The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-13

FOR NEW ORLEANS. The splendid
new steamer Dexter, the tastes sailer
on the Western waters, and one OF the
most pleasantly appointed boats aaoat,
will be down this evening en- route to
New Orleans and all way ports. She
is commanded by that distinguished
navigator. E4 Montgomery, and the
duties of the Office are faithfully and
courteously discharged by The. expe
rienced and accomplished gentlemen,
Frank o. Smith and Arthur Field
For railroad time to New Orleans, 90
on the Dexter.
Aanffest Of Steamer FANNY Brandeis from
Nashville 10 FpenstIlgp. ian. I2th igeO.-E
*. uunkersou a. Co , II lind tobao 0- W. "a.
Brown Co, A bales cotton; Relil - Ha-
ney, box Iaaehlnery chas. w. Che.me.
Woodson, Reitz 4 Co bbls scrap iron
a. Reis ~ Co, Ia dry hides. q green do. bu /
3 sets huDs. bdl spokes; Humphrey Pat
rick a. Co., box n D goods, 3 bdls carpet
ing ana bedding, q bgs feathers, looking
glass, 2 rolls carpet, bel window Dilnes.
Cincinnati H. r. Hcckert. 81 bales cOt-
ton, a. bgs feathers, bgs genseng, bbls
peaches.
Manifest Of ne Steamer clara 8cott-From
Mount Carmel o. Evansville, Janu9ry -
lS69.-For New HarmOng--Lyon& Elliott
80 bales of hay. For Evansville Hum
pnrey, Patrick a. Co, 052 bags Of corn, 500
bags oats 500 bags shorts 100 bags ship
stuff, % tierces lard, 26O barrels flour, ltea
lard, boxes sundries; =. @. smith, 1000
box OF butter; Thos. Murray, ED bales OF
hay, IL bags meal; Gamble a. Forth, 4
liquor kegs; l.. kunuer DR. " Co, ! barrel
eggs, box butter; Charles Nieie 81 Co,
bags clover seed, barrels beams; James
Ruth, engine: a. Gumberts, 56 dry hides
feathers.
taieaasmgs from our Exchhuze-.
CIEcGNNATL 80 The Coameretal OF sun
day says;
Yesterday, at $3.50 PM, fire wns dlscoY-
cred in "A bale OF hay on tine silver GIoud
No. 2, lying at the foot OF Broadway. sne
had several hundred bales stored % her
deck-roOm. The boats bell sounded the
alarm, and the Fire department was called
out. Fortunately, the new Arkansas River
packet GAINESVILLE, lying alongside The
Silver Cloud, was pumping up her boilers
for the purpoEe o. having them tested by
the United states Inspector, and having
her hose out, Immediately turned "a stream
of water into the fire, soon subiuing the
flames, which We're spreading rapidly,
without serious damage. The Silver cloud
was Eaved from burning owing to- tine vini-
lance OF the crew Of the ClarksVille.
Cataract Island, IA the upper Mississippi,
by the sheriff, last Saturday. To- brought
5000, som ebalnR Of an adVnuCs ON FIRST
cost. Cataract Island was originally ems
tered by Beecber Morgan, Jaa. "a, 1851, go
"a total expense of So 50l
The WestnOreland will leave the Eureka
Docks tomorrow, IN fun repair, and load
for New Orleans.
The Commercial of Monday Tays:
Jonn Fry, deck hand on the toWbOat
Albion, was lost overheard Saturday night
in the Ohio River, between Portsmouth
and Turkey island. Deceased was mar
ried, with a large family esidiug Two miles
back OF Hanging Rock, ohio.
ELoU syrLLE.--rhe Democrat OF Monday
,ys:
The Silver Moon, in coming through the
canal, yesterday, struck one Of the abut-
Inents IA ID was landed htgn, bub not very
dry. The water was several inches deep
on her larboard side, but more in the hold.
When we left her yesterday evening nl SIX
O'Clock she was expecting the FATS Pilot
down TO Ugh en- her 50 tnat she might get
Off She had on board 200 Dales Of cotton
besides a large lot OF other freight. We
have no doubt that, with the assistance of
Capt Varblc, she got of safely, though
her at the hour anove-uamed.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger OF Friday
says;
Theodore Roberts and VIM. Phelps, late
engineers on the Empire, speaF In the
highest terms OF Capt W n. H0l croft on
Roberts anu Phelps got on board the olive
Branch at the wrecE aad came to Mems
phis. They say That Capt. I IT. Jones rec
FUSED to sell or give them any thing 90 eat
they having left the boat without money,
but offered 70 furnish capt Jones any se-
cu1ty that their passage on decz would be
paid for IL he would sell them the necessa-
ry food. This they nlle9a he refused to do-
managed TO provide them with something
20 eat until the boat reached Memphis.
Here they accepted the hospitality OF CAPT.
MIA, who brought theri home Tree OF
charge.