The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-04
river business ceases here totally this year,
il win be a quiet demise. M

il win be quiet demise. &
MEMPH1s.LThe Avalanche Of Thursday,
says; ! ~ ~ ~ ,a.tE
Yesterday was dark and gloomy day.
The atmosphere was cool and damp. with
a drizZling rain during the day. A hard
rain set in on Tuesday night, which lasted
extended along the Ohio and throughout
the Southwest, with favorable prospects
OF a rise in the rivers. The weather here,
at noon, turned quite cool. with indica-
tion overcoats; at the same time dense
fog prevailing.
NEW oRLEANs.-The Times. of FRIDAY,
says: 20 544
The weather yesterday was sonae ellat
cooler than il has been for MANI Gays.
We hope TO see "A permanent change soon,
as cold weather is far moi e preferable than
the present warm. damp and foggy
than usual: perhaps 1T was because yes
terday was Thanksgiving Day-and most
of the places cIosed,at an early hour.
GIeanfnEs from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial of Satur-
day says:
Business along the landing was without
any special change. Boatmen are anx-
iously awaiting rise of water. We hope
they viii be accOmm odated during the
coming week. Reports from above are ia
vOrable for q slight rise. Above the bridge
trade was active and business brisk. The
packets of both lines have all the business
they can manage.
A lady passenger of the steamer Onward
saved herself by swimming ashore when
the boat was burning. She refused 10 sign
her name to the card of thanks given by
the other passengers to the officers of the
boat.
The Commercial of Sunday says:
The gale was severe on the river Friday
night and yesterday morning. OBTAINING
terday morning, had not arrived last
night The louisville packet General Buell.
was blown on the rocks on the Kentucky
shore of Rising sun bar, but finally work
ed off. arriving here at IL A. NJ. She reports
the st. Marys, bound down, aground on
Warsaw Bar. Captain David says lit was
experienced. He brought the c. T. Dumout
through safely, however.
Louisvii e. yesterday, having broken her
rudder at Florence, in the storm.
The Legal Tender. from Louisville, ar
rived at New Orleans on Friday.
The ComnaercA Ft of Monday says:
The weather. was cold and cloudy yester-
day, with the win from She south all day,
and Httle east OF south Jast night. Mer
from noon till night. 1t commenced snow
ing at 80 M, covering the ground TO the
depth Of one inch. 1t ceased falling at 5
PM, but may commence again during the
night, or rain, if the weather continues
moderating AT Pittshurg, yesterday, it
was very cold, and the river unchanged. |
Considerable shore ice was made in Ale |
gheny durins Saturday night
George Albree. the weather prophet at |
PlttSburg, predicts rise there of ten or |
twelve feet during December. If the |
weather moderateS the river will rise a d |
keep open; but, on the contrary, should it |
continue cold, navigation will soon be /
suspended, owing to the low 81 age OF water. /
Last night the indications were favorable /
for misty, sleetlng ram. Here the river |
was about on a stand, and perhaps SWELL I
ing very slowly. last night, with four feet /
scant hence to louisville, and thirty inch
es on French Island, where the Sam. J.
Hale's bargeS were aground last night.
The recent cold weather caught several
steamers laid up with little water in their
boilers and doctors, which had not been |
drained out, the engineers having doubt
less been paid off before they were through
with their work. We understand the ma
chinery, more especially the doctors, of
the Emma No 3 and America wa dam
aged by the recent freeze, almost running
the doctors. The damage to the Emma is
at 81 600 and the America at
81 800. It is reported that the machinery |
Of other boats is more or less damaged.
Commodore I. Dean. superintendent of
the Dean Line" Captain James Il. Pep
per. and Capt in w b. Miller, of the Min
nicola, left for the East in last nights tram
The tOw-bOat Yankee, % the Mississippi !
Valley Transportation Company. bound
from st. Louis 10 New Orleans, with tour
2ar4es o. merchandise in tow, sunk at
Plum Point, on Saturday. The boat and
-wo barges are a total loss.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of Monday
AS:
The river was falling slowly yesterday.
With only Two feet ten inches water in the
ANAL the evening Dy the mars. Du- /
ing the previous "A hours it had fallen an
nch az the head OF the falls and two
nches at Portland. The weather was in
ensely cold Saturday morning. the ther
ranging as low as Is, and rising
)nly to 2 during the day, with ice heavy |
ind strong enough on the ponds FOR ska
ing. Yesterday it moderated very mate
tally during the day, the thermometer In /
he morning at 20, and in the afternoon as
high as 81, but freezing again last night
The chapter of accidents from snagS in |
he Missouri r1yerdurlng only four weeks
'ast results as follows: The Amanda sunk
nd burned; J. II. Lacy, Amaranth, Jennie
Brown, Waverly, and Viola Belle sunk,
nd the Nymph blew up.
The Legal Tender, from this port, arrived
[ New Orleans on the 29th ult.
AS the expected rise in the river did not
axe place, the departure of the 81. Charles
Or New Orleans viii have to be deferred
Or a few tys. Captain Hollcroft is hope
~ OF a speedy change, and a rise, though
Ome of the weather. Use are predicting a
freeze up " before a good tide enSTeS.
brace of oyster boats rugged with two
1aSts each, bound for New Orleans, came
4 from Cincinnati last evening