The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-30


obliging gentlemen.
FoR New ORLEANs.-That great
triumph Of the age, the famous and
unsurpassed Belle Lee, will be at the
wharf early day en- route to New
Orleans. Built expressly for a feet
passenger and freight packet, under
the immediate supervision of her
commander, a veteran, practical
steamboatman, and constructed by
mechanics of acknowledged skill, az
their masterpiece. She is one of the
very best if not the very best steam
boat that ever turned a wheel. Her
cabin appointments we're gotten up
with special reference to the comfort
and safety of passengers, and are IN
excelled. Captain AIcGill takes a
just pride in his boat and in catering
to the comfort, convenience and en-
joyment of his passengers, in which
he is ably assisted by those highly &C
complished and courteous gentlemen,
Messrs. Adolph Martin, Ed Brough-
ton and Dick Fuller We can imag
inc no luxury that would surpass a
trip to New Orleans on the great
Belle Lee. We hope to see her get a
large freight here and many people.
to-day.
GIeamInEs from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG. = The Commercial of
Thursday says:
SINKING OF THE STEAMER INGo-
MARA special dispatch to the Com
B1erci0I that ought to have come to
hand on Tuesday night, but failed to
get here before Wednesday morning,
gives the following particulars in re-
gard to the sinking of this boat:
The Ingomar was bound from Wheel
ing to Pittsburg. She struck a sunk
en- barge at the foot of the clusters,
eight miles below Wellsville, making
a fearful hole In the forward part Of
the hull. The boat was at once
backed into the Virginia shore where
she now lies. The Ingomar had a
heavy cargo of grain, cotton, oil, and
pig iron, all of which will be saved.
The passengers were trans ferred to
the Grey Eagle, that came along short
ly after.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial of
Friday says:
Mr.. Dan. Morton, after following
the profession of steamboat building
in Cincinnati for nearly thirty years,
has concluded to retire to the quiet
life of farming. He has built a num-
Der of the fastest and most splendid
steamers navigating the Western and
Southern waters, including the Tele-
graph, Jacob Strader, United States,
America, Natchez, Princess and
Charmer In the meantime, he has
lost an independent fortune In bad
debts. He is still full of vigor. and
we fear he will find country life too
quiet for his active characteristics.
His long and able experience admir-
ably qualities him for experimenting
the construction of steamers.
The ice in the Mississippi, in front
of st. Paul, moved on the 23d, leav-
ing clear open space of from fifty to
one hundred yards.
Captain Ed. Evans arrived from
Pittsburg yesterday and resumed com
mand of the Westmoreland, now load
ing for New Orleans.
The j. p. Webb, from Wabash
River, on Wednesday, at Louisville,
collided with the Jacksonville ferry.
boat, knocking down her jackstaf and
bruising her bows a little
At bal nlaSque in Evansville, it Is
said that Josh. Throop personated an
eruption of Vesuvius, " just to see if
anybody " dare put him out"
We reckon that is a mistake. We
have noticed no eruption about
Josh. since. the Mayfower soiree at
Cincinnati, the night before she left
there.
LOUISVILLE. The Courier, of Fri
day, says;
On the falls last evening there were
nine feet full in the pass down the
Indian chute, and eight feet steam
boat water, and the river slowly swell
ing at dark.
For ascending boats, in the middle
chute, there were about seven feet
water last evening, which makes the
falls syV navigable, the turn in the
weather having turned the tide, and
the city wharf will continue to be the
land$Ug Tor all the boats.
The famous towboat Peytona is now
on her way to New Orleans from the
Ohio, with. nine barges In tow, con-
tanning $500 tons Of hay, upward of
10000 bales Of cotton and y 900 bush
els of coal.
VINCENNEs.-The san, Of Friday.
says
A heavy rain set in Wednesday