The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-12
weather and Water.


wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
tH weather and Water.
CINCINNATI.-River has fallen inches I:
navigation still suspended. Weather,
cloudy ia part; mercury 30o; barometer
ros rs inches last night
The weather continues cloudy, but is not
SO cold as on Thursday. The river has
fallen about 8inches during the "a hours
ending at O'Clock yesterday. The ice is
much thinner, and is not SO hard, and is
pretty well scattered over the surface of
the river. Navigation from this port to
Cairo and New Orleans may be said to be
resumed if the weather continues moder-
ate.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday were the Ada Lyon,
Green River to return; Glasgow, Cairo to
Newburg.
es Boats Due.
Among the first boats due on RESUMPTION
OF navigation, are the Havana for Nash
vile; Shamrock and Arabian, for st.
Louis; Silver Moon and Darling, for Mem
phis; Palestine and Chattanooga, from
Nashville; j. P. Webb, st. Cloud, Robert
Burns, Laura Fenton, and Liberty No. 2,
from Memphis; Lawrence, Mary Irwin,
Nick Longworth, Mississippi, David White
Indiana, Sam Parker, Swallow, Wild
Wagner, and j. FL. Groesbeck, from New
Orleans; Laurel Hill, B. L. Lodge, Emerald,
Armadillo, Emma No. 3. and Henry Ames
for New Orleans; Tarascon, from Louis
Vile; Armada, and Quickstep, from Cairo;
VIM. White and Ada Lyong from Green
River; Phantom, from Tennessee River. , /
wharf-boat, and commenced
loading. She wiH be athletic go out with q
'ull load to-night~upon the arrival ofithe
nail train from the North. .....sTfie Ada
lyon came out of Green River yesterday /
With a moderate trip, and would return
asst night,..,v., The Glasgow came up from
cairo yesterday morning, and Left for
Hewbdrg, to take a large lot Of corn
She viii return here THIS morning, and I'LL
tut for New Orleans, and leave tonight
1.-THE Charmer was busy all day yes
erday discharging freight, and will return
o Cairo to day with a big trip, including
he freight on the Sam Orr, now laid up.
The Armada was expected last night, and
will return to Cairo on Monday. 7. Tie
indiana and Wild Wagner were also ex-
ected last night, or will be in to day from
Jew Orleans, and the Liberty from Mem
Louisiana left Louisville on
Wednesday night, but had not arrived at
o'clock yesterday.
miscellaneous. a.r4
The appearance of the levee reminds
ur old citizens of the good old days when
reights were plenty and steamboats, were
Rowling our wharf. Three squares of the
Tharf was covered with cotton, pork, corn,
oultry, &C., &C., and nearly thirty drays
'ere engaged taking away cotton, and
ringing down corn, pork, &c The
ouisville finished discharging about noon
and dropped down to Cox g.
ROats Leaving To. Day.
For CAIRO. The elegant and finely APP
ointed Charmer win go to Cairo positively
t2o'clock to-day, and will afford pleasant
to passengers and ship
ars. Capt. Billy Fowler is in command. and
ohm Adams and Geo. Nicholson are in
lie office. No pleasanter or more courte-
rs gentlemen are to be found. Send down
Dur freight and bills. FtHk {
For NEW ORLEANS.ATh superb steamer
is now receiving, and will leave
r New Orleans, on Sunday morning ut 10
clock. The Louisville has splendid pas Z
niger appointments, and is a new and re-
able boat. Captain Ross, her command &
/, is an extremely pleasant gentleman :
ID an experienced officer. aud is assisted
attentive and courteous clerks. Cox and
umphrey are her agents. "A .
For NEW ORLEANs.--The splendid side g
heel steamer Glasgow, is loading in this
entity, and will leave the mammoth
1arf-boat at 10 o'clock tonight.
on the arrival of the
lin from the North. She is
lendid new boat. with superior
bin appointments and great carrying n
pacities She has a full load engaged
d will leave pr, mptly. Capt. Lomothe, h,
r commander, is a gentleman of the old
1ool, and knows his business. r. X. G
& Co, are her agents.
from our Exchanges.
Commercial of Thurs 4
y says: IL
he Clifton, from Memphis, and West al
ireland, from New Orleans, had worked in
through the canal I o the head having
oxen up the ice. and were trying last
t above the head of the canal They
II probably succeed to-day. All the | II
ats in port, bound for lower ports. have
receiving again, and viii 2
We as advertised. The Silver Moon,
plain MlrrieIees, leaves this evening u
lowed by the Darling, Captain Cheno- u
tn. The Emerald and other New Or re
ms packets are likewise preparing tC o:
We. The underwriters are again inS ur- w
on cargoes. in
Courier, of Thursday, CO
IS: -,
he river was falling slowly yesterday, :
h five feet four inches water in the canal
the evening by the mark. During the
vious twenty four hours it had fallen
} inches at the head of the falls, and six
hes at Portland. The we tther was -
deIating all day, with the Thermometer Ca
ging from 80 to 409, but it was freezing 10
night, with big, white frost yesterday "
rning. vi
n the falls there were scant three and-a-
f feet water in the chute down the In trl
ma shore. J
he river, though pretty full of Ice. was II;
less INSTRUCTED yesterday than it had