Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-12-20

grpss, bound from Cincinnati for Little !
Rock and Fort Smith, with a valuable
cargo Of groceries. provisions, dry goods,
liquors, &c gars, &c, was snagged and
sunk in the Arkansas River, in Niger
Bend, twenty miles below Little Rock,
on the 1st inst. The boat and cargo
belonged to par les in Covington, KY,
and was insured 10 Cincinnati offices for
$40. 500, as follows: Adams, $4,000;
Germania, $500; Citizens. S. 5000;
Globe, $4,000; Peoples, S., 200; United
States Fire and Marine, 81 coo; Boat
mans, $1,000. and Ohio Valley, 81, 500.
The Progress had disposed of over one
half of her cargo before she sunk, at
Memphis and points along the Arkansas
River G<
NAVIGATION SUSPENDED AT ST. LOUIS.
ST. LOUIS, Dec. Is, P. M-We have
/ had exciting times to-day on the evee.
J All communication between the Illinois
shore and this side was suspended by
| the ice blockade this morning, except
4 ing for few reckless individuals who
/ crossed on foot with the help of plank
la hazardous undertaking. Railroad
passengers from Cincinnati arrived at
East st. Lonis at A. M, and at 1880
P. NJ. were still ice-bound over the riv-
| er, as also all other Eastern passengers
who arrived since midnight. The Ohio
/ and Mississippi Railroad company Of
fered the Ferry Company 81 000to force
| q passage through the ice, which was
/ declined All day there was prepare
ton 10 withstand breaking up; but il
came Unexpectedly and with a crash
about o'clock.
/ Previously an attempt was made &c
build foot bridge, but when half com
pleted the ice moved slowly, and carried
i it away, at o'clock. The ice seemed
i to give away suddenly, and, the huge
cakes moved from shore to shore in one
mass. The destruction Of steariheati
Il wasimmense. and one If wsEi a
the parting OF on iFon ring bolt on he
levee, caused by the tension of the haw'
serseupon H. The steamers Calypso
4 Geneva and Highlander, were snnk, anC
thes-Amauda, and Capt Perkins neV
stera-wheel steamer, not yet named, wa
4 sent adrift, and drought to shore som'
distance below A Government barge
loaded with oats, was also sent adriit.-
Another barggs lying between the steam
boats Montana and Big Horn, was jam
med together ike pasteboard. Ssvera
steamers, including the Post Boy, Id
Handy, Big Horn. and Montana, wer
seriously damaged, with many barges
: which had been employed as tenders;
The FIRE bells rang, and the engine
fproceeded to the leyee, in anticipation
! of fire, but none occurred.
The ice ran about an hour and the
I, gorged again. 1t then ran slowly agai
!, and continues raining egff7 .
There is much work still going on t
further protect the boats, about -thirs
being istillat the leyee. Ao-StA
ri. CAIRO, Dec. 16.-New Orleans paper
Z OF December 9, furnished by the steam
! eF Peytofls;5 report the steamer Scienc
: 40 21sunk 10 Red River. She had
> regiment of negro soldiers on boart
{ bound to New Orleans to be discharged
!, Twenty were drowned. The Lady GraC
: carried the survivors to New Orleans,
O STEAMER A. B. CHAMBERS SUNK,
II The little stern-wheel steamer, A.
e Chambers, bound from Hatchie Rive
d from Memphis, sunk in the alississip
y River, near Island Twenty-Five fe
II days since