Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-03-07

Il y Yesterday was Q Gay OF 7" mixed weather In.
the forenoon we had both rain and snow bat not
much Of elther. The water conanuus TO sreced !,
fast at this pOiut. At Louisville the water Is
falling fast, with ten feet in the canal, aud at
Pittsburg it is a stand, with seven feet OF water
p the chan GET. -1a-F
Arrivals ana Departures. ~
The arrivals and departures. sIncs last report,
Include abe Tigresa. PittabuEg to New Orleans !;
Pauline Carol, New Orleans to Louisville; Sam
Orr, Tsnnesses river 6 Eyausyills; VIM. White,
Green river to Evansville; Armadillo, st Louis
70 0incinnati; Clifsansa Memphis 70 Cincinnati;
Armada, Cairo 70 KvaasFIlIe; westmoreland
Cincinnati to New Orleans; Louisiana, Cincin-
natl to New Orleans sa4g41 -
80 sBoAts Due sssE
Among the 4 st boats due hers we notice the
Rebecca, for Nashville; Spray. Lady PIKE aud
-yoaas Powell. for Tennessee river; ARIZONA New
York. and Abeona. for St. Loais Amslia Poe,
and II. 8. Hunter, for Miss5uli river; Robert
Burns, Minneola, and KentoD, for Memphis;
Elersncs TrAbeFs Linnle. Drowa,s Anglo saxon,
and J. R.sGilmere, for Arkansat risers Bertha,
for vieksburE; Swallow. and Alabama, for Nep
0rleans; silver Cloud, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Pink yafhze' HstpOrt ts IOgnrille; superior.
Fl, m Memphis. $3.50
go = ~ miscellaneous. aliq
Business 90 the wee yesterday was very good,
We noticed hatlfreights were handled lively in
lhs afssrnoon. and that a considerable amount Of
shipments were made. The wharf is in q splsns
did condition.-......The Tigress had heavy tow
OF coal FOR New Orleans Psulins Carr oil
hada regiment of negro soldiers We did mot.
learn the number Of tho regiment. They wprs
-. - r q. ara
Orr had big trip ~ and a splendid load down.
She Is Going an excslIent busineSspow4 We hope,
our merchants will look to their interest in pat
ronizihg and sustaining regular packets....-..
The WE, White came in with good "trip. She
made the trip to Bowling Green this time
The Armada came up with the largest tripiof the.
season. The regular packet trEde, are CHAD to
notice. Is fast improving in that dirsctisu..e.l.
This ArmadiilO, for Cincinnati, and westmore-
land, for New Orleans, had each full
learn, by Que Of she clerks " the Norman
who arrived ia the city yesterday morning, that
that boat has laid up ct st. Louis, and that par
ties there are negotiating for the purchase 81 the
boat she win probably be sold 81 a few days.
.........Thsre are s1ms thirty or forty boats now
advertised at st. Louis for the mountains. The
MOntana gold mides are Great inga great deal Of
sxciti menf Il 81. Louis, aud hanar6ds OF people
are fockinG TO tho mountains. We are told that
the most exOrbi ans pricss are asksdand paid for
frsights-sixteen nts Per pound Is the price
asksd, and II Is fssslypaId. i is ecessary for
the boats leaving for the mountains to take an
sslnost eORPlsts set Of machinery, hence the
ezbitant prices for frsighta.
Boats Leaving To-Day. -.
Z Tor Cairo. The Armada, oueen Of the Low
sr Ohio Captain Throop in cha Be, with Val.
sorenson in the Office viii the regular packet
for Cairo to.d day Look cat Ter heF.r I. 80 50
For Green River.-The 'wha White win
.Iaaks erssn River this evshias.H a. sisa. 4
Fer LouisvflIe.-Tks J. T. MeConbs is the
regular LoulsYlllo packet to-day. She is safe, Ie
liable and fast. watch fSr her 4oa,.ss
For New OrKeans.-Th3 big Indiana will
be st theiwharf to-day, rtadgto take New Orleans
freight. ss,s4 ssar4
For Msmphss.-Thss ST. Patrick, Capt. Gao.
Hart IN charge, Is expected for Memphis 70 day
Get ready for thswrd Iriahmans Be prepared for
the Fenian movement. Ak "a
GIeanIngs from Our Exehamxes4a !
bssIhe zoincinnati Commercial oflys stsrday has
tbafoilowiRg Tel graph correspondence: . seses
The steamer 3. ]. lockwood. bound from New
Orleans 70 st. Louis. explored about O'clock
Sunday evening, while Is miles below Memphis,
aud afterwards burned until she sunk
This steamer had, until recentiy, been ru ning
ia tbs ouaehits river trade and was going to ST.
Louis to enter the Missouri river trade. She was
inspected at New 0rleabs gen last Wednesday and 8
rproppunced worthy, After running daE or
two her boilers were discovered to be IN Ieaky
condi ion. Captain Howard proposed to the en-.
gfneer TO stop st Helena and repair bat the FnKIs
neer fhoBghf IL unnecessary fill the beat should
arrive at Memphis. Thus the delay proved fatal
Fortunately the N. s. Msphau was coming
doEn ct tho time, and rendered most timcly aud
very fortunase did 20 ehe strsssea and
| ofieafs 81 she boat.
II Is dEe 70 Captain Howard to mention that he
ordered the steam REDUCED and the speed slacksned
after ne bad concluded come to this port before
ne iollowius Il l''sts Of sts, Killed, ssOundsd
KiIIsd- cIsm.. Graham sseSsod engineer: Geo
VIsis, ps1TKespers ST. Louisi James King, Staten
's psSssroax is3ufsd-A lSbsurarl, ar.s il
nter ~ .moLkdghlin. striker; John Il. Robin
son, first clerk, Jefferson City ~ fls-, ~
DHgnuy wounded Davit, Cairo; G B. Enoch,
Phiiadelphta; John Miller, deck hand; e. x Ev-
ans w. n MyerE, lommerce, Mo Charles
smith ClneinnaAi Capt Garry. Fredericks ILL.,;
John smith louisville; Pilot lanes Nc Coy -
4 nnmn sr OF eehin Grew, cooks and negro fire.
All the lsdy passengers, besides the two chaIabsrs
maids were saved. The numbsr Of killed pr0ba-
bly, aEnoHnts to 40 or 81 as the Survivors state
there were anqm OF deck hands and dock pas
sengers on the lower decks whcwere killed b. the
explosion, and whose names are unknown -
The steamer. Diamond, with $40 bates Of cot,
ton burned at Guys Landing, Tombigbes Eiger,
last Tkursdsys The cotton Il assured The boat
is valued ct sc, goo. No fRsurance. e