Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-23

The river is still rising, but not quite
so fast as on Wednesday and Thursday.
More and heavier ice was running yes
terday than for several days past, and it
is not improbable that some gorge above
has given away.
Green-River is rising quite rapidly,
having risen some six feet in the last
three days.
The Leopard returned to the mouth of
Green River, about midnight of Thurs
day, but came down yesterday morning,
and took an unsuccessful pull at the ice
in the harbor.
She went back to Green River last
night. -
The Commercial, the Lady Franklin
and the w. G. Mann arrived here yester-
day morning, from Memphis, the first
with 1913 bales of cotton and some other
freight which she discharged here.
The Lady Franklin had over 700 bales>
which she takes to Cincinnati if able to
get up.
The VIC Mann brought up ZIG bales
of cotton, which she. discharged here.
She and the Commercial go below
again.
Captain Cox, of the Cheeseman, with
large force were engaged all day yes
terday cutting ice in front of the city
with view to the opening of channel
to let his boat out of her ice prison. We
hope he viii be successful
The Superior, we learn from Commo-
dore Dexter, is fairly aAoat and all
right, below the point. ~
: We had the pleasure of meeting Cap
tain Josh V. Throop of the imperial
Armada, fresh from Green River yester-
day. Capt. Josh reports all quiet up
there, and believes he will not get the
gout by over feeding on the game bag
ged in that region. He says deers are
mighty scarce up there. We don't know
how be spells the word.
The Commercial and Leslie Combs
ran up to the mouth of Green River yes
terday evening for more perfect safety.
The musical Glendale arrived here
about half past eleven clock last night
en- route to Cincinnati with about 900
bales of cotton. 1t is beginning to look
like business on the river.
The Charley Bowen left Cairo on
Thursday evening and viii no doubt be
here early this morning.
She will probably leave for Cairo with
the mail this afternoon, taking freight
and passengers to all way ports not
biockaded with ice IA
The re-opening of navigation will be
a great desideratnp to the people along
shore who have had such long famine
of newspapers and letters A Cairo dis
patch of Thursday night to the Missouri
Democrat says:
The Glendale had 900 bales of cot
ton, mostly for Cincinnati. She left here
full of passengers.
r The Olive Branch. had about ] 100
tons of freight,and crowded with passen-
gers Her freight will probably be re-
shipped from here.
The City Belle came up light.
& The Bowen left for Evansville to-day
with trip
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says: eFfes sosT eafs
The river fell one inch yesterday, and
is five feet ten inches above low water
mark of last month.
The Gladiator. seems to be in a settled
condition. The proper papers have been
made out; Captains Ed. Dix and Barton
S. Bowen purchasing one-half, and Capt.
Dan. Able one-fourth, at the rate of $22,-
600. ;-l 2it1@- t1~
On Dec. 26th, John X. Pollard sold
the towboat a. 5. Dickerson to Anton
Husman, for 5000 y,.-
The Louisville Journal of Wednesday
says
The Steamer Brilliant arrived from
Cincinnati asFFg neT o
The river at this point is rising, with
five feet water in the canal At Cincin-
natl the river had risen eighteen inches
during the last twenty-four hours ending
yesterday at noon. A rise of eight feet
reported from. the Kentucky river.
Weather mild.
The gorge above Jacksonville has not
yet given way, but, under the pressure
of the moderate weather and the rise of