The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-27

secured to passengers BY the peculiar
construction of the Richmond.
The special river correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial says:
PADUcAH, Ky, August %.
We leave here to resume. our duties
on the 24th, upward bound, to finish
what we left undone on account of
the river being too high. 1t has re-
eeded, up to this time, thirty inches.
There Is now five feet on Walkers
Bar, above Hurricane Island We
had two days and nights heavy rain
here. Cloudy and cool. Wind north
west. Thermometer 20 deg.
j. NJ. DRYDEN,
U. S. Inspector, on board steamer
Petrolia.
A correspondent Of the St. Louis
Republican, writing from Bath Coun-
y, Va. on the 10Th. thus alludes to
the first steamboat:
forgot to mention in my letter
from Berkeley Springs, that at the
mouth of Sir Johns Run, two aud a
half miles from the Springs, the first
attempts at propelling vessels by steam
were made. A man named Rumsey,
10 1888, made little boat, aud placed
In it an engine, the steam from which
was thrown directly from the stern of
Uhe boat upon the water, the re ctlOn
urging the boat forward He made
o0ther experiments and then went to
urea1 Britain, and explained his plans
70 watts aud others Fulton was
lnen there, and, doubtless, received
many Valuaole sugg .stiOns from Rum
sey' "hlch ne improved upon until he
IIaue MS successful essays on the
these a=aln have been improved upon,
so that oceans aud seas are travelled
IN marvellously short periods"
LOUISVILLE The Courier of
Tuesday says:
The J. p. Webb. from Evansville
to Cincinnati, got aground on Port
land bar about ii O'clock vesterd ,v
morning. and was still aground at 6
NJ. last evening. 1t was expected that
she would get off by 8 P. NJ last niqbt.
She had fair freight trip and was
full of passengers.
Captain Dan. Richards succeeded
yesterday in raising the barge aud the
of the railroad cars belong
ing to the st. Louis and Iron Mum
ain Railroad. which sunk at Jeffer-
ionville short time since. The cars
ire but slightly damaged.
SAINT LoUIs.-The Democrat of
Tuesday says:
To Cairo the river is lower; bottom
asy of access. Continental going
lown was aground three hours. The
Jacobs showed her off Hence to
[eokuk only 81 feet water can be
afely reported. Bertram was aground
t Iowa Island, Victory ut Cap-au-
iris, the Davenport slightly, and
sucker State considerably. All got
If. Missouri boats make their move
aents slowly. Running by daylight
My is generally advocated and prac-
iced. River getting lower.
We may state hat the Mississippi
ence to Keokuk rs worse now than
{ any time this season, and that it
will be in still worse condition Is be-
ieved. There are so many boats
unning between ST. Louis and keO-
TUX. that it is feared all the fish will
,e killed. Above Dubuque the water
3 getting very low and good kuowl-
.dge of the river Is necessary to escape
'unning on the sandbars. Weather
pleasant. Freight in great excess
waits shipment from the upper rivers
o st. Louis.
Captain John Shirley, formerly Of
Memphis, builder of the Confederate
am Arkansas, is now in Louisville,
nd will return to Memphis He Is
ecentiy from California, which no
Ices not like we'll enough to make &c
Is home. lie expects to run boat
L the Memphis and Louisville trade
NEW ORLEANS. - The Times Of
says:
The weather yesterday was clear
md fine, but oppressively warm. The
intense rays Of old Sol caused those
get through with what lit
lie business they had to do, and be of
FOR more pleasant, shady retreat.
The levee bore a dull appearance,
there being but few arrivals, while
departures numbered but four.
FREDERICK CELL,