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RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS
Alexander County Illinois Genealogy Trails Contributed by Jennifer Reddig Items of
Cargoes Arriving and Departing--Condition of Western Rivers--Weather
and Business--Boats Leaving Today--Boats Due--Our Thanks
Cool--Whereabouts of Steamboatmen--Cincinnati Items.
The Tyrone
brought out 100 hogshead of tobacco and 100 bales of cotton for
reshipment to New Orleans, 15 head stock for Memphis, 200 sacks cotton
seed for Vicksburg, 20 bales cotton for S. D. AYERS, Cairo, 10 packages
for Cairo Transfer Company, and 28 bags cotton yarn for St. Louis.
She reports Cumberland stationary, with three and a half feet
on Harpeth Shoals. We are indebted to her pilot, Mr. Fayette
SPILLERS, and her clerks, Messrs. Wash. WEAVER, and Alex. HARD for
items, manifests, and papers.
The Rosalie Judson, formerly the Diana, had a fine trip, and has the hull of the Glendale in tow. The Glendale has been converted into a wharf boat. For Eastport and Florence--Passengers for all points on the Tennessee river should not forget that the splendid swift running light draught steamer Jas. H. Trover, Capt. LEE, will leave for that locality this evening on arrival of the train. The Trover possesses every qualification for comfort, and her officers not only know their business, but attend to it. The Liberty No. 2, had a fine passenger trip and 100 bales cotton for Evansville, 25 bales cotton for New Albany, and several lots assorted freight for Louisville. The Cowslip is a gunboat, with a walking beam engine--quite a curiosity in these waters--and presents quite a neat appearance. She brought a large number of sailors and firemen to man the Monitors. Four of the Monitors lately, and for so long a time anchored off this city, raised steam this morning, and departed for New Orleans, at noon amid the hearty blessings of all steamboatmen present in the city. The Mississippi is falling from St. Paul to New Orleans, and all its Northwestern tributaries are declining slowly. The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg with only a few inches over three feet in the channel. It is also falling at Cincinnati at the rate of over two feet per twenty-four hours. The falls are still available for small boats, but will not continue so long. The Cumberland is on a stand, with three feet six inches on Harpeth Shoals. Here the river is about stationary. The weather is clear and cool. Business is about the same as at last report. Our thanks are due the officers of the Gen. Anderson, Adam Jacobs, Ruth, Tyrone and North Alabama for manifests and late papers. For Columbus--The Gen. Anderson leaves every morning and evening on arrival of the train, connecting at Columbus with the M. & O. R. R., and all points South. MISCELLANEOUS
The
following decidedly "cool" incident transpired last Saturday:
A fair, but frail "beer-jerker," en route for Nashville to fill a
star engagement at the Broadway Varieties, came down on the levee in
front of the steamer Cumberland,
and sent on board for the Captain to come out and see her.
Captain EGAN gallantly complied with the request, and informed
her that he had the honor of commanding the "Game Cock." The
dashing "jeer berker," being skeptical on that point, asked the Captain
"if he wasn't telling a d--d lie!" This opened his eyes as to the
character of his would be passenger, and we are informed that the lady was turned over to the Truesdall line and not permitted to take passage on the Cumberland.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Saturday last says: The Balimore, with seven barges of hay, from Aurora, Rising Sun and Warsaw, will leave for New Orleans on Wednesday next. Her cargo will make 1,000 tons, or 9,000 bales. The C. T. Dumont will resume her trips to Madison next week. The Steamboat Mates' Association of this city have reduced their wages on first-class steamers from $200 to $150, and on second-class steamers from $150 to $125. The Silver Moon and Citizen are loading at Pittsburg, but will be compelled to await a rise. Those of our merchants who have goods on those boats, if there be any such, will look for their shipments some time. The Pittsburg Gazette of Friday last gives the following information as to the whereabouts of steamboatmen: Quite a number of old steamboatmen have given up the river business for the present, at least, and gone into the oil business. Among others, are Captian J. T. STOCKDALE, James WILKINS, Hugh MCKELVEY, James W. PORTER, and I. C. VANHOOK. Capt. John WOLF, who commanded the Rocket for quite a number of years, is engaged in testing and putting down wells on Pit-hole, and it is said that his prospects are very encouraging. Capt. Geo. W. REED is thinking seriously of trying his luck in running oil, but thus far he has not taken hold. Capt. William J. KOONTZ has been operating more or less in oil for a couple of years past. He is now superintendent of the Pittsburgh and Manchester Passenger Railway. Capts. STOCKDALE, WILKINS AND MCKELVEY have been actively engaged in the oil business for several years, and consequently have got fully initiated in all its secrets. |