The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-05
RIVER NEWS.
River and Feafher

River and Weather.
Theweather yesterday was partly cloudy,
but very pleasant The river is falling
steadily, and the wreck of the Missouri il
again visible Business on the wharf is
pretty fair. a5o1l ~ faEt.coI H
Arrivals and Departures.
Since our last report the following boats
constitute the arrivals and departures:
Robt. Burns, Cincinnati to Memphis: Mon
soon, New Orleans to Cincinnati; Charm
err, returned from West Franklin; Mary
Ament, Louisville to Evansville.
-iaaa saa al Boats Due. alaG adi 81 4
Among the first boats due here are the
Clifton and Anna, for Memphis; Mary IT.
win and Anglo Saxon, for Arkansas Riv-
err; Westmorland, for New Orleans: Taras-
con and Ament,for Louisville ;SilverAl
from Memphis; Nightingale, and Importer,
from St. LOUIS; Swallow, from New TOR
leans; Argosy. from Nashville; Armada,
from Cairo. r
miscellaneous.
a large amount of freight is again accu-
INFLATED on the wharf, and business is look
ing up...-..The Charmer was compelled to
return to this city from West Franklin, ON
Thursday night, to patch a boiler. She
a
night She will be back ON time to go out
Monday .........The Rob't Burns had big
trip.,...-..The Monsoon, from New Orleans,
was light.....~..The ]. p. Webb was filling
up last evening, and would go out about
dark with a good trip......The Superior
got considerable hay at New Albany, and
a fair share of miscellaneous freight here.
The Mary Ament had nice trip in yester-
day. she win leave for Louisville at nine
O'Clock this morning and her clever officers
will give every attention TO passengers
Dispatches from st. Joseph represent
the Missouri still rising and its bottom
lands overfiowed from Omaha down. The
water Is over the levee at St. Joseph, and
THE town of El1wood, on the Kansas, side
is almost undulated An old mountains
Ger from Fort Sullyl says more rain fell
along the Missouri the past winter than
was ever known, three feet fully as late as
( the 18th of March, when there was a foot
of snow remaining on the ground. Since
then the rains have been heavy and gem
eraIa sif IS ifsnue mGia.
STEAMER NICK HUGHES BLOWN Up
CAPT. JOHN McCLAIN SERIOUSLY 1SJURED.
We received, early yesterday morning,
the following private dispatch from Cairo !:
saessa.a s CAIRO, May s.
j. y. SILvERTHoRN The steamer N. w.
Hughes blew up at Fort Pillow. Many
lives lost. Capt. McCialn and Tom Green
saved, and on steamer Armada. McClain
badly injured DUNN, str. Armada.
This is sad intelligence to the family and
the many friends of Captain McClain in
this city. We hope, on the arrival of the
Armada, to learn that his injuries are not
SO serious as the above would seem to indi-
cate. Captain McC1ain was in command
of the Hughes when she blew up.
The. Newsboy took the Apollo Club to
Newburgh ON Thursday night, where the
members were transferred to the Superior,
which brought them back. They had a
pleasant time, as card of thanks pub
lished below would indicate:
CARD OF THANKS
AT a meeting of the Apollo Association.
held on board the steamboat Superior, at
Newbnrgh, Indiana, the following action
waszhad: Is r1 4sr-# e. .F
be extended 20 Capt. Perkins, of the steam
boat NewsbOy, for the courtesy he and his
officers have extended toward us, ON this
our Second Moonlight Excursion
Resolved, That the unexpected and kindly
invitation extended to us by our old citi-
aboard 0fthe steamboat Superior he hav-
ing most generously extended the use OF
his boat for that purpose, and for which we
will ever gratefully remember him.
Resolved, That w2recommend the steam
ers NeWSbOy and Superior, as every way
worthy the support Of our citizens.
MOSES c. KoHN, .ss-.s,..,-.
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