The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-04-13
REV ER NE " :.
"a. 90. 60 80 see Thfra 80.


The weather yesterday afternoon was
rather stormy. Dense, dark clouds gath
cred, and about o'clock PM. they broke,
with fierce storm OF wind and rain. lash
Ing the river into a perfect fury, and Gre
ating some excitement among steamboat
men............ThS Cumberland, which had
just returned from New burg, was whfrled
around across the stern of tn MolIie Nor
ton and Quickstep. breaking down the
stern derrick and yawI of the Quickstep.
She was soon gotten under control, and
returned TO her ings...........The addi-
tional arrivals and departures last night
were the Havana, Cincinnati to Nash
Vile; Sallie v, to Mount Vernon; Moliie
Norton, to Henderson,; Quickstep, to
Cairo; Hartford, TO Green River; Clara
Scott, to Wabash River; Rapidan No. 2, to
Eastport; Ada Lyon, from Green River;
Romeo, from Nashville; Armada, from
Cairo.
The Havana was deeply loaded. She dis.
charged large quantity of goods here, in
cludiag considerable lot Of beer for re-
shipment to Paducah by the Qutckstep.
....-....All the packets left with good trips.
The Sali1e V had band on bofrd, who
footed their horns as the DO { Ieft.........The
rumored destruction Of the q. A. Tompson
in Arkansas River on Saturday morning,
is confirmed. Seven cen lives were lost,
including Geo. Ely and John Perkins, first
and second clerks. The boat was sunk
and burned, but no PARTICULARS are given.
Captain Frazier and family were saved.
The loss of George Ely will cast a gloom
Over wide circle of friends ana acauaint-
| ances. he was one of natures true noble
men. We parted with him yesterday
morning a week ago at the wharf, in buoy
ant spirits and the glow of health upon his
cheek, with prospects of a long and bril-
liant life before him. Be ore one short
week had down. he was cut down in the
morning of life. May he rest in peace. ........
The quarterly report of Colonel Guthrie,
Supervising Inspector of the sixth Mari
time District, shows that the Local Board
of Louisville inspected at this port nine
boats, OF an aggregate tonnage amounting
] to II 0S 90 tons, aod the amoun- of $3.50 Is
| for inspection returned TO the Custom
House in this city. Colonel Guthrie's per-
sonaI inspe lions returned TO the Custom
/ House here were i've sea mers. aggrs.
| eating 6O0.4 TONS and sl3i Is returned
for inspections, making an aggTe-
| gate of fourteen boats, aggf egatfng
2,207.09 tons, and 1894 SO inspection
fees paid into the Gus Om-house here foT
the quarter ending March 3lst, 1869, omit
ting the licenses of engineers ald pilots
paid in at Louisville, and which proper y
belongs here. These facts and figures vim
dictate our claims for the appointment OF
| a Local Board of inspectors, we having an
amount of tonnage and maritime i'm
portance that deserve such consideration
at the hands Of Congress. We hope the
matter will be pressed upon Congress early
| in The next session........The Robert l.. Lee
arrived at New Orleans yesterday The
Louisiana passed Memphis yesterday, and
| viii be here tomorrow evening, en- route
to Louisyiiie.........The Norman left Mem
phis last night, and expects TO leave here
again on Friday ..........The Romeo arrived
at half-past eleven O'Clock, with I73 hogs.
heads tobacco. I42 Of which were for r. X
Dunkerson & Co, agents of the South
Shore Line, and p for Martin, Gardner q
Co.........The Armada arrived at midnight
with a splendid trip, including S6 hogs
heads of tobacco, OF which Il were con-
signed TO Humphrey, Patrick s. Co., IS to
Martin, Gardner & Co., II to Weldon Bros.
8 10 II. X. BunkeTson & Co, and the Others
to various parties. Her manifest will be
found below ......-.The Melnotte and Min
nicola passed Cairo yesterday morning
and will be here early to-day. A thir-
teen feet rise is coming from Kanawha... ..
Our dispatches below give detailed par
ticulars of the sinking Of the q. A. Thorn
son, in Arkansas River.
hIamEEests.
| MANIFEST OF steamer Romeo, April 70
r X DunkersOn, i42 hhds tobacco; Martin,
/ Gardner 4 Go. % hhds tobacco, bbls eggs /:
" II sstoddard, pkg; 1euke q Lamcke,
! 1 trunk: bagOu, Dickey q CO. coil rope
| Wheeler s. Rigs, bags COTE; II II Cham
berlain, pigs sundres; q Bliss q %, 2
bbls scrap iron; Ed Maehen, / boil scraI
iron, l circular saw.
For Louisville-J. 8 Phelps q Co, I hhds
tobacco; J Joseph & Co. Dox shoes.