The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-22
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-FoT eiAer River items see 71lra Fac.


The weather grew cloudy and cold last
evening at oark, and was quite uDpleas-
ant''''.'...The additional arrivals and de-
partures up to midnight were the PetroIia
NO. z, from Cannelton; Altoona, Cincin-
natl to st. Louis; Cora s., Cincinnati to
Arkansas River; Mollie Norton, to Hem
derson: Cumberland, tn Cairo; Rose Hfte.
to Louisville; and Ada Lyon, from Green
River.
The Petrolia No. 2 brought in Is hogs
hea ads of tobacco, Is bales of hay, and con-
siderable miscellaneous freight.......-.The
Mollie Norton had a splend d trip OUT.
The Cumberland had fair packet trip.
The Altoona and Cora 3. were deeply laden
and had but little way freight. Captain
John =. Richey was in command of the
Cora S.........Captain Yerkes, late OF the
Mary Erwin, was in the city yesterday. a
passenger by the Charmer, and proceeded
by the Cora 5. to Arkansas River.........Par.
ties at Cincinnati, we are tolO, are nego-
tiating for the purchase of the steamer
Norman, for the Cincinnati and Arkan-
sas River trade, and If the purchase
is contaminated, Captain Yerkes, 1t
is said, VIII take command. He is a
thorough sieambostman and a perfect
gentleman........ Dick Hutchison, late clerk
OF the famous Morning Star, was in the
city yesterday, passenger on the Rose
Hite. He is, we are ad TO see, gradually
recovering his health......-.The Zebra,
sort OF a cross between a towboat and
gravel digger, passed up from Wabash on
Thursday morning, the time of her char
ter In that stream having expired, and she
goes to Parkersburg where she belongs -.....
The Linton passed Cairo at IL p NJ, Thurs
day, and the Champion at A. N. yester-
day; both will be here to-day. Toe lin
ton is loaded with cotton for X. X. Dun
kerson & CO.-......aThe Cora s., which eros
sed he falls at dark Thursday, reports the
Silver Moon still on the rocks. The Cora
s., in coming over, parted the Moons
stem line. Our dispatch that the Moon
had pus or Thursday Afternoon" seems to
have been f1correct.........Since writing the
foregoing. we have received the Courier
Journal of yesterday, from which we clip
the following:
The side-wheel steamer Silver Moon,
from Cincinnati to Memphis, with fair
cargo and a cabin full Of people, attempted
to descend the falls, early this morning,
with Captain VIM. Vafble, falls pilot, at
| the wheel. She was drawing nearly all
the water in the chute, and by some means
got out of the channel and stuck fast on
| the rocks a short distance below the head
| of the chute. The shock started some of
her timbeTs anu she took considerable
water, s ana her pumps were kept gong all
assistance with bargeS, and All of her
| freight was taken off without relieving
| her. During the day she worked down
W5eTe she hrs hu1 stTgck y sn5 from fen
O'Clock last mig hit, was lying quartering
across the river with her head down
| stream, and toward the KENTUCKY shore,
her stern on the right hand up, and her
! bow In the chute. She l. in very critical
/ condition, and will not be able TO get of
the
| gers, among whom were a number OF
ladies and gentlemen, were brought TO this
The crew and Captain Marble emalned
aboard, though, as we were informed by
passenger, they had about given up al
hopes of saving her. We do not think the
condition, though serious, as bad as that.
1t would be a little rough ii the Mem phis
and Cincinnati packet company. should
| lose the third boat within week $500. The
Armada arrived az l21z o'clock this mo
ing........-By our Louisville dispatch IL VIII
be seen that the Silver Moon il still on the
rocEs at Louisville. Her freight has been
removed, and II is doubtful If she can be
saved. VIM. Varble was at the wheel when
she struck, though the Louisville papers
are silent on that subject ...-..At midnight
last. the sky was clear and the moon shone
brightly aud beautifully. The air was
rather cool........The Richmond left New
Orleans last night, for Louisville.
IMPORTANT NOTICE On and after Mon
day, May oath, the Giro packets Will re.
sumo their old tariff rates OF freight and
passage hence - sat. Vernon.
The Ada Lyon arrived "a little after nine
O'Clock last night, with a good trip.
Additional Boats LeaVs 1g To-Day.
For GRE n RIvER.-The beautiful Ada
Lyon is the regular Green River packet
to-day, and leaves at p NJ. for Woodbury.
and all way ports, having excellent accom-
mOdations for passengers. Capt. w. swan
Meter and ]. F. Wllbanks, are her accom-
plished and pleasant officers.
FOR CANNELI oN.-The feet and staunch
Petrolia No. 2, win leave az sharp 10 this
morning, for Cannelton and all way land
ings. Capt. John II. Triplett commands,
and John A. Adams is in the ohice-bOth
courteous, affable and obliging. The Pe'ro-
liza and her officers are becoming i'm
mensely popular along the coast.