excellent accommodations to passen-
gers desiring to 90 up as far as Bowling
Green.
The Charley Bowen left Saturday
with Il good load. We understand that the
Bowen did land office business last week,
clearing no little money.
-.--.The Samuel Orr, which is proving
herself "A regular clipper, was due here yes
terday.
---.The Union arrived Saturday morn
ing with a good load.
1.-The Bowen WINS detained several
hours on Saturday owing to putting new
packing in her cylinders. She left in the
evening, and by putting in some Of her
e best hcks will doubtless return in time
to leave at her usual hour on Tuesday
The Union left for the Wabash on
Saturday evening. She took up a fair load
OF groceries, etc
--..-'T The Fanny Bullitt passed up during
the forenoon. She was unable to put of
some freight at Shawneetown and Mt. Yer
non, which the Bowen, we understand, took
down for her.
----The Samuel Orr arrived late Satur-
day night from Wabash with big trip
She probably left again last night. We are
indebted to her clerk, Mr.. Dusouchet, for
the following manifest and memoranda:
MANIFEST OF THE STEAMER SAMUEL ORR
10 bbls mess pork, bbls lard, Dbl eggs,
bbs butter hf bbls do, kegs do, 95l
SKIS corn, 344 SKIS do, "a casks sailed meat,
2l75 skis corn, 3 bbls eggs, 4 bbls scrap iron,
"A casks salted meat, bbls eggs Crane 4
Brown; 400 SKIS corn, Preston & Bros; 81
doz brooms, Mr.. Whitaker; z57 SKIS rye,
S. B. Orr.
Nenaoranda-Feb. "a, met O. Lloyd and
Emma Duncan at Baltimore Curlew at
Hodges Landing; Equality at Williams's
Ferry passed Atalanta at Muncoys, Green
willie at mouth Wabash
The Fanny Bullitt passed up yester-
day Mr.. Ronald Fisher, one of her clerks
kindly furnished rs with New Orleans and
Memphis papers. The Bnllitt had a good
trip both down and up. She win be here
on her return to the South on Wednesday
afternoon Those having freight to ship
should bear this in mind and give her a big
pile of it here.
.--.-'S Saturday morning the clouds gath
cred and we were visited with severe
storm Of wind, hail, and rain, that made our
office building fairly rock. The rain poured
down in torrents. About 10 o'clock it
ceased raining, but remained cloudy and
windy during the remainder Of the day.
MANIFEST or THE STEAMER UNION 854
sacks corn, 916 bbls pork, 844 legs lard,
I'll hbls pork, % casks bacon, ties lard,
Crane s. Brown.
$780, The Vincennes Gazette Of tie 23d
says the Wabash IS bank full, and
fears are entertained Of an overflow
5000 The New Orleans Picayune OF
Tuesday says:
BURNLNG or THE STEAMER ASHLAND
BOAT AND Cargo A TOTAL Loss.-We learn
from the officers of the steamer Col. 7. II.
Judsou, that the steamer Ashland, Capt.
Dye, bound hither with cotton from Tensas
river, was burned TO the waters edge, the
morning Of the 18TH about one mile above
Carriers Point, the Tensas.
The fire broke out about nine 0 clock, and
when first discovered the whole of the cargo
on the larboard side was in a blaze, and
within the space of FIVE minutes, the whole
boat WAS one mass of flame. The officers
crew aud passengers were all saved, though
tue engineer and portion of the men were
driven overheard, and compelled 10 swim
ashore,
The Ashland had on board 1860 bales @
cotton, 653 sacks OF cotton seed, and 5.
hides, the greater part Of which is tota
loss. The steamers books and papers were
also burned From the place OF disaster IL
Waterproof, where they found conveyance
home, the officers, crew and passenger
were compelled TO traverse the country a
best they could.
The origin Of The FIRE is unknown.
--4 eSsg- Parents v ho wish their children I,