Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1866-02-20
River Items.

River and Weather. rR@
j sYsstsfdAy Was . beant.faf day over head and
the sun ihone brightly. There was a keen Iiere-
ing wind in the afternt on, quite cod and dsa-
gre able. The snow q melted away leaving It
quite sloppy on the side walks and on the streets
The water is reported rising fast. Since last re-
port the river has lisen about four feet. The ice
Is fast melting aways and is no longer . serious
obstruction to navigation.
a1ogf ArrAvalsa and departures. III
The arrivals and departures since last report
are the Emerald, Cincinnati TO New Orle ans /;
Mercury, Nashville to Louisville; Emma Floyd
Nashville to oincinnati; Fannie Brandsis, Nash
vile to louisville; =. +. McCombs, Evansville
to Louisville, and the VIM. White, Evansville to
Green river.
~a;aa sa fsas Keats Due.a4wcsres
Among the first boats due We notice the st.
Patrick. Memphis to louisville; Golden Eagle,
Memphis to Circ nnati; Havana ahd Lenora,
for Nashville; Amelia Poe, st. Cloud, and B Sc
Hambleton, for St Louis; MinneoIa and Silver
Moon, for Memphis; BE per. for Arkansas river
Lawrenee. + r Vicksburg; Madison, Silver SPRAY,
and Rubieon for New Orleans.
Miscellaneous
Business on the leFes yesterday was qulte
brisk, and considerable shipmsnts have been
mads in the last few dsys.........The melted SNOW
has left ths wharf In q somewhat disagrseable
condition........ The Ruth was expected on her
down trip last night.....-..1he Emerald had 8
large trip, aud added largely to her list here
Cox Humphrey shipped q consider able amount
of miscellaneous freight by her..........rhs Mer-
curry was light.........Ths Emma Floyd had big
load, and took some freight here. WIN
White left for Green river, having nrEt rat
trip. She goes through to Bowling Green THU
trip.........The J. T. McCombs had good trip
.........Cox q sHumphrey shipped largely By tbs
Norman for Memphis. They have still s=largs
amount of freight for NashviIIe.........Ths ice al
Cincinnati on Saturday and Sunday was thicl
and heavy. 1t was reported a. from Eve to eighi
inches thick, and in some instances from gorgeI
above, it drew Ve feet....-..Ths river had risen
five feet and . hs'f In "a hours. There was p
feet Ct water IN the channel, and still rising.
Boats Leaving To Day
For Tennessee River The sam. Orr il
sxpsctsd leave for Tennessee river to-day, She
isa staunch built, safe and reliable boat.
For NaahviIIe.-The Webb waI due some
days ago, butwas detained BY ice.s She will bs al
the wharf ready TO leave as above, to-day on to,
night We sre informsd.' ~ %
FOR LOuisvtIlc.-This is the regular da,
for the beautiful Mary Amsnt to make her trip t.
Louisville. Capt. Liter goes out ia charge. A
more agreeable or pleasant boat cannot be found
For New Orleans.-The David White 4.
expected to leave for Nav Orleans to-say. sh,
viii be foend at the wharf perhaps, this evening
GIeanIngs from Our exchanges.
The Louisville Courier OF Saturday says -
The river vas rising rather fast yesterday, con.
sidering the frig .diIy of the atmoap ere, With
fully seven and half feet water in the canal IN
the evening by thesu ark Daring the preEiou.
twenty-four hours 1t had risen eighteen inches al
the head of the fAlls, and three fees at Portland
The weather IN the. morning was intensely cold
the thermgmeter ranging as low As three degrees
below zero. with D steady south wind prevailin %
and the temperature in the evening noders ted e
twenty fl ge degrees above zero, with tie wind
work ng to the east. - -
On the falls last evening there were 81 feet
water In the pass down the Indian chute. aud the
river stil rising. The rise Is supposed to be from
the Fl cts of the lase Pittsburg rise. =
The river was fall of heavy ice all day ytster.
shore, very much impeding navigation, and
making the passage of the river extrene y hazard
Qua. The ice was dense and strong, and but fol
the fac. that the river was steadily rising, II
would have been completely over. - =
The Cincinnati Commercial Of Saturday, says
Tho weather was cold and clear yesterday, with
stiff breeze from the west and south alt day.
Last night the mercury was twenty degrees above
zero, indicating moderation. At Pitt bnrg. the
river 10 falling, with ten fset In the channel
He Q, the river has risen three fact during the
past twenty-foar hours, and was stilt swelling
slowly last night, with twelve feet hence TO Lou
isViie. Navigation Is virtually suspended, owing
to the heavy running ice. There are seven feet
in the Canal and twelve feet on this shoaIest ba "a
along the Lower Mo. There are seven feet and
falling In the Cumberland.