The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-21

THE Weather yesterday was pleas
ant and warm. The River rose considera-
bly, during the day. Business on the levee
was quite brisk, large amounts of freight
being piled up on the landing.
.,- The Calliope "Grey Eagle" under
the command of Capt. Donnelly is the reg
ulRr mail boat for Louisville this evening.
She is a regular clipper, and takes passen-
gers through to Louisville almost before
they are aware of it. For freight or pas
sage apply on board or to the wherf-boat of
Davis Co.
....-.The Matte Cook is the great Bow
ling Green mail packet this evening. She
leaves about Z o'clock. Capt. Liter assisted
by competent and gentlemanly officers will
have all business entrusted to his care dis
posed of in the most prompt manner. For
freight or passage apply on board.
Remember the magnificent Autocrat
is due to-day and will be able to stow away
considerable freight. Messrs. Crane &
Brown are her agents.
THE Samuel Orr left yesterday after
noon for the Wabash flying light.
1.-The St. Cloud took on board a large
lot of corn without materially diminishing
the quantity on the levee.
1.-THE following items are from the
Louisville Courier OF the 10Th:
The quantity of corn going South is amaz-
ingly large, with increasing receipts from
ali sources, chiefly by the Indiana railroads
Our active friend Hy. Reamer, steamboat
agent at New Albany, has a contract for
the shipment Of SOC bags Of corn
Scarcely a boat goes out without receiving
an accession to her freight list from Ream-
er's wharf boat. The st. Cloud had 1000
bags of corn engaged last evening.
Our clever friend Frank Hurry, who
went hunting up the Arkansas river, on the
Sam Kirkman, some time last year, we be-
Iieve, has returned home safe and sound
though a little older. The accident to the
Sam Kirkman, her sinking before narrated
was not so serious IS was reported. She
knocked hole in her bottom along the
knuckle, forward, and made three feet wa
ter ia the hold. She subsidized in shoal wa
ter, and when our hunter friend left the boat
bulk head had been constructed, and half
the water pumped out, with every prospect
ofLaving her afoat in a few hours. Her
freight was but slightly damaged, and we
yet hope to see her in these waters ere the
year closes.
A CzRIsTIAE BoArMAN.-The owner of
the Cairo and Columbus, KY, Railroad
Packet B. P. Cta1ey, Capt. Latlmer, is con-
Quoting the affairs of his boat upon Chris
tian principles. Promptly at or near II
o'clock Saturday night all labor ceases on
his boat, and it is not resumed until early
Monday morning All of the hands on Sun
day morning repair to the cabin, where Sun
day School exercises are gone through with,
and Bible instruction given. At the usual
hour every other Sabbath preaching
and public service is conducted on the
boat and the intervening Sabbath the Cap
tain and crew attend public worship, either
in Columbus, KY, or Cairo, as the boat
happens to be at either place. A library
containing religious books is provided and
kept in the room usually on boats allotted
to the bar No liquor is sold upon the boat,
and swearing and boisterous language
strictly prohibited. Capt. Latimer informs
US that at first he found great difficulty in
inforcing his wishes in this regard, but
gradually he became successful, and he
hopes before long to see his system adopted
by all boatmen, and the Sabbath duly OBJ
served on the western waters.-N A. Led
ger.