The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-23


-bisassp p-. ana hsl better
date regular oustomer....QdI uva
dispatches this morning brio us lho
sad Intelligence Of the sinking 81 .ho
famous steamer r. E. Lee, cad tho
serious injury Of the Potomac. by
collision opposite Natchez e.
y o'clock yesterday morniB
The Lee was rua sshore, and sunk 81
nine feet water. No lives we're lost
The Lee was insured ia Ci41.nuati
Offices for $50 900 The Potomac vase
also largely insured 10 Cincinnati
We have, also. further partioa.-l8 af
the Mex Wall disaster The
total loss Of life is placed 81 pine
cabin and thirty dock passeDgrsa....
The Mallie Ragon abandoned tor
purpose to 90 to Mas h7ilie, lor Tho
present, aod was dropped down ihc
bone yard yesterday The g So.
4 Thomas could not get ready - leave.
GIeaninEs Crem Our ENehanrrs
! PIrrsBURG. The Commercial OF Tuesday
says;
The MARKS last evening indlcased ave
Y feet two inches and about 90 aaianb 4ne
4 prospect Tor an early use IS i-Forastel
] During the afternoon We had tail Of
4 snow, and Ia the evening q stsa1g ra8n-
"A coatinuance tiil morning win GIVE ua Pa
coal boat stage.
/ CINCINNATI.-Th COMMERCIAL OF WadLef-
dry says;
AT st. Louis one.f0urth Interest In tho
Henry Ames has been sold by Caroline fl.
Price, eZecutrlL OF Thomas B PRICE. t1
recently lengihePed. It's other owners aro
John a.. Baheral q j. W.Jacuhg. nHan UeBa
sessfng turee-elgt Chs interest. Tha meaaa
urement OF the bat 90 the Custom ri ousa
is ,2l0 tuns.
Captain Ben. F. Ezan mas commenced
his duties, AZ Nashville aa freight agent
road.
Our old friend Captain WI
PeeDies - stil engaged "A the 81
sgency business at NASHVILLE. and r.I| -.
command the Warmth aa repC --.
The Oceanus not being able 70 ssrurs q
trip for Arkansas River Is loading faf New
Orleans &C ~. Louis.
The Times OF wednesday evening aaFss
We learn that the Wharf-boat B. uiev
sunk during she storm Monday night. 90
Captain Chst. Bradley arrived from
Louisville this morning, and WIN tnEe
charge OF the office on the steame "a.
ca. We are plaesed 10 see an Oh friend
back again.
The Chronicle says:
The Miriam will raise steam 5at arffar
Captain .. Il shiukle Telegram here
yesterday from Louisville for ne Cham
pion, as AZ was the opinion that ifahB
could reach there In time the barge Red
stocking could pe raised. The Cnamplon
NO. lett here at ~ o'clock last $3.50
LOUISVILLE. - The C5Urfer-Jor ~
wednesday says;
Captain o. p. RhlnlgIe, OF me sfaamsf
Charles BOD manns was yesterday tls res
ciplent or very mpliment note
aud handsome present In the aaaEa az
q box or Big Bone chewing tObErrr
The Bowling Green Is the name given
Captain John A. RobinGcnB new rnuH-
vile ana Bowling Green packet she 81
nearly completed, and Will raise H.l co.
day and maze q trial trip up the river
A Louisville special 60 the Cincinnati
Commercial. Of wednesday, says
The new steamer Charley Bodr ~ da.
Eoended the fal this morning. fu nnInR
over she rubbed several times Dol lund6
the descent WltnouL damage ano Tended
tow boat Walker Morris, with BiI HrbIa
al the wheel, started nom the MP f#z
TO descend the f8tlH having IA IS. IH8
barge Red sfoclEi1iB, and @not1g nnrEa.
containing the Boumaun's froi aa Hhe
look the boat and her tow out OF 81. cfrr-
mel. Tho barge Red Stocking Bg
Bridge Pier NO ~ win c1a-
to break loose from the inslanluea.
They hoated dOan about ave hundred
stoeEing sunk. the other bsrTe r WIND
alongaide, but IL not thought % oa much
have gone over 20 tha baFges, hua wIH
probably not return until late.
Stocking struck the pier vita Baca force
as 70 almost upset the barge but the exact
amount OF damage done, or TO wbaa extent
the freight IS lpjured, cannot 10 aEcar-
tanned Tonight though as FAR az II Gan
hear, the freight on the Red Stocking wiH
be considerably damaged. IT. oLber
barge is thought "a DO IN pretty voad conc
ditiOn. and lta freight viii not De- much
damaged. Both Of the barees " q laden
az Clneinn ati, and contained frl4 l44aa
TO four hundred IONS OF freight,
ST. LoUIa.-rne Democrat OF Wednes-
day says
Captain Nat Green, OF the low pressure
steamsrt seriously AYERS that f-rr the
tlcae he LEFT New Orleans until hD arIIvnd
az cairo with his boat az nverape 81 ono
steamer per Minute was met, and furtner.
that the vast amount OF steam r.elaa
day on the trip. The Richmond VIII re-
main gu Cd during the holiday fr no
benefit Of her officers, crew and eWu.l-
Captain r.. w. Gould left for LouIgVllle on
OF his Two new steamers OF the EEHF Line.
Missouri River trade. They are tQ be
named res positively Belle Of Saline and
NEW OaLEAEs The Times OF -
says;
The weather throughout the ontEn OF
yesterday was 1f Rn Indictment nathfof iu
TACT, We may add that ~ was Or nf
Rain set In AZ an early hour Ia tne morn
ing, and continued without imtorniaaAnu
up TO nishtfall, at which time there were
little hopes Ia view OF clearing or
Business on the landing was
tarded by the rain, but mOtwlt1atanulu
All drawbacks, q larger amount OF flal-
There were an unusual large number OF
steamers announced 20 leave yesterday.
aud many of them were detaiuFH until
Monday In conBe1 uence ~ the rh