The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-03-31


The additional arrivals and departures
last night were the Norman, rom 81 en-
phts; Ada Lyon, to Green aiYer; Cunibet-
Hno, TO Cairo; Moiiie Norton, to LENDER
son: Romeo, TO Nashville; Palestine, Lou
isvi!Is and return.
The Norman had a moderate trip, busi-
ness being extremely dun in Memphis,
and but little cotton charging hands.
Captain J. b. Hail, however, procured TWO
young eagles which promise TO BE- mon
>ters when fully grown, measuring now
! about ) feet two inches from tip TO tip, and
yet unable 10 fy. They are perfectly do
Gle, but their taions are suggestive OF
dauger.........T The Virginia VS. detained az
Louisville till last evening. She wi u4-
dou0: eddy be down to-day, and VIII Offer
superior inducements TO travellers and
shippers, having most elegant cabin and
state-ToOm appointments and fiue ctprci-
ties Tor freight. Her chief officers are Cap
tain W. r. HOncroft, Charley SchuItzs
and Ell Miller, and no cleverer gentlemen
travel.........Sp ecim dispatches from 81.
Louis on Monday night, 20 the Cinclnnau
Commercial, give the following additional
details OF the conh3gratfon among Lae
| -teanbOats at that port:
The fire this evening is the most disas-
| trous that has occurred fOc many years, =
| the destruction Of steamboat properly.
| The total loss, III boats aud cargo, IS pretty
near as follows: y. - Alien, el59,0J0; Hem
| nv Adkins, 5000: f. SEQ Z, sl2,O0J; G..
| KountZ, $500: Jennie Lewis. eiUJGJJ; the
| ben. Johnson, $1,000; Armenia, s}J,OH.
| The Henry Adkius W-s insured entirely
| In Cincinnati offices Eleven thousand
| dollars was placed On her to-day ~ Chi
| chester & Weed. Her cargo was vaiusd
The 1e'iF Fannie Scott had considerable IN
| -urance in Cincinnati companies,
a fH aFH nj #IFnHH
| w. ich was entirely destros ed.
| The Adkins had two hundred tons Of
| general mere. andlse on boa1d, all oi which
Some twenty horses were burned on the
| Jennie Lewis.
! The four boats were to depart for the
| mountains, to-morrow. On the Jennie
| Lewis were many passenger but AL s.
| capea, ard it is believed LhatnO lives We're
This Alien nad one hundred tons Of
| freight on beard, averaging 81 900 per ton.
| and was to leave Tor Fort Benton to-rn0r-
Tne confsgration lighted up the heave IS
| or many miles, and threatened at ore
| time to destroy many other boats Ia tue
Three Of the steamers were on the Xiii
| nos shore when deStTOy ed, having moved
| from this side to escape the flames, but
| came in contact with the burning wreck
| while crossing. The fire lasted Onlr about
| two hours It broke cut on the Ben. JohE-
| son by handling a torch ca elessty- the
| Northern Line packets were in imminent
| Whole Fire Department being GU. An
| immense quantity OF WHISKY as de
| strOyed; ana with SO much cOmbuSiIbie
| material on board, the GestE uctlon OF lhe
| boats was 1nsJ8 Dtaueous.
All the boats were loading for the noun
| talns.
Later
| ST. LOUIS, Marcn -9.-Ihe Fannie Scott,
| after floating do stream. was towel
| across the river by the Jennie Lewis, where
| bot8 grounded While IN this situation,
| the Armenia, which had taken fire from a
| Heated from one OF the steamers just burn
ed, dritted against them, lgniG Dg Ootn,
| and ali three burned 10 the waters edge.
| As these steame We're on the other side
of the river, but little Information IN re-
| ference to them can be obtained. The total
| loss of the boats can not be much less Than
| 10000. The Gerard b. Allen was owned
| by A. p. & c. W. KeISer, and was valued at
| $4,000. The Insurance can not DC ascer-
titIned, except 5000 IN tne Boatmep's, If
| ~. Louis. She was TO start for Fort Benz
lad u.
The Ben. johnson was owed by Captain
| Ben. Johnson anu Thomas VOORHEES,, val
| usd at S25,O00, and insured for $1,000 in
| offices not asceFJafned- The Carrie V
/ kOuntz was entirely new, having reached
here from PittsbuFg only a few DAYS ago.
| she was DIVIDED by Captain ". J. KOuniz.
and cost about so 600. The insurance mas
| not been learned she was to have left
| for the mountains on the LIST of April. OF
| the other boats nothing can be ascertain
ed tonight. Several other steamers made
narrow escapes.