Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-12-19
River News.

In consequence o. the deep. and dense feg that
has prevailed sisos saturday night, ters has been
= M arrivals Of boata slHos The Tsrasoon, satar
day night, sEespt the WAnadss, from Green river,
which came "a yesterday after noon, Loaf IN "a .
Fs. and the esn anderson, from Cairo.
The TarAseon ga ~ lsse on Saturday night
hnvisz been detained BY the dense atmosphere
The Brilliant went out with one Of the best
{ lps Of the season for New Orleans.
Fhe Armada also had IA a tnsuaiiy large trip.
The Morning Star and Glepa.Is, both over due
h.d not arrived At lafs hour iah night, and IL y
not probable that either viii gel Ia bsfors morn
ing. They viii both b. In thii morning beyond
doubt, the fofrtr 10 return ~ ones 70 LousvilIe,
and tho latter for Msnphis.
The star IL oommandod BY Capt. Ballard, with
John Gwathmey In The once. Tbs slsndais Is
commanded by oaps. Dan CLARK, and will want
-freiEht and passouEsrsi for Memphis.
The Gent knaersea got IN yesterday morning.,
and will Leave this afternoon fer Cairo ard way
ports. Capt. Billy Lowth - ssf peerless, som-
mander haE ,ofElrasra fal
The locks ~ Rnmaeys0n Green rivsrs havlng
bssu eompletsdg The ". X. DsnksrsoR will ieays
this ansrnooA. far 30 sling Grssn dirset, and wil
hsnoeforth leave regularity, Every Monday aud
Friday, for that Add all way ports. The bunker.
son Is a hr.t.elaa, boat, aud Capt. DrluksatsS
and John ADAM Are inssipsrabls oiiesrs.
The Echo No. 2, ron the Cumberland. Passsi
up on Saturday nIEht
Amer the Ohio valley bad reported At Padueah
four shots we're hrsd at her from the fort 10 bring
her 10. One Of the shots nearly carried on Capt.
JOsiAh shinkis who stepped nom the irons Of the
pllst.houso 70, Gse what was tbs matter.
The following wsrs among the boats laid up 40
Cairo day bsfofs yesterday Liberty No. 2, ~.
Patrick, Diadsm, Mississippi, HlllmAn, Mars,
Molllo Abies Gladiator. 3 d. Perry, champion.
City Of MsmPhlp, Imperial, Eorsyth, Poland, aud
Emperor. Tao -
The 81. Louis Republican Of Friday says,
The river hare & rising from gorge Of iee
which formed a. CarondAiet, The rivsr swolled
three feet in the twenty -four hours ending II
o'clock yesterday morning aud was then six ie.t
tive aud half Inches above lev water mark ~
December 1903. RIVER full Of hsavy ice. aad no
weather cold but auo. Ne business on the
lsycu. rr-.t. -.
The New AIbaay ledger Of Friday says
The new steamer sc. Nicholas got up steam
yesterday Hor boilers will be tested to-day
The workmsn arc pushing onsinssa % her, and
shs will be re, dy tor trip by the middle OF neH'
week. she IL otIS 81 the hueat boats Of her class
ever built at this port, and viii Be as fleet As :
reindeer.
The Nasaviiie Difpateh o. Friday says;
The steamer Pikstoa went up The riveg for weed
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning After gotn I
up the river about q veor atx ntlsss the ooufedeF
Atss opened on her with musketry, and succeeded
in wonnding one o. two Of her men. She passed
on few milsaehrther, when battery oPened o.
her, Killing Mr. Blakeiy, the wood .eieFk ant
badly wounelng Mr.. George Williamson, tie mat
OF the boat. SIX Ieaga folld shos weat thTeegi
the smoks-stack, Aad the cabin was riddlsd viii
musket tails. The Piketon returned as last 81
possible, aud oaa Or tSe gauhosta vent up q
shell the Confsd-rssea out of the way.
The Mississippi riyst is frossn owes At pnhuqp
and teams are crossing on the ice. On Frias.
morning last the mercury there asosd Il twenty
seven degrees below zero.
Teams we're crossing the Mississippi on ths ie
on Monday last, at Rock leland.
The river At 81. Paul olnsea earlier this ssaso
than it has done for mine years rravfSnsiy.
The n. d. Speed will leave for BowliuE Greer
Frostburgh, aad way points AZ ) o'clock mi
evening. Hof4