The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-04

and pleasant gentlemen as ever naVI-
gated steamboat. She leaves at six
o'clock. Fill her full.
GIeanfngs from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI - The Commercial of
Sunday says:
The Rose Hambleton was sold at
public auction yesterday, for $1,000.
She was knocked down to H. G. Sc
crist, for Henry Morton and others.
Robert w Seymour, second clerk
Of the Pine Grove, when the boat left
Nashville, remained there to close up
the collection of her freight bills.
since which time he has not been
heard from. He was last seen at 3
A. NJ, on Sunday last at the Stacey
House. 1t is feared he has met with
foul play.
We had the pleasure yesterday of
meeting our old friend, Colonel Ed.
Taylor, formerly of the Cumberland
River Iron Interests, who is en- route
from Kentucky to Washington City.
He referred kindly to his old friends.
Captain ]. " Throop, and Captain
Ben f. Egan.
Captain Lew Morris has taken
charge Of the Evansville packet, Rob
Roy.
Lew is a good egg.
LOUISVILLE. - The Democrat of
Sunday says:
Matters remain dull at this point,
the. boats going and coming having
but light trips. The Spring trade is
about to open, and we look for a
change for the better.
The Charmer, from below, for
Parkersburg. arrived yesterday, with
$500 sacks of corn. She was tied up
here for some time by the Sheriff.
The matter was, however, settled, and
she was allowed to proceed on her
voyage.
Rainy weather and almost a station
airy river. Rain prevailed for two
days. The signs. last evening were
tickle, with preponderance toward
further wet weather. 1t is believed
the rains were wide spread on the up
per rivers, and that they will speedily
swell and open. Business will then
improve and be very brisk for a while.
The business of the Missouri promises
to be good until about the close of the
year. At LeavenWorth, up to dark on
Friday, the Missouri had risen FIVE
feet, and was full of ice on that day.
1t was also rising at St Joseph.
The Paragon, bound from Memphis
to st. Louis, encountered the wreck
OF the James Montgomery at DEVILS
Island, on Saturday morning at FIVE
o'clock, and her injuries were so Sc
we're that she quickly sunk. The water
came over her boiler deck, she listed
badly, and, according to the testimony,
she will prove a total loss. All the
passengers and crew succeeded in
reaching the shore in safety. The
Post Boy, bound down, reached the
scene five hours after the occurrence
Of the disaster, and carried the pas
sengers to Cape Girardeau.
The Paragon is said to be in such a
bad condition as to preclude any pos
sibility of raising her. The Paragon
each by Captain Charles S. Rogers.
Captains Oby Robirds and Ed. Gala
han, Captain II. l.. Lee and VIM. a.
Thornburg. She was insured in Gin
cinnati and Pittsburg offices for 49,
600. She was built on the Ohio In
1864, was brought to ST. Louis, enter
ed the Missouri River trade, realized
large sums for her original owners,
was sold to st. Louis parties aud per-
formed handsomely for them. She
was an excellent side-wheel steamer
and has been running only temper
arily IN the Memphis trade. She was
commanded by Capt Sam. McPheeters.
The Kate Hart owned in this city,
has been unfortunate. On Friday she
blew out both cylinder heads at Fort
HeRry. New castings have been sent
for to Paduoah.
TERRE HAUTE.-The Express of
Monday says:
meo, Captain Shoemaker, last week
made her first tri p this season to Hut
sonvllle, and took on load of pork.
Half a mile below York, in coming
up Thursday evening, she was so un-
fortunate as to run on a snag, break
ing hole in the hull. The boat was
headed to the shore, and the pork be-
ing In barrels, was saved without
damage. The injury to the boat will
soon be repaired, and the gallant Ro-
meo again breast the waves of the
Wabash.
MEMPHIS. = The Avalanche of
Saturday says;
White River is reoeding, with four
and half feet to Augusta and seven
feet to De Wallis Bluff. The Arkan-
sas is falling, with the channel cutting
out, with thirty inches water to Pine
Bluff.
By private advices we learn that
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