The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-31
ADDITIONAL RnvEn NEWS.

The weather was in tensely cold yester-
day morning, the mercury standing at 60
above zero at o'clock. During the day it
moderated and grew cloudy, with indica-
lions of a storm, tile mercury at o'clock
last night standing at DO above zero.
The river commenced rising yesterday
morning, but the swell will be light, and
it Will soon again be falling if the cold
weather lasts There was considerable
floating ice in the river last night-the
first of The season, and the officers of the
st. Cloud report running through heavy
ice this side of Louisyille........ The Morn
Star and Plain City had not arrived at 2
O'Clock last night. and have no doubt been
detained by ice and fog 1.-THE officers
of the Charmer report heavy ice
running out of the Wabash, and the Ad-
vance is long overdue from that stream
The additional arrivals and departures
since 3 O'clock on Saturday include the
VIM. Viii e, Ada Lyon and j. Baker, to
Green River; Minneola, Memphis to Gin
cinnati; David Watts, Newburg to Mem
phis; st. Cloud. Cincinnati to Memphis:
Amazon, Cincinnati o New Orleans; J. P.
Webb, Memphis to Evansville; Charmer.
Cairo to Evansville 5000. The Green River
was full of cotton. The st. Cloud and
Amazon had lair trips.........TheJ j. p Webb
had % bales of cotton for this port, and
considerable miscellaneous freight ana a
fair passenger list-......T The Charmer had
10 bales of cotton and gr, at deal of mis-
cellaneous freight and much people,.
The David Watts left for Memphis yeste--
day with fair trip, and might have had
seven or eight tons of dead hogs, If
they had looked for them.
The Webb will return to Memphis at four
o'clock this evening, in command of Capt.
c. r. Rudd, with Charley Irwin in the Of
flee. She has good passenger accommoda-
TONS and her officers will see carefully 10
the comfort of passengers. Give her a
rousing trip........The officers of the Charm
er report the Armada a ha f mile ahead Of
the Quickstep, at Weston, and both flying
..-..... The Armada had discharged 60 bar
relS OF salt at Mt Vernon, and was on bet
ter time, having taken too much freight
from this port. We may expect a lively
time this morning, as there will be four
Cairo and Louisville, one Memphis, one
Henderson, and probably one PASSPORT
packet in port at once. 1t is hard to say
what boats Will leave to-day. II the Quick
step returns to Cairo, the Armada will go
with her. The ice may, however, interfere
with the effort to make three trips a week.
CARD.
We, the undersigned, members ofthe
excursion party on board The steamer j.
p. Webb Christmas week, 1866, from Mt,
Vernon, Indiana, to Memphis, Tennessee,
and return, take this method OF returning
thanks TO the officers of the above Inagnifi-
cent steamer for the very pleasant and
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Capt. c. Il. Rudd, commander, Capt. C. s.
Irwin, and Cash Thomas, clerks, and Mr.
Will Luty, pilot, are we specially indebted
Tor the lively, nirthful, and ever to be re-
mem bered by the participants, joyful trip.
For uniform kindness and prinGeiy hOSpi
tally they are eXcelIed by none. But our
of Louisville, who Joined the festive party
at Memphis. is ready wit and spirited
dancing, as well as ms numerous little art
ful plays Qmpudence one of them) gotten
up for the occasion, added much to the
hilarity of the trip.
Every accommodation that heart could
desire was here found, 1.-The tables groaning
under their profusion of rich vIands, the
saloons gayly decorated for the Christmas
Festival, and last, though not least, sweet
and delicious music diScoursed by the
famed and truly superb JohnSonbltrg Band
tune every opportunity, which, by the
way, was we'll improved by those who
tripped the light fantastic toe" to enjoy
themselves to their hearts content.
Again, we tender our thanks to Captains
Rudd and Irwin, and Messrs. Thomas and
Lutz, for the manner and pains taken by
them to make the trip agreeable to all and
every one on board. We can and do cheer
fully and most heartily recommend the
Webb and her gallant crew to passengers
and the shipping community, as n safe and
reliable boat, well Differed and furnished
in every particular:
Miss Sallie Larkin, Miss Annie I,utz
Miss Florence Terrell, Miss Vic LarKin.
Miss Kate Freher, Mrs. McCauIey, and Mrs.
Eva Wilson; David Larkin, Ben. Pente
cost, Robert X. Barkin, Ben. Allen, and
numerous others.