The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-22

The weather commenced modera
ting last night, and the mercury by mid
night had risen to 240. The river con-
tinues to rise rapidly.
The additional arrivals and depar
lures up to midnight, were the Min
nicola, Cincinnati to Memphis; Quick.
step to Cairo; Evansville. to Bowling
Green; Clara Scott, to Wabash River;
Fayette. from Cairo.
The Minneola had q splendid trip.
She discharged large amount of
freight here, and added largely. She
arrived a. 3 P. NJ, and did not get
away till after P. M.......The Quick
step and Evansville left with splendid
trips......The Milbrey came out of the
docks yesterday afternoon, and was
towed to the wharf by the Hawk Eye,
and commenced at once receiving for
Memphis. She will leave at 2 P. NJ,
to- day. Shippers are requested to
have their freight down early......The
Clara Scott got a nice trip out.......
The Louisville was still taking freight
at late hour last night, and would
probably not get off till after mid
night. Among her passengers was
Capt. Dan. Stark, the famous fat
boat pilot, Of CATS Landing, enroute
to Memphis with a small venture of
hay, oats and beans. He assures
US that he didn't die in New
Orleans as was reported..............
There was Iumor in tbs city yester-
day evening to the effect that the Fay
cite had lost her chimneys 10 the high
wind Saturday night, bat such was
not the fact, as she came in about 8
o'clock last night all right and with
fine trip. She was, however, greatly
detained by bad weather. She will
leave for Cairo as usual this evening.
The telegraph brings us this morning
the details of another appalling steam
beat disaster, involving heavy loss Of
life. The Emma No. 3, Capt. VIM.
Maratta, Master, Walter Maratta,
Clerk, from New Orleans to Cincin-
natl with full cargo and large pas
seDger list, struck a snag in the chute
of 30, fifty miles above Memphis, on
Saturday, the conclusion knocking
over the stove in the ladies' cabiu,
setting the boat on fire. The snsg
held the boat fast, and she was burned
to the waters edge. Some forty or
more people, including Walter Mar
rata. her chief clerk, and Tom. Trun-
nell, pilot, were lost. Maratta, it is
said, was lost is his heroic efforts TO
save the lady passengers. 1t is a most
lamentable occurrence. Full details
will be found in telegraph columns.
A dispatch from Billy Liter, clerk of
the Hartford, from Mt. Vernon, as
sures US that the Hartford will leave
for Henderson at 3 O'Clock P. NJ. to-
day..........The Ollie Sullivan, we are
told, has gone above Muscle Shoals
and will not be back here probably
for several days.. The Rapidan
No. 2 will be in tomorrow and leave
Thursday.......s.A dispatch from
Capt. Dexter to Comm odore Nisbet,
dated Pittsburg, the 21st. says: The
machinery of the City Of Evansville
works handsomely, but there is too
much ice to take her out into the riv-
err "........A Cairo special gives the
loss by the burning of the Emma No.
8, as follows: Twelve passengers, of
whom five were ladies, six officers and
the entire crew. The Columbian
brought the survivors to Cairo where
they were kindly cared for ..............
The crew of the Louisville. being
very much worn down last night were
permitted to knock off about 10
O'Clock, and will finish loading this
morning. She will leave at 8 or 10 /
o'clock.
Boats Leaving Tod y.
For MEMPHIs.-The fine steamer
Milbrey, detained on the docks by
bad weather. will leave positively for
Memphis at 2 PM to day, with Capt !
Fred. r. Huston in command, gen
,Ieman IF exnerienee and fine social