The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-22
The Rob't ]. Ward arrived here Fl

The Rob't j. Ward arrived here from
New Orleans evening before last at O'Clock
having left on the 18th. She put off large
quantity Of sugar and molasses The Ward
had rather scaly trip, although it was no
fault of her excellent officers, Capt. Sias Mil
Ter himself being in command. At the start
she was about three hours getting ont from the
shipping at Algiers, where she took on 100
hhds. of sugar. When just below Lake Prov
idence, she was discovered to be on fire, about
10 O'Clock in the morning. Smoke was seen
issuing from the wood work near one of her
chimneys. Capt, Miller was soon at tn, spot,
and with an axe cut away the lattice work,
and applied buckets of water 4 portion of
one of the state rooms was cut away, and the
flames burst forth. A string of men and cab-
in boys were formed for carrying water, and
in short time the flames were drowned out.
The boat had been run to the shore, and of
course the passengers were generally badly
frightened. When the flames were subdued,
the shore was literally piled with baggage, in
Guiding old saddles, &c, &C. But it was
speedily tumbled in again, and the boat pro-
ceeded. Two miles above Napoleon, the Ward
in making Landings ran into store boat be-
longing to Steele & Hail. The pilot said ne n
some manner was unable to command the
wheels. The gunwale Of the store-boat was
stove in, and she at once commenced sinking.
Mr.. Steele's wife, who ten days before had
twins onl Cava,., ut I,nr ,,-o,n IN ,;+b ol;Ilro,
fled from the store boat in great alarm. Capt
Miller at once put his men to work carrying
out the goods. They labored till there was
three or four feet water in the boat, when ropes
GENTLY to get nearly all the water out, when
the remainder Of the goods were secured in a
damaged condition. The boat was then drop
ped and sunk. Capt Miller left a mate and
second clerk to take charge of the goods set
tie the damages if possible, and if not to bring
up the goods to be disposed of to the best ad
vantage. The owners claimed they were worth
from three to $4,000, but they were not prob
of the most careful Captains on the river, and
the Ward is one of the best boats, but acct
dents .OiA happen.
- The Kate Frisbie, large and elegant
steamer, is now getting her machinery aboard
at New Albany, including the patent boilers,
and will next week take her place in the
Louisville and Memphis trade, with the desi IN
| if possible, of starting regular line between
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was built and taken to California, in dis
sected parts, there to be rebuilt, but was re-
turned-but from no fault of her own. She
is splendid steamer,an California lost some
thing by not getting her.
- The fast and splendid David White has
/ photographed that she was to have left Louisville
last evening" and may be expected here to-day
| We presume she will have accommodations
| for freight The White is a first class boat
and her officers are Of the first class order
Capt. McGiL aud Mr.. Mitchell give their con-
soI"iateL attention to all business, and the com.
fort of passengers.
- The st. Clair was here Yesterday from
Cincinnati, and put out large quantity Of
merchandise, &c. She was detained by an ae-
cident in the canal One wheel struck on a
rock, and lifted the shaft from the journal,
throwing overheard the brass socket. She had
to wait till another could be cast. She laid
here the greater part of the afternoon.
- The Ben Franklin laid here from
Thursday at noon till after midnight, night
before last. She took on about 500 tons, con-
sisting of pork. -four, lard, wheat and corn, and
at lower rates than have marked any of the
previous shipments.
"A beautiful little steamer called the
Minnesota Belle, with her wheel-house bla-
zoned by Minnesota scene, arrived yesterday
morning from St. Louis, heavily laden for Gin
cinnati and Pittsburgh. She laid here some
little time, but transacted no business
THE Cincinnati star packet Lands was
at our wharf yesterday morning from New Or
leans. She put out some freight here, but
was not loaded very heavily, as freights are
scarce and low at Now Orleans.
The splendid new steamer Jas. Mont
gomery was here yesterday morning from
: Louisville on her second trip. She was heav-
' lily loaded, and made but short stopplgc
here.
- The Louisville freight combination to
: New Orleans, has broken down. 1t wouldn't
e work. and it ought not to have done So
7 Louisville boats are now permitted to max
: their own bargains at this and other points.