Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1863-12-04

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The river is falling at this point quite
rapidly, and all the way hence to Pitts.
burg, and fears are. agairs entertained of
navigation being soon closed by ice.s..-
The weather is much moderated, and
it is not impossible that we may have
rain soon.
There was but little business transact
ed at the landing yesterday. '..h lei. 9
The Grand Armada went out at two |
O'clock, with her cabins full of people |
and "a good freight list 1t is pleasure
to see her rum al QNAsID
The Emma. came in yesterday morn
ing from Nashville, and went above to
load with Government corn.
Her officers report having met the
Charley Bowen, with her jack-staff car
ried away, but apparently not otherwise
damaged, as she was making magnificent
time. She viii doubtless be found at her
wharf to-day, ready to receive freight
and passengers for Cairo Tomorrow.
The Little Grey Eagle came in last
night with nice trip, and looking mag
ni6cent as she walked the waters like
a thing of life She is the prettiest
craft aaoat She left on her return be-
fore midnight
This evening the popular Commercial
will be down, en- route to Memphis She
has spacious passenger accommodations,
is finely differed, possesses great power
and speed, and, viii present o, fine oppor
tuuity for shippers or passengers for
Memphis and way ports.
| The musical Glendale, of the Dean
Line, is on her way down, and may be
expected here to-day.
The Big Liberty will leave Cairo on
Monday evening next, for Memphis, at.
ter the arrival Of the train from the
north. Persons going to Memphis win
doivell to bear thisin mind. She has no
rival
| -.rer,.aefF4 pnnns u -e11n.T'f or.
| For NAsHvILLE-The fine steamer
Emma is now loading at Newburg, and
i will leave here for Nashville tomorrow
morning, and will want passengers The
Emma has fine passenger accommoda-
| tons, land Capt lDunken and our clever
young friend Henry Miller, chief clerk,
viii see that those who travel with them
are. made comfortable. e1 'f6nq az
I The Louisville Journal of yesterday
says: .ssJs1HG5 r. s3t
| The river is falling with feet inches
in the channel. .rg ,e.t..-... -rts
/ Capt Ables new boat was successful
| ly launched from NadaTs shipyard yes
/ terday. - Vaaff
! The new steamer Taraseon went
over the falls yesterday. She will. be
| finished at an early day, and enter into
the United States mail line between this
city and Henderson.
/ The. Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says:
Mild weather prevailed yesterday,
with warm sunshine and gentle south
ern wind, greatly to the satisfaction of
those concerned, with few exceptions
The only sign of winter visible, was a
sheet of thin sloppy ice floating in the
river, not strohgh enough to retard the
| progress of canoe. Many boats were
k,,e1- L. H.. g. A. eo,4L III otbora
were preparing to sail to the lately, if not
still ice bound upper rivers.
| The river declined p inchesin the "a
hours ending at ga. N. yesterday.
Depth of water to Cairo not over 5
feet, perhaps still less
The Illinois river has several gorges
Lowest water about 80 inches.
The Missouri is full of floating ice,
very low, and unnavigated.
4 The Davenport Gazette of Tuesday
says:
i On Sunday morning at sunrise the
thermometer ranged down to zero.
Monday morning at the same hour the
mercury stood at % deg; the air was
4 pierclngly keen, however, and due
/, homage to the freezing point was main
tanned all day. The river above the
city was bridged with ice all day on
Monday, though the channel below was
' clear At LeClaire the usual winter
bridge was complete on Saturday, and
crossing was freely effected on Monday.
/ The lower Ohio continues to rise, and
from Louisville to Cairo, there cannot
be less than twelve feet water, which is
sufficient for all purposes.
4 The Cumberland river was falling yes
| terday, with sufficient water to allow the
larger boats to pass over the shoals
Another rise was looked for
A Cairo dispatch Of "Wednesday night,
to the Democrat, says. bte as4 80
The Bowen brought a large lot of fur
niture for Cairo, and several small lots
D of other freight She was full of peo-
pie down and back. a.si1isa ~. ~
From this it is very evident. her COLI
sion didn't hurt her much. Her stem is
no pipe stem. t5 -..iu.
The Duke of Argyle passed down last
night for New Orleans, the first boat
through from Cincinnati, for the Cres-
Z cent City. She was literally smothered
down with freight in her hold, on lower
deck, boiler deck, hurrican and texas,
with two barges. one loaded with cattle
and sheep the other with coal, and her
cabins crowded with people, decidedly
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