Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-19
River News.

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of getting in to any landing
The river is about at stand here, anc
unless it becomes very cold may perhap.
rise little to-day.
The Leopard was stilllying off the city
late last night.
The Armada lay under the lea of the
Leopard until afternoon yesterday wher
she left for Green River to seek harbor
The Belle Lee that has been reported
burned at the mouth of Green River rar
down here yesterday to obtain supple:
but returned to her winter quarters in
the evening. pr
The unprecedented sno v-storm thai
has ragged since Sunday evening causes
the most serious apprehensions among
river men, of protracted suspension Of
navigation, if not complete closing up
of the river.
A special dispatch from Cairo on the
18th says:
The gunboat Juliet caught fire in the
pilot-house, a three o clock on Monday
morning, and before the flames were
subdued, a large portion of she super
structure was destroyed. By the great
exertion of the officers and crew, the
fire was extinguished before it got entire
ly beyond control
During the confusion, two prisoners
escaped from the boat, who cut the line
to let her drop down toward other steam
ers, but the plan was discovered in time
to prevent the contamination of it. One
of the prisoners was re-taken yesterday
the other is yet at large
The Cincinnati Commercial of Satur
day, says the river is gorged five miles
below that city, and also at four miles
above, leaving the river clear for dis
lance of nine miles, and the Ferry boats
are plying as usual
Several boats are loading for. Memphis
and New Orleans.
The Louisville papers report the St
Patrick landing for Memphis, and that
she will leave at once.
A Cairo dispatch of the 18th says:
The steamers Minnehaha, Sioux City,
j. II. Lacey, Altamont and John d.
Perry, all left for below to-day, in the
Government service The Platte Valley
leaves tomorrow.
The Missouri Democrat of Yesterday
says:
Late on Friday evening steamboat
men were thrown into great excitement,
which spread extensively on Saturday,
by military dispatches requiring most OF
the boatmen here, if not all, to proceed
at once to Cairo. Captains and mates
rushed wildly through the city hunting
up crews, and numerous dispatches were
sent to absent officers, to report without
delay. We presume a thousand boat
men left on Friday for Cairo, an extra
train having been provided for them.
1t would be an impossible task to com.
pute the number that left on Saturday.
1t looks as if there was a great expedi-
| ton on foot-one like those that last
year were productive of such important
results. Indeed it is rumored that there
are two expeditions on hand-one to the
Ouachita, and the other to Red River
that all the boats at Cairo are going, and
many others as we'll OF course we can
not be expected to endorse these rumors
! as correct
Mr. Walter E. Dill has been appointed
commander of the Sunshine, and left for
Cairo ON Saturday evening to take
charge of her. Captain Dill has thus
gained position which his long expert
ence on the river entities him to, and
has qualified him to fill He has always
been popular officer, and will feel him
self at home as commander of the COM
Portable and reliable Sunshine.
Mr. VIM. 81. Rhodes, long clerk of the
Sunshine, has resigned his post on that
steamer. We understand that no sue
cessor to Mr.. Rhodes had been chosen
on Saturday evening.
The Cincinnati Gazette of Saturday
says:
The steamer Brilliant started for
Louisville last evening with full cargo.
She had to turn away large quantity
of freight There is not much prospect
of her making her trip without consid-
cradle delays and trouble, for although
the river here is free from ice and we
have no report of its being permanently
closed below, the present freezing wealth
er will not only make ice but will quick
ly cement any gorges that may occur
1t was reported that one was formed
yesterday at McCullom ripple, and that
the Bostona was endeavoring to force
her way through it. The Citizen left the
wharf yesterday afternoon, for the pur-
pose of finding aharbor where she would
not be disturbed by the ice. The Gen.
Lyle vored,::yesterday, to pull the
Mississippi from her bed of ice, but sue
ceeded only in breaking all her hawsers
into pieces. Captain j. n Skunk left
for Cairo last night to take command Of
the w. G. Mann, as she has been
ordered into the Government service.
Pilots are asking thousand dollars q
month to go below Memphis. A dis
patch was received from Captain ]. A.
Frasier, of the Jewess, yesterday, stating
that he was cutting the ice around thai
boat, preparatory to taking her ashore
Capt. David, of the Brilliant, has beer
the recipient of splendid tea service
for his energy and skill in making al
his landings on the first day of the year
Notwithstanding the extreme cold weather
of that day. The present was made BY
the passengers whom he accommodates
upon that occasion.
N0mT0E