The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-13
RIVER NEWS.
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Weather and Water.
CINCINNATI, Dec. sl2.-River fallen five
inches. Weather clear. Therm ometer go
M FITTSBURG, Dec. 12.-River s feet Inches
ana falling. Weather clear and cold.
: The weather is delightful bnt cold Mer-
curry at lSo yesterday morning. River fall
len inches during the "a hours ending at
3o'clock yesterday.
l. Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
O'Clock yesterday, include the Minneola.
Memphis to Cincinnati; Chattanooga.
| Nashville to Evansville; Anna and r. q
, Gray, St Louis to Cincinnati; Nora. Gin
cinnati to Arkansas River; Tarascon
Louisville and return Sam Orr. to Cairo.
Ada Lyon, Green River to return. !rl saa
'@hA2stt5s ROafs Due. $3.50 a#fsssa VI
Among the first boats due here are tba
81 Havana, for Nashville; Naugatuclx and
Wauneta Tor st. Louis Golden Era. Sher.
man rom st Louis st. Cloud and s. J.
Hale, Tor Memphis; Clifton, Laura Fenron
and Liberty No. e 2, from Men,nbis.s
Altoona, Tahlequah and Bertha. for Ar
kansas River; Messenger, Swallow. En-
peror, M. 8. Mepham, Alice Dean and
Argosy, for New Orleans David White
| america, emerald and Indiana from New
orleans; Charmer, from Cairo: Morning
eoar, rom Louisville; Phantom. from
Eastport.
miscellaneous.
/ Ine weather was delightful YESTERDAY
alo business was fair.........The Mfnneola
dlscnarged considerable lot OF cotton bara
ana had fair trip to Cairo The Anna
ana cray mad good trips....The Moro /
was full OF freight and people Tbe
1arascon had nice passenger list
Inc orr was detained and did not ret off
siAA iate iast eVentng........The Chattanoooa
came up from the Cumberland rather
ngnt--......The Ada Lyon had a good Iot of
seunout of Green River, and got a rood
Trip TO return with......If the nraSar+
sharp weather continues shore ice 1vilI
soon begin to form, but it will talre a lone
continuance to cause any obstruction to 4
navigation.
Boats Leaving To. Dav.
FOR CAIRo.-The gay and festive Charrner
captain Willie Fowler, is the regular n,o+I
ana Adams Express packet for Cairo and
way ports to-day at o'clock. Those pop-
uiar ana accomplished young gentlemen.
'ohh Adams and George Nicholson. are
her clerks. Three more pleasant GENTLE
inen We're never associated on one steamer
IMAM can be found on the Charmer che
mas excellent passenger accommodations
FOR LouIsYILLE.--The gay morning star
.ne peerless and the fleet, is the regular
,naii anu express passenger steamer to
..1.N., to-uay. Her cabin appoint
: '-.9nes are Inagnlncent. Captain Ike DOLLS
: nei commander, and Miles d. Warren. a q
great favorite with the ladies asnaota1,-s =
IS her elegant clerk. Mr.. Bruce has IN 49, :
IL the freight department. ana Dan Pc
I'D the forecastle. The Star is q rao,1o. E
creamer.
The swift-winged Liberty No. 2 is ta1a-
'raphed to arrive early to-day. and ,yiu
proceed to Louisville. She is AZ fieat os
rey mound, and as elegant as a palace
FOR NEW ORLEANs.-The M 8 Aro,,b,x,
large and capactous side-wheeI steamar
oes 20 New Orleans to-day. Capt. WOOD
! III command, and Owen G. Gates is her
Jerk. Huston d Co. and Cox q Humnbray nc
re her agents here.
~ieafhifss from our Exchanges.
cINcINNATI. The Commercial. of TuaS. :
ay, says: ao'-
me !, Waeaatner was cold and cloudy yesfar-
~ ~ WIN quite snow squalI f0rennor- as
+ Pittshrray ranged at z degrees at noon. ~
81 IN 5ne channel. Here the river sh hos az adt
ftS So se inches during the past a hours
II is our painful duty to recon-, n doo.,, =
n cn.es Locke, Esq, river editor of the TIL
o',da t1dzefse Mr. Locke was out on Ana
eH. He was confined to his rdoT5 III az, .ase
ltssuay, WIN cholera, which Changed in
1nn,IoY levsri terminating in.his death. NJ,
a y an interesting family to mourn biS s4gt,
- y Inc deceased enjoyed the confidence
ofessfonaily or so wh9 kneE hiPs either
IaInlilar smile of our old friend Locks pwv
' OUT d ta- walks. The funeral win take ILL
lock, from Christ Church. on Ennrsli az a :,
rect, between Sycamore and Brna6wea.xrl tsn,
soUIsyILLE.-The Courier, of Tuesday and
vs.: of .
ne river was about at stand all f1ap Is it n
s'eruay' Win III feet six inches water IN roae
canal In the evening, by the mari | viii
ring the previous "a hours it had not con-
anged an inch in channel depth. The trus
ather turned exceedingly cold with . | fast
5ht fall OF snow In the morning hnt Foe owe,
q Tor snow during the day. with the
nometer at 2So at noon, The Lowest w
lRerature OF the season. Ice was made shin
ndaya night. heavy enough 10 mal~e ed s
q . i skating for the boys with Indications
4 gb ~ eet AZ nloanlng the Ice win bear the
he river at Cincinnati was Mt a stand chm
Ierday, and at Pittsburg it was faIlino .".Sa
n lV12 feet water in the channel pres
be Cumberland at Nashville was rising lac1a
mel. evening" WIN loieet water in the lay
liver matters were dull along the wharf mem
ssa the cold weather Contracting othel
IN no 1initerihg In the way of freights to To
a i,f fo4.4 - -. line
a,,uar rleaSnt 70 new orleans have duce
+ nor hhi o az 70 Ine IolloWlng prices: cars,
oVc; pound freights SOC. The rates On
STOCK are Sl4 per head for horses. SO
~ e1Mlsss a M p Tor sheep. sep25
Llnan, was engaging New Orleans
gnts at the above rates yesterday. She r.
, u the city wharf, and takes her depart AK
6 ratsE ON mules and sheer are w. =. q
.neu 10 think, too high for shipment under
li Is. river, and drovers may be induced will,
ZIP Dy rail- In consequence. tweaI
LOUIS. The De,aocrot az T,,asdox, four
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