Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1855-07-07
100000 COPIES.

Steamboat Disasters the WrStsgd W"i,SS. GaU
St,diat0Gt D,rsCS0ry.
fINIE Undersigned have Row in course of prepl-
ration new STEAMBOAT IN
DIRECTORY. which will I've j. - -
sued in October next the book will cUntain
TWO hundred pages, illustrated IN the best STYLE
and neatly bound in i durable manner Ii WILL
BE ONE OF THE MOST INrERBsTISG BOOKS EvEE
PUBLISHED. and will be- ii book thai viii be inter
eSsln2 oalI classes of people The STEAMBOAT
DIRECTORY Will contain a complete list and
description Of allth" Steamboats, now afiuat in la
Western and Southern waters The length. model
speed, power and tonnage OF each boat. where and
nF whom oullt, the maine OF the boat. with tie
trade she is in. Also. the names OF CAPTAINS and
officers, her a.-c &"., &c. The Director, Will,
lam Il History If Steamboats, and Stcstmboathu
on the Western waters, since the application oi
steam: also sketch of the first boat bdilr for IN,
Ohio River, with the name of the builder COM
mander and owner.
The RIVER DIRECTORY will contain lis:
and desert ,tion of all the STEAMBOAT nIS-ST
that have occurred on the WESTERN AND SorTU-
EaN WATERS. beautifully illustrated with = ITS5
OF ALL THOSE WHO HAVE PERISHED BY THEIR
BtRNlN", SINKING AND Exploding, Oh the West
eTn and Southern waters. The Directory will
contain Maps Of the Ohio. Mississippi Missouri
Illinois, Arkansas, White. Red Ouichita YaZoo
and other Rivers. with the Towns and Cities laid
down. with correct distances: also. many otbc,
RIVER and Commercial items of interest TO Tie Dec
pie At large. Tho book will contain the cards d, E
The various / :. Mail Boats with the trad.. th.y
are IN. &c.- &c. The Directory viii also conrai IN
Licensed Oflccr>, their places Of residence ~.
&c; the new Steamboat Law. its r,SIUir,mrntS
Win c"mni9GtS, showing wherein il Ten. rs ia.
"coeiPet,Ht officer, and iRjRrsS the CONF, :, y,
"Btc5r, &c, DC, and all the important 4 : 81
preine Court Steamboat Decisions ND 10 Al ,t,. tia,
hait> and importan; Commercial PRIVILEGES. BIN,
"i Ia'iln", important Decisions OF the various l.
= Courts lnrc9ard 10 FreightS cost and Da,,t.,rd
~, &c, with many other things of interest
he Directory Will I've illustrated IN the hc.l
.lNle. and printed in the best manner Tho an
NOR mas FOR >iy years been gathering together au
u" facts and items in regard to the numerous
Steamboat disasters on the Western and Souiberl.
waters and now intends Publishing them in book
iIlh The price Of the work will bc put az ti,
Inv sum Of One Dollar Ten thousand COPIES vii.
b' issued for tie boa,ncn; all others DESTROYS nf
subscribing, will have Ia do 50 at once. a. nom,
WIZ b7 printed unless ordered in advance The
work j. destined 10 have 4 circulation of oyey
EIGHTY THOUSAND copies aS the publishes
are receiving large numbers of Subscribers I-.r
mail. from all paris of Tie country. daiE1 Some
"f ~" eldest bOatmen. well a. most >,ientit,.
men If the times, are contributors 10 line Steam
boat Directory.
The Directory will hs iSSrlc,l in ortohrr .ua
wiii he an ornament To the raTlor a> well - steam
boa:. By rcmitting One Dollar most Maid , yuu
VIII receive Il copy Of the above work
Al communications aud lt.!iers Sholiid Iu ad
dressed 10 JAMES Il. LLOip Il co
Post o1ce Building, Cincinnati ONO
CUMBERLAND COAL,-For sale by III,
- cargo OF boat load, by