The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-13
River Dispatches.

PTTTsBURG. April II. - Weather hay.
IN. rmOmeter 30. Monongahela feet and
falling.
C4rcINNArI, April -. Arrived Silver
Spray, from 1T. Louis; Champion, from
st. Louis; sam. j dalel nom memphis.
No departures. River ~ T. et inches; %
has fallen l loot in the last twenty-lour
hours. Sp &c under tue bridge IS lesl .
as a rise of l3 feet is comlng out OF the
Kanawha.
I.ouIsvrI1.r, April I2.-Fort List-Hawl1-
eve Glendale, and Nick Wall, PIttsbuTg
to st Louis; Lawrence, ST. Louis 70 en-
clnnati; Charmet, Evansville TO Clucln-
natl; Westmoreland, New Orleans 10 en-
cinnati. RIVER falling steadily, with Ieeb
water IN the canal, G feet on the falls, aud
5 feet over the rocks. W Gather wei aud
cold. Busiae dull. Freghts scarce.
MINKEAPoLIs, April I2.--The ice in the
river commenced running. on saturday,
mt has done no serious damage so far,
though heavily gorged ten allies above.
NEW ORLEAEs, April 12.--Arriyed-R. f.
Lee Republic, and Emma No. 3. Departed
Common wealth, for -. Louis; GIoes-
beck and ATgosy, for Cincinnati
MEMPHIS, April 12.-Weather clear and
cool, with cost last night. River falling
steadily. 1rrived - Belle Memphis De-
parted-Virgini for Louisville: Norman,
for evansville; Louisiana, for Cinclnnati;
Iuminary, for Vlcksburg Moliie Able
and Peyfona and barges New Orleans;
sampson aud Homer, for Pittsburg.
CAIRO, April I2.-Port List-Melnotte, st.
louis to Cincinnati, 2 4. NJ; Cairo,
Memphis TO st. Louis, a. M; Indiana,
TouisViIle 10 New Orleans, 3 A. n Mime
Ola. Memphis to Cincinnati, z A. NJ; sam.
Erwin, Cincinnati TO Arkansas River, IL
A NJ: Magenta, New Orleans 70 ~. Louis,
~ NJ. Rubicon. Vicksburg to st. Louis, i
p NJ: Abeoua, Cincinnati to st. Louis, T..
NJ. River fell inches. Weather cloudy
and cold.
NASHVILLE, April I2.-River rising, with
~ 1eet ON Harpeth Shoals weather cool
AID showery. acknowledgements Cairo.
MEMPHIS. April I2.-The appeals Little
PCck special, OF this evening, says the toll
low Ingsare the par iculars of me toss 81 The
TANNER O. A. Thomson, Obtafned from
AIR o. G. Desmoines. one OF the pl ots
OF the boat: The boat was comnlauded by
y -, Frazier bound from Cfnctnna' i
~ Title Rock and Fort Smith. laden WI ~
hacon -four, agricultural implements,
riua OF the accident about elghteHn pHs-
seI1gers FIVE of whom were ladies', Incint-
ing the Captains le. me oo@e sttuell 2
snsg near Brwin's landing 40 mics Detow
I1Sf1e Rock. at A NJ, Saturday, aHd suck
i'm noediaseIy in nine 1eeb WATER hIachlnS
the lime on deca, which set her on lire
Sbortlv after sinking, an effort was
made 10 throw a line overheard, but the
crew .9efe driven back by The neat or tie
DANES Immediate steps Y ere taken 70
- % the aides, which was accOmp IS fed
Win = Ii e-bOat alter cOnSldefaDte u fn-
euity Keeping the men back IN winch
shooting had 10 be hisalenea::, ne Laales
landed on the bar. Meanwhile the yaWl
us d To save the crew was sWatilped' 700
many Jumping in, which Questioned the
oreofast loss of life. Mr.. Desmolnes was In
Inc vsyyI when it swanped, and he tioat
ed down the river. Hls cries were heard
and a Hfe-boat sent TO his rescue, Whlch |
succeeded in saving MIN ana MAJOR
Huoh Wilson and the carpenter Of the
boat out or about thirteen or four
ten in the yaWl when II sWamped.
Seventeen lives we're lost, eight OF whom
yy.re whites, including George Ely, nrst
clerk John Perkins, second eierk, "a lame
cabin bov OF New Albany, Mr.. Frandl-, OF
IlttIe Rock and three others whose names
are not yet known; nine coiored, the
chaDlberma q aud eight deck hands Ey
svyamped: both were good swimmers, DuI
were drowned. The Allen, going Gown
Sunday morning, took the Survivors OF the
creyv The Caldwell coming up, Drought
the passengers TO this city: Both boats
t-eafad the sufferers with great Kindness.
nc ,ffieers of the Thomson behaved
win great GOODNESS; the ladies were hardly
sVare OF tine extent of the accident before
1psHT were safely landed. The b at and
cargo are q total loss. The former was