The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-05-15
CHE Daily gnnrnal.
RIVER ITEMS
srEAMBoAT REGISTER.

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STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
ARRIVED.
FROM s'cLocK SUNDAY EVENING TO O'clock SAT-
uBDAV EVENING.
Pacific New Orleans. Jas Guthrie, Louisville
TT Wayne Pittsburg Greenvle, b. Green.
Bracelet, Louisville. Lake Erie, No. 2,
Natchez, do. harengO, Lonis'ilie
DEPARTED.
FROM MONDAY EVENING O'CLOCK TO SUNDAY EvEN-
ING O'CLOCK.
Dunbar, Paducah Anglo Saxon, Pittsburg.
Iue Eaves Green River.B J. Adams, Louisville.
w. Gillum, do. Sir VIM. Wallace, Pitts
Sam Kirkmar, Louisville
The Weather was very warm with
strong indications of rain.
49,. The Ricey was still falling yesterday
with hardly enough water on the shoalest
bars to let the large class boats over. We
suppose they will not make many more
trips.
...-'. Freights continue scarce and prices
unchanged.
Business on the levee was dull, and
outside of our own packets there were no
arrivals worth mentioning.
..- The Charley BoOen is the only regn-
lar Cairo packet to-day. Those having
freight to ship, or who want to go South
themselves, cannot get fleeter or better
Captain, and Markell and Bentley Clerks,
which is enough to ensure good and safe
trip. Consult your own interest and have
your freight and baggage at the river in
time
. The D. b. Camp6eH brought out
first-rate trip OF tobacco and bacon. She
will leave to-day positively at o o'clock for
Green river. Shippers will have their
freight ready at the appointed time, as
Capt Lumm and Clerk Travis are prompt
men and good men to ship with.
.. The Lue Eaues and Gillum left for
Green river with only tolcrably fair trips
The GtLLInt brought out very good trip
Of tobacco.
BURNING OF THE SILVER STAR Four
LIVES LOST We have just learned the
painful tidings of the burning of the Evans
willie and Paducah Z. S. mail packet SLIDER
Star. She burned on Saturday evening
last, on her downward trip, about o'clock
while she was in the act of rounding too at
the Curlew coal mines. The fire originated
from the pipe of some one smoking among
lot of baled hay which was slowed in the
engine room, and SO rapid was the spread of
the flames that the books and papers of tin e
boat were entirely lost, together with the
money and all the clothing of the officers
One passenger, whose name We could
not learn, and one fireman named Mich
Smith, are known to be drowned and two
children belonging 10 a family who embark
ed at Mt. Vernon are supposed to be
drowned. The boat and cargo are a total
loss.
The boat was about three years old, aud
was in complete running order, being full Y
supplied with hose, pumps, life preserves,
life boats, &C. She was insured for &c.
600, and was valued at 50 900 or $4,000
''.''' We have no arrivals to note from
Wabash. We suppose the Wabash packets
are all aground.
The Kate French, it is said, has gone
to the bOneyard. She is now lying at the
foot of Sand Island.
49,. The B. j. Adams and the Natcdez
passed up.
1900 The Red river raft it is said, has ex-
tended above Red Bayou and its passage by
boa Is, owing to the low water as well as
the raft, is very near suspended.
From the Memphis Appeal of tie
10Th we learn that the last heard of Capt
Charley Gray and the Jennie Hhipylr, he
had gotten some forty miles above Fort
Smith on his way to Fort Gibson He had
commenced building dam in his rear, in
order to float his craft-in fact, those who
know Charley best say they would not be
surprised at his damning every thing he
could see. We don't blame himl The
Thirty Fpth PdreIei and JUiid R0anc had
utken mp season quarters at the Whipple's
old harnor, above Little Rock Poker
Point the Rodne being aground.
....The New Orleans Dcita of the 10Th
says:
The election for Directors of the Steam
boat Captains Union Brnev client Associa-
ton, held last Monday, resulted in the cleo
ton OF the regular ticket, composed as fol-
lows:
St. Louis, Y. J. KounrA, J. &. Woods ;
Louisville, e. H. Sturgeon; Cincinnati,
Daniel Collins; Nashville, b. Dntlield Mem
phis, j. II. Frelcigh; Vick sburg, +. &.
Holmes; Coast |. Hooper I.alourche }. j.
Brown; Red River {. f.. Marshall, G.. L.
Kouns; Pittsbnrg, Sam. Brichncn; Qua
chita Frank Keeling.
Tie above ticket contains many strong
names in the steamhoating circles, aud We
can not but hope that their actions will
bring abont the desired end.
VImcennes Correspondence.
NMCENNEs May l4th.
EDITOR JoUKNAL;- Wabash river is go
ing dry very fast Passed down NlSoHic
Gem. iHanta hard aground at Horse
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