The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-09

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z Weather and Water
C1Nc1RNATT, Jan. 8-Tha river has fallen
9inches.a The weather is cloudy, and some
snow fell last night. Thermometer stands
| at 3Oo. $500 -;,f. .r .f.~.
The weather yesterday was decidedly
colder and much more unpropitious for
the re-opening of navigation. The ice YES
| terday was thicker and heavier, and we
| may expect further difficulties to steam
boats endeavoring to ascend or descend the
river. The river is still falling rapidly
immense masses of ice are being left ON the
shore. Our dispatches from all quarters
are still ominous of protracted suspen-
sion of navigation. Score ez.tR
Arrivals and Departures.
We have no arrivals to report. The de-
partures were the Alice v, for New Orleans f;
Armada and Quickstep, for Cairo.
'a Boats Due.
Havana, for Nashville; Shamrock, for
| ST. Louis; Silver Moon, for Memphis /;
Palestine and Chattanooga, from Nash
Vile; j. p. Webb, st. Cloud, Robert Burns,
Laura Fenton, and Liberty No. 2, from
Memphis; Louisville. Mississippi, Nick
Longworth, David White, Indiana, Sam.
Parker, Swallow, Wild Wagner, and j. H.
Groesbeck, from New Orleans; Laurel Hill,
Louisiana, and Henry Ames, for New Or
leans; Tarascon, from Louisville.
miscellaneous. tlff
| The ice in the river yesterday was thicker
and heavier than on the day before -. The
| Armada was receiving largely for Cairo,
and would leave with big trip. Very
little freight was going aboard the Quick
step, though she had her flag flying. Our
people are very generally determined to
patronize the regular packets, who G inter
ests are identified with EVANSVILLE. The
Alice v. left yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock
with all the freight she could carry......
We were pleased yesterday to meet our
pleasant young friend Kit Rudd, of the
Chattanooga, who came a PASSENGER by
the Quickstep. The Chattanooga is laid
up at Golconda, to await events She has
good harbor, and Capt. Scott is inclined
to taFe matters quietly and patiently -.
We received a private dispatch from Capt.
JIB. Archer, of the Liberty No. 2, dated
OOluI1DuSy tlti inc oetIG
arrival of the Liberty at that port, with all
she could carry. She would leave Mem
phis last night for this port. and will be
here Friday morning and re load.
81 Boats Leaving To Day.
For CAIRo.-The sprightly Sam. Orr will
resume he trips to Cairo to-day If the ice
admits. Capt. Allan Duncan is in COM
mand, and VAL Sorenson and VIM. Tiles
ton are her clerks. She has elegant pas
senger accomm odations.
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI. The Commercial OF Mon
day says:
The weather was clear and cold yester-
day, yet with occasional high wind. The
mercGry ranged at thirty degrees at noon.
CATION, which is still suspended from Pitts
burg to Cairo. The ice is still running
heavily, yet the ferrybOats continue to
make occasional trips. AT PittSburg the
river is falling, with feet in the channel.
Here the river has receded IA inches during
the past "A hours, with IA feet hence to
Louisville.
Not quite to Cairo, Commercial. We are
still slightly the head of navigation, two
boats leaving last Friday, tive Saturday,
two on Monday and two yesterday, with
corresponding number of arrivals. Be-
cause you are away up by the North Pole
don't be envious like Louisville, and try
to pluck our laurals away. Ief
The wind was high and boisterOus last
night, and the weather hourly growing
colder, making new ice in the river.
LOUISVILLE. The Courier, of Monday
says: ..s..
The river was falling very slowly yester-
day, with six feet one inch of water in the
canal by the mark. Since our last report
it had fallen only about five inches at the
head of the falls, and fifteen inches at
Portland The weather, as we had lndica-
ted, turned warm with both rain and snow
Saturday, and the hope of an immediate
resumption of navigation was INDUCED
in. 1t turned cold again on Saturday night,
and was freezing fast, though clear and
rather mild yesterday, and thawtng in the
sun. This has held both the navigation
and the DO tmen in suspense, and the lat
ter are now awaiting another change be-
tore attempting to resume navigation.
On the fails there were about four feet
water in the pass last evening. and the riv-
| er falling very slowly. at -
The river continues as full as ever of
heavy floating ice, 1t being too light to
gorge, and the weather not quite cold
enough to make much shore ice. There
were rumors of gorges at points above
Cincinnati. where navigation is wholly
suspended, but the river Is still open at all
points below Cincinnati, and the ferry
boats here and at Jacksonville, and be-
low the falls at New Albany, were making
regular trips.
No boats ventui ed out of port either yes
terday or Saturday. and from present APP
pearances none will st ert to-day, though
several are ready.
Reports were current yesterf ay that the
ice had sorged IN the Lower Ohio at Flint
Island, also at Alton, the mouth of Little
Blue, but we do not believe it was true. If
the navigation of the over river is stop
ped at all by gorge of ice, it will be near
Wolf Creek, in thu Narrows.
The Liberty No. cleft Memphis last Mon
day with 400 bales of colt n for New Al
bany, and 100 bales for Evansville. She
returns to Memphis from Evansville Fri
day.
Rather late in the day, Colaier-though
she Will probably leave here again next
Friday.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Monday