Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-09-09
RAILROAB RRGIsTER,
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The River at this point has risen about
seven feet within thirty hours-ending st
dark last night, and was at that time
rising at The rate Of three or four inches
per hour.
At Pit,sburg, At noon yesterday, there
we're sixteen feet in the channel. and
.till rising. 1t ia also rising again a,
Cincinnati, and We may expect to see j.
bank full here by the end Of the week.
Business was quite dull on sAe Levee
yesterday.
The Arrivals were the Ben S6ekney,
from Louisville the New York and Leo.
aora No. ?, from Cincinnati, and the
Little Eagle, from Louisville.
The Departures were the Ben. Stick
ney, for New Orleans Ihs New York
aud Leonors Nc. Q, for Nashville; the
GIMME Hopkins, for Johnsonville. aud
the Little Eagle, for Loaisville.
The Little Grey Eagle had nice trip
and looks as gay as a lark.
The Superior lays over here for re-
pairs to her ehimneys She viii b.
ready to 90 out tomorrow We prssums.
The J. A Fisher viii, we presume, 20
out with the mail to Cairo to-day.
The great Ben. Stickney passed down
early yesterday morning, and is really
magnificent We end the following de,
seription Of her in the CiE.innati Ga
seffe:
Captain Shebles large and magnih.
cent steamer Ben. Stiekney, named after
= wellknoSn citizen Of ST. Louis, leaves
Louisville for New Orleans on her 6rst
trip Tomorrow eTening. The hull of
this mammoth stesmer-built BY Sam.
King, Of CAnnelton, Ind.--is 295 feet
long, Al feet beam. with 81 feet depth Of
hold. The machinery was mauufaeiur-
ed BY Ainslee, Coehrsne a Co, Of Louis
vile, and consists Of 6ve large boilers,
each 81 inches 10 diameter and 80 feet
long, the cylinders being q inches 10
diameter, with feet length Of stroke,
working pair Of 80 feet water wheels,
with l6 feet buckets The cabin is By
Nipple, Smith & Co, OF New Albany
painting By w. O Williams; earpeling,
etc BY Mcknight & Weber silver
ware, china. chandeliers, etc, by o. J
Walton d CO. upholstery. by Wehmhof
and Diekinsou, all OF Louisville. Her
books aud printing are from the eele-
| hrated steamboat and blank book manu-
faetory--the New Albany LeSger estab-
lishment, and cannot be surpassed. She
is provided with donkey engine for
BOOSTING freight, etc.
The cabin is fail length, and finished
in the most modern atyle, embracing
every desirable convenience AID con-
/ fort The state rooms are al eight feet
square, containing two bertbs each, while
| With the usual cot appliances she will
| comfortably accommodate two hundred
and htty passengers 10 the cabin. Zach
room is furnished with spring berths
and curled hair mattresses. wardrobes,
mirrors, washstands toilet fixtures. etc.
The fact il, the Benjamin Stickney must
be critically examined from stem 10
/ stern, aud keel 70 hurricane roof TO fully
appreciate her capacity and comforts
add convenisnces The forward land-
scape 10 the cabia il hunting scene, ia
which Admiral Gibson, and Messrs
Siiekney, Hanna, and Kinney occupy
prominent positions The panel in the
Gfter-cabin represents Washington eros
| ing the Delaware She will be Differed
as foilows: Captain. T. A. Sheble.
Clerks, Captain A d. Armstrong, AID
b. A Sheble, Jr., Pilots, Charles sebas-
| tian, aud James 0nraBder; Engineers, |
II Ricbardsos, and T. Cook; Mate, |
Richard carrAl; Steward, G. Sullivan.
The Stiekney IS owned BY Admiral Glib.
son, and cost over $4,000
An arrival at Memphis from White
River 90 Tuesday reports ell quiet on |
that stream, though gaerrillas are opsr-
ating back Of DaValfs Bluff, along the
railroad. - sie- ga
There is nothing new from Arkansas
| On Monday night last, a. the sfeamer
Niagara wss on her way up the Missis-
| sippi from New Orleans, ard when OPP
posits Buck Island, she ran down 8 cut
ter belonging to gunboat on that sta
ytion, four OF the seven occupants being
drowned. The gunboat, after The acci.
dent, hailed and put guard upon the
! Niagara, whose officers, under arrest
we're ordered 10 report 70 the captain Of
their post, and await at Memphis the
result Of an investigation By him Of the
unfortunate affair. As soon after the
arrival Of the boat at that point as was
possible, the investigation ordered took
place, when il appeared that The enter
had no light out BY which she could be
recogsized By the pilot on duty. or the
q lookout on watch, tho officers IN Gus.
tody we're ordered bonorsbly discharged,
| and the boat released
Captain James Mellen's new steamer
i" Orward" is attracting good deal Of
attention At Pittsburg Size is certainly
6Hs craft, and does credit 70 those en-
gagged 10 getting her up. She was built
under the euperintendence Of Captain
John Rhodes, Who has built many Of the
best boats on the Ohio and Mississippi
rivers We congratulate Capt. Mellen
on taking charge Of 50 fine a packet.
Lana, is the name Of the new beat be-
ing built al New Albany By Hill, Payne,
i Co, for The Pegram line The Olive
Eraach aud tbs Ida Handy belong 70
the same line. This boat will be finish
ed ia about three weeks, aud We are 10
/ formed that her finish viii be something
superior. This boat is expected to Be .
fast, neat and gay one, with . hrst class
crew Of oficsts and men; when finished
she will make q neat appearance, a. her
model cannot be exceiied We do not
yet know who Is TO take charge Of her,
| but are satisfied that Capt George Pc
gram will place compstent and tried
Commander on her The following Is Is
near description Of Der as We At pres
ent have IN our possession: