The Evansville daily journal., 1861-01-05
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1.-The Weather Yesterday was cloudy
aud cool. The River was receding steadily
and business rs dull as the most indolent
could desire.
.....The champion packet Charley Bow
en-. will leave to-day at her usual hour--l
o'clock. The times are exceedingly hard
on regular packets, and it becomes our
business men to rally around our regular
boats and give them all the freight and pat
rOuage within their power The Bowen
has ever been faithful 10 the interests of our
business men, and it becomes them 10 stand
by the packet in the hour of need. 1t is
really surprising, the number of orders that
are brought to our city every week by these
boats. As they are strengthened, so will
they strengthen the business Of our city.
I'VE were informed yesterday by
Cant Crane that he had received dispatch
from the Captain of the james Montgomery
to the effect that that steamer had sunk
The dispatch was dated at Cairo. No par
ticulars lis to the place or cause of the ac-
cident were given. The Montgomery had
received large part of her cargo at this
port, nearly all of which was insured.
--....The Submarine No. 7 is working at
the wreck OF the sunken South Bend.
-...-The Meteor, which has been laid up
ut Memphis, was sold the other day at
Trustees sale, and was purchased by her
orjeiual owner. Capt Draifen. She is load
mo at Memphis with 6, 900 sacks cotton seed
for St Louis.
I'VE learn from the Louisville Cour-
ier. that the g big" Grey Eagle, which has
been laying up for some time past, intended
rcsuming her place in the Louisville, Evans
willie and Henderson trade, ard was to leave
the former city last evening. She will
be al our landing tonight. Passengers de-
signing to 90 up the river will find her one
Of the most complete and pleasant boats in
which they ever secured berths. Capt.
Daniels Is still in command, with Will Du-
val. VIC doubt not, in the office.
.....It is said that the steamer Magenta
cost 100000 Sine was built aud mostly
fitted out at New Albany. The Ledger is
upbraiding the Louisville Journal and Cour-
Ter for their failure to give the New AL
hany u1echanics the proper credit. It seems
10 be the deliberate determination OF Louis
vile to iniure New Albany and Evansville
as much is possible, in relurn for the large
amount of patronage conferred on Louisville
boats by the two cities. The ScripturaI
motto-Return good for evils reversed.
..-..The new steamer Magenta passed
down Yesterday forenoon with 6ne load. !
who were charmed with her general ep-
pearance and finish.
IA portion OF the crew of the steamer
Time and Tide which left St. Paul for New
Orleans the first of November, with load
Of produce, have arrived home. They were
taken from the boat at Vicksburg, by the
Vigilance Committee of that patriotic city, |
and sent up the river to St. Louis Gin |
Ga=.
- The following is recapitulation of
the disasters on the Western rivers during /
the past year:
STEAMBOATS, sunk and damaged by ce...... 5
Steamboats, snageed and sunk /
Steamboats, run into bank uk................... 10 |
Steamboat collisions |
SteamtOats burned. ~
Steamboats, sunk on Falls...... -. -........ 2
Steamboats, sunk by storms..... 30
Steamboat explosions ......l2
Machinery broken ...-....-.. Is
Collision with bridges......
Total steamboats,. ..,...... .....--..2l6
CoalbOats lost t-...............,. 49,. 26l
Flatboats and barges...-.-- -..... Al
Number of lives lost...... ......... .........22l
Estimated aggregate loss.-.......$3, l45, 500
1.-The New Albany Ledger says;
Capt. J. B. Ford, at the earnest solicta-
tions of number of the leading business
men of tie city of Louisville, has concluded
to name his new boat nearly completed
here after that city. There was a boat of
that name many years ago, and she proved
to be successful to her owners, and favor
lie with passengers and shippers. Capt. w
r. Holcroft, formerly Of the steamer Rain
bow, is to take charge of the louisville
when completed, provided commanding
interest in her is not disposed Of
-----C Capt Dwight Newcomb has reduced
the price OF coal to steamboats, at the