The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-24

she toFesastia, ana VIII. Yisoher rims
the head light. Her engineers, pilots.
and subordinate officers are picked
men. The Richmond is l5w-preasure
and exempt from the hazard of ex-
plosions, and hose, always attached,
reach every part of the boat, render
ing her perfectly secure against fire.
GIeapings from cur Excnaages<.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Mon
day says:
The remains of The late Joshua P. Prath-
er, who died In st Louis on the 18th inst,
were inferred In Newport, KY, yesterday
The Missouri River was rising rapidly
at Omaha, yesterday, and a severe storm
raging for several days in Salt Lsk City
The Alaska arrived at New Orleans Sat
urday evening from Cincinnati.
The Gazette says:
Captain n. g. McComas is negotiating
for the Countess for the Nashville and st.
Louis trade.
Some of the Upper Mississippi papers
are relying upon the Diamond 10 Line to
"smash the nou-competltiOn arrange
ments entered into by the Northern and
White Collar Lines" They say that the
line is not q very extensive one, but, such
as it is, it promises to do interesting things.
While the W. J. Lewis was ''sparring"
over bar in the Missouri, on Wednesday,,
the derrick broke, letting the spar Down
with crash. and in its fall it struck the
mate, killing him instantly.
Captain Ashford and Moult. Harry, of
Memphis, have purchased one-half of the
Memphis and White River packet MolIIe
Hambleton.
LOUISVILLE. The Courier Journal OF
Sunday says:
A small affair was played on the Captain
of the Kilgour, yesterday, by party stYl-
ing himself a planter. He engaged with
the above boat TO ship $50 head of horses
South to his plantation, and clustered
around at a terrible rate, making arrange
menfs for his stock, which were to be de-
IiveIed to-day. HIS proposition, however,
was not considered of much weight, and it
has since been determined that he was
lunatic.
The Democrat of Saturday evening says:
The Captain of the Mary Houston,
always careful of the welfare and comfort
OF his passengers, would not allow has
boat TO venture a passage over the fails
last evening. as the denseness of the fog
rendered IL a very unsafe piece OF buSi-
ess. He was right.
Hadn't he your faith in Pink Varble?
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat OF Monday
says:
River rising. The Mississippi found seven
feet water all the way up from Cairo.
Weather moist murky clouds and gloomy
skies, with every indication of heavy
rains in the northwest. All the upper
rivers are rising. 1t is understood boats
Omaha and even points beyond. The Ice
is rushing out, borne on sudden and con-
siderable rise.
AS anticipated, the river to Cairo is in
such bad condition that steamers are haV-
ing trouble in IL. The Missouri was sta
Jtonary on Friday, but was rising yester-
day. The Upper Mississ1p pi continues ON
the swell, and has now about six feet to
Keokuk. Weather remarkably mid. We
may look for an early breaking OF ice in
all the upper rivers. Business will open
up this Y eek withgreat activity, we have
no doubt.
The Government Agent here we under
stand, purchased, yesterday, some 900
tons of forage, &C., for Benton and way
points, which must be put on board of
steamers very soon. Down freights in the
Illinois trade have fallen Off.
The Mollie Able being detained by
taking Oh cargo, did not leave the po un-
Ill half past seven yesterday morning.
Unfortunately, when opposite the arsenal,
she ran aground, and did not getaway I'M
til about noon, after a tow boat had been
sent to her assistance. sad to relate, while
the Fisher was alonside the Able,
about to pull her off, the mate
of the Able, Jerry COate>, was caught
between stauncheon and spar, and
had his leg crushed badly. He
was brough Int up on the Fisher, and taken
To the Sisters Hospital, where the leg was
taken off below the knee. He bore the |
dy recovery is anticipated. Jerry Coates |
was to married next month 10 "a lady |
OF this city. she ana his mother and Sis |
tiers we've expected at his bedside, yester- |
day, after the operation was performed. |
Capt. Duble and other bOatmeu were |
present and witnessed the sad spectacle.
NEW ORLEANS Times of Saturday
says;
The weather yesterday opened with n |
olouded SKY, and toward noon il threaten
ed rain. II, however, held off until oe-
tween the hours of and p. NJ T., when 1t |
commenced raining and continued to do |
50 till dark, and from all appearances at |
that period the promise of damp night |
was inevitable.
Business on the landing as is generally
the case with Fridays, was dull. There |
We're but few departures or arrivals, while |
pearance. TO day we have fair number
of boats advertised to leave, and should
the weather prove of Il favorable charac
ter, a tolerable fair amount of business
will be transacted.