The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-05

Econtinue considerable. The next boat i
10y, LnaI aItemprs 10 go up over the lowe
Tapids, VIII doubtless be stopped by Ice
heaVy noat1ng masses are expected at alay
moment to retard navigation in the mi.
nois and in the Mississippi below Keokuk
20 Iar there is fair stage of water in the
1innols, and Upper Mississippi and the
Lower Missouri has i'm proved a little The
last boat up reports six feet three inches Al
SraWford's and Vancips where the worst
trouble there, but they are leaving nov
well prepared for the low water. NearIv
al steamers for New Orleans take barpes as
lar as Cairo. The practice is found to be
profitable and is quite popular by reason
Of the low stage of water. The river Is
ABOUT stationary here. io18i7uEao hs9-s -
Gi hae Mi and she R1,s Ezra Porter
Ohio River. The Mexico. formerly Tzefta
siqe7 Wheelerf was sold on Saturday to par
YES Ties from Yazoo River, for the sum of SD
700, The towboat Friendship goes to Pitts
burg with four barges, containing abonf
9p9 tons OF pig iron and iron ore. n q Sii'f
me CITY OF Alton, on Saturday. found
the C0nGlnenTaI over the bar at VancfTs
and about to start for Cairo. The Tracevy,
got over the bar while still in sfght ana
Would get out without trouble. The Fannie
agroundat the head of Hat Island. Craw-
lords and Vancil's are the worst parts nf
the r1verb low st. Louis. ffigy baf ,lI-fsGe7
METzMPHIIs.-The appeal of saturdaylsays:
!, The weather was pleasant, but cool, tiu-
1AAS 4e1lc uhy ana the mud Which has pre-
dominated for the past two DAYS. is ranidfv
becoming solid matter
Ihere was not much business done ar
the landing except in cotton which was
lr5aapllaly crossing the stage planks of the
ST Cloud and Hale, bound northward ~
Inc rivers above are all falling slowly.
Inc st. Francis is rising at moderate rate
with feet to Wfttsburg. The White and
ARKANSAS are in good order. and AT this /
point big muddy has eliminated and |
begun TO recede. 1t has fallen about three |
inches since ittook the downward turn
By dispatch from Little Rock Ia Cart
ASHFORD, we learn that Gov Murnf1v
Lieut.. Governor Bliss and all the nlemheTTaa
Oh tne Arkansas Legislature are to dine on
me me Des Arc on Monday at Duvalps Bum /
Covers are ordered for $50 people n = N.-1til
Red River has risen twelve feet, at /
snfeveport, being twenty feet above the |
lowest water mark this season III -
!. Capt w. Harrison has purchased the
Padt , A5.Dle, ana she will continue in the
!. M. Mcbride, a well known pilot died at
cairo on Wednesday last 81 = a1'i1SN> ~
The towboat Sam Parker burst an escane
1lpe AT baLon Rogue on her waylun. She ! f.
'aLne 70 bnlS port using but one heater and
aIu over 10 repair. A lot of cotton was
IlhsagSu Ior ner, but 1T was ascertained
naC the extra insurance OF 10 per cent
narged Tor frelght on barges would about |
~ up Inc freight bills, so she had to 90
slIhout. aieE aiitfit1 -7-t7es.4ts' =
NEW .ORLEANs.-The Times, of Friday.
avs: aa3 re .lsas ,u.l0J.ao " Z
After the heavy rains of "Wednesday
yening the weather took sudden Change 2
ringing on cold north wind, which pre-. Z.
alied during the whole of yesterday f,
business on the landing was inactive TT =
eng thanksgiving Day, very little was
one anywhere. There were but four de-
aftures, with rather scanty trips.