The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-09-20
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The weather yesterday was clear and
hot, the mercury rising to Sc at noon.
The river commenced falling on Saturday
evening, and up to dark last night had
fallen one foot, and is declining rapidly.
The arrivals and departures up 10 mid
night last since 3 PM. Saturday, include
the Rose Hite, Louisville and return; J.
L. Graham, to Henderson; Jno. Lumsd ea,
to Cairo; Indiana, Louisville 10 New Or
leans; Glel dale, st. Louis to PittsbuTg;
swallow, Cincinnati to New Orleans; Pink
| Varble, Cairo to LouigvIlle; Hartford,
from Green River Petrolla No. 2 from
Caznelton; New York, with Charley
Noy es's Circus from up the river; Fanny
Brandeis, from Cairo; Fleta, Louisville to
New OrIeansi Nightingale, Louisville to
Henderson; Anna, Cincinnati 10 st. Louis.
The packets on Saturday had good trips
out........The Lumsden was full of peep e
-.....--The Indiana, coAsting along, did a
arrive till p. N. Saturday. She was liter
ally iull OF freight aud people-one OF the
best trips she ever carried. and at good
prices. We are glad to see 1t so, as there is
no better boat afioat, nor more worthy Of
heers commanding any steamboat............
She added some tw enty five or thirty pas
sengers here, among whom were Martin
Golden and Mrs. Bella Golden, en- route TO
New Orleans, to fiji theatrical engage
meDt of eleven weelks.........The G. endale
had big trip, and discharged an immense
amount OF freight here, occupying some
four hours in discharging 1.-THE swallow
passed down yesterday morning as full as
a tick, her guards dragging in the water.
..The Fink Varble had a good trip up
$1,000. The Hartford had fair trip from
Green River.........The PetroIia was lighter
arrived yesterday evening with Charley
Noyes's great Crescent City Circus. Char
ley will pitch his tent at just beyond the
end of the street r,ilroad to- day, and all
the people viii flock to 1t. Andy Frazier
is at the wheel or the new York ......... The
FIeta, Captain Barnes's new Red River
packet, passed down last evening, with a
good lot of freight. she Is a pretty boat.
John Richey was at her wheel.-.............
The Fanny Brandeis arrived from Cairo
last evening with rather a slim trip She
returns to Cairo positively and promptly
this evening. The Norman also goes out
at =. II. to-day, with the 10 all snd Adams
Express. Captain John II. PecKsnpaugh,
an experienced officer, has c5u5 .aand, and
Mr.. D. Hewitt and Ben. J. May, has charge
OF the Office. .....Among the passengers by
the Indiana, on Saturday night, was Mr..
| H. G. Prescott, the popular proprietor Of
Phe1on Billiard Saloon, who has for rome
months past been sojournfng IN the East,
and Charley Noyes, the renowned circus
man. Both are looking finely ..........-.The
towboas Diamond passed down on satur-
day with eighteen barges Of coal in tow
for Memphis, aud the Liberty No. 4 passed
up yesterday ............Th Wild Cat, Collier,
aud Blue Lodge passed down with tows OF
coal for St. Louis..--..-.....The Hartford y i'll
return to Green River on Tuesday even
! ing. shippers should make a note OF it.
...............The Nightingale was detained by
fog in the narrows, and did not arrive till
near midnight. She had fair trip. ...........
| Captain J. b. Sleeth, OF the steamer
Phantom, publishes a card in the Paducah
Herald or Saturday, IN which he fully cor
roborstes Captain. DeKter's card, published
! in the JOURNAL OF Friday morning. He
asserts that he saw the engineer try the
steam cocks a few moments before the ex-
plosion, and found plenty of water IN the
boilers, and that the Doctor was working
/ all right. He concludes his card as fol-
/ lows:
hear many reflections cast on Cantafn
| Dexter; bu l can safely say that never
/ saw any man more careful with a steam
/ boat, or use more prudent precaution
/ against accidents. On several OCCASIONS
! he requested me 10 90 and tell the enoI-
/ ga a nd ON
| some occasions he went himself and
told them. Re notified US that he ala
not want to run with the Scott-that
/ he wanted to beat them acknowledgements
/ all tie business-enzage the freights ahead
! and get the buStL eSs from her, and then
| she would stop -runniug-th thew were
i not going to lose any money. He never
| asked for more steam, nor never COM
planned OF there not being enough. He
/ had an understanding with the pilots that
/ when they were approaching shoal water
| they should ring the engine bell twice TO
| notify them OF the fact, 50 that they could
/ prepare for WorF1ng SLOW, II necessary
/ and toat was regular rule on the boat
/ and worked well. On Tuesday evening,
| IN Evansville, after the scott ft,sOme per-
/ son remat ked TO Capt. Lexter, that the
| Scott would get long ways ahead OF him.
| He said let her go, that he was not run
| ming with HEB; he was doing the business
| and making them lose money, and that
/ was the quickest and easiest way to get
! them OutOf the trade. Some person asked
4 him at the same time, which boat was the
| fastest2 He answered that he did not
4 think there was any differences; that he
/ did not think the Phantom was any faster
| than the Scott; at least not enough to paw
/ for trying it, and that his plan was to
| starve them out, not race with them.
When chartered the boat to Captain
! Dexter, was to go with her and see that
4 she was taken care Of, and kept up at
| Captain Dexter's expense; and that L was
/ to lake my own engineers on her that 1
/ had had on her over one year previous.
1 In order to do this, became responsible
| for breaking OF the shaft doctor, or en-
/ gInes, and that If We broke any of the
/ stop until .he break would be repaired. Al
| Ter the charter contract was closed, / went
| on board and told the engineers the con-
/ tract anG that wanted the boat well kept
/ up: and the understanding between the
| engineers and me was that there was to
/ be no running, straining machinery or
| any canse given for any accident. l own
| ed three shares in the Phantom, and am
/ IN debt about one thousand dollars aud
not one dollar TO pay IL with. had all
my interest in the Phanl ON paid for and
| under the circumstances you can Judge If
| would want to take any chances. That is
one reason 1 wanted to take my en-