The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-11

was not seriously injured. She en-
tered protest here, made slight re-
pairs, and proceeded on her way. A
small portion of her freight was
probably knocked oyerboard.......
The Shamrock and Lizzie Hop.
kins win lie. oyer here till
thisAmorning tbelet the ice get out of
their way. Tie Hopkins laid by the,
Darling above the wharf. 1.-THE
Darling was busy all day yesterday
putting in raJnev wheelg She will
leave by noon to-day. ,,,.,.,The Rose
Hite when ,lastheard from, had only,
reached Rocky ..~ THE Ada
Lyon ran 'ShroOudgh herself On Friday,
knocking both heads out of her cyl
enders. She will repair at once,
and hopes to leave for Bowling Green
to-mnorrow........T The Louisiana reach
ed here Saturday night with a good
trip, She took . lot of poultry from
Cox & Humphrey, and went ON her
way,s... ..A friehtful accidents occurs
red on board the Louisiana on Satuf7
day night at Newburgh, details Of
which will be found under the head OF
city tnews.........The Longworth had
big trip. Cox & Humphrey gave her
1,500 sacks. of cun.p....,The Laura
Fentoh arrived last night at 81 o'clock,
from Memphis, With about 900 bales
of cotton for this port. Her manifest
and an inventory memoranda win be
found below. She left the Chattanoo-
ga laid up just beow Henderson yes
terday. She met the Mepham on
Saturday, making her way slowly
through the ice, barely working her
wheels sufficient to give her Storage
She had a portionof her after guards
both below and above carried away
and her cabin bulEhead slightly stove
in, probably by getting into the tim9
Der while backingout from some corn
pile.....The Tarascon, Mississippi,
Sam. JsHale,i AMI ST .Gharles, over
due, had not arrived al, midnight
They may all be expected early this
morning, also, the Liberty No. 2 from
Memphis. ... 49,. 81. The New Albany
Ledger of Saturday evening says:A9
The river is falling, but business
continues quite active, there being
plenty of freights, and rates ruling at
fair prices But little ice the river
A snow storm Sc; in at. A o clock
this morning, which still continues at
noon. The7 weather ID exceedingly
disagreeableo but this does not seem
to effect river business.
The Morning Star brought up from
Evansville 29S bales Of cotton for re-
shipment East from this place. The
route tolthe Eastvia the j Jacksonville,
and the Louisville, New Albany, and
Chicago roads, is so much shorter, and
freights get through on so much better
time, that even the Evansville ship
pers are sending theil cotton to this
city for reshipment. DIG
Don't fatter yourseR, Ledger. That
was the accumulationsof the last two
months of New Albary cotton, DUR
ing which time we have shipped from
here, by rail, nearly 10000 bales, and
have loaded nearly 20 steamboats, for
New Orleans ........ The Louisville was
advertised to leave Louisville Satur-
day evening. She MAJ be expected
to-day.
& Especial River Correspondence
EVANSVILLE, Feb. 10th.
As the steamer Lara Fentonp
was passing the point fa land above
Uniontown last Saturday, an eagle,
on the alert for prey, Fas deserted
licircfing in mid-air. Suddenly he was
observed to give asWooplnd secure in
the clutch Of his talpns, aid bear away
q lamb. Endeavoring, however, to
cross the river with his pize, agitated
by some powerful emotion, (arrested,
perhaps, blythe eagle eye # some one
on board his wings became motion
LESS and he dropped heavily to the.
deck. Being approached, no flight
was attempted, his capture being eff
fected without difficulty, one of the
passengers throwing shaw over him
to prevent any struggle. A coop was
then provided for his accommodation,
where after shertinterval ne recov-i
cred his former equilibrium, and is
now in good health, and appears sat
isfed with the rations of live kittens
which are daily supplied to glatify his
voracious appetite. -.
In confederation of the above, (if
any one is so incredulous as todoubt,)
the eagle is now visible to the naked
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