The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-05-17

when this report closed on Saturday after
noon. She was expected early Saturday
evening. She arrived at 2 pm pretty light,
she has good engagements below, but will
hardly be able to MI out and make regular
time.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-Tne fleet and popular
Quickstep is the regular packet for cairo
and ali way landings, at four o'clock to-
day. Captain II. Il. Dexter is her veteran
commander, and Jack Gram er, Walter
b. Pennington and sam. LaughIin are her
courteous and elegant clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The famous, fleet
favorite Tarascon goes to Louisville at 10
A. M. TO day. Captain James Mather COM
mands, and Mics d. Warren and Jesse
Jackson are her clerks. Both boat and
officers are deservedly popular. *
For HRRDERsoN.-Captain Charley Per-
kins turns the MolIie Norton loose al 3
o'clock for Henderson. and she Is a stun
ner. A. o. Durland and Master G. III. Boyle
do the honors in the ONCE. and are pleas
ant, obliging gentlemen.
For Mt. VEaNoN.--The gay and festive
Sallie V. departs Tor Henderson and MI.
Vernon at O'Clock Pm. Captain Wallen
and Lou. Coleman, her chief Officers, are
good men and obliglng officers.
For EAsTPoRT.-The excellent steamer
Rapidan No. 2, Captain Lee Howell In
command, and Robert McMechan. an ex-
ceedingly pleasant and accom- plished
young gentleman. in the office, goes TO
Passport at PM to-day. and should have
good trip.
For GREEN RIvER.-The new and ele-
CANT Hartford is abe regular Green River
packet at 4 O'Clock to-day. Captain joe
McReynolds commands, and Billy Liter is
her pleasant clerk, The Hartford should
receive liberal patronage from the mer-
chants of Evansville.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The magnificent side
wheel - Gamer Robert Burns, having taken
the place of tho clifton, ia the Memphis
and Cincinnati Packet line, will be here
early this morning, en- route TO Memphis
and all way points, In charge OF those ex-
cellent and popular gentlemen, Captain
Frank Stein and George Hunter, late OF
the ill-fated Clifton. The Burns IS splen-
didiy appointed.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The new and ele-
CANT Mary Houston will be down carly to-
day, en- route 10 New Orleans, and all way
points. and il one OF the neetest and most
finely appointed boa IS in the business.
Her chief officers are those eminent navi-
gators and highly accomplished gentle
men, Captain l.. b. Dunham, Harry Walk
er and Nick Pennington.
GIeanings from oar ExchanGes.
CINCI SNATI. - The CommerciaE OF Fri.
day says:
The underwriters and owners are work
Ing at he wrecks OF the burned boats at
the leyee, removing all the damaged cargo
that can be recovered.
Local nspecIors Devenny aud Fisher
yesterday revoked the License 81 Laing
Halliday, First Engineer OF the Onio No.
a, Tor sleeping on duty.
The body OF Mr. n. II. Rea, who disap-
peared from Madison, Ind, on the 9TH Of
March, was found IN the ohio River al
Mann's Landing, below Hanover, on Mon
day. The skull ON both sides of the head
was found to be broken la with some ia
sLrumenL like the 4eaden ball on the head
of a rattan cane. When found every par
tlcle of clothing was off the body with the
exception OF one sock. The body was very
natural and not discolored In the least
showing that il could not long have been
ex posed to the air, and no ether part o. the
body showed signs OF violence. How his
clothing got off mis- body is an unex planned
mystery, unless they were taken off by the
miscreant VINO committed the murder, 10
pre- vent identification OF the body in case
i was ever caught, and thereby conceal
a vault In Sprfngdate Cemetery, 10 await
the arrival OF his son, II. X. Rea, Jr., who Is
on the steamer Richmond
John 3. Graham, an old steam boat clerk,
died at Madison, Ind on Monday evening.
he had been up town, walking around
and talking to hIs friends, and seemed un-
usually well and cheerfui. Whom on his
way home TO supper he was seized with "a
paroxysm OF coughing in front o. II. r..
Robins furniture store, and took hold OF
one of the posts which support the avn
ing, when hemorrhage set IN, and he fell
10 the pavement. Friends went 10 his At
NJ st9nce ana carried him into the ware
rooLa, where he died in a few minutes.
LOUISVILLE. The Courier Journal Of
Friday says:
The Cnarmer narrowly escaped destruc-
natl. She was lying near the burn-
ing boats, and her crew. in order 70
ave her, were compelled TO wade into the
river and push her out from shore, when
she doated down out Of danger.
BY special dispatch TO the Courier. Journal
we learn that John Hume, OF this city a
deck-hand ON the tow-boat stella, was
crushed TO death at Cairo, yesterday morn
widowed mother and several brothers and
sisters in this city.
At the same time the Cheyenne and
otner steamers burned at our wharf, lDVJ
cords of wood, owned by Means, kyler o.
Co, for the use OF their iron Iufh u ~
hanging ROCK, was also destroyed ny HAC
Misfortunes never come single.
Gus. Simmons, of the Fleetwood, bi.u Tue
bar and owned the stock on the Cney
valued at s50O; not insured, a9a potAi
chased me lease aud stock OF bn@ par on
the Mary Erwin. also tot@i A"SS ~ Nii'
gnts Mary Houston is having her CHM
neys Iengthened one ring and ornamented
with GA leaves, which Will add greatly 10
her appeBrance.
nm Sam. j. Hale. from Memphis To Gin
cfnnatI, discha. ged a few lots OF freight
-ste,sy nd mos aaH m