The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-08

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IIisgsutss, QRts, s5ya Ia Rlo@ehaIs s[ssL'tst;
is doubtless the fastest Time on leoofu: Al
we make allowances for the lsck OF pine
knots furnished by relays as were tue
~ H. - tI,is ,,iaCa in g hours and ii
minutes. and had a steamer WIN . io'. 80, u
pi knots in the mend JusL 100 9 DSs .
waiting for her, as were olnei DOats De CIV
49, -sI+fch cr5tcted on aii the steam she
-r-,,tS ,ovryr when the Eclipse came. up
alonCside Of her The Lee had ON BOARD
Te9inent of soldiers.
Te H,he tie havana Knocked down her chin
news, yesterday noon, while passing under
the bridge.
I,oUIsvrILE. - The Courier Journal of
Tuesday says
Captain John Smoker, of New Orleans,
is IN the CITY or the purpose of contract
ing ior a ight-draught boat.
The Charmer, from Evansville. had q
big rip. she DISCHARGED 900 bags corn, .
barrels whisky and 20 hOgSheadS tobacco,
and departed for Cincinnati.
Captain Alb. Shaw, OF the steamer Arkan-
sas, slipped and fell while descending the
stairs which lead from the boiler TO the
main deck, and fractured the kneepan OF
While the Magenta was lying at the
Vicksburg levee on Wednesday evening
about dark, five bales of cotton were no! leo
off her guards into the river. ana toWea on
with a canoe. Two bales were captured,
the thieves escaping wlth the lehlaihAhs
three.
tunate one for steamboatmen, as the fol-
lowing record will SHOW: OF d isasterS the
mum Der haS been eleven, Wnile the accl-
dents Z steamers foot up, IN round num-
hers sixteen. There has also been one
collision, AMI two lives We're lost upon mat
sad occasion. During the same month
twelve prominent team OO2tmen. from
Captain down, nave passed into eternity.
During the month one pilot nd his IL
censs revoked, their cha ge against him
being M DlIuai drunkenness.
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat OF Tuesday
says:
The rise in the river is most persistent;
slow. but falters never. Let TINS 1nsidtOus
rise go or long, and the consequences can
be imagined, The rive from Z 1ro up,
ana ali itS tributaries, are at nigh stage.
There has Teen no " freshel," cut The
water will prob bly, soon be OveruO wing
tue iow landslide meadow by the river.
Among The rest, the illinois is tead1iy on
the rise IL has fifteen feet IN the cnan-
Weather very pleasant Dust begins TO
fly about in a searching manner. EusI-
ness on the upper rivers good prospect or
an early improvement southwards.
Wnen Captain Donaldson, ate the
Republic, left his city the other day, he
was bound TO Plttsburg, where he intend
ed TO contract for an INN ense steamer for
the st. Louis and New Orleans trade.
Captain Bassett has purchased the fast
side wheel steamer Mystic, anu IS putting
her in tip-top order. In q few days she
will be ready to take the place of the Ida
in the lower coast trade.
Mr.. W. II. Morgan purchased the steamer
IberVile few days ago for 5000.
The Tempest has every pound OF freight
engaged that she wants for her Benton
trip.
NEW ORLEANS. The Crescent of satur-
day says;
The fine passenger packet Belle Lee
leaves Tor 81. Louis to-day at Pm. She is
an Independent packet and IN no wag
connected with the present st. Louis and
New Orleans packet line. Captain A. Nc
gin commands Lhe Lee; Adolph Martin
and Ed. Broughton are her clerks.
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