The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-19
Weather and Water.

Weather and water.
The weather yesterday was pretty cloudy |
and cold with the mercury at I6' above re |
ro at a. NJ. and a. 26o' at noon. On the
south side the frozen earth yielded lit
tie to the suns influence, but it was son0
winter weather all day. Some shore Ice
was formed during Tuesday morning. me
river here was rising more rapidly y ester
dav. and had risen nearly inches during
the p hours endi--g at O'Clock yesteF day,
with plenty of water for ordinary boats
say 8 10 81 feet from Louisville 10 caro-.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures up to
O'Clock Yesterday include the Ella Hughes,
Louisville to Cumberland River; News
BOY. Henderson and return; Ada Lyon,
Green River ard return Starlight, Gin
CHM att to New Orleans; Armada, bone
ward to the wharf; Nashville, Cairo to
Evansville; Luella, Mt. Vernon TO Pitts
burg.
BOafS Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Ida Rees, for Cairo; Lawrence, Bertha
and w. A. Caldwell, for Arkansas River;
St. Marys, Golden Era, Swallow, Atlantic,
Alaska. st. Charles, Gov. Allen, Legal Ten
der, and Indiana, for n. Orleans; EN-
pire, from Memphis; Darling and Cora
s., for Memphis; Nashville, Cumberland
and Fanny Brandeis, from Cairo; sam Orr,
from PASSPORT; Carrie, from st. Louis;
Success Tor Cumberland River; Cobb
webb and Wm. White, from Cumberland
River; Morning Star, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
There was no great rush of bus mess on
the Ievee yesterday ........The Lewellln was
receiving handsomely for PASSPORT, with
Of h fri n
Hughes came down from Louisville, ea
route to Cumberland River. She received
considerable Cumberland River freight
fere......The Starlight had two oarges,
fully loaded, and was well filled herself.
She had trouble at Portland, Flint. and
French Island bars ....-....The Ada Lyon
came in from Green River with a full trip.
She had splendid trip to Bowling Green.
She was to return to Green
River last evening ........-.....................
The Nashville came in from Cairo early
yesterday afternoon with moderate trip.
and win be the only pacxet out to-day.
Can't. Ben. Howard telegraphs that the
Cumberland win be here to go out on Fri
dav.....C Capt. Gus. Dusouchet brought the
grand Armada up to the wharf yesterday,
and commenced receiving for Cairo. She
looks exceedingly fine. She was receiv-
ing HberalIy.........The r. r. Pierce was
taking o large lot of salt and other
freight for Rough Greek and Hart
ford Early yesterday morning the
Waterman on the steamer Quickstep
discovered that two of her coid-wateI
-D pipes had bursted in her hold, below the
water line, from the effects of the sudden
freeze, and that she rapidly taking
water He rang the bell as an alarm, and
the signal being mistaken for a fire, the
Engine House bell took up the alarm and
the whole fire department was soon or
the streets. In the meantime Capt. Gus
Dusouehet, learning the cause of tht
alarm. went aboard the Quickstep witt
the crew of the Armada, and by borrow
ing pumps-her own all being frozen up
succeeded in keeping her afioat until tn
leaks We're stopped when she was pumped
out and will be readily put to rights.
was rather singular accident Capt
Dick Mason writes that he shall bring Tia
Southerner here, and put her into thu
Evansville and New Orleans trade. as
permanent packet as soon as there
water, with view to making the South
erner an Evansville institution. We neet
such an enterprise established. She Ia
lust been thoroughly repaired and re
furnished and is an excellent boat.
Boats Leaving To-Day
FER CAIRo.-The elegant and finely a