The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-16
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RIVER ITEMS.

Sunny Side, Cincinnati Arizona, st. Louis.
Peytona, New Orleans South America n O.
Union, Bowling Green. Lancaster No3 St Louis
Charley Bowen, Cairo. Argonaut, Pittsburg.
DEPARTED.
Pink Varble, towboat. Queen of the West Y. o.
Peytona, Louisville. Arizona, Pittsburg.
Union, Louisville. South America, do.
Sunny Side Memphis Lancaster 10 3 Louisville.
Charley Bowen, Cairo. Argonaut, St. Louie.
THE Weather was sufficiently warm
yesterday, with prospects of rain.
The Rioer was still falling slowly,
but as it was rising above, We may expect
a slight rise here before hong.
.- Freights were scarce with no mota-
BILE change in prices
. Business, was dull-yesterdny may
be regarded as the dullest day Of the season.
-..... The Bol0en arrived night before last
at a late hour. She brought the full part-
culars Of the burning of the Star. Capt.
Dexter informs us that as soon as he saw
the fire, he hurried to the rescue Of the bout
and passengers, but was too late to do any
good. III towed the Star ashore. He says
when he arrived at the scene Of the disaster
he found the boat almost entirely con-
sumed. He gives W. Patterson, the mate,
and Mr.. McClerk the engineer, great credit
for their cxertons in saving the women and
children Mr. Patterson had collected
some ladies' on the stage plank and was gall
lanuy towing them ashore, while Mr..
McClerk jumped from the hurricane deck
and swan to the rescue of other sufferers.
These two gentlemen lost all their clothing,
Sc, in their endeavors to save others. The
wreck of the Star sank close to shore.
....The Kate Sdrchet arrived yesterday
morning from Wabash, with II good trip.
She came very near burning up night before
last She had some hay aboard, which
caught fire, and the fire was cxtinguished
only by the most snperhuman efforts of the
officers and crew. The hay was for re-
shipment. The Kate entered protest here
Yesterday. We understand she intends
To re-ship her freight here, and will go to
Mound City to go on the ways, where she
will be thoroughly repaired.
1.-The Campbell left for Green River
with good trip of freight and passengers.
The Boooen left here with a good
trip. She brought her barge here, to have
il re- painted and will use it during the low
water.
1.-The Sam Kuknaan passed down on
Monday in a disabled condition, having
sprung leak The BoWen brought her
Evansville freight up from Henderson.
....'Mr. 2. D. Vets, formerly river re-
porter of this paper, and more recently Of
the Enquirer, has Withdrawn from that Ca
pacity, aud is acting as General Agent for
the Charley B0Wen. We wish Mr.. Vets
all the luck imaginable in his new capacity.
1.-The Baltic came down flying light.
She loaded here.
-...- The Lancaster No. B, passed up
about ii o'clock She had picked up II
snag in the Mississippi at " Big Eddy "
which knocked down her chmneys and
otherwise injured her She presented a
sorry picture.
1.-The Queen of the West passed down
with a good trip. She put off large lot of
freight here.
mo other arrivals or departures of
Importance.
Capt Geo. Wolf has purchased the
interest of Capt. Windsor in the steamer
Henry Etzhugh, and will Immediately take
command of the boat. We did not learn
the price paid.
. The Ouachtta and New Orleans
packet ashland was sold in New Orleans
the other day The price paid Was $4,000.
-.... A steamboat man, named John
Dempsey, was dangerously stabbed Wednes-
day last, at New Orleans, in an atfray on
board the steamer Chocta'o. He was taken
TO the Charity Hospital, and is not expected
to live.
I'VE learn from the Missouri Demo
crat that the DE Vernon, bound up, and the
Northern Light bound down, came III col
lision above St LOUIS on Saturday evening.
The proper signals were given, but miSnn-
derstoOd. aud the boats came together with
IL loud crash. The Northern Light was run
10 the shore, and it wns then discovered that
she was cut to within few inches of the
water, her guard and out. Triggers on the star
board side being ca; OF. She took no WA
ter and will not bc delayed 10y her injuries.
The Northern Light, before getting in
Sunday morning, ran aground, or WAS
blown aground, on bar near the upper
ferry, and remained fast until relieved 10y
the Canddu wheA went To her assistance.
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