Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-18

R. K Dunkerson. Bowling Green.
The river, here, commenced rising
again on Wednesday night, and was ris-
ing rapidly yesterday evening.
At Cincinnati the river is again rising,
with over ten feet in the channel, and
the rain continuing thence to Pittsburg,
we may confidently expect a river bank
full by the middle or end of next week, 4
Yesterday was nnnsually dali on the
levee, there being scarcely any arrivals.
The Armada went out at q o'clock,
with light trip.
The R. K. Dunkerson left for Bowling
Green last night, and expects to 60 over
the dams, and make through trip
The D. B. Campbell succeeded in get
ting through the locks at Rumsey, and is
now plying above that point. The steam
er Mason connects with the Campbell
from which alone the latter will receive
freight and passengers. The MasoI
leaves for Rumsey at 4 o'clock this even
ing. s9s =. -
The magnificent Tarascon came in al
ter dark last night, crowded with people
and light freight list. She returned t
Louisville before midnight.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterda
says: e1- ss-
During Tuesday night snow fell to til
depth Of nearly six inches with the win
from the east, and the weather not yer
cold Yesterday forenoon steady raj
set in, increasing in quantity, and contir
uing to fall most of the day.
There have been very heavy rains an
deep SHOWS all over the West. The S
Joseph Neaos of Monday says: -,
A slight rain commenced falling o
Saturday night, which turned to sno
before morning. The wind veered aroun
in the North, and terrible snow storl
prevailed all day yesterday, but it was s
fine that it added but little to. the dept
: Of snow already on the ground. s ..
The armament cleared up last nigh
, and the cold this moring was intense
The river, which was entirely clear
ice yesterday, was this morning near
blocked. ssa-ls .s,n.
On Sunday a great quantity of "a
fell at Peoria, followed by snow, whi'
fell to the depth of nearly foot T.
Transcript of Tuesday says m
The heavy snow storm of Sunday mig
came unheralded and quite unexpecte
But it came right lively after it g
start, as was evident by the depth {
the ground onssMonday morning. T.
train on the Rock Island Railroad W
delayed by the storm some three or 70
hours, it being near noon before the B
reau Valley train reached this city.
The same sort of weather prevailed ,
the Mississippi, The Keokuk Constil
ton of Monday says: esd ..se %
y The river rose about two inches in &
twenty-four hours ending with last ey
ming. With the heavy rain of yesterda
which, as far as we can learn, has be
Of pretty general, there is a fair prospe
that the ferry company will be able
get the Gate from her sandy bed in
safer quarters shortly.
The result to be confidently expect
from this general fall of rain and sno
is rising of the Illinois, Missouri, Al
Upper Mississippi, and by Saturday
channel depth to Cairo of six or sew
feet, or even more. Ifthere is busine
to Justify, and the weather, which "
comparatively mild yesterday, shot
. not turn very cold, there should be
general resumption of navigation on
upper rivers At all events, navigate
> will be greatly improved between Il
D port and Cairo
At latest accounts there was four f
:. eight inches on Crawford bar, and I
" river continued to rise slowly, with dou
less many of the creeks between t
point and Cairo pouring out in swol
volumes
The depth to Quincy is four feet, q
VI steadily swelling, but there is little ri
business going on in that direction.
The Lasalle, in from Peoria last e
&C. ming, reports the river about stationa
in good condition all the way down
feet scant at Six Mile Island, and I
expected Immediately.
The Missouri is in good naviga
condition-perhaps higher than at g
other time this year, and rising i
Saturday it was rising at Kansas City