The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-07

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Weather and Water.
The white gulls were flying on Friday
evening, sure representation of
change and storm, and we did not join
| in the anticipation, INDUCED by many,
that we would have warmer weather and
rain. The wind rose during Friday
| night, and thick clouds gathered, emitting
a little snow, and the mercury continued
to fall rapidly, until this report closed
Saturday afternoon. The river was still
declining rapidly, and the ice, driven by
the cold South wind, ran heavily along
the Indiana shore. 1t is packing in the
bend at Pigeon Creek and along the
| wharf. If this weather holds a few days
longer the river will close, and the head of
| navigation which we have held for a few
days will be transferred to the city of in
Vulnerable pumps, floods and fires.
Arrivals and Departures.
The Phantom came up from the Will
lows yesterday morning and took her pas
sengers and again left with determina-
| ton TO get out of the river if possible. The
| Liberty took part of b er freight on Friday.
The Westmoreland and Clifton came to
the conclusion yesterday that the Evans
Vile wharf was not the safest harbor
they could find, and got up steam and lett
for a safer location. They will probably
get into Green River. They had hard
fight to get out of the heavy flow that was
| driven by the wind towards this shore, but
when they got outside they had rather
fair sailing to the point above.
The Tigress is the only steamer left at the
wharf, and she lies in an exposed condi-
ton, her stern on shore and her bow ang-
ling out in the stream, with a heavy pack
of ice above and outside. The propeller
Volante is also at the wharf, and will con-
tinue to visit Green River as long as posi-
BILE. From our clever and attentive young
friend, Geo. w. Hill, who was in the city
yesterday, we learn that navigation in
White River is suspended, the steamer Pc
tersburg having laid up. There was not
much ice in that river yesterday morning
The Wabash is falling and is full of rum
ming ice; navigation is of course sus-
pended. s
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Fri
day says: -1 ~
The weather continues clear and cold,
with the mercury ranging at thirty-four
degrees above zero at noon yesterday.
Navigation is still suspended from Pitts
burg to Evansville There is considerable
heavy running ice here, yet the erry-boats
are still making occasional trips to New
port and Covlngton. At Plttsburg the
mel. Here the river has receded two feet
during the past twenty-four hours, with
sixteen feet hence TO Louisville.
The Sam. j. Hale arrived at Memphis
yesterday, where she will remain until the
resumption of navigation to Cincinnati.
The Emma Floyd, Captain w. q. Voris,
has laid up at Smlihland On account of the
LoU1svrLrE-The Courier, of Thursday,
says:
The Morning Star, Capt. DOLLS, succeed
ed in battling her way up from Hender-
son, and arrived late Tuesday night. She
has sought winter quarters just above the
mouth of the canal, at the ancient port of
Shippingport. ss.t ,.-'5
heavy ice between Evansville and Camel
ion, but thence to Leavenworth it was
heavy, and she had to lie by at the latter
point four hours repairing her water
wheels, and from Brandenburg up the ice
was very heavy. ~
The Morning Star on her last trip broke
60 wheel arms and nearly all her buckets
The Democrat, of Thursday, says:
On the last trip of the steamer G. w. Ora
ham to Memphis, from st. Louis, she car
ried down a lot of discharged coIored SOL
diers, who placed their baggage in charge
of the porter Upon arriving at Memphis
it was found that this baggage had been ri
fled, and money and valuables to the
amount of $500 stolen. The assistant pOr-
ter did the job nately" for them
STEAMER SoLD.--The Nashville Gazette of
Thursday says the steamer Talisman
which arrived there on Saturday evening
last from Louisville, was yesterday sold to
Captains VIM. Strong and w. r. Bell, OF
that city, for the sum of $4,000. The Tails
man is now in port, and is to be placed in
and Nashville. The Talisman is good
boat, and judges say she was bought at
bargain.
The Liberty No. 2 will probably arrive at
Portland this morning from Memphis.
She will probably return.
This is the head otnavigation, Democrat
and of course the Liberty did not go above,
CAIRo.-The Democrat of Friday says:
The weather yesterday-how shall we
describe il? Mild, clear and beautiful; 1t
had come with balmy southern winds, and
life-giving warmth, and leads us to hope.
at least. that the severity of the Winter
Business seemed fair enough considering
the condition of navigation above this
point.
through ice and brought out "a fine load for
Memphis.
The Messenger lost her entire wheel in
trying to fight her way through the heavy
ice above Randolph. She drifted back, and
effected a landing opposite that city, where
she now lies in a helpless condition.
ST. LOUIS, The Democrat of Friday
says:
The weather continued all day as mild
nearly as May. The wind was from the
south. No difficulty worthy of special
mention interfered with the ferryboats in
their sundry trips across the river. The
river was falling still. The decline has
depth to Cairo is probably now no more
than five and half feet. The decline,
however, win be checked by the thaw1ng
weather. The levee is a scene of unsur-
passed quietness. Two steamboats,, three
n re oil