The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-17

Clerk. She will be welcomed with delight
when she comes.
For MEMPHIS. elegant ST. Cloud
Capt. w. ]. Rusk, leaves this evening for
Memphis and way ports. She has admit
rable cabin accommodations and excellent
capacity for freight. Capt. A. Byers is
her affable and gentIemanly clerk. r,of
The popular and fleet Laura Fenton,
Capt. Bellows, with Hewitt and Penning-
ton in her office. returns to Memphis posi-
lively this evening. She is a good boat,
and has most courteous officers. o.3 zrerr
For NEW ORLEANs.-The splendid side
wheel steamer Virginia, Capt. A. D. Arm
strong, loads at this port and will leave for
New Orleans tonight, direct, She is a spa
cious, staunch and elegant steamer, and
Capt. Armstrong stands high in his pro-
fess1on. She will receive full trip here
Cox Humphrey are her agents. -f.si-l
For GREEN RIVER. Capt. Drinkwater's
popular little beauty, the VIM. White, re-
turns to Green River this evening. She is
a beauty, and her officers are pleasant
gentlemen. Pat Burke is in the office.
Gieanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.-The Commercial, of Tues
day, says: ...... .l....s
The weather was cold and cloudy yester-
day with little snow ard rain. The ice
is growing thinner, and navigation is
again resumed to all points. At Plttsburg
tne river Is falling. with 8 feet in the chan
mel. Here the river has risen one foot
during the past "a hours, with 7 feet hence
to Louisville. ast I'll "a BOD |
Captain VIM Gregg. win Immediately
Memphis instead Of for New Orleans. as
was previously stated. fs-f5. ifsa7I ~ !
The Emerald, Armadilio, and Emma No.
8, will leave for New Orleans this evening.
The Silver Moon, Captain Ben. M. Mer-
rieless, VIII leave for Memphis at IL
o'clock to-day, and will be followed by the
Darling, Captain J. M. Chenoweth, this
evening. ta Hfltt aH2 +
3 The Louisville Mail Line steamers will
continue their daily trips to Louisvi lie to-
day, the Gen. Lyle leaving at 8 O'Clock
LoUIsvILLE-The Courier of Tuesday,
says:
NAVIGATION REsUMED.-The river was
rising yesterday, with five feet threeincheS
water in the canal in the evening by the
mark. uring the previous twenty -four
hours it had risen five inches at the head
of the falls, and fifteen inches at Portland
very good and Opportune rise, which will
have a tendency to dissipate the shore ice
The weather was moderate, the therrnome-
ter ranging at 35, with good fall of snow
in the morning, and a little rain mixed
with snow in the evening. it@
On the falls there were three feet three
inches water in the pass down the Indian
chute, and slowly swelling,
The river continues tolerably full of
floating ice, though 1t was far less formida-
Bile tn IN 1t has yet been, with the prospect
of melting weather last night, and gene
raj assumptions of navigation to-day. -
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF Tuesday
says: f4es .esfesb asfv Ms teai o7 aeel3 . 81
The river is falling slowly, Five feet of
water is reported hence to Cairo. The
weather was mild yesterday, and winds
variable. Business was dull three boats
loading; Forsyth for New Orleans, Agnes
for White River, and Walter Dance for
Memphis. Cumberland river is down to
thirty inches on the shoals, July stage.
and q rise expected. e n37BEUzuGaI saIS'-1
We are inspired with the hope that BUSH
ness will improve at the wharf today.
The only serious obstacle now is the low
ness of the water, but this was provided
for by an advance of rates to all points be-
low Memphis. The rates are now as fol-
rel, 81 IS; corn, per bag, sc; oats, per bag.
Toe; increase in pork rates, l0c, and in
pound freights, l0c per 100 pounds.
The wreckerS that have been searching
for the treasure on the w. r. Carter, have
abandoned work for the present.
MEMPHIS.-The Appeal of Saturday SAYS:
We learn that Capt Dick Mason was to
have left for New Orleans last evening, to
erner. Her debts are said to be very heavy
and 1t Will p Obably be two weeks before
they are adjusted.
A private letter from an engineer in the
Red river trade says: The Dan Able was
yesterday. She has made two
trips in the Red river and lost ten thous-
and dollars. think that in the next nine
" days there will be a great many more
boats in her fix"
The AraEanche of Saturday has the fol-
lowing: M h1E
The Des Arc came in yesterday from
White river with 500 bales of cotton
THE Die Vernon arrived from Vicxs-
burg with 500 bales of cotton and cabin |
full of passengers. She takes the South |
erner'S trip to day.
1.-THE Belle Memphis. Capt. Dan, Mussel-
man, made her appearance at the wharf
asst night. She lost thirty six hours by be-
ing aground at Plum Point. The Deer
Lodge lighted her off the bar. -
:. AS the passengers on the Gen. Ander-
ION were attempting to- walk ashore at
Columbia on Thursday night, an old gen
leman from Cincinnati was accidentally
down and had his leg broken in |
wo places. The stage plank was slippery
md steep. There were about twenty gem
.lemen walking up the plank in a row,
ng down the whole row. They ali landed |
IN the old gentleman and broke his leg.
We ip the following from the Vicks- |
,urg Herald of the 18th: HA
The LYDIA Norvell was sunk recently by |
loating ice. Capt. Jas. F. Lewis, her COM |
nander, we are informed, kindly furnished |
raj of her deck hands arrived here yester-
lay. s-.-er 81 r.
AS the LYDIA NorvelI passed here last
sunday, the 18th, with Capt. Lewis on
BOARD, and everything looking ship-shape,
We infer that she has not been sunk lately. /
NEW ORLEANs.-The Times, of Saturday,
avs: -a.a
The weather yesterday, like that of the
previous day, was cloudy, and threatened |
ain, but, notwithstanding the commotion,
n the atmospherical elements, 1t rained
lone up to dark.
Business transactions on the landing
we're very fair for Friday, considering that
lay to be one of The dullest of the weeK
We noticed fine trips on board of packets
which left.
STEAMBOATS,.