The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-02-18

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DEPARTED.
Glendale, CINCINNATI; Charley Bowen, Cairo;
Lue caves, Pond river /; Choctaw, New Orleans
Great Western, n. o.; Jacob Musselman, Wab.;
Anglo Saxon, Pitts Lady Pike, Memphis
kugene, Louisville; Emma Dancan, Gin
1.-THE weather Saturday was stormy
aud gloomy. During the greater part of
the day the wind blew cold, and the air
was filed with particles of snow, which,
melting as soon as they touched the ground,
made it exceedingly damp and unpleasant
under foot.
THE Dunbar is the mail boat for Pad
ucah to-day at o'clock Capt Fowler is
in command, with Gus. Dusouchet in the Of
fee, The popularity of these gentlemen
always insures the boat a good trip when
the freight is to be had.
''.-.'The caliiope Grey Eagle will make
herself heard at the landing this morning.
She is first class packet-swift and well
furnished with all the necessaries and luxu-
ries of life, and differed by gentlemen in
every particular.
The Matte Cook is the Bowling
Green mail boat this evening. Capt. Liter,
aided by those clever clerks, Travis and
Miller, is building up good trade, and the
jewellers on the banks OF Green river
would be lost without the regular visits
of the Matte Cook.
1.-The n. ". Thomas received about
500 tons freight here, and the Lady jack
son also was favored with a good load.
by private dispatch, we learn that
the Southern Merchant, which has been
sand bar bound for nearly a year above
Fort Smith, has at last been set at liberty,
and is on Der way down the Arkansas. The
turers will be pleased TO learn that they are
on their way home.
THE underwriters of Cincinnati lost
nearly 500, 900 by steamboat disasters in
three days.
''.."Dispatches to the Cincinnati papers
announce the sinking Of the Sam. Kirkman
in Arkansas River. The amount of dam
age is not given. It is supposed she was on
her way down the river, and perhaps
was partially loaded with cotton. The
Kirkman was built at Paducah in July,
l858-the machinery being transferred
from the Helen Mar. She cost $l4,O is
valued at So, 900, and insured in Cincinnati
for two-thirds of her valuation. She is
owned by Capt. j. V. Throop, her com
mander, Captain DORIS. Smedley, the Clerk,
and D. A. Given, Esq, of Paducah. The
Kirkman was regular packet in the Gin
Cinnati and Nashville trade last season.
.....From the New Orleans True Delta,
of Tuesday, we learn of another accident.
1t says:
At four o'clock yesterday morning. before
daylight, the steamer Robert Campbell, Jr.,
while descending the river came into col
lision with the British bark Tribune, an
chored in the channel, about one hundred
yards from the wharf at the upper shipping.
L--I 4
er had her boiler deck on the starboard side
stove in, sprung her cabin bnlkheads, broke
her guys, and received injury to the amount
of about 81 900. The shock was so great
that four bales of cotton were knocked over
board into the river. The pilots on the
Campbell say that the bark had no lights
and is liable for damages. The captain of
the ship says the boat is liable for her dam
ages, while other parties think that the tow
boat, which anchored the bark in the chan
mel, is liable for the damages of both. 1t
may be that court will have to investigate
the question.
THE only persons known to have
been lost by the burning of the stea mer
Charmer, on Sunday last, eight miles below
DonaIdsonviIle were DR.. Milleken and
lady, of Miss, Mr.. Davy and lady, of Tenn.
and two or three black servant women. A
Dr. Thorn and Mrs " bite both had their
legs broken by jumping from the rear guard
down to the lower deck.
$3.50. Notwithstanding the stormy wealth
err business was quite active on the
levee The huge Choctaw was at the land
ing during the entire day receiving freight
as fast as large crew could place it on
board and stow it away. Her cargo was
nearly completed at this port.
Trio Cbarlay loft Iiftfa bp.
hind time, with as much as she could car
~. Her agent WAS under the necessity o
refusing freight.