Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-12

For LoufsvtlIe.-1hse elegant J. T. Mo
Combs viii be the regular packet for Loulsy.lis
to-day. '.e-
For. cairo.-The neat and popular chaimsE
Is the regular packet for To-day. She Will be
found comfortable and pleasant.
Z For New Orleans.-The elegant old FASH
toned, double hued boiler Calumet. viii leave
port this day for New Orleans and way ports.
Capt Vance goes out 10 Charge, with ALI. nd.
wards IL the ofies. ~ 50
For Ptttsburg.-The EdInbnrgh VIII leave
port to-day for Pfttsburg.
GIsanings from Our Exchanges.
The Louisviils Courier Of Satur day says:
The river was falling slowly yesterday, With
i've feet wa,er In the canal In the evening By the
mark. During the previous "a hours II had fall
en- fur inches at the headof the falls, and one
foot ct Portland. The weather was clear and
pleasant yesterday, the thermometer ranging
above 400, With white frost In the me. ming :
Tbs stage Of water yesierday should have read
fe t inches, instead Of feet, a. appeared BY .
on the falls last evening there were only feet
water down the Indian chute in the phss.
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday says:
The weather was Gear and mild yesterday, with
the wind from the southwest and south. The
thermomst.r indicated IS degrees ut 10 a. n and
49 degrees at p. II.
The indications were ia, OrabIs for rain at Pitts.
point. The river Is reported bridged over with
Ice below w besling, however. There u four fset
full ct Blennerhassett The z. J. Picket reports 8
feet and failing In the Kanawha, and also reports
running through heavy Ice in ihs ohio as low
down a. Portsmouth. Here fhe river was SWELL
lag slowly last night, with IL feet hence to Lou
isVlils. There feet in the canal, AMI II feet
on the shoale { bars along the lower Ohio. There
are 81 feet and falling fast In the Cumberland.
The Memphis Argus of the sth says;
The weather continues 10 moderate until It has
returned to the same unseasonable Warmness OF
few days ago. Business was rather slar yester-
day. The river has fallen shout foot since last
repertA We have 10 Late advices from tbs White
or Arkaasas rivers.
Tho st. Louis Democrat OF Saturday says;
The river continues f4fiin slowly. Nlth only q
feet 70 Cairo There vas very 'litt.e fee Hosting
bean greatly restricted BY tbs last cold SPELL the
fee having almost suspended navigation TO and
from this point. Probably, however, that dim
Guilty IL over, and boats which were arrested By
the ice when bound 10 and from this port, have
again started on their voyages We now, In COM
mon with most Of our citizens, await with intense
interest, the opening Of the upper rivers to navi
CATION, and the arrival Of those fabulous Quanti-
tiss OF grain and 90 fourth which have been
promised to rs.
We await also with great interest the inaugurA.
tion Of the proposed new line Of steamers from
St Louis northwArd- oWs have not AZ yet heard
any intimation Of rival line bsing pnt into the
trade Of the Illinois That there will be mum. Z
bsr OF independent boats In that stream ID TO be-
expected, but we presums that the Illinois River Z
and the Naples Packet Company will do the larger
share Of the Business as heretofore The prospect
Of fhs Star Line to Nash willie IA good 1t a. prob.
able that large boating business will be done on
the isso9rf which a. lkely to be st fair stage
most Of the year. We learn that ths Govsrnmsnt !
business on ths Miss- uri this year will be great
enough to employ twelve boats axe iusiEeiy. -
The weather IL ane, With cold. freezing nighls.