Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-04

The river at this point is falling, with |
considerable ice floating by, but not |
enough to materially interrupt naviga-
ton, and as the river is at a fair boating
stage, no apprehension of a close of nay,-
CATION aneed be felt, especially as the
weather is. moderating, and most probs-
bly, by this morning the snow will be
found melting 1Iaq-aa ,1aq aIoa
The extremely cold weather of Friday
and Saturday checked business greatly,
and but little was done on the levee
The Armada laid over until Saturday
on account of the storm and left in place
of the Bowen which was detained, with
the Anderson on Saturday, and as we
have before anticipated, they started out
on atrial of speed ssss a4nat asa - Ar
The public web know our views on
this subject, to:seit: No owners or officers
ofsteamboats have the right to risk the
lives of their passengers, for the sake of
proving their boatis the faster craft, and
we now, as we have done in all similar
cases, and shall continue to do, advise
shippers and travellers to take only such
boats as eschews racing, and whose off,
GERS have more regard for the lives of
their passengers than for the reputation
of their boats, for speed.
To-day the magnificent Superior viii
be the unriyalled packet for Paducah and
Caifo7shT Her cabins are luxurioasly fur.
nished, her tables groah beneath the
most excellent yiands;. aher speed is sec
ondatoi none on the river, and her officers
are experienced, courteous and accomp
lished gentlemen. She will leave from
the .wharfboat Rof Messrs. Cox and
Humphrey near the foot Of Locust street,
atI2 o'clock precisely.A W aTAH
The Gen. Anderson did not get in
from Cairo until Saturday informing il
consequence, Of, the great storm. SIZE
left at noon again for Cairo with mod
crate trip. Both she and the Armadafairly
few over the ice mingled-wave as the,
left port. sai.al 'saa'i@ e ~, '.la' , :
The, Prairie Rose arrived here Satur
day morning from Louisville, with a tr:;l
for the Wabash, but we doubt if she vii
be able to penetrate that stream on ac
count of ice which had pretty well lock
ed up that stream at Vineennes on Ne,
Years day.
Z The elegant and famous Tarascor
Capt. Joe Bunce, viii be, the splendi
packet for Louisville at 10 o'clock hi
a morning Pie Tarascon is theAqueen6
the wave, and Capt Bunce and Georg
A. Williams area the princes of rive
men, q i'e'' '-' saifs'' .''-,i'r'A' OF
I, The new packet, of the Cincinnati an
Louisville Mail Boat Company is abor
completed at Cincinnati, and is worth
|, the, company to which she belongs, an
Of the gallant name she bears-Gen. Il
tie, who fell at Chicamauga, covered a
!. over with glory We have seen nothin
to surpass her on the Western water
There are many other fine boats bein
built at Cincinnati. ass'sTa. ga p s'fieaae
The big Grey Eagle had not arrive
!, upsto late hour Saturday night, havin
probably been detained by the foatin
iSesa al fsa aids % ea ytsafsl svesiB tjT
The Mason left for Rumsey Saturda
evening, being afraid to lay over on, a
count Of the ice, which was impingin
|, quite heavily against the boats. a, til
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