The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-23

I LAKEWOOD, also of AIlegbenv N;.-
r were badly scalded, the forn9o- -
feared. fatally. They were co.. eoa, - y
! to the Cincinnati Marine Hosn;y,e ~
The balance of the crew escoroJ
: without serious injury. Mr.. W n
Russell, chief engineer, bad been on
watch about twenty minutes wbon
the accident occurred, having inst "a
lleved his partner, John McNamee
A thousand bushels of coal. slowed
forward of the furnaces. were swanf
overheard by the steam.
The towboat Sam. Roberts. with sn-
other tow CT empty barges, upward
bound. came along Immediately after
the explosion of the Tigress. and
fastened to her relief, towing her
ashore The towboat Fred. Wilson
aiterward toWed the Tigress here, ar
irving at P NJ. She lies at the foot
of Ludlow Street, being repaired. u.
). Local Inspectors Fisher and De-
.venney have examined her boilers to
ascertain the cause of the explosion.
and when their report Is completed.
We will give it to the public. The
6arges Of the Tigress were at Snag
bar when the ST. Joseph passed down.
capt. Grant Marsh, we hear, has
S0Id ms interest in the Nile, to Capt.
" " M b Haslett, of Pittsburg, and
captain Braffer now commands the
+ Ia eur issue of the 18th we an
nouneed that the louisville owners
OF the Norman had accented the offer
OF capt. 1erkes for the purchase of
that steamer. This was tFne and the
contract was afterward signed. How
ever, there is many a ain " &c II
seems that the owners above referred
TO aiterRard repented their bargain
and refused to give the boat IN when
called Tor. ). N. Fowler and Others.
OF this city, have therefore brougbt
suit against " arble, May and others
of Louisville, for $4,000 damages. for
violation of contract Capt. Yerkes
returned home on the mail boat yes
terday.
Additional claims are being aled
with the United States Marshal
against the Great Republic Captain
Donaldson has expressed his willing
ness THAT she should be sold. The
boat may be sold, therefore, ia short
time. Experienced boatmen say that
bids for her will, probably, not ex-
coed $4,000.
Work has commenced on the bridge
to be erected over the Kentucky
River. at Clays Ferry, and in short
time it will be fully completed.
LOUISVILLE = The Courier of
Sunday says:
The river continues to fall slowly
at this point. Last evening the marks
showed seven feet nine inches water
in the canal, five feet nine inches
water in the chute, and four feet nine
inches on the rocks, a decline of
three inches since our last report.
Weather warm, with a steady rain at
night. Business active.
The r. w. Strader came over to
the Portland wharf yesterday from
New Albany to load for New Orleans,
and will leave on Wednesday Capt
Aft. Slime will command, and Kinnie
Smith goes in the Office.
The Lady Washington, in attempt
ing to go through the canal yesterday
with five barges Of powders, got too
far out, aud got aground on the reef.
The Walker Morris pulled her and
four barges off. The other barge was
still aground at last accounts. In
coming off the reef the Lady Wash
ington lost her rudder post, causing
her to leak badly. She tied up to the
bank at the foot of Eighth Street, and
hands were at work pumping her out.
ST. LOUIs.-The Democrat of
Monday says:
A rainy season, a very wet season,
it has been for several days past; very
little intermission Of dry weather;
yet the river still falls. Whether the
rise at st. Paul rapidly. on French
mans Bar will have effect here is
more than doubtful. At all events,
we look for no high water on any Of
the upper rivers, and the sooner ship
pers know It the better. To Cairo the
water is CD feet, to KeOkuk feet, 30
inches in the Illinois, and less than 4
feet in the lower Missouri, where
boats occasionally get aground. There
is in Missouri less than a feet between
Omaha and st. Joseph. Business
good. for the season; indeed, we have
reason to be pleased when we com
pare our river commerce with that OF
other cities.
MEMPHIS. = The ADa2anche Of
Saturday says:
Weather cool and cloudy. The
river IS rlSlng SLOWLY anu mas risen
three and half feet altogether, with
ten and a half feet in the channel be-
tween here and Cairo. The Arkan-
sas is swelling, with eight feet in the
channel. White River is also rising
from Jacksonport down.
Business on the wharf yesterday
was moderate, with few arrivals and
departures.
A Grant voter was found dead OH
the levee yesterday morning.
Some Democrat who had fought in
the rebel army, no doubt, killed him.
NEW ORLEANS. - The Times of
Saturday says:
The weather yesterday, like that Of
its predecessor, was fine and pleasant.
IT Business on the landing was quite
active for Friday. Among the chief
features of business movements yes
terday was the arrival of the Vlcks-
burg racket General Quitman. She
had on board 1000 bales Of cotton,
besides 1000 packages of other
freight she took from the steamer Ru-
bicon at Vicksburg This is one of
the best trips that has arrived here
this season.
FRFDERT0K GFTT.