The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-01-18
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RIV ER ITEMS
STEAMBOAT REGISTER
Fsnay Bulitt, Louisville \. ". Thomas, Gin;
Silver Lake, Pitts; Tuo Eaves. G.. River;
Grey Eagle Louisvills; Matte Cook, Is. Green
Commercial, st. Louis
Fanny Bullitt, no; X W Thomas, X. O.;
silver Lake, n. O.; Lue Esves, G. River;
Grey Eagle. Louisville Matte Cook b. Green
Commercial, Pittsburg.
The Weather, yesterday, was clear
and pleasant Business was dull in the ex-
IRENE, few boats arriving and freight scarce.
C1NcINNATI, Jan l7,-River risen two
feet five inches. Now thirty feet tour inch
es in channel. Weather cloudy. Thermome-
ter $50. ..seh
PIrTsBURe, Jan. lT.--River IL feet s
inches by the pier mark and rising slowly.
Weather cloudy and damp.
PITTsBURG, Jan. l7.-River 10 feet 9 In.
ehes by the pier mark, and rising slowly.
Weather cloudy.
PITTsRURG, Jan. l7.--River Ii feet by
the pier mark and at stand. Weather
cloudy and cool.
LOUISVILLE, Jan lT.-River rising rapid
ly; II feet in the Canal.
Ftncenmes correspondence
VINCENNEs, Jan. II.
EDITOR JOURNAL The gorge at 3 mile
rifle broke last night. Eight feet in the
channel Some ice floating mot heavy.
The Atlanta will he faissd and start for
Mound City. W. E. W.
1.-The Dunbar will leave at her usual
hour to-day for Paducah and way points
She viii be fully able to receive all the
freight which may be sent to her. Capt.
Fowler and clerks Dusouchet and Bunting
will be found at their respective posts.
The Wabash as we learn by pri-
vate dispatch which we publish in another
place, is bank full and the gorge Of ice
which has hitherto obstructed navigation,
has given way.
49,. The abolition papers appear to be
very much exercised at the action of the
Government of Mississippi, in having bat
terry at Yicksburg, to hail passing steamers
or other river craft, by firing a big gun
No honest boatman need fear that gun, for
it will only be fred upon traitors, or to
bring to any suspicious craft that may hap
pen to have Abolition documents on board,
or other contraband things.-LOH. Colr.
We learn from the Memphis Ava
lanche, of Saturday, that the Yeksburg
packet, Victoria, came into port with the
Palmetto flag flying at her mast head. She
is in charge of Capt. J. <. Moody. formerly
Of this city, a gallant hOatulan.-L louisville
Cur. -.f...
-..'. The Peytona and John Raine were
advertised to leave New Orleans for this port
Monday, and the Diana was to have left
that port on Tuesday. -ai
1.-THE action Of Gov. Pettu5 Of Missis-
slppi in ordering the military TO Nicksburg
seems to have produced its legitimate fruit.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Wednesday says
there has been a heavy falling off in the
past day or two in the shipment of goods
70 New Orleans. The "war news from
vi6ksburg" destroyed all confidence, bust
ness men being unwilling TO trust their
produce and merchandise to the caprices of
traitors The Chicago Tribune says 30
packets are laid up at Cairo for want of
something to do, Notwithstanding the
river is free from ice below that point, while
a gorge above has sent down considerable
freight over the Illinois Central Railway.
The underwriters have also made material
advance in the rates Of Insurance between
Chicago and New Orleans 1t is well a
large portion of the Southerners are FIRE
eaters, for it seems likely their supply of
bread, is, TO considerable extent to be
cut off