Jeffersonville, Ind., July 1. - Capt. William T. Scovell, of New Orleans, aged sixty-nine years, died here today at 1:15 o'clock. One week ago Capt. Scovell arrived here to superintend the erection of a steamer for the Red River Packet Company, in which he is a large stockholder, and was kept constantly busy until taken ill Friday evening. That day he complained of feeling bad, and being advised to retire to his room did so. A physician was summoned, who immediately pronounced his condition as very serious. Every possible effort by the most able physicians in the city to help him was fruitless, and he gradually grew worse. Realizing that the end was near, the physicians recommended that his wife be sent for. This was done, and his son, Capt. Frank Scovell, arrived yesterday. Realizing that the end was near, he gave instructions in regard to his property, etc. At 11 o'clock today a sudden change for the worse was noticed, and a physician was hastily sent for, but on his arrival he saw that nothing could be done.

Death came at 1:15 o'clock this afternoon. Capt. Scovell's wife will arrive at 12 o'clock tonight and the remains will be taken to New Orleans for interment.

Capt. Scovell was apparently in perfect health when he left here a week ago last Sunday evening, with his son, Frank Scovell, to arrange with Capt. Howard for the building of two boats for the Red River trade, one of which was to be of about 1200 bales capacity and the other about 2000 bales. He contracted with Capt. Howard for the smaller of the two boats last Tuesday. The first intimation of his illness was received here in the form of a telegram from Capt. Howard to Capt. Drown, which said that while figuring on the work for the larger boat Capt. Scovell was attacked by his old-time enemy, heart trouble. That was Sunday morning. A second telegram, received at 8 o'clock Sunday night, said that Capt. Scovell was improving, but at 1 o'clock today a third message announced that Capt. Scovell had taken a turn for the worse and that his condition was critical. Three hours later came word that the veteran steamboatman had died at 1 o'clock yesterday afternoon.

Capt. Scovell was married in 1851 or 52 to Miss Mary Dillon, whose sister married Capt. John Kouns, Capt. Scovell's life-long partner. A brother of Mmes. Scovell and Kouns married Capt. Kouns' sister, and lives on the farm in Laurens (sic) County, O., on which Capt. Scovell was reared, and which Capt. Scovell's father bought from Capt. Kouns' uncle. Capt. Scovell leaves his widow and one son, Capt. Frank Scovell, a steamboatman, and two brothers, Capts. Noah Scovell and Matt. L. Scovell, both of whom are old Red River boatmen. Capt. Noah Scovell is spending the summer at Hot Springs, and Capt. Matt Scovell is at present in command of the new steamer Imperial, which was built by Ed Howard under the supervision of the deceased, and which, while plying in Red River, has broken all records as a Red River carrier. On one trip she brought out 3610 bales of cotton. On another trip she brought to this city in cotton, cotton-seed meal and oil cake the equal of 4440 bales of 500 pounds each. This trip was the last that Capt. Scovell, then in command of the Imperial, made on a steamboat as its captain.

Mrs. Scovell left for Jeffersonville as soon as she heard of Capt. Scovell's illness. She left here by the night train Sunday over the Louisville and Nashville road, and was expected to reach Jeffersonville at 2 o'clock this morning.

The lives of Capt. Scovell and Capt. John Kouns, who mourns his loss here, have been strangely close throughout nearly seventy years. Capt. Scovell was born in Burlington, O., in November, 1825, but when he was eight years old his father bought from Capt. Kouns' uncle the farm one mile from the farm of Capt. Kouns' father, in Laurens (sic Lawrence) County, and Willie Scovell and John Kouns grew up together in a friendship destined to last throughout their lives. They went to school together, and even had the same objects of youthful adoration without a breach of their friendship, finally growing into useful manhood as business partners to marry sisters.

It was in 1846, when the deceased was twenty-one years old, that Capt. Kouns' father decided to bring a boatload of farm products to this city. Farmer Kouns made the trip on a small steamer, bringing his two sons, George L. Kouns and John Kouns, and young Scovell with him. Almost as soon as the three young men got here they decided to go into the steamboat business for themselves. They bought the little steamboat Laura and put her into the Bayou Bartholomew trade, the next spring doing business under the firm name of G. L. Kouns & Bro., and running all the Eras in the Red River trade before the war.

Captain Scovell's war record was splendid. He was in favorites with Stonewall Jackson and Lee knew his value to the Stonewall Brigade. Capt. Scovell and Capt. George Kouns went from here to Virginia together in 1861 as members of one of Louisiana's most noted commands, Zulowski's battalion. He was shortly transferred to the immortal Jackson's brigade and placed by Jackson in command of the pontoon department. Subsequently Gen. Taylor asked for his transfer to service in Louisiana, claiming that as he was a citizen of this State the exigencies of war here entitled this section of the South to his services. Jackson flatly refused to consent to Capt. Scovell's removal of his troops, and Gen. Taylor appealed the matter to President Davis. The President in turn referred the matter to Gen. Lee, who agreed with Jackson, that Capt. Scovell was too valuable a man in Virginia to permit of his transfer to Louisiana.

After Jackson's death Capt. Scovell was transferred to the Fifteenth Louisiana, in Early's command and during the raid into Maryland was one of the officers in charge of the burning of Chancellorsville in retaliation for Sherman's action in the South.

After the war the firm of George L. Kouns & Bro. Was dissolved and Capt. Scovell and Capt. John Kouns leased the Canal Street ferry in 1866 for a term of ten years. Then they bought the Tidal Wave, which they subsequently sold. Then the Red River Line was formed with Capt. Kouns and Scovell among the stockholders, and the deceased bought the Belle Roland. Since the formation of the Red River Line he has been one of its leading members. He was also a large owner in and vice-president of the Good Intent Dry Dock and a member of the Continental Guards.

It is not positively known here whether the body will be brought here for interment or buried on the old Scovell place in Lawrence County, Ohio, which is now owned by Mr. Dillon, the brother-in-law of the Messrs. Kouns and Scovell and the husband of Capt. Kouns' sister.