Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-11

include the Silver Moon, Cincinnuti to
Memphis; Amelia Poe, Memphis to Gin
,innati; Rose Hite, Louisville to Hem
ierson and return; r. K. Dunkerson,
ior Green River Armada, for Cairo;
Amazon, Cincinnati to New Orleans,
and the Baltimore. We did not learn
her destination; Dictator, Cincinnati to
New Orleans, and the Tgress. The
Tigress had tow of coal.
Miscellaneous on the |
wharf yesterday was but moderate; out
side of the regular packets, but little
business was transacted.........The Anne
liza Poe had 400 bales of cotton for Gin
cinnati. Huston & Co., shipped 159
packages of goods on her......a.The
Baltimore had tow of barges of hay.
Yesterday we he'd the pleasure of look
ing through the Calumet with that most
genial of all river men, Capt John Nc
Lean. The Calumet is a neat, com fort
able and elegant boat, and is differed
by as pleasant gentlemen as can be
found anywhere. With such offers the
Calumet is bound to be success. She
will leave this port for the Tennessee
river to day, at II o'clock, and continue
in that trade, but Captain CcCleain has
not decided yet what day he will leave
here in future. We hope our merchants
will look out for the TIE nnessee river
trade, and if proper exertions are made
it surely can be secured here. We now
have two good boafs in the trade, off.
cered by experienced river men, and no
doubt our merchants will use every ex-
ertion TO sustain these boats.........The
st. Patrick was over due at the making
up of this report, and probably passed
down last night. Dispatches were
received to day by Huston & Co., and by
Cox & Humphrey, stating that the Tar
ascon will positively be here to-day for
Memphis. The Wm. White is still
laying at the wharf undergoing repairs
....a...Several tow boats passed during
yesterday and night before last, the
names of which we did not learn.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The Tarascon will leave to-day for
Memphis. For further particulars see
advertisement.
The elegant Charmer leaves to-day
for Cairo and way ports, offering the
best of accommodations for passengers
and shippers.
The grand Lady Gay will be here
to-day, destined for the same port She
is splendid craft, and it may safely be
said that passengers who travel on that
boat, will realize their most sanguine
expectations of pleasant trip
The Rose Hambleton will leave to-day
for Memphis and ell way ports.
The j. I. McCombs is the regular
Louisville packet for to-day. She will
be found most pleasant craft to
travel on.
The Calumet will leave to-day for the
Tennessee River. Capt. Mclean will
be founl just the man to make a trip
agreeable, and Mr.. Edwards, in the of
fee, will do his full share in making
himself agreeable as well as useful.
GLEANINGs FROM OUR EXCHANGES.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the
10th says:
The weather was cold and clear yes
terday, with the mercury at 20 degrees
at 9 A, N and 30 degrees above zero at
8P.M. A dense frost fog prevailed for
several hours during the morning, with
the wind from the southeast during the
afternoon and last night. At Pittsburg,
navigation is suspended by ice, while
the river is falling, with % inches in
the channel last night by the Mononga-
hela marks. Navigation is suspended as
low down as Gallipolis, by running ice.
The Telegraph reports the river falling
fast at Big Sandy, on Monday, with
eleven feet on the shoalest bars hence
to Cincinnati, and covered all over with
keen, new made ice. The river was
full of new made ice opposite this city
Yesterday. 1t is not heavy enough, how
ever, to impede navigation. The tow
boat II. Clay Wilson, from Louisville,
reports meeting ice as low down as
Laughery Island. Here, the river has
receded Is inches during the "A hours
ending last night There are IL feet
hence to Louisville. There is seven
feet in the canal, and eighteen feet on
the shoalest bare along the Lower Ohio.
Navigation is still suspended in the Mis-
sissippi, from st. Louis to Cairo, by ice.
There is 81 feet, and falling in the
| Cumberland. Tlag
The stern wheel steamer Pine Grove,
Captain Dan w. Maratta, bound from
Pittsburgh for Cincinnati, with over 800
tons of Pittsburgh glass, iron, nails, oil
and other manufactured articles, on Sun
day, struck root as the foot Of Buffing-
ton Island; she was Immediately run on
the Ohio shore, where she sunk in six
feet water. The cargo, doubtless, will
be recovered, in a damaged condition,
and the boat probably raised, if not cut
down by the heavily running ice. The
Pine Grove was built here one year ago,
and is now owned by Captain Robert B.
Hamilton, ofHanging Rock, Ohio. She
is valued at S3I, 900, and insured for
$25, 900, in Cincinnati, in the following
| Offices:
American. 900 Commsrcial.-.,...-S5,OO 900
Central.........-... 5000 Queen City zoe
Bostms9s --..--- a5 ~ O'''1'na .''' E'0O0
Her cargo is principally insured in
Pittsburg and Wheeling Offices. The
City Insurance Company, of Cincinnati,
has s., 900 insurance on portion Of the
corgo. Capt. Geo. w. Neare, of the
Queen City Insurance Company. of
| Cincinnati, left for the wreck in last
nights train.
The Louisville Courier, OF the 10th,
says:
On the falls last evening there were
5 feet water down the pass Of the Indian
chute, and only 4 feet water over all OBJ
structions.
They have been having beautiful
weather at Memphis. The river editor
Of the Avalanche speaks thus of the eff
fectit has had on him. Truly wonder
full; ~ III -FT
We are not given to the melting
mood, but under the genial influences Of
the beautiful weather yesterday, we felt
our soul swell within us with love for
all mankind, and for the space of two
minutes and half, we entertained the
absurd idea of paying ell our various
landladies and washerWomen, and of
subscribing to some charitable institu-