The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-09-12

J. W Cheesman, Gin: Sam. Kirkman, Mem.
Charley Bowen, Cairo: A. Il. Sewer, Memphis.
NV. Cheesman, 81. Lou: Sam Kirkman, Lou:
Charley Bowen Cairo A. Fl. SEWER, Gin.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
GenI White Henderson,.
1.-THE RiUer opposite this point COM
menced falling again, on Monday night and
yesterday was declining slowly. Weather
cool and windy.
At Pittsburg, at noon yesterday, the river
was at a stand with feet in the channel
by the pier mark.
Al Cincinnati the river had fallen II in
ches since last report, leaving 10 feet IL in
ches in the channel.
At Louisville, less than feet are report
ed in the canal, and the river was slowly
declining.
1.-The U. S. mail packet Dunbar, in
charge of Capt. Gus. Fowler, with Gus.
Dusouchet in the office leaves for Paducah
at II o'clock to-day.
1.-The big" GREY Eagle, thoroughly
repaired and painted, and all right, will be
at the wharf this evening taking freight
and passengers for Louisville. She departs
at o'clock p. NJ, with Capt. A. Ballard
in command, and Capt. Sam. B. Halliday, a
very attentive clerk, in the Office.
'.-'.. The Gen. d. n. White is the regu-
lar daily packet for Henderson.
1.-THE Bracelet, Capt j. H. Duncan,
was due last night, from Louisville, Gu
route for Memphis, and the L. O. Ferry, I'M
der command of Capt. Henry McDougal,
should pass to-day, going to New Orleans.
Mr.. George Austin goes as clerk of the
Ferry.
...."The wreck the Kate FrisJee, which
has been lying at Shippingsport, was, last
Saturday, towed over, by the L. G.. Ferry,
to New Albany, having been purchased for
the sum of $4,000, by Capt j. B. Ford of
that city, who has contracted with Messrs.
Hill & Payne for new boat for her ma
chinery. Capt. Ford offers the cabin and
hull of the Frisbee for sale. She is about
FIVE years old, and her hull is said to be per-
pectly sound, and would make IN excellent
wharf-boat. The new boat is to be 240
feet in length, 80 feet beam, and d feet hold,
and will be built similar in many respects
to the B. J. Albums. She is destined for
the Louisville or st. Louis and New Orleans
trade, and will be completed by the 25th of
December. This is the fourth boat contract
ed for by Capt. Ford, within a short space
of time.
..... The T. O. 1witcheLI, just of the
ways at Mound City, seems to be very I'M
lucky craft. A Memphis paper of last Fri
day gives the following account of n recent
misfortune which has befallen her The
T1CitcheU grounded at "a on her way down,
right in the channel The Hannibal in
coming down ran into her, breaking the
Twitchell's blacksmith shop, and demolsh-
ing her own larboard wheel. The Idtan
next tried to pass the Twitchell, and in
doing so knocked her (the Twitchell's) bar
ber-shop into ruins. The Iatan was unin-
jured and she took the Hannibal in tow and
brought her to this city, where she will be
repaired. The Twitchell succeeded in
getting off shortly after and passed down
last night. We talked to the pilots of all
the boats, and it is their opinion that the
accidents, under the circumstances, were
unavoidable.
1900 The bills against the city of Cairo,
for necessaries furnished at the time of the
Ben Lso0is explosion, to the sufferers by that
accident, have been audited and paid,
amounting in the whole to the sum OF
1874 0G. This is exclusive of the services
rendered of physicians, who generally vol
unteered without charge.
.-... The st Louis aud Vicksburg packet
ArGgo, Capt Geo. p. Sloan, which left St.
Louis for Vicksburg on Friday last, struck a
snag, or an old wreck, Mt Goose Island on
Sunday morning, the 9Th, about 8 o'clock
and sunk. She went down very quickly
and there is probably very large hole torn
in her hull. She settled in a short time in
nine feet water on her staFboari side, ana
lies very much careened, but perfectly
straight on the bottom. The water reaches
about half way between her main and boil
er decks on the starboard side.
The Arago had n very good trip of pass
engers and freight The I50Hght, bound
for New Orleans, came along soon after the
accident and took off the passengers. Capt
Sloan came up on the cars from Cairo yes
terday, to engage a submarine, but tine crew
of the Arago are aboard endeavOring to
save all the freight possible. The hold was
full of onions, potatoes, -four, &c. There
was large lot of dry goods and -four or
deck, much Of which will be saved in &
damaged condition. Some of the deck load
hoated of and cannot he recovered. About
half the goods on deck were more or les;
damaged.
The Arago was about five months old. anG
was built at Pittsburgh. She was owned
by Capt Geo. P. Sloan, her commander.
Captain Ben johnson and others-valueG
at 100000, and insured for 81 5, 600 in Pitts
burgh offices The freight list and charge.
were insured in Pittsburgh for about s., 200
Capt. Sloan informed us last evening tina
the Arago could be raised without any doub
providing a submarine went to her assist
ance in day or two.
PrTsBUReH, Sept. lI.-Riyer feet by
the pier mark and at a stand. Weathe
cloudy and cool.
CINoINNAr1, September I0.-River faller
one foot. 10 feet ! inches in the channel
Weather clear. Mercury 20.
The steamer Little Naria, which left S.
Louis for the Illinois river on Monday, col
lapsed a fue when Just above that city
Fortunately no one was injured seriously
The Martha put back to ST Louis for repairs