The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-06-05

-rY RIVER ITEMS
- az STEAMBOAT REGISTER.
- - II .-- ARRIvED.
PROM 5 O'CLOCK SATURDAY EVENING TO 8 o'CLock
To- ua MONDAY EVENING.
Southerner, Memphis. Diana, New Orleans.
Time, Louisville Queen of the West, n. o.
Bracelet, Louisville John Tompkins, Wabash
Emma, st. Louis Melnotte, Pittsburg-
Jas Montgomery, n. o. Prairie Rose, St Louis
icy ..l -.H- DEPARTED. t.as
southerner Louisville Diana, Louisville.
John Gault, louisville. Queen of the West, Gin.
Time, Tennessee River John Tompkins' LOUSY
Emma, Pittsburg. Melnotte st. Louis
Dunbar, Paducah. Jas. Montgomery, LOUSY.
Bracelet, Louisville. Prairie Rose, Cincinnati.
= 1.-The Heather appears to be flush
with change Just now, however scarce that
convenient article may be with the most
of people, We had hard thunder, rain and
wind storm on Saturday night. Sunday
morning was cool and showery, but the at
ternoon was clear and pleasant, and the
calm moonlight evening, glorious. Yes
terday morning the weather seemed as clear
and settled as if it had no intention of rain
ing for month, but the after noon again
brought the clouds and the inevitable thun-
der-shower.
Tho Charley Bolcen, in charge of
those clever gentlemen, Capts. Dexter and
Markell leaves for Cairo at II o'clock to-
day. She offers the only sure means Of
getting down the river; so get aboard.
1890. The fleet and elegant GREY Eagle
will be down this evening from Louisville,
and return tonight. She offers the best
opportunity for upward-bound passengers.
1.-The d. B. Campbell starts for Bow
ling Green this afternoon. She is the only
boat going up Green river to-day, and offers
fine accommodations.
1.-The 4utocrat passed Memphis on
Saturday at o'clock A. NJ. loaded to the
guards, on her way to New Orleans.
1.-THE Greenville came in about dark
last night, with a good load from Green
river.
1.-The Pittsburgh and ST. Louis packet
Melnotte touched at this point yesterday
her way down. She rounded to with her
calliope, which is said to be the best on
the river, playing Popl goes the weasel"
attracting large crowd of boys and wharf
hands, some of whom commenced dancing
to the music in manner that was quite
amusing. Several tunes were played in
succession, and in a style that evinced very
respectable skill on the part of the perform
er. The Nelaotte had a good load and
discharged a considerable quantity of freight
at this place. Her clerk reports the river
as very low at Pittsburg, but rising.
Mr.. Thomas Dusouchet, late clerk of
the steamer Kate Sdrchet which was snag-
ged and sunk at Little Rock, has accepted
the position Of head clerk on board the Mel
Note, which passed down the river yester-
day.
IA long raft of logs passed down the
river at noon.
THE BIG TRIP.-The Grey Eagle carried
into Louisville on last Monday, one hundred
and thirty passengers, and about one hun
dred and fifty hogsheads of tobacco, besides
other freight, which is the largest trip that
any packet has ever had in the Louisville
aud Henderson trade-R0ckpOrt Dem.
Coal Boat SUNK.-Y csterday afternoon
about 3 o'clock a pair of coal boats belong
ing to parties in Louisville were passing
down the river, well over on the Kentucky
side, when one of them strucka srag and
began to sink. The boats were Immediate
ly cut apart, and efforts were made to run
the injured boat ashore, but all attempts to
carry line out failed, and after floating
down some distance she went down in ten
feet of water. The boat and cargo are a
total loss, as it will be impossible to raise
her.
THE SCIoTo No. 2 BURNT AT SHIPPINGs-
POKT.-Awhile before midnight on Friday
the SciOto No. 2, laid up just above the
mouth of the canal ut Shippingsport, was
discovered on fire, and in the course of two
hours she was burnt to the waters edge.
She was just below the High Flyer, but that
boat was fre-proof and wouldn't burn. The
Waterman on the Kate Fris6ee and several
citizens of the town first saw the cabin in q
light blaze, but too late to save the boat
They had considerable difficulty, however
in arousing the Waterman of the burning
boat. She got loose from her mornings
and drifted some distance below the mouth
of the canal and lodged on The island reef,
where her charred remains still lie, only
portion Of the boilers being visible above
water.
The fire was undoubtedly the work of an
incendiary, a man was seen to jump from
the outside in the river and swim away
The fire was communicated in the cabin
about midships, and we learn that this was
the second attempt 1t had been set fire
few days previous, and two or three state
rooms were burnt. The boat belonged to
the Henderson Packet Company, who had a
risk of 5 L 900 on her in one of Mr. Tyler's
agencies in this city. She was old and con-
demned and not worth over $4,000, as the
furniture had been removed. The engines
maybe recovered.-LOu. C6ur.
Vincennes correspondence.
FINCENNEs, June 4th.
JOURNAL REPORTER The Wabash river
has risen two inches i'll the past twelve
hours. A heavy rain fell all Saturday
night. The fret ght of the 4At}anta was all