The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-11
RIVER NEWS.
weather and Water.


i CrNcrNNATI. Dec. 10--The river has risen
twelve inches since Saturday, with thirty
one feet seven inches in the channel The
weather Is cloudy in part. with squalls OF
very hard frost Saturday night and last
night with high wind.
PTTTsBURG, Dec. i0.--River ten feet six
inches and falling. Weather cloudy and
freezing. snow this morning.
, The ccld spell is upon us, and the mer-
curry has gone down to low figures in, the
thermometer. The river is falling very
slowly, but will decline more rapidly if
this kind of weather continues. saGiH hi
Arrivals and Departures.
since Sunday night the arrivals and de-
partures, up to 3o'clock yesterday include
the louisville, New Orleans to louisville;
Sam Orr, Cairo to Eyansvi Ile \ Pine Bluff,
St. Louis to Pittsburg; Robert Burns. Gin
cinnati to Memphis; lArrnadillo, fncfn-,
natl to st. Lonis Morning Star, Hender-
son to Louisville; Newsboy, Henderson TO
return; David Watts, Cairo to Cincinnati;
Camelia, Cincinnati to Nashville; Charm
err, to Cairo. atl@H9 40 f&s 30 bld #
go = f9h 40 Boats Due. haHtsls-eaw
!. Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Naugatuck, for st.
Louis; Golden Era, Sherman and Anna,
from st. Louis St. Cloud, for Memphis;
Liberty No. 2 from Memphis; Nora,
Altoona and Bertha. for Arkansas River;
Messenger, Swallow, Emperor, M. 8. Mep-
ham and Argosy, for New Orleans Nick
Longworth, Henry .Ames, David White
and Amazon, from New Orleans; Armada,
from Cairo; Rose Hite, from Louisville;
Ada Lyon, from Green River. VA
N4s5 miscellaneous fe.sf kfsfs
Matters were lively at the wharf yester-
day morning, with a large feet OF boats in
port..........The Louisville discharged 274
bales of cotton for sundry consignees.
The Sam. Orr had slim trip. ............
The Pine Bluff. Robert Burns, Armadillo,
and Camelia had good trips.....9.The Burns
discharged o considerable amount of
freight here. THE David Watts came up
from below light. We did not learn her
destination. ---.....A new shuttle and deal
has been made among the officers of the
Evansville and Cairo packets. Capt. Billy
Lowth,5 one OF the most popular gentle
men in the line, takes command of the
grand Armada, a boat that any man might
feel proud to command. Capt. Willie
Fowler graces the hurricane of the Charm
err, and John Adams for a long time the
popular clerk of the r, X. Dunkerson, sue
ceeds Capt. Fowler in the office of the
Charmer These are excellent selections,
and the line will lose none of its well earn
ed reputation under the new Teginae,,.......
The Morning Star had a fair quantity of
/ freight out yesterday morning, and a large
crowd of passengers. ........ Cape. Cox has his
big stages up, and is all right again. He
will be glad to see and entertain his
friends. Sid Ha En# Rf
II Boats Leaving To-Day. =
For CAIRo.-The Sam. Orr, one of the
feet clippers, is the regular packet for
Cairo and all way points to-day, at 3
O'Clock. Capt Allen Duncan is in COM
mand, and Val. Sorrenson and VIM. Tile
ston are in the office. Passengers and
shippers will receive the most courteous
attention. s9a
For LoUIsvILLE.--The elegant Rose Hite
Is the packet for Louisville this evening.
She is neat, clean, tidy, and popular. Capt.
Ballard is in command, and Geo. Patterson
and Jesse jackson are in the office. They
will do to tie to.
Gieanings from our Exchanges.
CINC1NgATI.-- The Commercial. of Satur-
day, says:
The weather was mild and cloudy yester-
| day, with indications of more rain. The
/ mercury ranged at COZ at noon. At Pitts
! burgh the river is on stand, with ii feet
| in the channel. Here the river has receded
s inches during the past "a hours, with 20
| feet hence to Louisville. .er
LoUIsvuLE.-The Courier of Saturday
says: .+,.s..-ss.sf ...
The river was falling yesterday, with 10
4 feet 6 inches water in the canal in the
evening by the mark. During the previ-
GUS "a hours 1t had fallen inches at the
head q the falls. and some eighteen zen inches
too warm for the season, and quite cloudy,
tho thermometer ranging as high as 600.
Onthe falls last evening there were seven
Indian chute, and falling. afs.t
4 The coal feet was arriving all day yes
terday, and some boats were in at an early
hour and we noticed an increased activity
i alonRfhe wharf, and coal officers among
the crews of the various boats, some being
paid off TO return to Ptttsburg, and others
1 shipping to lower ports. The Decem Der
run Is heavy, and exceeds two and aquar-
| ter millions of bushels, including upwards
of one million of lower ports.
The Democrat says:
The Evansville and Cairo Packet Com
pany want to call their new boat silver
Ithorne. "There would be nothing in the
| name" If ever old Spooney would see
| her, he would leave thorn on the wheel
houses, for he'd hook the SilUer of.
You are rather Haysey, WILL that Silver
don't hook worth a darn.
The White has laid up at Evansville
nothing to do up Green River. me PAIN
| City brings all the trade to Louisville now
She leaves this evening for Green River.
Well, If Louisville gets all the business
from Green River, we must say that Green
River people do precious little business
The Plain City has never been here YET
when we could not see between her hull
and the water. sg at4 m8Hsa4
ST.. LOUIS - The Democrat of Saturday
says: faf.1,-
Instead of cold, freezing winter, rainy
spell prevails here and rs iar north as 81
Paul, with a very temperate atmosphere
The river has improved a little 70 CAIRO
and there is q fair stage OF water 70 heo
| kuk, In the Missouri, and In the LIMOS
The inclemency of the weather yesterday
was the cause of several boats not ieavlne
the Virginia, Paragon, Anna White, &C
MEMPHIS. The appeal of Wednesda,