Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-03-15
River News.


The river has fallen more than we
supposed at noon yesterday, having de-
cliued over three feet up to dark last
night and was still going down rapidly.
The only arrival since noon yesterday,
We believe, was the Science No. 2, from
Nashville, and the armada from Cairo.
The Nashville was at dark lying at
the Wigwam, probably intending TO load
there
The Armada brought up splendid
trip, including 70 bales Of cotton which
Col Dunkerson dispatched last evening
for New York BY the famous Cotton
Express, 80 hhds Of Tobacco, and much
other freight and a great many passen-
gers She will return 10 Cairo at 3 o.
clock this afternoon, furnishing the most
elegant accommodations 70 passengers
and shippers Capt josh. v. Throop,
Billy Dunn and Val 5orenson are her
popular chief officers
The K. X. Dunkerson left for Bowling
Green last night, with a splendid trip,
aud towing two barges for Thomas &
Co, Coal dealegs
The Cbarmer left for Mt Carmel, on
the Wabash, 10 load for Nashville, on
GoYwpmept account
The Countess has been laid up at Pa
ducah for repairs, out expects to be out
again in few days and resume her
regular trips. az
The splendid ,3erning Star will be
the regular and uuriyalled packet for
Henderson, and Louisville this evening.
Capt. Ballard, veteran officer, is in
command, and that elegant young gen
tleman, johnny Gwathmey, Is in the Of
Gee She IS spleudid as floating as
palace.
The Lady Gay, tie 6nes. boat ev,r
built on the Western waters, will leave
Cincinnati on Thursday evening for
New Ofieana and win be here early Sat
urday morning. No oriental magnif-
eenee ever surpassed her
II will be remembered that We mon
toned, on authority Of Capt BateheIor,
Of lhe Darling that the Golden Eagle
had evidsady met with an accident, az
ter leaving here on Friday last We
learn from the Cincinnati Commercial
that on Saturday morning, about day
light, while she was ascending the Ken
lucky shore, just above ciogefport 10
miles belos Louisviao, tbe steamer
Naugalaek, Capt A q Rosa bound
irom Nashville for Cincinnati, also as
cendin9 che opposite shore, ran over 10
the Kentucky shore, across the Golden
Eagles bow
Fortunately the eupues Of the Eagle
were reversed aud had commenced
backing" lee timo 30 gave collision,
when the Naugatuck fianked in against
her aidewaya, forcing the Golden Eagle
on 20 tho shore timber, sweeping OF both
chimGeys, top of the piioi house, star
board derrick, and a portion Of the hur'
bopse Captain Hates was on watch,
aud being asleep AZ DE time, had nat-
row escape, as the chimneys fell ou the
deck directly over his room The noise
aud couiusiou and cry Of fire, origina-
ting from the top Of the pilot-house
stove being knocked OF, alarmed the
passengers considerably fortunately
no one waa injured Her pilot, Joseph
Purcell claims TO have crossed over
from the Indiana to the Kentucky shore
10 give the Naugatuok free river, when
the latter also crossed resulting Ia the
damage above stated The Golden Ea,
gle was detained several hours by the
accident aud was damaged 10 the ex
TENT Of $4,000. The matter will doubt
less be investigated by the Local In
spectors We could not learn who wa,
al the wheel Of the Naugatuck, but ar,
informed that Capt Ross was also off o
watch, and asleep at the time.