The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-01-09


handing, will leave at PM. to-day
for Woodbury. and all way Green
River landings Mr.. J /, f, Wilbanks.
a polite and attentive young gentle
man, has charge Of the Office.
FoR NAsHYILLE.-The fine, light
draught steamer Alpha. 4 G Ryman,
Master. viii leave at A o'clock this
evening, for Nashville aud all way
ports. having pleasant accommoda-
tions. WE. Crazy, a pleasant aud
obliging young gentleman, is her
clerk.
FoR WABASH RIvER-The new
and beautiful Petrolia No. 2, Captain
Doyle, leaves for GRANVILLE and all
way Wabash River landings, at o
o'clock this evening John A. Adams,
one Of the most pleasant and popular
clerks ahoat, will be found in her Of
fee.
FoR MT. CARMEL.-Captain Tom
Boluss' beautiful and feel Louisa,
will leave for Mt Carmel and all way
ports at 6 o clock this evening Capt.
I2oluss is a veteran in the trade, and
Charley Crawford, her clerk, is as gay
As a big sun flower. Go for hex.
BoR New ORLEANs.-The feet and
beautiful side-wheel steamer Virginia
will be down this evening en- route to
New Orleans and all way ports. She
is most elegantly and luxuriously APP
pointed. Her commander is the vet
eran w. B. Hollcroft, one of the most
popular officers in the business. In
the Office will be found that sterling
gentleman and accomplished steam
boat clerk, Charley Schultze, who has
hosts Of friends all along the river.
GIeauinRs Fr0Hn our EMchRumen.
C1NcINNATI. The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The swallow narrowly escaped desiluc-
| ton by fire on her trip dowf, when. a
! short distance above Cairo. one OF the
/ nrernen, who had been cleaning out the
| furnace, threw the red hot poker against
| the canvas used as fire screens. instantly
| they were In flames which COMMIT uicated
to the wood work. The boat was landed,
and the crew the fire was exiuguished.
The Dan Able, which has been lying 40
Memphis nearly two years, mas been pur-
chased by Captain Cross, VINO VIII put her
In the New Orleans and Bayou sara trade.
The silver Moon, IL appears, has 2i21U
bales of cotton, the largest trip ever
brought up the Ohio. Captain Bea. Will
have TO re gid his HORNS
LOUISVILLE. - The C0lrfer-Joltrglat OF
Thursday says:
The following named boats have been
| lost since the LIST OF Decemhers JeWesa,
| Monsoon. st. Nicholas. Success, lngOmnri
| New state, Empire, Era \ o. 10. America.
United States Itasca. This rs considerably
! faster than they can be built. The last
| month of 1868 was q hard one on steam
boat owners aud insurance offices. Al this
rate of destruction the tonnage on the
Western waters will SION b reduced 20
, the right size.
The stern-wheel Dexter was sold yester'
day by Nathan Newbury, Of Cincinnati %
Freese & Eastman, Of Catleftsburgt Ken
lucky, for SO 500-S2 900 cash. She viii take
daily trips mp Big sandy, from CatletsDurG
to Louisa, under command OF Capt. treese-
The Democrat says:
FL The sinking OF he Empire was probably
the most remarkable accident which has
: ever happened TO a steamboat on the west
: | ern rivers. she was lying at the time ia
st. GATHERINGS Bend above Ellis Cltmt
4 ! when the bank caved, filing her forward
| guards with mass OF earth. A huge tree
G fell at the same time across her hurricane
roof, breaking her Ia two, and causing her
. TO sink in few moments.