The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-01

snow went with a rush. e ne sflVef
fell s. inches during the "a hours enc
ing at noon yesterday, but the rapidl7
melting snow will check the decline
and rise may be expected at once
We predict that this is permanent
break up of the great freeze of the
last As days. The ice was far less for
midable yesterday than for several
days past, and a day or two more, Of
like character, will render navigation
not only safe but easy.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrival up to 3 o'clock,
yesterday, was the Darling, from Gin
cinnati to Memphis. There were no
departures up to that hour, but sever
al boats were preparing to leave.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the
Havana and Rowena, for Nashville;
Shamrock and Arabian, for St Louis;
Robert Burns, and j. p Webb,
from Memphis; Lawrence and Mary
Irwin, for Arkansas River; Nick
Longworth, Lady Gay, Amazon,
Louisiana, NJ: s. Mepham and
Stonewall, from New Orleans; B, L.
Lodge, Emerald, Armadillo, Emma
No. 8, for New Orleans, Morning
Star, from louisville, Charmer, from
Cairo; VIM. White, from Green
4 River; Phantom, from PASSPORT.
aRlE ss4k MisceIlameOas. 4
b The bright rays of the sun yester-
day caused the face Of steamboat men
to assume smile of gladness, and Su-
| perintendentf Gus z looked as bright
/ as a. basket of chips He had the
Sam. Orr's bunting heaved9 to the top
of the Jack -staff, and she commenced
receiving for Cairo, and would leave
yesterday afternoon. The freight
went down rapidly, our merchants be-
ing but too glad to get relieffrom the
pressure of completed orders..-....
The Watts got up steam determined
to break out of her ice prison, to save
her pork, Of which she has large
quantity. 1.-The Norman would
also get out if the others left, and &c
! to Aiken's Landing to load. 1.-THE
p. w. Strader and Swallow are quiet
" chaking the bits of Hustor
a Co.'s wharfboat, and viii
"wait a time with patience '....
The Darling's gay whistle charmed
our denizens yesterday morning, ant
!. came in gay as peacock. Capt
Chenoweth left Cincinnati a young
man and arrived here with whisker.
tinged with gray. We hope he will
:; live to make the round trip. He say
if Capt. Ben. Mirrielles is the ice KIM
l. he is the step-son, as he has had
steady old fight all the way from Lou
isville. He was ice. bound at Louis
vile thirteen days The Darling had
: big trip. She left Louisville Tues
day evening at A o'clock..........,.Th
! Palestine is laid up opposite Altor
+ the Garnet at Cannelton, the Gaul
le at Corn Island, and the Cor
Of S. at Hawesville Capt. Cher
y oweth does not believe any boat ca
go up. ....Capt Billy Ford an
Wash. Tenley brought the Libert
No. 2 up on their last trip. To tn
fact much of her success is due. tt
Liberty was receiving rapidly, b
will hardly get away before to-nigh
as Capt. Archer expects his excelle
3 wife to meet him here to-night......,
he The Packet Company are now talkil
of naming the new boat Billy Brow
in honor of our distinguished al
most highly esteemed fellow-citize
AZ VIM. Brown, Of the celebrated firm
Brown, Dunkerson & Co. We thin
this a vast improvement on the 9th
name pronosed--Flying Eagle. The
. is but one improvement that could
en- suggested, which our modesty forbl
m. US to mention. ~
10 Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The grand Anna
+ + will leave at 3 o'clock to- day for Ca
-. and all way ports with the Unit
States mail and the Adams Expire
ssO' Capt. Billy Lowth is her excell'
commander, and.a more popular g
tleman does not exist. Billy Du
and George Throop are her inimlta
clerks. Every one desiring pie
ant trip to Cairo, should take pass
IEs- on the Armada. She is stunt
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