Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-19
River News.
ARRIVALS.

Henry FitZhugh, Lou Huntsmau, Nashv
NJ. Walton, Louisv Effort, Henderson
The river at this point was rising
steadily yesterday and all the bars are
covered close in to shore, but the in
tensely cold weather which now prevails
will tend to greatly retard the expected
rise.
At Pittsburg the river is again rising
with 81 feet by the pier mark, with
cloudy weather and indications of snow.
At Cincinnati the rise continues
steady and quite rapid, and unless this
''cold snap is of unusual duration there
will be considerable additional rise to
come down yet
There is now plenty of water for the
largest class of boats and we hope soon
to see the Big Liberty, St Patrick and
such like popular and palliative crafts in
this river.
There was literally nothing doing yes
terday out side of government business,
and no arrivals.
The Gen. Anderson was billed for
Paducah at noon yesterday, and consid-
cradle quantity of goods were laid on the
landing for her but she failed to connect
and up to late hour last night had not
arrived.
The Charley Bowen will be the regular
packet for Paducah and Cairo, OF 2
o'clock this afternoon The Bowen has
often proven herself one of the feetest
boats on the lower Ohio, and Capt.
Bently andlBilly Dunn are two of the
handsomest and most courteous officers
ahoat, and passengers on the Bowen
may rely on the most courteous atten-
tons, amounting almost to tenderness.
The Mason, announced for Green river
yesterday evening, failed to get off,
She will positively leave for Rumsey this
evening. Her passenger accommoda,
tons are good, and her officers affable
and polite gentlemen.
The monarch of the Louisville & Hen
derson line, the big Grey Eagle, will be
the sumptuous and finely appointed
packet for Henderson and Louisville
this evening. Her chief officers ar,
Capt James Lusk and Mr. O'Bannon
whose afable and polite attention tt
passengers, and gentlemanly bearing tt
all with whom they come in contact, arr
the theme of praise on every tongue
Excelsior is their motto, and they keel
it steadily in view. Luce Murrell, tn,
very beau ideal of a second clerk, will
give due care to freight
The new and elegant Tarascon will b.
here tomorrow evening en- route t,
Henderson
Our friend Billy Lowth, one of tn
J cleverest gentlemen of our acquaintance
takes the position of chief clerk on tn
Gen. Anderson.
The Gen. Anderson arrived from Gin
cinnati at about 8 o'clock last night, an
after taking on considerable freight, LEI
for Paducah.
The Missouri Democrat of yesterda,
says: ts--
Rtrange to say, the river rose onl
three-fourths of an inch during the 9
honrs ending at 9 A. NJ. yesterday
1t froze hard all the night of Wednes
day, and a good part of yesterday too
although the wind was out of mil,
quarter. EE
At last accounts there was four fee
eight inches of water on Crawford's bar
5 and rising slowly.
The river to Quincy is slowly rising
with scant four feet in the channel.
7 The Illinois is stationary, with tire
feet scant at Six mile Island
In the Missouri there is an unknown
depth of water. 1t has been rising o
late. -Fss.. ss-
The St Joseph Ne,cs of the 18th inst.
says of the Missouri:
The time has been when it was regard
ed as quite feat for the river to freez
over at this point, but it has now got 81
low and narrow that it can freeze owe
almost as easily and as quickly as 8
creek.
The ice was running briskly yesterday
but is gorged between here and Belmon
this morning, leaving the river perfectl
clear of ice at this point
The Telegraph No. 8, lately sunk a
Osceola, has been raised.
The steamer ST. Patrick, of the Archie
line, is creating quite a sensation belov
8 by her great speed. On her trip dow
e she made the run from Paducah to Cair
r in two hours and sixteen minutes, inclu
ding three landings
We learn that there are now in cours
of construction at Pittsburg forty ne,
boats the greater portion of which bein
tow-boats. of unusual power. .-r