The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-04-15
Loss Of the DAVID white.

l.ss.s-. sl.,s LOSS OF the OaFlu Hn1te.
From the Niagara, which arrived Here res
ilterday morning we learn of the loss Of this
splendid steamer. About nine O'Clock on Sun
day evening, as the boat was under way, a few
miles above Golconda fire was discovered in
the hold. Itoriginated by the water in the
hold coming IN contact with some lime, of
(which there were twenty barrels on board
Every effort was made to subdue the flames,
but finding it. impossible, the boat was run
ashore, scuttled, and sunk. She now lies
with the water up to the cabin floor. She
had on board a large and valuable cargo of
produce and pork, part of which she took on
at this place. The Niagara took off her deck
load, valued at $4,000. Judge Foster was on
board at the time ofthe accident, and returned
on the Niagara. He thinks that with the as
sistance of a bell boat the cargo may be saved
in a damaged condition, and the boat raised.
We trust that ere long the noble White will be
afoat again, commanded by the same gentle
men who had made her so popular and profit
able. Capt. McGill and Mr.. VIM. Mitchell
are at the wreck, Mr.. Armstrong, the second
clerk, was on the Niagara with the papers
and bills of ladins. as.s ..-et O.. .a-s
- We learn that the new steamer N. j.
Eaton struck snag and sunk in the Missouri
river, in Augusta Bend, last Wednesday even
ling. She was on her first trip down the Mis-
lsouri river, being an entire new and very
strong boat built in Louisville the present
Season, by Captains Manson and billiard at a
lcost of $4,000. She was insured in several
local offices in that city and New Albany for
the sum of $24, 600. Capt Hillard, the clerk,
Itelegraphs that she can be easily raised, and
Iput in running order again.
II - The magnificent Louisville and Mem
Iphis packet, Kate Frisbee, will be here this
morning bound for Memphis, and we would
advise passengers and Shippers to extend to
her that liberal patronage her enterprising
lowners deserve. We bespeak for Hera success
rul career.
The splendid steamer r. J.. Ward
passed up early yesterday mornings six days
out from the Crescent City We are indebted
to the clerk forfull files of papers. The Ward
. was detained in New Orleans by some acct
dent to her machinery. ~
- The Bridges broke a cylinder head on
j her up trip, and came down on one wheel.
' She left for Louisville yesterday, where new
!, cylinder is being prepared for her. She might
. have given our mechanics the job.
: Tile Iowa arrived here yesterday morn
= ing from St Louis and took on a full load o
: dry hides, bacon and $50 on" a lot of sack
ed pork from Green River, was shipped BY her
: destined for the Baltimore market.
- The Grand Turk. Jesse K. Bell, anC
lebanon, were here yesterday from Pittsburg
IS with large cargoes of freight and passengers
destined for the upper Mississippi, Kansas ana
5 Council Bluffs
IS The Eclipse took on below, sixteel
ID thousand sacks Of corn, being the largest ship
: ment of corn ever made upon any boat in thi
country. The freight bill was $4,000.
a. - The Flora was sold at Cincinnati
m m few days since for $4,000, and the Laclsde
go St Louis for $4,000. Both for the Uppe
al Mississippi. -
i. - The Rainbow came down on Sunda
. evening, with fine trip She resumes he
ar regular day Tomorrow. .s..
= a---. Our Green river packets keep til
+. wharf pretty we'll covered with tobacco tn
Of Of Bridges putoff large lot yesterday.
s - The Chilly Garyinr came up frol
80 Memphis Sunday evening. Mr.. Shields kindl
left US package of Memphis papers.
Ip. Es---- The J. P. Tweed passed up yesterda,,
GO flying light from St. Louis. The Twee
q seemed to be running for glory. E
~. - Capt. lGorrdly will soon be down agai
with another Missouri river boat. He
: building at Brownsville - -5-7
- - Thanks to the Fashion for full files
Louisville papers of the 18th. lezE 's
AZ - Thanks to Capt. Reynolds of the N
agara, for New Orleans papers of the 6th.
Z: The Maria Denning's freight bill for Il
load taken on here last week was 81 228
The river is falling all the way up, wi
!. plenty of water for the largest boats.
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HNXTRA FAMII,Y FLOUh.-Just received furs
IA eupply Markles extra superhne Hour, warran
ss apa to the best o. o. HERsasERaER CARSON
y SR = BUSHELS HominY Just from the mills aud mi
u Cd 80 Of pnre white flint Honiny 60 n for sal