The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-07-09

! of the Nashville Packet COMPANY
and Mr.. Mullen, we'll known in mer
camille circles.
The Fairy Queen struck sna9 am
sunk in fifteen feet water, ina Blaol
River, on Sunday, and is a total loss
The passengers and crew were saved
No insurance on the boat or cargo
The former was owned by the Messrs
Ellis, Of Cairo, and Nile. Harry. heI
commander.
G. TOller, well known ship car
penter, was accidentally shot, at Mem.
phis, on Tuesday, by BIS son.
Maria Day, the young woman who
shot and killed Pilot Gus. Banks, was
brought up for trial at Memphia. on
Tuesday, aud remanded to Jail with
out bail, to answer ot the next term
of the Criminal Court on the charge
of murder.
A diGpatch from Memphis. yester-
day, says: The recent race between
the Lee and Natchez continues to be
| the subject of conversation. All bets
as to the race to Cairo have been de-
| clared drawn and the money to be re-
turned, neither boat having touched
that point" "
| Inc enquirer says:
Mr.. Lookhart, Superintendent Of
the Louisville canal, says it will be
closed against the passage of boats on
the 25th inst.
Commodore James left for Louis
vile yesterday. He proposes running
the Emperor hence to Louisville to
connect with the Bermuda, running
between Portland and Evansville
while the canal is closed, aud will iu-
Quire into the facilities for the trans
fer of freight while there.
The Times says:
On the last down trip of the Annie
Laurie, man named Adam SWartz
came aboard at Maysville and paid his
fare, since which fine he has not
been seen or heard from. He had
5000 In money on his person. He was
proprietor Of barber shop at Mays
Vile. Anxious Inquiries by friends
at Cincinnati and MaysYille have been
without avail.
We are in receipt of the following:
LOUISVILLE, z NJ.
Eds. Times :-Game up on the
Alaska from New Orleans; made the
trim in eight days on one aoheel. and 10
the Lee. You can estimate, had we
two wheels instead Of one, our time
to Cairo should have been three days,
aud to Louisville four, making the
fastest time on record. We did not
take out our stock arrangements
The Captain took horns at different
points, and if he wants aOy tobaccer,
there are many who are ready to come
forward any time the Lee is in sight"
The Chronicle of Thursday evening
says:
A man fell overheard from the bow
Of the Sam j. Hale, yesterday, while
lying at the wharf, and was not seen
afterward. A colOred man was OBJ
served to be sitting asleep, with his
legs banging over the Uosing, a short
time before, and it is believed that
this is the man who was drowned.
His name is unknown. A hat was
found floating near just after the
alarm was given.
The total amount of cargo recov-
cred from the wreck of the Swallow
amounts TO 744 bbls and 10 half bbls
molasses, 8 bbls whisky, bale cotton
and lot of iron and rags.
LoUIsvILLE-The Courier. Journal
of Thursday says:
Capt. e. e. Bowers, first clerk of
the steamer Longworth. arrived from
Cincinnati yesterday. lie will super
intend the repairing aud refiting Of
| his boat for the summer campaign.
Capt Arson Mann, eyed so Yeas,
an old merchant and formerly en-
gagged in boating, died in Cincinnati,
! &C the residence of his son-in.l law,
| VIM H. Allen. on Monday.
Capt. Jack McAllister has sold the
Jonas Powell for $500 as follows:
! Three-tenths to II. A. Cunningham;
two -tenths to i. Barringer; two
tenths to Harvey Allnsworth three
to j. w. Sherwood.
The United States Marshal day be-
fore yesterday took charge of the
steamer Hero, lying at Nashville. to
satisfy p Government fine Of 500 for
having a pilot some time ago without
the neceSs airy license.
The Commercial says:
The Tidiouts, a sinpularly con
structed boat. from Pittsburg, and
bound for Cairo, passed down yester-
| day. She will survey the river from
Wabash Island to Cairo, distance of
several hundred miles, as no correct
survey has heretofore been made be-
tween those points.
1t is about 40 miles from Wabash
Island to Cairo. Do you call that
several hundred, COMMERCIAL
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat Of Thurs
day says:
The decline 10 the river is again
steady here, but slow. Eight feet
water is reported to Cairo. This is
really a good depth Of water for
| steam boating; the cause Of the with
! drawal Of several of our largest New
! Orleans carriers is scarcity Of freight
not water. The Richmond aud
| Thompson Dean have laid up. Rates
to all points South are UNCHANGED.
In the Upper Mississippi trade they
tend upward, as boats can hardly get
over the lower rapids light. Nilsson
ri and Illinois declining.
Next boats from the Missouri will
| probably be loaded down with wheat,
| etc. The grain was being busily
threshed as the Mountaineer passed
down. Heavy rains yesterday after
noon which cooled the atmosphere.
The Robt. E. Lee left at 8AM-
went to the upper end of the city,
fired two guns, and Numbered past
/ st. Louis ike a railroad train. She
will soon be here sgain. The Natchez
had TO refuse freight. Pilots, Frank
Clayton and Mort. Burnham
The Glendale will leave for Pitts
burg in a few days. Capt. Hare does
not consider his prospects very fat
terlng for the coming trip.
yesterday. He left the Virginia at
] Cairn- hound for New Orlenna in