Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-06-16

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DEPARTURES
| Brilliant. Loaisviiss Clara Pee. ST. Lsus.
/ J. Z. Gllmors, Loaisv. Armada. Cairo
| Gea. hsileck. Hesa. Liberty No I, AsnFhls
Iarssooa, Louisvhis CotssEs. Henderson
| ssllis Bysga. st. Leafs
The river was about al stand yester
day, and is still falling above.
There Was some little life on the leve.
yesterday il eOnssq renee Of the arriva
and departures Of several fns boats
The Brilliant arrived, early yesterday
morning, from New Orleans on the 7lh.
light
The Armada had a moderate trip oui
bns vas full Of people.
The Liberty No. . arrived sbou, s
O'Clock for Memphis with considerable
freight and numerous people She took
= lot Of beer at this port aud some fowls
The Tarascon came in few moments
after the Liberty No. . with a crowd Of
people
The TarAscon aud Liberty took tilt
Of speed at each other Yesterday morn
ing and found in each other a nearly
equal match. The Liberty men claim
that they were gaining on the Taraseoa
when the wild Liberty took a freak to
run away With her pilot and took the
bank, bat Capt; Clarke, Of the Gen. An.
dsrson, Who vas = passenger on the Tar.
aseon, says tho latter boat was steadily
gaining on the Liberty all the sime. Bosh
boats are as feet as grey hound, while
the TarAseoa has the advantage in
model.
The General Anderson viii be the reg
ular packet FOR Cairo to-day, at 2 o'clock.
She Is fast and elegant, and Capt Dan.
Clarke and Billy Lowth are veteran
steamboat men and clever gentlemen.
The peerless Little Eagle will be tie
uHrivalsd packet for Henderson aud Lou
isville this afternoon. Capt Ballard and
Dick Cox are her popular chief officers,
and will see that passengers are made
comfortable.
The big Missouri vas advertised to
leave Portland, positively, yesterday
morning, and viii be here to-day There
is no boa, aaoas superior to the Missouri
ia beauty, capacity and elegance, and no
gentlemen more courteous and accom-
modating ihan Capt Hurd and Sam.
Barr.
The New Albany Ledger prsma,urely
announced the sale Of Capt Ford's great
mes steamer, Magenta, to Capt. Fink, OF
Wheeling. for sl2T 500 The Magenta
is not sold, Capt Ford having refused
the offer Of si27 500 for Der.
The New Aibanv Ledger saws
We doubt whether more complete
steamboat was ever bailt in this country
Her model is perfectly faultless, easy
aud beautiful Shs has great power aud
will doubtless prove one OF The deetest
boats on the Western rivers. Her trial
trip, which was made under the disad-
vantage Of low water and very poor fuel
proved that shs will excel in speed Any
boat row running, or any boat which has
| heretofore run on The Ohio or Mississip-
pi rivers On this trial trip she made =
ran Of twenty Eve miles, up stream. on q
channel depth Of only eight feet, in one
hour and twenty-five minutes Under
more favorable circumstances she can
do better than this
The Magenta has = carrying capaei.
" Of ! 800 tons, aud when fully loaded
| Il is believed her speed will be bat verJ
little retarded Her construction ha,
been work Of the utmost care, and she
combines every improvement which vii
facilitate speed, and add TO safety and
comfort She Is furnished throughout IL
the most workmanliks manBer, her cab
irs being beautiful specimens Of the
handiwork Of our mechanics She vii
be finished this week aud ready for bust
mesa
Capt Donough's new Pittsbur aud 81
Louis packet has just been finished 81
Pittsburg The bull Eas.buils at Mckses
port By Messrs Cox & Crisinger-lengii
| $50 feet; beam 81 feet: bold 81 feet
| The hull is extra timbered and fastened
and will pass for an A No Job. Th'
cylinders are IL inches IN diameter, viii
feet STROKE. She Is furnished viii
steam cspstan. niger, doctor, in fact
nothing has been left undone Thi
wheel is % feet in diameter, with 2
feet buckets, making the wheel perfectly
square The boilers are three in mum
ber-3s inches in diameter, % feet long
The Arkansas and White rivers on thr
9th we're falling, with feet u the latte
and 81 feet in the former The Stephei
Decatur and Kenton had Just arrived q
DavzFs Bluff There vas q large nun
Der Of boats there, including the Gladia
tor, Westm0reland, Empire City, Johl
T. Diekey, Lille Martin and Shamrock
Some Of these boats will have 10 renal
along time at Davals Bluff, as there ar
hardly any facilities for unloading.
The New Albany Ledger learns tbs
al the negroes recently captured on tn
steamers Emma, City Belle, and Warre
we're killed By the rebels. The captai
Of the City Belle died from wounds re
ceived on the boat when she was FIRE
into, and the captain Of the Warner va
hung By the rebels, because be had foi
merry held position in the rebel nav
and had deserted. The remainder
the crews Of the three boats are aliT
and well, and are prisoners, confined /
the rebel prison At Shreveport
Pat McCarty, mate Of the Emma N
was drowned in White River, fe
DAYS ago, while his boat was trying 1
pull the Tycoon of the bar. His brr
ther-in-lAz, while trying to rescue hin
l. $3.50