Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-10-02
River Items.


Wsafh~ go Ess~.-Ths river hare Is rsseainE
ven - shove The wesshsr yesterday w.s ec0l
and pleasant. Buslnsss % ths Issss Saturday
wss quifs sssiss. an esntiausd mossrsteIy %
most q yesterday
Ls-ssazs sd Representatives eur last shs s0s-
iowinK boats hsxs passed this port J. b GU
nors, fsr cfseInastts Minnsoiss Pistsburs;
E'shsingkis and Prima D0aaa, Cineinnass; Eic-
tator, for Sew OrlsAEs; Eansis Bysrs. Msnphis.
eupssior. nsnpkss TsEasooa and Msrning Star,
LosisxiIis and rstarns chsrmsr, Cairo.
Essas rus.--eoidsn Eagle. for oiaeinnsti: Alice
Dean. Msrinsr. Ida Nervali. St. Cloud and PhAn.
tan. ssr MszpAlss wAiss Boss. Silver Spray and
Aary Hssn. Esw orissnss Esvans. Lannis DFowa
ssa Ls~rsses. 50. Louis; Huntsvills and Ksss,
EvznsvfIIs.
MEsssza4ssus-Ths Mi1nsoia bzoks bar doctor
shaft on Saturday nishts whsa ssar Trsneh Is
had, asd had 70 return 10 this city for repairs.
ebsswfEi Be ready to leave for Cincinnati this
f5rssoon....-.--fhsJ J. n Gilmors passed up sAtur-
day right Iosssa 70 the guards with cotton aad
pig iron...-.-.-.Ths tOw-soat STAR passed down
Saturday with six b4rsts % coal....----In eoHss.
qasnes Of some nseesssry repairs the ww.
white did rot get 81 10 the Cumbsriaad on Sat.
urday. but VIII positively ls4xs on Tuesday eve
nfsg. Our clever TREND, Ssgt.Hyes Csrftoa, via
taks command Ths White win 80 Up - far a.
Fert Donslson.....--.-Ths Liberty No. had nos
arrived 81 Ists hour last night. but ahs wIH -
found as Che wharf fhis nscFnfng. and have for
Louisville ~ o'eioak- Captains Shirley ard
I'd. judge viii b founa on board 20 take care Of
passengers IN their most eozEtiy styla.-s.-.--Ths
Hantssiiis was sxpscts4 af ths wharf last nlght
With big load 81 Gotten for MsrEists Express.
I'VE learn that Capt. Tkroop's Armada wiIi
perhaps be ready 10 go ont on " scnssday-...-..
VIII. 8. Hays. Of the Loaissiiis Democrat, h2s
gone visit 10 the oil regions OF PennsyIva-
nia.-...-.-Ths ,. G. BlAaksord sPorts . nsv Jssk-
stat sixty feet high-...-.--..-Tbef N Dictator
wEs Al the Isvse on Saturday. and At.
fFacesd much aftsatlon. eks 10 ,asftiy OF Dsd By
the master, william D. DonaIdssn. aai Saint
Louis company Of ssntisnsns aad is ints1dsd for
the Sc. Louis, Louisvifle and Esw orisaas trsas
Ths Fittsburs Dtspafeh ssYs: ssThis truly mag
niaesnt vessel has been undsr construction for
several months. Aad Il. usquestionably, the Esoss
staussh and perfect affair 81 iia ehaEaeter ahAt
was svsr launched ia our waters. We have per-
sonaiiy inspected ali The priaeipai aoafing PAL
aces In tbs Eastern States. ana can safely assert
that the Dictator compares fsvorably with shs
most rsnownsd In the great nsst Of steamers
which grsss the bOson Of the Hudson river end
Long leland Sound. The picsatsr Is the largest
steam vessel ever buils - this port, ard her ma
ehinsry ths most powerful and Substantially con-
strucssd, being the result Of the Inventive genius
Of one ef the lsadIsg naehinists In Pittsburg-
Her keel was laid at Freedom, Beaver county.
fsw miles irem this city. On the Ohio river, By
Aoossksy . Kerr, who hsxs built her hull
strong - wood aud iron can make it. Har hold
Is sufAoisatiy ampis for the accommodation Of
ffsights, Wills ths decks furnish addition
al SPACE for thts purposs. giving her 40
advAnt4gs over mary rivals in this
spect. Her actual dimsnsions are a. follows;
Lssgsh Of keel. tuo hundred and sixty fest;
length ever all two hundred sad seventy ass isss:
brsAdsh Of beam, forty isst aoor. thirty ave fses
four inches extrsns width ever ali. sevsnty-nins
feet. She 10 provided with Mr.. HArtHPes's nsN
patsDt snginsF. which consists Of two high pS-ss
suss and two lsv-prsssurs spsinss, 80 constructed
that shsy can be ran together or separate. These
are thres boilers Is Re. long. which VIII gsnsrats
ell the stsam ths four engines can consume, at =
saving ef two-thirds shs fasl usual In running an
ordinary engine. THIS - 81 Important item in
the sxpsnssOf runpiBg river steamers, vhish All
stsanboatmsn win readily appreciate. The en-.
ginss have been fairly tested and worked to a
charm. The high-pFsssure engines are provided
vita siztren-inch cylinders, having an eight feet
stroke. and tho low pressure engines thirty -siz
zach cylinders, having the same strokA, working
two sids waser-whssIs. each fhirsy-sIx feet ia
diameter. fourtssn feet vide. saa three fset f.es
The vessel Il 400 tons measurement. having a
drAught Of shrss fsst nfse Isshss an and three
ssst forward. she viii accommodate about $50
passengers. $50 In the cabin and 800 on deek she
Is amply provided against accident By ere, having
stsxm frs engine. With ten alstincs attaehmsats,
and capacity for throwing lse barrels Of water per
minute. Fer eahfn and saloon srs psrfsrt master
pieces Of the taste and Superior workuanshfp u
cur people" The grand saloon sf the Dlstaior
rivals the nsest en- tbs Ohio aBd Mississippi
rivers. The fsllowing 10 q list Of her oalcers :
Master. WIN. n DonAldson; Cisik. Samuel Barr.
IT,, MAss, James Mssehis; Steward, LscnAfd
Taylor. - -
eIEAsrxss Fnoz ouR xxcnAxaKs.
Eashvsfis.-rhs Dispatch Of Thursday says.
Navsgstios is again suspended, and wfiI not BE
resumed until rice IN the river enables even he
lightess dranzht boats 20 coms up. On the shoals
slowly.
M.mskis.-Ths Argus Of the asth ali. says.
Rata eontinuss to pear down fFtr above, 10
dslugs-liks torrents. Yesterday, We had plsnty
which turned the dirt on the isvss isto z afes
son, sttckey consia&ancy. commoniv cAlixd mud
Business onithe isvss was FAIR The bad weatbsr
tended greatly to stop shipmsnts. aud delayed
ssseral packets for twsnty-four hours.
Mes Ovisaas-Ths Pieayuns ssys:
basiasss yesterday w<s almost at stand -stlfI
thars vas 90 little doing. 90 sw boats dischargng
81 recFivfng frsiEht, 20 few arvtgain--onfy two
and 90 few aspsFsurss-only tEo al told.
Ksbsis.-Ths Rsgfstsv ~ the Goth alt seysss
Mr.. Trsuk p. 0ormlsy, clark Of The sfeamsr
Montana mss with a probably fatal sceldsnt a.
whites Blua. Oh the AlabAms river, day &c 4wo
Bins. whea . line thrrw hIz over, sRd he ksal
heAdioag aewu amosg the roeks all the woanas
spear 70 Be on the ices and head. aud present
frightfsl appsArAneeapd though be IL attn alive
they are sup posed 20 be mortal. de vas brought
to The eity os the LILLY Wsnndsrstana thas NJ
Cor nlsy IL frem Sc. Louis, from waanes b. has
b1t lately come hishsr.
BOATS LkAusa To-DAT.
Ter oaivos--Ths san- Orr. Capt. Frank Du-
souehst In command ssd Billy Dana. clerk, Is tAs
regular packst for Cairo TO day. Get ready IN
time and 90 On the Orr
For Lsslsstas--Ths fsst and bright particular
Morning. Star leaves this forsneon 81 10 o'cloek
for LsuisvfiIs- shs has The very bs.t Of seem.
modsssons, and beF ofaesEB. Capt Gilmors an6
John oarbaeksr, ere snong the Dlsasantsss gen.
slsmsn on the river.