The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-06-13
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- The stern wheeler Ben Coufsfn was sold
here few days ago 10 Capt. J.C. Stuart, for
IN .riy ofthe Justice, and lately Of the VIM
Knox, tor $4,000. Capt Stuart has taken pos
session of her, and she LEFT yesterday with con
siderable freight for the Wabash.
- The Madona was sold here Monday
morning to company from Yazoo city, for 49,
200 cash. She will run hereafter in the Yazoo
River trade. She has been taken I'd Louisville,
where she will be thoroughly overhauled before
proceeding South.
- On the last downward trip Of the STEAMER
Madison, Henry Connel, third GOOD, accidentally
fell overheard above L.avenworth, and was
drowned. While at New Orleans a fireman
named Dennis Telon, was also drowned. Both
fesided in Cincinnati. @
- The Crystal Palace has gone into the ST.
Louis and New Orleans trade.
- But few boats al The wharf yesterday and
business somewhat duller than the day before.
- We copy the following just tribute to
she eleSan, and peerless steamer Niagara, from
the Louisville Times of Sunday last, let it speak
for itself:
FoR New ORLEANg-SvEAMER NAGARA.-The
splendid a.senger packet Niagara, Capt Har-
nv J. Spciis leaves at 10 O'clock this morning Tor
New Orleans. We have often given our opinion
of this 1obe craft and her gentlesnanly Off ers.
and we now say that The Niagara slahds No.
in point Of speed fine officers, superb aeeUmmo-
daIions and first rate fare. She is complete in
all her departments, with every moderu improve
ment Tor the safety and comfort of passengers,
and in charge of gentlemen who deserve the pub
rlic patronage, they are popular and in every
way worthy OF confidence Charley r. Reynolds
in the clerk, and we would just say this is the
best o0nGr1uniy offered this season for real fne
time, and all who wish pleasant, safe and
quick passage will be on board at 10 o'clock.
Sueaking tof The Niagara, we would Just hint
TO Mr.. Jas. s Pague; of the New Orleans Even
ing Delta, TO send up the .'horns,p and never
more speak oil abe IN atchez" as the pride OF The
South, nor the May Flower" The following
1rom the passengers on the Niagara tells the
tale Read and 'scnt and come again: -s~4 !
On the "trip up we had occasion TO test her speed
i'm little brush weihad with the peerless Natchez
having overhanled her al a landing and found
her groaning under the weight of accumulated
steam, ready cooked and primed for a race. We
had only our usual steam, not expecting TO en-
counter this champion of the South. She backed
out and brushed by us with perfect ease but our
boys began to fire up" and we soon began 10
come up and was gaining on her when we stop
ped for n passenger. Very soon, however, we
came up with her again Al a landing, waiting to
play us the same trick SO, when we came up
sure enough she backed cut on one Whee (hold.
ing on to all her etcara1 and al US she came with
n full head OF steam and levers raised, but il
wouldn't do She had run against cataract
this time, and for seven miles she pulled and
surged and rugged in vain, occasionally with
raised levers and tuli bad on, making des
p.rate effort to pass US, but invariably would fal
back, and though she had the inside track
around Glasscock's Island much to her advan
tage, she had last to fall hack and land, leaving
us masters of the waters So much for the speet
of the Niagara, which consider small item
compared with the style. elegance, and comtcr
H4,h which she provides for -