Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-16
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The river here is rising very slowly, but steadi-
Iy and the rlss continues Aboys, but IL vi notb Be
large.
Business was not remarkably brisk on the lsyes
yesterday.
The arrisaIs we're lhs Gen. Anderson, Cairo TO
Granville and return st. Patrick, New Madrid
20 Louisville; Bermuda Nashville to ncInnati
p. Webb Nashville 20 Evassvills; Morning
Star, Louisville to Henderson and return; Lib
srty No. 2, Louisville TO Memphis; Gen. Hsllsel,
Henderson to Eyaasgills a1d return.
The Gen. Anderson had a light trip Mp, ineIud
ing few balss Of cotton for he Cotton Express,
but che took out Eery lha tnp, Including a large
number Of passengers.
The 81 Patrick passed up yesterday morning,
she having found IL necessary 70 return from New
Madrid. The Missouri and St. Patrick eollided
near New hadria, tearing away all the st. Pat
ri ks starboard guards from hull 20 hurricane
deck, nearly 70 the wheel. house her machinery
was not injured, but she compelled 10 return
TO Louisville for repairs. Her freight
shipped on the Marble City.
The Bermuda had an immense trip from tie
Cumberland, including two bArgss pretty we'll
loaded, Ito tow.
The j. p. Webb bad splendid trip q tobacco
out Of the Cumberland she returns to Nashville
this evening, and will afford the most pleasant ac-
eommodations to passengers and shippers. Her
ofhcsrs are accommodating gentlemen. s.
The MORN hg Star had big trip Of freight and
a crowd Of passen gers, including about 100 from
the Seminary at owensboro, aud their attendants,
who were on pleasure trip. She returned to
Louisyiils lAts last night.
The swift. winged Liberty No. passed down
f.
nnd about 400 passengers, b, tween 200 aud 800 Of
whom were rebel prisoners recessed from Camp
Chase.
The Superior will be found at the landing this
moraing, ready 70 receive for Memphis, for which
rort she viii leave at o'clock this afternoon.
She has splendid passenger accommodations. and
Ia very IA I. Jack GTammer and Com odore
Mitchell, late Of the Lus Fave ~. 8. gunboat-
associated ia the Office and will give the most
courteous attentions 10 passengers aad shippers.
The Robt. Burns and the Golden EsgiS are 10 h
dao from Memphis.
The following steamers we're at Cairo on the
9Th inst, aud had been notified by the @ lVern-
mont 10 walt there tot fur her orders;
j. 3. Pringle, Amadiilo, Shamrock, New York,
Lily, minneolA, Prairie Hose, Matte Cabler, and
J. -, Church, TheS will probably be sent TO
White and Arkansas rlvers 10 convey troops TO
Shreveport, from whence they will move inland
Go OCCUPY aud possess III the forts aud military
stations recently evacuated by tho " bells, and 10
protect the cltigerE from guerrilla outrages.
on Saturday evening, at ~ Louis tn stern
wheel heats, Sham rock, New York, Lily, Prairio
Rose, Mol lie MePlks, and Armadillo, were n0ti-
ned TO enter Covtrnmeut service, and leave sun
day.
This Missouri Democrat Of Monday says
A large heet, no less than twenty three steam.
boats, viii soon be cut Of Red river. The General
Quitman, Lafoufohe and Era had arrived AZ new
orleans. Cannon didn' kuuw wbAt no would do
with the Quitman. The fleet above mentioned
we're all foI merry Red river and coast packets.
aud mostly have been in secessia during the war.
The rebel ram Missouri - ia the Mississippi, ly-
Ing % the mouth Of Red river.
An oficial report Of the examination Of the
captain ana ON saIs Of the rebel ram, webb, has
been received at the War Department. Frem
this II ap that, the fist of April, her oi-
GERS were changed, on Red river aud new onca
placed on board, for the evident purpose Of rem
ming her into the Gulf Of Mexico. She was heav-
iiy laden with cotton, and 10 WAS inteaded 10 pass
the guns Of Forts Jaokson aud Phillips, below
New Orleans after dark. hut she Unexpectedly
came across the sloop Richmond, which disabled
her with ono shot, when she was burned. The
crew state that they had 10 idea of hsr destina-
tiOn until they passed New orl aus at the rate e
twenty hvo miles al hour.
Tho Louisville Press thus describes two boats
that passed that place Monday moruin4:
Two new propeleTs tug boats, just built aud
furnished here, for Galveston or maRmoFas, de.
part d, descending the Indiana chute. These
new propellofs Eovoiiy, and are very neat
and unique, bum similar 60 sup, though small
and raking, having sharp models, aud only G6
feet length of keel heir width Is 10 feet, with
no guards, but regular sea going clippers. n ey
draw but about three feet water, very stsunoh
aud have powerful machinery, being designed as
tug beats aud lighters over the bars At tbs mouth
OF the Rio GrRnde, aud having sufficient power TO
tow thousand ton ship 40 tho tiver
They ers screw opellvr', named the Rover
and spray, aud were htted out fer Capt Long, 81
New Orleans, Tor the Mstamoras trade. The ma
chinery was constructed aud put UP by Ainsley,
Cochran Co, at their famous foundry; who al.
ways turn cut the desirable aud perfect
work. The machinery consists q tive cylinders
for each boat, each tn inches In diameter aud
no inches stroke. The engines, together With
the pumps and heaters all ~ accd and hs tened
on a cast iron frame, making them compact and
immovahle, all occupying the east possible space,
zach cylinder works Its own hhait and pro- eils
either 20 back 20 ahead independent Of tbs
other The screws or wheels are ef course sub
merged, and OF the best pattern, each 4 fset IN
diameter Zach boat carrie. ono locomotive boiler
"a inches In diameter, aud 10 feet In length with
81 nues, each inches in diameter, and ais N
the best aud toughest iron, aud the maehHety
all adapted 20 salt as we'll fresh water. 4 mR-
terial differences has 10 be abs, rived in Rdaoting
machinery of vessels for salt water gAiior
aud these propellers eau run IN either salt OF
These beats are also furni,hed with doctor ca,
gines and pumps, also hand pumps, tor this usg o
complete outtt, AID per tctly seawoIthy. We
learn that Msssrs Aibsley, Cochran 4 Co, an
making snd htting mp the maehaery for another
tug beat propeller similar 20 these TO be used II
the harbor of New Orleans.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Tuesday says:
The swallow. Tyrone, Rose Hite. Cottage No Q
Kate Henderson, Miami, klenora, Olive. caro-
line, and Ontario came FROM Park rsburg full
of troops for LawFencebntg ard Loutsviiie, Th'
Cottage No ? aud Rose HE re h'pref their sol
dfers on the Major Anderson and returned q
q Parkersburg. The prima Denns arrived tr n
81 Louis, and al lefs for Parkershurg In Oh
SoVornment service Pine Grove, Alice, CO - liza
Mamie byers, Golden IRA, silver Spi ay. Ed n
burg, Gilmore. Norman, Revenue Berth
Champion, Nora, Mig hiugala, and America, -
passed up from Louisville 60 PArkersbuTg ate
more soldiers.
Eight huadrea "a Eat, lAgsed aud sauc, rebe
prisoners, from Camp 0hsss a a JohhsoR's 5
land, len for Louisville yesterday on the 81
Nicholas, Seven hundred additional viii lsav
by the same route daily during the week III
Government provides transportation but 40 snb
sistonoe. A collection Is taken up daily az IN
lower Louisville wharf boat tor their subsstsuet
The Missouri Democrat of Tuesday sayss
The steamer Magenta arrived az the tost {
Walnut Street on Monday, A. NJ. She briu - .
officers aud $40 men, who have Just been release
from she rebel prison at Tyler, Terai-detael
ments from different commands follows
l30th Illinois, nth Illinois, l20th Ohio, lTSd Ne
York, 1874 New York, l65th New York Esd Wi.
consin, 18th, 2sth, 29th, SD SD and S6th low
These officers and men have undergone the hard
shifs of rebal prisons for fourteen months, an
many have died while In prison, yet the sight {
the old flag nerves them 10 duty and they are read
and willing at any moment TO answer again on
cOuntry's call The report at Benton Barrac h
where they expect 70 be mustered out % fui
loughed home. The officers beg 70 return thAni
10 Captain r. Getty and Clerk NJ. d. Clndid, az
30 the officers generally of the Magenta, for the
kind treatment TO the prisoners, and esPeciaf
for their attention to the sick, and say be it eE'
cur lot to travel the Mississippi the Magenta
our choice