Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-07-13
River News.

The river remains about stationary here, and ths
weather lie growing warner again, except earl
80 the morning But little busia wAs done on
the leves except by the packets, witch all got
fair trips.
The arrivals inclhde the PocshoHtas, Red river
to Louisville St. Patrick Memphis to Louisville;
VIM. White, and Fannie Gilbert, Green river and
return; Gen. Hallsek, Henderson aud return
little Grey Esgle, Louisvills to Henderson aud
return.
The St. Patrick arrived llttls before daylight
yesterday morning with splendid trip Of freight
and people. She discharged here $50 bales Of cot
ton, consig ned to Bro~n, Dunkerson Co., agents
Of the famoSs. B. lie Yoniaine Cotton Express, by
which I, went forward last evening with unpreee-
dented dispatch, snd will be in New York by the
mIid Of next week. 5t.ef-
The VIM. White caino III early yesterday morn
ing, with big trip aud flying eolors, under COM
msnd Of her gallant namesake, Commod ore VIM.
~h'te chief Of the great White arm Of Green
river, Capt Ed. White being second in command.
The Gilbert and Waite returned to Green river
last night.
The grand Armada hal an excellent trip out,
including large number Of passengers. Among
the later we're MIR. VIM. Brown and family, en-
route to the far Northwest via st, Louis. 4
The Gen. Haiisok lad very fair trip fer Hen
dsrs0B. a.. eaH
The Cuba left Tor the Cumberland with moder
ate trip Captain Iuncan has determined to put
his excellent little boat into the Tennessee river
trade, and wiH leave here ON Tuesday Of each
week. Captain Duncan takes the responsible ity,
aud we hope he will receive the most cordial snp-
port from cur .citiEeD He will attend strictly
to all business sntrus cd 10 hisleArs.
The LlttlsE glswss late last night, and We did
not earn the cause e hor detention. Among her
pass ngers on her return was our genial and gall
liant young friend, Geo. A Williams, elerk Of the
D Grey Eagle, Who has been rusiieatii on
First street for the past few days la.ki & 10 the
sunny smiles OF tho fair daught rs " Evansville.
The Sam Orr, the qreenly little packe for Cairo,
will be at the lauding tbs morning ready to re
ceive fr ighl md passengers fr afro aud all way
p1rts for which pl she viii taSe her deE arturo
at 3 o lock. tspie fraak DGsoIchet and ME-
Win yard are her popullr officers.
The swim and elegant Morning stAs Will DO the
regular Loui vile aud HeDdrrsoh packet this
evening. in ehTgs, OF those highly cppasle and
accom- lished gentlemen, Captain Joe Bunce and
John wathmey, With eonrt Gus and oafeful sub
ordinaea to look to tn" interests Of shil pers The
N ar 10 unrivalied In beauty and speed on the
Lower Ohio.
The New. Albany Ledger Of Monday sAgsi-.-
The Liberty No 2, on account Of her repairs
not bsing completed, will not leate for Memphis
until Thursday.
II the e.. Patrick cut from Louisville
ths evening the Liberty will not leave there until
Saturday evening. Either she or the st. Patrick
will be here to- morrow, route to Cairo
The big Superior viii DO In to night aud will
return to Memphis to. morrow afternoon.
Tha Taroav fs anpoun far 0aIro ~ u,crr,vv
The Missouri Democrat Of Tuesday says:
The Mars has sunk IN the Missouri, and will be
total loss, {! gether with portion Of her cargo.
The Mars, Capt. Ed MCPHERSON. wss bound
from 81. Louis 10 Lfavcpworth, delighted for
Government and by private indiviiuAH On FRI
day night last, the 18th inst, at half past eleven
o'clock, when Of Cogswelrs Landing, or close by,
tweHty Ave miles above Lexington, she took a
sheer from bar, and ran In to the bAhk snd upon
snRg, which broke her hull and caused her 10
sink within ten minutes. The john ID. Perry
bound 30 this ports ran Hlongside aud rendered
what assistance she could, tax ng of all the ain
on her decks which could be got At, nan ely: 5i3
sacks corn and l40 sacks oats belonging to the
Government. There still lot Of furnIture
ard other freight the boiler deck. There were
few passengers on board al the time Of the aeci-
den (, and no lives were lost When the Perry
left the water through all the forward part
OF the Mare, and II WAS deemed certain that she
would break In two, together With the fire. ght In
her hold. The Mars was old, valued at 0,Q0Q
apd insured in this city for $40 0, She was
owned by Captains ed and Henry siePherson, Of
this city, and @. w. Sombart. Of BDonville, Mo-
OFFICE Local. INsPEcroa,
CINoISSATI, June 80, '65.
To Il. r Carson, Surveyor of Custsms-Sir:
In accordance with the thirteenth clause ofthe
ninth section Of the act of Congress, approved
August 80 1882, We submit the result Of our ex-
animation in tho collision case tween the
steamer Missouri aud the Lady Wsshi' gton, Ter
Ty boat, which occurred on the evening Of the
5,b OF April, opposite the loot II Central avenue,
by which The ierrs-bcat was da jagged TO the
amount Of two thouse nd dollars tS2 W59) or more.
The Missouri lett the wharf and Ghcended the
river as far a. the % ,Ss works, a. d FOUNDED
the bridge pier she discover ed tho ferry boat start
ing from The Kentucky shore. The pilot, Mr..
Owen, blOwed one whis tie for the starboaTd side,
which was not answered by the Pill q Of the ferry
boat, Mr.. Bryen. Mr.. Owen repeated the 'gaal,
which was still unanswered. He then stopped
TIE engiT and set them to backing, aud continu-
id 90 DO so unth the hoAtA came together.
VIII n the ferry-boa left the Kentucky shore or
very soon after, the pilot blew two whistles, and
kept on crossing the river until the two beats
collided near the Ohio shore. Mr. Bryan the
M'ssouri coming d9wushs RIVER above the bridge
pier when he left the shcre be heard the signals
as they were given by the pilot OF the Missouri,
but he did not stop his engines ssr answer the
Signals The law is very p ain Ia this case. When
align ale not understood or h. ard, IL Is the duty
OF pilots 10 stop their bears and VI essaTy, e
back until the signals understood their
speed checked, and a boat near a bar or The shore
must not cross ahead Of an approaching boat, II
near to be "a danger OF causing collision.
Now II this pain rule had been adhered B., no
Had Mr. Bryan, when be saw the Missouri COM
ing down, wait d at the shore but q moment, or
had Ea promptly answered the first signal from
the Missouri, tbs collision would not have &C.
CURED. he pilot Of the Missouri gave the second
signal, aud wien his Signals not answered
he did all th%t he conld dc, 20 avoid coll zion by
stopping his engines and backing In thu Ian
guags Of the engineer. ''as Il could be
cone, aud as g oDR as he would back with good
head Of steam h- Mr. B~ySa' ass gus as rsAsou
for not ansWeripg the signals OF the Missouri,
O. a. he hsd sgnRied or the -cther side, Rrd he
kept going supp ling he han done all Of ais du y
In tae matter, and that the Missouri would not
think OF goi < between him ami Il shore be wa
crossing to. Evid@utly Mr.. Bry an wSs deceived
in the speed II the Miesoutf, aud here wi
venture the remark thar IL is n1l unlaE iul, IL
Is st ast very darg rous for large. fact boats 70
go, as did the Missouri, atovo tNe Iaudtnx 70
round down and en- htbit their speed, thereby en-.
daI & ring lives 81 property along tie VIII ri;
nov IL the Missouri had pursued the usual cour e,
rounded out from tie. arr, che would not bave
been under such high sps 81. and the .erryboat
would scarce have made the shore as the nj s,f
thought. hut that does not release him from
negligence i'm not answering the signal of tbs
Missouri or crossing Immediately abe ad of an ap
proach hing b at Tha Lave requiring pilots anf
engineer OF krryboats TO be licensed, ia CT such
recent date, Il 10 not supposed that they woulS
be as we'll inf rmed In regard to their duty under
the law, men engaged, on other elasa boats
But we haYs no hestita ion In saying that We be
iieve from the character Of Mr.. Bryan, as deyel
oped BY the testimony, that be acted as he though
In strict accordance with his duty in the trans
action are, therefore, disposed 10 deal 3
leniently with him as possible, sn aecordanC
with our duties in the premises 1--WE, therefort
suspend the license Of Jethro Bryan for ten day
from dats, for failfng 10 answer the signals, 50
attempting to CT ss the river ahead Of a descend
fng steamer. W. A. STEWART.
c. w. FISHER,