Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1867-12-15
RIVER AND WEATHER.

CINCINNATI, Dec. l2.-The weather has
undergone wonderful change in the last
twentY-four hours. Here, the mercury
went down from forty"eight TO eighteen
degrees, with prospects Of descending to
zero last night. Az Cairo il fell twenty
six degrees during Wednesday night.
The snow storm of yesterday prevailed
from New York to the lakes, and west
ward to ST. Louis. The freezing weather
is making ice rapidly in the Ohio from
Pittsburg to PomerOy, and tomorrow we
will have fair floating crop from Pome-
roy to Evansville. Fortunately, the Ohio
river Is rising at Parkersburg, which may
prevent it from being gorged with ice.
There were heavy rains at Frankfort,
Kentucky, "Wednesday night, and some
snow yesterday, which will cause the Ken
lucky river to swell. At Vincennes, there
was heavy rain yesterday, and the Wabash
is rising. This will help the lower Ohio.
CNCINNATI, Dec. 13.--RiyeF rose seven
inches here yesterday total rise three feet
nine inches. Dispatches this evening
from Gallipolis and Pomeroy report the
river rising at both places, and eight feet
at the latter point; total rise Of over five
feet. Thermometer %, with indications
of milder weather. America left in mail
line and Lizzie Hopkins for New Orleans.
PrrrsBuRe, Dec. 13.-Weather intensely
cold ice running heavy in both rivers.
Glass-house remains blockaded. Dis
patches from Olean, Salamanca, James
to IN, Oil City, .and other points, report
plenty Of snow Weather very cold; AL
legheny frozen over the entire length.
Unless the weather moderates, Mononga-
hela boats will have TO suspend operations.
Wheeling dispatches TO the Commercial
announce the suspension Of navigation and
boats laid up.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 13.-The river was
rising slowly yesterday despite the intense
cold weather, with full three feet eight
inches water in the canal in the evening
by the mark. During ;he preyiOns twenty
four hours il had risen two inches at the
head of the falls, and four inches at Port
land. The weather Turned clear and cold
during Thursday night, freezing the rom
ming streams into ice, and congealing the
mnd in the streets to hard frozen state,
with the thermometer at sunrise at
thirteen degrees only above zero. At noon
it had moderated, with the thermometer
indicating twenty four degrees above zero,
and in the afternoon il was pretty steady
at twenty-six, with the wind in the north.
east. This has been a very sudden change,
and il is thought it cannot long continue
cold. The Pink Varble came in from the
Tennessee river early. yesterday, and her
officers bring rather an unfavorable report
az to the condition Of the Ohio river above
Evansville. They report but twenty-nine
inches water at French Island on Wedneso
day night, and the Leonora Nc. 2, the
Emperor and Mary Erwin all aground on
the bar. The two former got off and were
at Evansville on Thursday night
ST. LOUIS, Dec. 13.-It began showing
violently at eleven o'clock to-day and
continued till this time. The river is
very low and still falling. Freights are
advancing, at 81 10 for -four.
MEMPHIS, Dec. I3.-Weather yesterday
extremely cold, but moderate to-day. River
falling, with six feet in The channel. The
Arkansas is falling-thirty inches TO Pine
Bluff. The White river Is declining, with
thres and half feet in the channel.