The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-07

Rtver and Feather.

River and weather. 9i-
Saturday was warm and pleasant, slight
~ cloudy, with indications of rain towards
evening. The river fell about Is inches
during the "a hours ending Saturday even
ing. An the rivers are on the decline.
t8Es Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures, up to Satur
day evening, include: The Louisiana,
Louisville to New Orleans; Armada, Cairo
and return; Myrtle, Green River and re-
r turn Tarascon, Louisville and return;
Nightingale, St. Louis to Cincinnati; Pro-
peller Hoosier, from Wabash River; Mary
.Ament, to Louisville; Newsboy and Cur
lew, Henderson and return.
Boats Due
Among the first boats due here are the
Rowena to Nashville; Clifton and Anna,
for Memphis; Mary Irwin and Anglo Sax
on, for Arkansas River; Westmorland, for
New Orleans, J.. g. Blackford, Lady Frank
lin, Emma No. 8, and Nashville, for st.
Louis; Silver Moon, from Memphis; I'M
porter, from st. LOUIS; Swallow, from
New Orleans; Argosy, from Nashville;
Superior and Liberty No. 2, from Cairo;
Sam. Orr from Eastport.
9WbH'fe9 Miscellaneous.
Il Business was not lively on the levee Sat-
.urday and but few boats were In port.........
The Louisiana passed down during Friday
night, taking considerable freight. Among
4 her passengers were Captain John
McClain and Tom. Green of the i'll
fated Nick Hughes, and we are
glad TO learn that Captain McClain
is not seriously injured, though mis- escape
was miraculous. He was at the wheel
when the explosion occurred, and was
blown far up into the air, and fell upon
deck. The Waterman was with him in the
pilot-house, and shared the same fate and
was saved. Capt. McClain is considerably
bruised on his hip and side, but will soon
be about again. Tom Green-engineer-
was ON watch, and escaped entirely unin-
jured. Hehad tried the water in the boilers
2 but moment before the explosion, and
found plenty of water-that running from
one of the boilers being clear, that from the
other quite muddy. The Hughes went
down almost immediately, scarcely giving
The survivors time to get aboard the Prima
Donna, which the Hughes had in tow.,...-.
The Armada had an excellent trip out, in
Guiding all the packet freight from the
Charmer, which lies over to take her regu-
+ lar time to-day. The Charmer is again
in order, and will leave on time to-day.
........The Mary Ament had good packet
trip for Louisville on Saturday morning
....-..The Tarascon arrived before IL o'clock
with a slim trip. She returned from here,
leaving at noon. She will hereafter be
the regular Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
packet. She will be over here on Friday
nights, and give entertainments on board,
leaving with the Mary -Ament on Satur-
day morning 1.-THE Nightingale had a
fun cargo of iron ore.........The Hoosier,
from the Wabash, had 800 pounds of -four
which she re-shipped on the Armada.
IgHa Boats Leaving To-Day.
& For CAIRo.--The high-headed Charmer,
Capt. Billy Lowth, with Willie Fowler in
the office, goes to Cairo at o'clock to-day.
She has fine passenger accommodations.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The tidy ]. T. Nc
Combs, with q Pap Combs . in command,
and Mr.. Warren in the Office, is the regu-
lar packet for Louisville at 10 o'clock to-
day. She is a Feet and comfortable boat,
and her officers are courteous gentlemen.
The wild winged Liberty No. 2 viii pass
up from Memphis to Louisville this after
noon. The Liberty is one of the most popu-
lar boats ON the river, and her chief off,
GERS, Capts. Sam. Archer and Ed. Judge,
are princely gentlemen and veteran Off
GERS. la0s fTB ue 0ld "a
FoR BOWLING GREEN.-The elegant VIM.
Z White, Capt. A. Drinkwater, win return to
Green River this evening. The White is a
pleasant boat, and Capt. Drinkwater and
John Adams win make passengers COM
! Portable. basq qes a.
e, Gleauings from Our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Friday
says: 'A5 3
Newton Bryson, a. promising youth, aged
thirteen years, son of Captain Isaac Bry-
son, of this city, on the 9th ult. fell over
board from the steamer Wilson, ten miles
above La Crosse, and was drowned. He
was on his way TO St. Paul to attend
The body had not been recovered at last
accounts. The deceased is brother Of
Captain Lon. Byron, Clerk of the Phil.
Sheridan. &k4A 49,
The Northwestern Union Packet Com
pany, organized under the general laws of
Iowa, has purchased all the property OF the
La Crosse and Minnesota Steam Packet
Company. The new arrangement went
into effect at Dubuque, on the 1st inst.
Capt. G. Dan. Conway has been appoint
ed TO the command of the Rebecca, in the
Madison trade. asaia AaaA
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger of Thursday
says:
r. K. Dunkerson & Co., yesterday reniov-
edthefr office from the Montgomery Block
on State Street TO the Mammoth Wharf
boat, where Capt. Schoelaub is fixing up
in the most comfortable manner. He win
be happy at any time to meet his many
friends on the Mammoth Wharf-boat.
GUERRILLAs.-Some parties are nov be-
ing tried at Little Rock for the burning OF
the steamer New Igo, which was destroyed
by party of guerrillas up Arkansas River
some time during the war. ID fsa -sA
SUNK BARGE.-The Lady Pike bound
q from Mendoza TO savanna, while passing
through the draw at Mendoza, with two
bargeS in tow, ran one against the pier,
causing 1t to sink. The barge contained
about 5000 bushels OF wheat- 8 -9t-fr y.
The Ledger OF Friday evening says: