The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1860-08-08

ARRIVED
Economy, Memphis; A. H. Sewer, Gin;
Equality, Caro-; Charley Bowen. Cairo;
Grey Eagle ST., Louisville.
DEPARTED.
Economy, Gin; A. II. Sewer, Memphis;
BOATS LEAvIxo TODAY.
Dunbar, Paducah; L. c. Ferry, Louisville;
Gen. White. Henderson
The Weather yesterday was clear
and warm, with considerable wind in the
early part of the day, but cloudy and cooler
toward evening.
The RiUer opposite this point con-
tinues slowly swelling. At Pittsburgh an
Allegheny rise is reported, with feet in
the channel. AT Cincinnati also it is slow
~ swelling while at Louisville it was near
v stationary with little over feet in the
canal, and IS inches in the pass at the falls.
1.-THE following is the latest reported
tariff for freight from Cairo to New Orleans:
Tobacco, "a; -four, 30c; corn, 223c; oats
and bran, 25ci pork, SIC; whisky, 65c;
dry goods, 4oc.
....s. The regular Evansvills and Paducah
packet Dunbar is at the landing, and leaves
at IL o'clock to-day.
1.-THE neat little Gen. d. III. White is
now plying daily between Evansville and
Henderson, and offers superior facilities for
freight or passage between those points.
Since..the ferry at this place has gone up,
there is no convenient mode of reaching
Henderson by land conveyance.
1.-THE neat new steamer L. C. Ferry,
of which the veteran boatman, Capt. Ham.
Smith is master, and those obliging gentle
men, Messrs. Austin and Gregg, are clerks,
is the regular packet for Louisville and in
termed late points this evening.
There were no arrivals yesterday
outside the regular packets.
...-..Capt. Hurds new ST. Francis river
packet, Winsburg from Louisville for Mem
phis, the Sam Rirkn,a1s, and the SaGLie List
for Cairo, are due this evening The Sdtlie
list, Capt. Russell, is one of the regular
Louisville and Cairo tri-weekly line of
packets. Mr.. John Doyle is her Clerk.
1.-The Charley Bo,oen left for Cairo
yesterday with only a moderate trip. The
greater portion Of her last load down was
re-shipped on the Gladiator. 1850 .--
1.-The GREY Eagle was here yesterday,
and left with rather slim trip, the largest
consignment being a lot Of 900 water mel
ous for Louisville.
-'...'.The Equality, from Cairo yesterday
has laid up at this point for repairs.
-..'Mr. Frank Kaufman, of Ashbys-
burgh, we understand, has purchased a
half interest in the Lue EaUes. We did not
learn the terms of the sale. Our genial
friend, Mr.. lack. Taylor, retires, and. AIR.
Kaufman will take charge of the Office in
future. iae
1.-The Pomeroy, bound from Cincin-
natl for Marietta, is reported sunk twelve
miles below Petersburg. A portion of
her cargo consists of 1000 bbls. -four from
Lawrenceburg for the East.
1.-THE b. j. adams and Acadia arrived
at New Orleans on Saturday. The B. j.
Adams, on her return from New Orleans the
present trip, will stop at Cairo, returning
from that port to the former place. Ar
irving at New Orleans, she will load for St.
Louis. Thus her career in the Louisville
and New Orleans trade has been finished
for the season.
1.-The Steamboat Captains Benevolent
Association at Cincinnati on Monday,
elected their board Of thirteen Directors,
comprising commanders representing the
different lines of packets. The Society is
a secret organization, and the full proceed
ings of the meeting have not been made
public.
''....The \. o. Delta Of Friday has the fol
loving particulars in relation to the e1plo-
sion OF the steam propeller Lacrosse, at that
place, on Wednesday
For the last len days the boilers Of the
Lacrosse were being repaired, the work
only being concluded Tuesday morning. A
fire was also built in her furnace, aud she
was considered to be in first rate condition
when she left, having been pronounced and
reported in good order by Captain Robert
son, Mr.. Richard Swain and other marine
inspectors for the insurance compau mics.
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steam, and the cause of the explosion is en-
veloped in mystery, rs the second engineer
states that at the time she only worked about
90 pounds of steam and there were four
gauges of water -i
There were 20 persons on board at the
time the disaster occurred, ten of whom,
including Capt R. D, Davis, were killed and
nineteen saved. Tie explosion made a
complete wreck Of the vessel She was in
sured for SI7,0 Her cargo, valued at
SIS, 900, was not insured.