Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-05-25


ehsuaei Toe heavy rain Of Monday and
Monday night viii, if general, raise the
river aga;h. t4 Al4tf-t
There was. but iittis business doae on
,hs lstes Yesterday.
The. Carrie got . good trip. partly on
Government account, and left lest even
ing fan Of people.
Tbs Armeda came in rlase Monday
nisist 9Th fair nip. She goes out ),
? o'clock this afternoon, and is deserv-
ledly one Of the most popular boats on
the rreh end bsr oFscers are nusarpas.
sable,
The aafsyaIisd Tsrsscon win be tue
reliable and popular packet for Hender-
son and Louisville this afternoon Capt
Lusk and Frank Blacksmith are noble
gallant fellows, and know just how to run
> steamboa; aud make passengers feel
comfortable. Messrs Cox 4 Carr arc
in charge Of the freight department, sud
are always correct and accommodating.
The Louisville Press ssvs1
The fseshst in lhs Ohie ill, no doubs.
launch the new mammoth Ben Sticknsy
TO the the ship-yard Of Sam King, Al
Cannelion, lad She is a frst-elass boat
10 every respect, and has been ready for
launching for several days, and the rise
in the Ohio comes very opportune, as she
viii nos be hoated from the wavs This
is the boat purchased BY Admiral Cab
son, Of Cincinnati, from Captain MeGll.
whose contract he takes. and he has Sc.
cured one Of the best boats that ever
hoated. The hull is Of the best oak, al
The bottom plsnks being over four inches
thick, aud most scientifically put togeth-
err a. sam King is a master workman,
and al that ne builds are unrivallsd for
strength and beauty The Ben Stick
ney viii probably be towed 10 this port 10
be finished and have Der outfit fur
nished She is destined for the New
Orleans trade, and viii be second 10
Rone now ailoai
One Of the most perfect boats ever
constructed on the Western waters.
whether for speed, capacity, beauty or
durability, is the new Magenta, now
nearly completed 81 New Albany. She
was constructed under the auspices Of
Captain Ford, an energetic, enterprising
man, who has devoted most Of his time
and money during the past Eve or six
years, % building good business boats.
aud this is considered the best ret She
Is Of the hrst.class in point Of sizs
and strength, with ample freight capacity
for twelve hundred tuns. real
clipper model, and the engines Of the
famous Lightning Line packet. Alvin
dams, the fastest boat Of her dag, la
fact, no boat ahsat could ever boAzi Of
having passed the Alvin Adams The
engines Of The Magenta are Of the very
best workmanship, aud a. durable as
time. with OFFENDERS thirty inches 10 d.
ame.er, and nine feet stroke working a
waler.wheel some thirty Ugh feet 10 d.
auieter, With sixteen feet length o.
Bucket With that machinery and i'm
rnense watershed, the Magenta ought
% be the fastcas boat nov Afoat We
believe Captain Ford Intends entering
her IN the New Orleans trade.
The river continues 10 fall slowly at
Cincinnati and louisville.
The Louisville Journal. Of Monday.
says;
The river 81 this point Is falling, with
Il feet 10 inches By Che mark last even
ing. There is 10 feet 10 inches water
in the Iadiana chute, and ? feet loinches
over the rocks on the falls I4fus &
The U s Inailbont Gen. I.ytls arrived
here hast evening At IT'S. She Gin
einnati at l2 o'clock yesterday, add
made the ruu 20 lhis city in I hours ard
Is minutes. This l. BIZ fer one Of the
quickest trips on record in fact, II
never vas surpassed By bat one boat
ever engaged 10 The Cincinnati packet
line Some years ago the feet Teis-
graph made the run in hours and s
minutes, bat she war favored By the wind
and high water. the river being 10 feet
! higher then than At the present stage.
Ia the trip yesterday the Lyle made six
landings, snd breasted . moderate
steady breeze. The run from Cncin-
einuati to Madison was made ia hours
and 80 minutes, and rounding out in the
river from Madison At 5 O'Clock, she
anchored at HE Louisville wharf at Z
] o'clock AMI Is minutes precisely. The
Lytls may well lay claims 70 unrivaied
speed, for II she vas favored With wind
and high vaier 70 he same degree that
the Telegraph vas, the run Of the latter
boat, which has been the boast Of the
owners az unparalleled in steamboat
speed, would be eclipsed by many min
utes by the former--the swift and sIe-
/ gsntLytie
Capt Ed Hart and Capt J. B. Archfl
have compromised their controversy
relative to their new boat, the hall d
which was built At Padacab, ard which
has iast been finished At New Albany
/ Hart desired to call it Brigham Young
while Archer insisted on the uniqss
name Of Naval Engagements Thsy
have at length agreed 70 call it Kate
Hart which we think wise conclusion.
/ The Mississippi, on her last trip dovni
vas fred into At Tunica Island. Five
shells passed through her, and one liz IN
her pantry, bat Il vas thrown overheard
before it exploded
Boat Bladhsg at Madison -Aessrr,
Brandels & Crawford. Of Louisville, are
having a boat built al Madison for loz
water and The transportation Of grain
| She has sons twenty-Hins feet beam, and