The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-25
The Enquirer says

GDlS anu return lot vans
vile az 8 Pm. to day, promptly.
Mr.. Charles Davidson, lats or the
Mountain Belle, goes on Tho Maior
Anderson as second clerk IN place of
Mr., Charlie Knox.
The Commercial OF Sunday, says:
The Silver Moon came up under
TIE bridge yesterday, with exactly
two inches TO spare.
Pres. Byers, steamboat agent et
Clarksville, is at the Metr0poliiaa.
He comes this way on his Welding
tour.
The Mississippi wa g0rgcd with lee
at Davenport on Thursday, the back
water above the gorge inundating cell
lars in the lower part of the city.
TERRE HAUTE.-Tbe Fapress Of
yesterday says:
We were incorrectly informed when
we made the statement a few days
since that Captain Barrick had pur-
chased the steamer Gronendyke. He
is running the steamer Hlnesville for
a short time. On Saturday he brought
up from points below the largest load
of pork ever carried by that boat.
The steamer GrOnedyke had the
upper portion of its works torn Oft by
being drawn under the bridge, at
Clinton, on Friday night.
LoUIsvILLE-The Courier Journal
of Saturday, says:
Capt. VIM. Inuman, who went
down on tho new steamer Henry Tete
to New Orleans as principal clerk,
returned to this city on board the
Mary Houston day before yesterday.
Capt. VIM. Grub, late of the
Champion, and now in charge of the
Office of the Alice Dean, passed
through the city yesterday on hjs way
to Cincinnati to await the ~arrivaI-of
his boat.
Capt. Charles N. Walker, so long
and SO pleasantly known and remem-
bored as a captain on several steamers
plying between New Orleans and Mo
bile, died at Ocean Springs, Miss, on
the 10Th inst.
The Courier Journal Of Sunday
says;
Capt. T. t. Wright, formerly com
mander of the steamer Highhyer, was
In the city yesterday and stopping at
the National Hotel.
Bird Levi, agent of the Virginia,
received a dispatch yesterday evening
dated New Orleans, January y, say
ing that she would be at this port next
Friday, and leave on Tuesday, Feb. /.
The Tom Jasper, on her last trip
to New Orleans, ran from st. Paul to
the latter point without change OF
pilots. The St. Louis Democrat says
this is the first instance Of the kind
on record"
The new beat NJ. J. Wieks is about
completed, and will raise steam Mon
day. She will leave direct for New
Orleans, Wednesday. As the Wicks
is the largest stern wheel boat ever
built in the United States, we will
give a full description Of her IN Tues
day mornings issue.
The Red River steamer Bradish
johnson ascending, aud Julia a.. Bu-
dolph descending, on Sunday last,
when opposite Harris wood yard,
collided. The Rudolph was a little
damaged, but not of much e0nse-
quence. The Bradish Johnson, we
believe, did not sustain any damage.
The Commercial says:
The suit Of Murphy VS.. the steam
boat Mercury, for the loss of 2O7
mules and three horses, by the sink
ing of the boat in White River, or
Arkansas Cutoff, in March, 1867, was
entered IN the Common Pleas Court,
yesterday, by a judgment In favor of
the steamboat. The litigation had
been on docket three years.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Sat
urday says:
The weather Is beautiful, with
balmy breezes from the South. Bust
ness In the department Of the river
continues languid. Navigation is not
suspended from this port, but is beset
with danger from aolting ice, which
still passes on in great quantity as If
from some incxhaustibIe reservoir
situated to the north of US. The
river has been on a stand for twenty
four hours. a decline to-day is ex-
pected. The Colorado found the
lowest water at the Barracks, seven
feet.
The LADY GAY DIsAsTER-TuE
OBsTR UCTIoN.-The deck crew of the
Lady Gay, but none of her officers,
came up from Grand Tower on the
Colorado, Captain Mckee. The OBJ
struction which sunk her is the same
that sunk The Arthur, and caused
other mischief. IL is an old tree with
its roots attached. 1t lies quartering
crossways of the river. Ii lies ON
what used to be the head of q dry
bar. Below it the bar has been cut
away, and the channel has undergone
important changes. One party who
was at the scene Of the disaster to tile
Gay. says her whole bottom is torn
out" This statement, reduced 90
fact, we suppose would read-a con
siderable portion Of her bottom. At-
ter striking theshidden tree she ran
only two lengths of herself, when she
went down Ike a bar Of lead. There
was II feet depth Of water at her lar
board side, and 9 feet at the other side
and bow. Her head points up stream
and is run out upon the tail of the
bar.
New ORLEANs-The Times of
Wednesday, says:
The weather yesterday, like that Of
Monday. was dark and cloudy, and
presented the appearance OF more
rain. The day, however passed of
without any, but shortly after dark
there commenced a slight sprinkle,
and at that time the prospects OF q
damp night were very favorable.
Levee matters for Tuesday was, un-
der. the circumstances, more favorable
than VIC at first anticipated they
would be. Notwithstanding the
threatening attitude OF the weather,
we noticed light shipments of sugar
going on board Of bur Western pack
cts. while our local packets did all
thev desired. Should TODAY prove