The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-03

veering to the Northeast at noons and came
n a hi nieht. II showed little during
the afternoon, a heavy gale of wine pre-
yaili9g and gf3 9ra2ig5g marc nara enonsh
| to make ice. Our dispatches show
/ that the gale was general through
/ ont the West and all along the river. As
the rain and snow has extended to the
+ head waters of the Allegheny, Mononga-
hela KanaWhai an, gu nm caI,1 we nay
4 to let out all steamers. although. judging
4 from the sudden cold change in the
i weather, we do not anticipate coal-boat
rise at Pittsburg. At Pittsburg. last night,
! in the channel--AI- AarietLas there was a
there tle was ii inches and .stafionssy, Tand
! falling slowly at Pomsroy.
i Here it was swelling slowly last night,
with Licking ana both Mfanfas running
out 1ittie. Es61e3 81 sEa54N 4Ie3 sA&
4 CaptaIn. A. stein goes TO louisville. TO
load the p. W. Strader for New Orleans.
/ Capt. Jas. Good will preside in the office i
The Henry Logan sunk in six feet of
| water opposite Ironton. sunday morning,
/ Captain James s. wise, Superintendent
! Of the Nashville Packet Company will
4 commence loading oneHof the steamers on
4 Monday for the Cumberland.
| The Robert Moore, Captain Charles NJ.
| Holloway, on her last trip. was compelled
to store her freight at Catlettsburg, on ac-
count Of the low water.
ling, dropped dowa to the wharf yester-
| day. The two former viii load for New
Orleans. and the latter for Mem phis.
LOUISVILLE. = The Courier of Saturday.
says: 't
The river appears 10 be stubbornIy in
4 cIined. and up to dusk last evening it
had not risen a fraction of an inch at
iee s water in the canal The weather was
mild and rainy IN the morning, q good
rain having set IN a23nt oei SfI IN o tne
when it turned quite cold. with an at
tempt 10 snow. The Thermometer ranged
at so in the morning, and fell 10 30 In the
evening. and showing at night @.AE-
The sudden change Of weather is unfa-
vorai2le or the hopes Of the boa boat yet
4 water, and that the river Will be rising
III here to-day. -. -...f4s1..
Portland wharf. all ready and complete,
and an the finesto der. She is advertised
to start TO New Orleans, on her first tri p,
u axr Saturday, the 18th Of December.
The St. Charles. Capt w. r. 7aOlIcroft, is
the drst of the fleet to start to New Orr
leans. She is advertised for New Orleans
The Leonora No. z. managed to come in
a from Evansville about noon, bound for
ST. ELoUIs.-The Democrat, of Saturday
Several inches of snow, fell during the
twelve hours ending at noon yesterday.
Telegrans' to the KtOkuk packet Office an
nounce three inches of snow at Quincy
and Keokuk yesterday, weather cold and
Mississippi failing very rapidly. Rise. here
, about one inch. Illinois improved. lit
tie hope for the Missouri. The Antelope is
| CONSIDERABLY past due; detained by low
water below JefferSOH City. Business poor
: | aJUhis port, with free zing weath her, and
prospect OF not more than q five inch rise.
l If as much. Up to the 9th, few small
n | boats continued to do business at St. Paul
ana the people were talking of getting up
g Il skating pak, in due time. on the river,
, | although no ice has yet appeared. ~
: We learn thatthe newly formed North
: we tern Navigation Company, for the
i Sioux City and Rocky Mountain trade,
J numbers among ITS stockholders some
I names of great strength and enterprise.
such as ss GasPtains Pa, Pan Able and and
I t gentlemen, it wIH be remembered,
were of the party who purchased
t wheelers of the defunct Johnsonvills
: packet line. 1t is lntirnated that those
: steamers will very probably become the
: 4 steam boat Captain cut of employment
. stepped o. board a boat at our wharf the
{ other day, and was treated with remark
: able hospitality. He was treat ed 10 drin 4
:, Ih6n dinner, which was succeeded by a
!. | cigar, and on leaving the boat, he was
! 4 .pEr-se h ed wilma fine turkey. 7Stgl
I Mr.. ". p. Gordon, an old pilot, but
: farming FOR two years past near Bunker
!, Hill. I1sin is, retarls, to his cid profession
He goes down on the Luminary to-day to
/. captain Rea. his engineer. and about
I twenty men besides.-remains still on the
wreck Of the Wayerly. saving what they
>
5 The clerk Of the Viola belle IS also here
: Captain Marsh Is trying 10 raise the Viola
before the submarine gets to her. a part
) OF her deckl0ad is on the An -elope. !
: .1TEMPH Is.-The Appeal of Tuesday, No
' vember 18th, says: TX.
I A dastarcsy outra &c was perpetrated up
{ on the Cas4taln and paSSeng gers of the NJ
/; = MephafI, at New Madrid, which should
. stamp the. participants scOundrels Of
the first order. The boat arrived in the
Y evening and laid up for the night, when
. Captain Mcdonald, true to his nature as a
liberal and high-tCned gentleman. tender
ed an Invitation t07tne eili Gems totcone on
board and enjoy q dance. Several drunk
en- Fufiians svent4ntO tile. cabin ana tried
TO raise a row with the paSsB ngers. strik-
2 illgza gent eDhaB.1u the face with a pistol
. and doing. other shameful things. They
drank freely at the bar. and Capt. AcDOn-
aid fearinz furt her trsufSse, ordered the bar
: keeper To let them haze no more IiQnor
q Al This they became incensed, and drew
. tIseir pistols on tue officer. EOnet of them
= fired at the Captain. but the ball passed
bAt ween his legs and INTO the Hbulknead
q After some .ronb4e. tteE-were pat ashore
. ztrQRlftwilenoe they freq several shots into
= the boat, the D&4IS passing through tne
= clothes of some OF the passengers, who
made narrow escapes, Capt. Mcdonald act
ed very 1cooryi and deserves much praise
{ which was freely awarded him by the pas
q sengerS on his tine packet. 1t was one o
the most coward y OutTages we have eve
heard OF aud we hope the citizens of New
: Madrid wall denounce the action in fitting