The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-21

Jerry Coates doubtful. 1t viii be remeLn-
bered he lost his leg recenidy, ~ y " ~
/ pIoyed as mate of the Mollie Aple' ,rt.,
The new bridge across the De MoInes
River at Des MoineS city, IS competed
trai,,s Tbe sfrus:tura is 543 teet in length.
consisting Of four pans, eacn OF eqaaI
length. and Is cohsl9e[eo ny oltose Sneci
men of wooden bridging as the country
anywhere affords.
turer, and contributor to the press, Is now
preparing 2 work entitled PORTRAIT AL
bum OF the Captains aud Pilots OF the
western Waters" THIS work viii COM
prise portraits. elegantly Autographed
from original photographs, with biograph-
icaI sketches, of the captains and pilots of
the Western rivers and and lakes.
The Commercial OF Sunday says
Captain Lusx CONCENTRATES loading the
big Louisville for New Orleans tnts week,
The Alice Dean is now receiving FOR tna6
port. and the Alaska is due from Pi tfsDurg
tor New Otleans.
A dispatch from Little Rock, dated the
18th, says: The Thomson disaster IS Sill
the principal talk. One OF the pilots ex-
onerates Captain Frazier rom All pam {,
and says 1t was al his earnest ~, Oh
children. He further states tnaG the podt
was in the channei, and says 10 was mis-
take that any pilot would be Hkeiy 10
make. that there was nobody but the pilot
in the pjIot-house at the time OF the occur
renee.
The Gazette of Monday says:
a.
States survey boat Tideoute, is supposed to
have fallen overheard and drowned, near
Captina, on Friday morning lie was
IL issing at breakfast time, an /, upon e1-
animation, it was found that there were
1870 pounds steam, and little or no water 10
the boiler. A few mi nutes more and she
would have blown up He leave family
in Allegheny City. In reference 10 IN Is
m ttter, the Wheeling Ifteuige1aeeT says:
1t appears he was olling the wheel at the
tins but 1t is not certainly known how
the accident happened, as his disappear
auce was not noticed until we sse stla
safety-valve began to blow OH. In Inc
meantime, the water having got below
the gauge- cocks, and having no other en-
gIneer aboard, the steamer was lanaeu al
Moundsviile. A skif party which went
down eight miles could see nothing OF the
unfortunate man, and, being unable 10
swim, it is almost certain he must have
been drowned 8
ST. LOUIS. The Densocrdt OF Monday
says:
River still declining. Weather warm.
The Anna, from Cincinnati, had gooa
number of passengers, VINO trSnsierred
themselves to the Memphis. The latter
left for st. Paul full of passenser s. she
previously put of sixty passengers Tor
NEW ORLEANS. The Times of Saturday
says;
The weather yesterday from an early
hour was drak and cloudy, ana created a
great de9l of suspense among ooatmen as
il went so far TO give Us slight sprln-
kle at noon, and also give us 10 under
stand that the bulk OF IT would come with
in q hours. II nevertheless held off untu
after dark.
Business on the landing was dull for
Friday, there being but little doing an any
part OF The Ian ting. There were, how er,
a fair number OF departures.
We were panied yesterday to learn by
telegram, from san Antonio. Texas, that
Captain Ben. b. Kcuns, of the Red River
Packet Company's Ltue of steamers, died
in that city on Friday, A prll l6. at 10 A NJ.
Captain Kouns had been ailing for some
time past, under that unrelentless
agent of consumption, bronchitis, and
but short time since his physician
| ordered his removal to the above
| named city to recuperatIve his health,
| Notwithstanding he was of opinion
| that he would not survive the season.
/ raptatn Ben. B. Kouns has been tdent1hed
/ with the river interest of Oua ch1ta and Red
! River, since 1917, and during his CA eer as a
/ cam boatman was looked upon by his
/ brother boatmen as one of the best the
/ country ever produced. Captain kouns
! was aged a0out thirty-eight years. and
| leaves a v life and child and a large cii Gle of
| brother boatmen to mourn his unexpected
/ demise