The Van Buren press., 1869-05-18

The river is getting low and navigation is
somewhat obstructed on account of the bars
not having washed out since the late rise.
Bv the Guage the water is feet 6 in. above
low-water mark and has been on a stand for
the last two days.
Wednesday, Van Ruren, Little Rock.
Friday, Economist
Sunday, Fort Gibson,
.tt t.. DEPARrED.
Thursday, Van Buren,, Little Rock
Saturday, Economist,
Monday Fort Gibson,
The Van Buren on her last trip, had one of
the largest frcights of the season; her list for
this place was ID. C. Williams & Co. 427 packa-
ges; Jno Austin 70 do; Geo Austin 8 do; A.
Austin do; Miller & Bro 2l do; n F Corne-
lius do; Jpo Wallace II do; W Bowlin 2do ;
+ NJ Neal Al do; 5 r Lyon lO3 do; Powell &
Dickson do; CT Brown 20 do; NJ Lynch 5S
do; Hinklc & Bros 20 do; A Phelps ex
do; J S Du9ham ex do; ia Wilson ex
do; White 4 Hanley for II & N IL do, for J
NJ do, for & l. do, for j II 4 do; Geo
Austin for X Stone ll02 do. ...H
The Clarksvilie, from Saint Louis between
here and Little Rock on her way up.
The Minnie left st. Louis on the llth for
Arkansas river.
The American will be here and leave for the
Rock, this day, Tuesday.
cf5- The Gibson arrived Sunday night; she
was detained at Froy Bayou bar over thirty
hours. She goes down this Monday evening.
w The steamer Mary Erwin, Capt.
r. S. YERKEs in command and CHAs. II.
NASH IN the office, left Cincinnati on the
l4th of May, for this place. She may be
looked for here the last Of this week.
Merchants and shippers will take notice
Eg From the Liberal, we learn that
the -4n.erican left Little Rock, Friday
for this port, and further says:
1--WE do not uemember ever to have
seen Mcssrs. Chapman and Walworth in
finer spirits"
Was it old rye, or what?
Cadt E. r. Perry an old Arkansas riv-
er steamboatman, has contracted for an
Arkansas and New Orleans cotton boat,
to be built at Louisville, and called the
DeSoto, with capacity for 220O bales.
The Leni Leoti, leaves this evening,
Friday, for New Orleans, loaded down to
the guards with government freight.
CINcINSAr1, May 14th.
The fire which destroyed the steamboat
fleet, broke out on the Clifton, and ex-
tended to the Westmoreland above, and
the Cheyenne, Darling, and Mary Erwin
below. The hulls of the Mclnotte and
Darling may be used, the others arc a to-.
tai loss The fire originated in the cham
bermaids room ON the Clifton, by the
upsetting Of coal oil lamp Fourteen
kegs Of powder on the Cheyenne explod-
ed and caused the extension of the flames.
The Westmoreland had two hundred,
and the Cheyenne two hundred and fifty
barrels Of coal oil.
The Mclnotte was valued at SS,000,n-
sured for $4,000. Westmorland, valued
at S20,000, had seventy tons freight
aboard. AID was insured for Sl5, 900. The
Clifton was one third loaded, and valued
at $4,000, insured for $4,000 The
Mary Erwin, had just arrived and had
been repaired--no freight, valued at sl2,-
900, insured for $4,000. The Cheyenne
only eight months in use, valGed at Soo'-
900, insured for $4,000. She h'd on
board a cargo for $4,000 She hno on
board cargo Of 300tons, valued at S5o,-
000 The Darling had just put off the
cargo Of cotton, which was mostly all
lost. She was valued at S25, 900, insured
for $4,000.