Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-17
River News.

The weather Il again dry and warm, with
pleasant breeze blowing yesterday.
The rl,er 10 rising very slowly and masters are
very dail with but T. ~ arrivals.
= The only AFhssls slnee TbJtsdsy night we're
the superior Rcnphfs-to EyansViils snd rsturn
Cuba. PsdueAh to gvsnsyilIe; Gen. Halleck,
Henderson to RtsnNille aud return J n. Hoylf,
Ramssy 70 ErAasyilie and return Clifton, Gin
consti 70 Memphis. ~.
Tho Fnporifr bad but little freight up, but had
an excellent trip Of passengers TO Cairo She left
atont I O'Clock yesterday evening, With very
nice "trip Of freight and people.
Tho Caba arrived just from the ways At Psdu-
cab, where she ha, bqsn put iato borough repair,
ready for summers cruise. She brought 60 bids
of tobacco from Henderson.
The Gen. Hallsck also brought up abg load Of
tobacco from HENDERSON
The ). ? webb ieft for n shvhs last night
with very MICS TRIP.
y Tie tewtoat St. h pass 40, runaing for glory,
hAv n e lail aside ali weights.
Tho Efand Armada will DO At tbs wharf q 10
morning. re dy to i've for Cairo and all way
prts. The Armaia Is dessrvediy grsal faveri
with travellers and shippers Capt. Josh v.
Throop, her commander, and Measrs Dunn and
Borenson, her clerks really elegant aud highly
soclAbis gentlemen, who delight IN making their
passengers happy, and 10 gvins satisfaction to
shippers. The Armada's cabin accommodation
are oxceilent, and Cen. Geo Jackson, her expert.
snosd steward, feeds passengers q the fat Of the
land, and no mistake
Tho gay Little Grey Eagle Is tho regular Louis
Wills and Henderson packet to day. Capt Yves
whiilow and Frank Blacksmith are model atsam-
boatmen, aud passenger by ths Eagle will fare
uumptuously aud travel delightfully."-
~. nj. ,vff4 10 or,
Monday for New Orleans -
The j. H. Hoyls arrived from Rumsey, having
baen unable to get through the locks. She reports
the Duukerson and white In the locks 10 the
tnnf, trying to work through, ami this Gi bert
below waiting events. The Hoyle proposed going
haei''
~. Clifton, Tor MsmphIsy had big trip, and
was covered over and crowded full Of rebel re-
leased prisoners. en- route home. & .
A note from Capt. Boyd aid Lou Beeler, OF the
Einora, assures us that they will be back In the
trads b,twseu this city aud Louisville soon ~
released by Government. sa
The 81 Patrick, We presume, viii not be A,Io 20
resume her trips for week two. Our very
excellent friend Brace AiFord her late clerk has
retired from the ofies Of the Eant, and his place
has been allied, and welt fllod, by sir. Ed. Nc
Michael, IA txeesdiesIy pleasant gentleman
Alvord goes to Sc. Louis, We believe.
The BuRp LEvI.--A friend residing at Eliza.
bethtown sends ua the following relative to the
Bprd Levi; - ONION
You remember the little steamer Burd Iev
which exploded IN the Ohio river, somewhere
near West Ftmklinl The wreck Is new lying al
Iiurrioahe Island about two mics from this
a5 plaoo. II IL said that all her machinery 10 sui
fr ON her. She needs immedia attention, as there
gi 10 set Of river pirates At ak on her, aud will
steal away everything about her thai hey can get
aits F1Fta hay bnpp In pF adj
aud OF course the Underwriters must feel inter
,ested The machinery can be taken ont, and
a number Of other ARTICLES, which are cling car
Tied on by these river thieves. W.
The Cairo Democrat Of Wednesday contains tn,
following relative TO the collision between the 50
Patrick aud Missouri. We give Il awe find II
Yesterday morning about ) O'Clock the steamer
st. Patrick aud Misaouri collide opposite Wat
sous landing. about eleven miles below Ne~
Madrid, aud the 81. Patrick sustained considcra
ole damage, white the Mia ouri escaped With thi
loss OF IN Jaek-st4n. The 81. Patrick was on bel
way TO Memphis, aud the pilot on wat n a. thl
IL tine seeing . boat coming M the ri or, blew th
whistle twice. to which the aiiss ugi Jailed TO 70
i spend whco u sseans arnaTeSt that :, The boat
had the engines reversed, but the Missouri Of
sf act stop her engines until she struck TIE boE
ofthe Missouri struck the 81. Patrick just for
ward 81 zoe boilers, on the slareoArd .ido teArie
'A sway Nor guards aud deck for oVsr twenty Nv
sssst aud sweeping into che river large ausutit.
Of whisky aud other freight AZ the ime Of th
collision neariy every person on THE boat, excev
those that duty required 70 be up, asleep, ar
as, ne sooner was the shock ft than the greatest eS
% . Statement occurred among the passengers an
. sscrew, nearly all Of whom thought the boat wa
q. going right 30 the hottom. Doors were torn iron
their hinges, hfe-preseryeTa fastened on, aud ave
presantion taken necessary TO save themselSs
should the b0at 40 down 5fNt.
80 The Sc Patrick was run ashore, and after A
cortainirg the extent Of her damages, Capt y Al
concluded 10 return 10 this city and discharge NJ
freight snd passengers, and proceed g L0ni'vh
SsestraI rebel soldiers WAC were on n eirwby
~rhrtrh homes IN tfe south, wefe sleeping urop n
heller deck. aud when the hoass came together
10 pre- nmoa that one or two OF them we've dtowf
cd One. we learn was rescued by tbs Missouri
xeaThe 81. Fa'rck arrived yesterday sferuooi
aud put Oh her freight on Smith, Boriugtrs
Co = whaa boat. and tran, sIred ser pa seugsi
20 the Ida Handy. Her freight for Memphis vi
slt taken hy the Ma BILE City, {sg.s
Eiof 1t viii require about week 10 put the ST. Pa
sllt. rick In order. The damage done will amonnt
several thousand dollars, which, We prtsuHes q
81 Missouri will have the pleasure OF paying, IS
blame rests with her
HAIR MAST The days Of all the vessels in pc
are to-day at half uisst, in respect Tor the meno
OF Oharle TighlmAn, ESQ, who died IN 1t L U
on yesterday. Mr.. T. enc Of the founders
the St. Louisiana hernphts Packet Company.