The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-05

IN tne UNITED states. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heads,
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
&c, sc. Orders left with either of the
wharf boats viii be promptly attended to.
River and Weather.
"a The weather yesterday was nearly clear,
and quite warm. The River is still falling
and it is not probable now that any MOTTO
able rise viii take place from the recent
rains. There is slight rise at Pittsburg
and Cincinnati, but it will scarcely reach
here.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since Sum
day night include the Pink Varble, Louis
vile to Tennessee River; Superior, from
Cairo; Havana, Cincinnati to Nashville;
j. T. McCombs, Henderson to Louisville;
Liberty No. 2, Memphis to louisville;
Sam. Orr, Eastport to Evansville; Pales-
tine, Nashville to Louisville; Darling,
Memphis to Cincinnati.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
]. G. Blackboard, Lady Franklin and Nash
vile, for St. Louis; Kate Robinson and
Harry Dean for Memphis; J. G. Gilmore,
ST. Cloud and P. w. Strader, New Orleans;
Citizen, from st. Louis; Silver Spray, Am
AEON and Messenger, from New Orleans;
Tarascon and Mary Ament. from Louis-
vile, Armada, from Cairo; Ada Lyon,
from Green River; Argosy from Nashville
and Darling from Memphis
Miscellaneous.
There was very little business done on
the wharf yesterday, and but few arrivals.
The Louisville, which, we were informed,
passed down Sunday morning, did not ar
rive until yesterday morning. She had
only moderate trip, and got but little adj
dition here The J. T. McCombs had
fair packet trip out yesterday, including a
large delegation to the Sunday School
Convention at New Albany. Among the
number was our worthy and esteemed
chief, Mr.. F. NJ. Thayer, whom we cordial
ly commend to the special attention of
Charley Cotton, of the Ledger, and Capt.
SchoenIaub, of the mammoth wharf-boat
...The Pink Marble and the Havana
had moderately fair trips 1.-THE big Su-
perior arrived yesterday morning with a
moderate trip, comprising few hundred
sacks of bran, a few hogsheads OF tobacco,
&c. In landing at Mount Vernon, on Sun
day night she struck the wharf-boat pref
ty hard, crushing in her guard from the
nose back some 10 or 10 feet, slowing it in to
her The Sam. Orr was over due
as this report closes. She has big trip,
including I25 hhds. of tobacco. She was
too late arriving to take out the Charmer's
mail for Cairo........In another part of the
JOURNAL will be found a detailed account
of the explosion of the City of Memphis,
copied from the Cincinnati Commercial
Her boilers and machinery, it seems, were
some nineteen years old, having been used
about seven years in the old Crystal Pal
ace, before the City of Memphis was built,
some twelve years ago. We think there is
criminal neglect duty somewhere in per-
hitting boats of such age to run, at the
hazard of the lives of passengers. Twelve
years is about long enough for boilers to
stand the influences they are subjected to
on the Western waters. ... From Capt. Rudd,
of the Superior, we learn that the Atlantic
and Mississippi Steamship Company's fine
steamer, Ida Handy, was destroyed by fire
on Saturday, at the st. Louis wharf. This
makes about thirteen boats that this Com
pany have lost within the last six months.
A strange fatality seems to attend their
boats. From the same source we learn that
the j. H. Osborn was sunk on Saturday,
between Cairo and Memphis. She belonged
to the Peoples Line, and was an excellent
steamer. We learn no particulars............
The steamer Oak was burned some where
last Monday night, we presume ON the Al
ALBANIA River. She had ON board a cargo
consisting of five hundred and three bales
of cotton, three bales of wool and a large
lot of merchandise. In two minutes after
the discovery of the fire she was enveloped
in flames. She had twenty-five persons on
board, nine of whom persisted in the
flames or We're drowned, among whom
were the pilot steward, cabin boy, four
deck hands, and negro girl. All the pa
pers of the boat and letters were consumed.
She was owned by Colonel j. b. Presdee,
and was insured for 10000. The Pales-
tine had a moderate trip-..-...The Darling
was full of cotton and people.~...-Justa as
we close the forms the Sam Orr comes in
sight with a big trip.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The big Superior will go to
Cairo to-day, at O'Clock, with Capt Rudd
in command, and those courtly gentlemen,
Billy Bently and Kit Rudd, in the Office.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The imperial Tara
soon, the trimmest craft that ever skinned
49, yezs, eses - L~e>.isvl IlS this evening,
in command of that prince of elegant COM
manders, Capt. Jim Luslx, with John Ouer-
hacker and Arthur Field in the office.
The queenly little Mary Ament a great
favorite with the people along shore also
goes TO Louisville this evening. Captain
Liter and Mr.. Caffrey are her elegant and
popular officers, and wiz give the most po-
lite attention to passengers.
For NAsHvILLE.-The Argosy, Captain
Vandercraft, is the regular Tuesday packet
for Nashville and all intermediate Cum
berland River ports to-day. She has ex-
eellent passenger appointments.
GIeamings from Our Exchanges.