Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-01-15
River Items.

Weather and WGter-The weather
Yesterday was mild and pleasant, but
wa q cloudy during the afternoon, with
indications of falling weather. AT
night, it was little cooler than during
the day. The river continues to tAll,
but not so fast as during the days OF
last week. Since our last report, the
Eater. has receded about twelve inches.
VzrTisats and Depdrtures The arri-
vafs and departures since Friday night
include the Morning Star, Memphis to
Louisville; Baltic, New Orleans to Lou
vile; Madison, New Orleans to Cincin>
natl; Lady Franklin, Arkansas river to
CincinnstiFl ArmRdaf from Cairo and
return; Rose Hite, Louisville to Hen.
derson and return; Minneola, Memphis
to Cincinnati; Virginia, Louisville to
New Orleans; Spray, Tennessee river to
Cincinnati; John Groesbeck, New Or
leans to Cincinnati; j. I. McCombs,
Louisville to Henderson and return, and
the r. X Dunkerson from Green River
Boats Due. @Amohg the first boats
due here we notice the Robert Burns and
the Harry Dean, from Cincinnati to
Memphis; Fannie Brandeis, Louisville
10 Tennessee river; Laura Fenton, for
Memphis, Abeonia and Clinton, from
Cincinnati to Memphis Roweps, Gin.
| cinnsti to Nashville. &c
MiscsHaHeons.-Basiness& on the
wharf yesterday esnd Saturday was
quite sbrisk. and considerable freight
was shippad Iron this point.........The
Morning Star passed up with light
| trip of freight, but was full of people.
The Baltic had but light trip,
The Madison took on good loi
of freight here for Cincinnati.........The
Armada had good trip out.........T The
Virginia had large lot of cotton. The
number of bales we did not learn.........
The Spray was wen loaded with cotton
/ aud tobacco : for eineionati..... The
| John q. Grcesback had q Ii glit trip........
i The .Lioearrty No. 2 is to be repaired al
New Albany.........The Citizen was solo
at Pittsburgh few days since.
eLEANINes FROM OUR EXCHANGES. zr'
The Cincinnati Commercial of Satur
day says:
4 The wsather was mild and spripg-like
j Yesterday. with warm, bright sun dur
a Ing tie AFTERNOON The wind was FROM
the south all day, with light drizzling
rain during the morning. The mercur,
was Sc degrees above zero at r. M
At Pittsbprg, navigation is suspended D.
| ice, while the river issfalling, with 3Oin
= ches,in the channel ny the Monongahels
! marks NavigationslS suspended as low
! downas Wheeling by running ice. There
Is little Night ice floating in the river
,ropposite the city, but not enough to i'm
pede navigation. Here, the river ha
onfyv receded g inches during the "a
hours ending last night. There are l.
feet. henee. to Louisville. There is si1
feet in the canal, and thirteen feet oil
3 the s1oalest bars alongth Ohio. Their
, is six feet and falling in the Cumber
2 land. ar
The Louisville Democrat of Saturda.
says: y -.
We learn that the steamer Hazel Del
struck a snag below Blacks Ball, ant
almost Immediately sunk. The boat ant
: cargo, it is feared, win prove an entir
: | loss. u. y {. 80
: The officers and crew we're all save
: and taken to Moscow. = 80
Mr.. r. Clemens, citizen of Tusca
looss, Ala, and one passenger, are SUP
1A posedgto hsIye gone down with the boat
Several negro women and childrel
. we're also lost. The disaster occurre'
!. Oh Or before the .5sh inst.
a - The ice on the Missouri river is 9
stong opposite Atchisou, that the Atchi
: son and Pixies Peak Railroad Compan
iare passing cars and locomotives, O.
! rails laid upon it for that purpose =
= On the 9Th instant fat-boat hoatiD
/, down the, White river above Batesville
~ Arkansas, with two families name
: Thompson and Carraway, eleven i
number, abosld, struck suag 10 bros
:. daylight, on the 2Ist uitimo, aud sun
D in less than Eve Minutes only two o.
r.