Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-01-12
n. II. IS L. r. II.
River n Jews.

There is nothing new in regard TO
river matters. Navigation is, of course,
totally suspended, and great dullness
and monotony exist along the levee
The river is falling steadily, but the
ice was not so heavy yesterday as for
some days past, and there are less fears
now Of complete blockade.
Men were busy yesterday in cutting
around several of the boats lying here.
The Emma was cut loose and steam
was raised and the boat moved short
distance up the river. Commodore Mitch
ell had his famous gunboat cut loose and
is making sagacious arrangements to Sc
cure her aginst the perils of break up.
His boat lies in deep water and is in an
excellent harbor, lying between large
barge and hay boat which completely
protects her from the ice.
The hands were also engaged in cut
ting out the Cheseman.
The Government wharf boat, and Cox
L Humphreys upper wharf boat are
high and dry, and are lying at an inclin-
alton of about 25o
Capt. Halls wharf boat and Cox &
Humphreys lower wharf boat are lying
comparatively level, and in good condi-
ton Most of the boats lying at the
wharf are nearly high and dry
We learn from below that the Armada
is in a good harbor and perfectly safe.
We have been unable to learn where
the General Anderson sought refuge
from the ice.
{. Navigation is still kept prom Smith
land down, and from Cairo for all points
below boats depart regularly.
a dispatch from Cairo on Saturday to
the Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says:
River fallen inches. Ice .softening
in the Ohio. Weather mild.
A solid cake of ice burst through the
side of the Gladiator last night BY i'm
mense eXertions, she was saved. Her
cargo is being taken ashore.
A letter from Cairo on the 9Th SAYS:
The Henry Chouteau has been laying
at the Quartermaster's wharf boat ever
since the ice began coming out Of the
Ohio, and has been nearly all that time
exposed to its friction on her starboard
side, which of course has not done her
any good. No steamer can be engaged
to tow her to a safer place, if Indeed it
is in the power of one to do so in such
heavy ice, and is helpless herself on ac-
count of having bugun some necessary
repairs before the freeze up, Switch the
ice prevents her from completing. Part
of the repairs consists in filing her star
board wheel, which the running ice
makes it impossible to finish. Added to
this, a coal boat drifted against her
night or two ago, and broke the timber
which runs from the forward to the after
wheel beams, Immediately in the centre,
under the shaft AS the ice is becoming
lighter, she may come out all right, but
a few more keen, frosty days would
make her situation very critical
The Missouri Democrat of yesterday
says:
The river has been stationary, and will
probably be falling to-day Under the
ice there is, it is presumed, four feet Of
water in the channel to Cairo.
The weather became of a more moder-
ate temperature on Saturday. Yester-
dav during n norton of DAYLIGHT If was
even more so, as wherever the sunshine
rested, copious thaw followed, and
many an urchin found his strip of sliding
ice on the gutter turned into miniature
water pound.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Satur-
day says:
The weather continues cold and clear
Yesterday at 10 a. m. the thermometer
indicated ten degrees above zero. At
noon the sun shone brightly, slightly