The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-08


TOMS capacity, was tho FIRST ste Ln
which Captain Rogers owned Gin inter-
est. She was commanded by Cartsin
Thomas LennoX, with Ghas ia Ham
IT,, as clerk, and ran most Of her fife
between louisville and Pitabnra.
He served two sessions as Is l4sm )
Der Of the Ohio Legislature from this
couhte lie was a warm haaT &. gen
,rgaS m9n. with n0ole impulse aud
nui WiIf4stsudug lis we'll knoWu licer-
aiagy accumulated banCs
late. the deceased was IN thH SIXTY
seventh year OF his age, aaa eele-
bratsd the tortieth anri7eTsaf
wedding few days since hy eaiIng
together all the members az lnti-
mate friends OF The lam y Faa
Or fbis occasion that De was visited
plfh q second stroke ~ Iara5 s; er-
uiinafihg fatally yesterday.
{ Captain John n. skunk has taken
cammaBd of the new and elegant 10
iemae. and will commences irrtlug
here and leave for New Orleans t2
morrow evening. She MI pl7 FaE1
larry between Louisville and Is pr
leans coming to Cincinnati Whenever
the wafer will permit her to ascend
the falls
Captain II. III Drown, Formerly
eommander of the G00dy Friends
Wild WAGNER. Linnie DroWnr and
Bosiona No. 2, aud late proprietor Cd
the Spencer House. will command the
fine Memphis packet Alice Dean
during the present season.
Captain Ben. M. Merriale8s via
make 3 trip 10 Memphis in command
Of the RObt. Burns, until Cept Peak
Shunk. son Of Capt, Jno. il. skunk
Fetnrhs here. when Captain frank
Shunk will take charge Of the Hwrr
Captain MeTrielees FesumlnR com
mand Of bis pet Silver Moon. The
Burns win drop down TO-DAY Gao
commence loading for Memphis
Commodore John @. Carter, is-
tinguished officer Of the United States
Navy and brother of Capt. Frank
Carter. Superintendent Of the Glaein-
natl Mail Line, died in BroOkisu. on
Wednesday, of last week, of disaase Of
the heart. his disease being ac9~4-sa-
ted by the fatigue of a journey under
orders, across the continent from SEA
Francisco, where be had been sta
toned for the past four years.
Captain Nj. "a Cox's new st. Iouia
and Arkansas river packet 0asanua
is due here to day from Pitiabtrg, OH
her way South. Her hull Is 169 fees
long, 20 feet beam. with 81 feet hold.
She has three boilers, 30 inches 10 di.
ameter, 26 feet long, the cylinders b
ing Is inches ia diameter With 6 feet
stroke.
CIsrks Yoris and Buskirk. the
Alaska boat, have arrived here.
Admiral John James left for Port
land last night to lo0k after the Bgr
muda, which will shortly RESUME her
Fegulaf weekly trips between u gana-
vile and Cincinnati, making s.asa
connection with the Marietta packet
j Charmer.
The Onachita Belle is the meme 81
q new steamer just comPieted at lou
isvilIe. Her hull is 2Z6A I'm
/ length, with 80 feet breadth of
4 % feet floors and feet depth O. lola
She is provided with 6 double head
boilers 30 feet ia length and 38 in0hel
10 diameter. The cylinders ar8 n
inches III diameter, 8foOt stroke
working a water wheel BE- feet u d.
ameter, with I4a feet length Of hneiz
cts. Gaptain Jack w Ranks Wll
command, with q. "A, Breard n tht
office.
The Times Of Tuesday eveainI
rsys
Captain Joha A. Williamson IS
oeived 6 dispatch this morning iron
CAPTAIN Lockhari. stating thai thi
Louisville Canal VIII be opened H.
morrow { Wednesday,, for the pas g
Of boats.
Captain John Darragh arrived iron
! Pigtsburg last evening, and goes % q
louisville to bring up the Belle eg
] non and load her for New Orleans
Mr.. Nelson Cooks, carpenter %
the steamer Allegheny Belle .ai
overheard this morning at daylight
and was drowned. Fle resided @
Sisfefsvils. Pa. His methe
sister were notified, and his effect
, will 20 up on The Hudson.
{ The chronicle says
, CAPTAIN III. III. Drown o pr0mineE
and well knoWn Bteamb0atmal Ton
nelly Of the Wild Wagner, Good
Q Friends, B9stona No. 2 and Ainnl
Drown. and late proprietor oE th
j. Spencer House, has returned &c &c
river. and will command the hhe
: Dean during the present season,
louisville The Coarier-sJ7
Of Tuesday says:
The following gentlemen, inteeesss
10 the shipment of coal 70 the Ats
v / ern markets, arrived from Pitlehul
! yesterday, and are stopping &C q
Gait House, viz: Capts. J no. Gil nor
y John Gumlert, j. q. Fisher, d
q johnson, j. X. DoriEgt0n, j. Sinai
" Mcdonald, Simpson HorRer, ID !
=. Mcdonald, J I'll. Brown and 9e-
) Phillips.
5. The following boats. with toWs
D. coal, will pass through the cans fh
or week, all Of which are for Sou -.
; maj kets, viz. Sam. Brown and Wlg
cat with toWa of coke and coal,
~ Louis j "A. Wood and a. j. baEs
a. for VicksburR, Baton Rouge and q z
e. Orleans; Joseph III Biglsy, b1em9E
70 and New Orleans; Baltio, UalE
Grey Hound, for Memphis, SID
: large number Of others. IT the Hai
. will permit.
= The Commercial says:
% The Altoona left the wharf yes
&c dey evening about 4 O'Clock, q Z
A. scend the falls on her her Wav
&c d BkEAlD1Aat 8HA MaaGM NA4saH E@AA4t+
~ old mill on the Indiana side
above the bridge, she struck
. BbirIed around, evidently out Of
&c channel. She was hard aground thi
IL when we left the wharf at dark 2
n tits very probably she WiA be
"a there this morning, as the WIND
~ blowing hard on the Indiana
'O0 and had been all day. For thl
ith son, Captain Vinton Iald her
ale Ill late IN the evening, thInkin
"a wind would cease, but being e
to 20 ahead, Captain Pink
"a took the wheel. and we suppose
Wn impossible TO keep her IN the CHI e
ing ST. LOUIS. - The Dem9cfct
ID. Tuesday says:
.pts River about on q stand. PHO
the best authority TO be foune
!, port 6 feet ID the river hence 10 ea
DC There is s feet water between az
ION, and Memphis and 8 feet below.
the per rivers are slowly falling, a44
u, Ice vet reported floating. Their
~ doubtless to. day 4 feet water over
r falls At Louisville, and We thlnk
% John Kyle and james Howard
20 over without difficulty. The
It'd bars below Louisville aftordlne
ow 81 feet water on Saturday, but Z
lax. has been al improvement since