The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-13

the CDdnnGA, ana com HeLl1uZ SGNEistA OtlEE
lows of coal to lay up, where they viii
have to remain until there is rise suffi-
cient to float them out of The way. Sew
erai lows of coal passed Wheeling yes er-
dav here snow fell. with a little rain
and he ice disappearing IaSU before a South
wind and the river on a stand. with s feet
& inch Is in the channel At Marietta ana
ParkersbuTg there is 3 feet and f. ling, with
rain all day. At GallipOl1s there is feet
and rising III the On1Os Wnlle the kanaW ma
Captain W. B. Miller returned from the
East yesterday, and commenced loading
Memphis, and win depart tomorrow.
Captain John B. Conway and Charles
Matthews, clerk of the Silver Cloud No 2,
arrived from Evansville Yesterday. the
packet having laid up at the foot of
French Island. waiting for water to get
over the bar. Captain Conway returned
TO French Island in last nights train, and
will bring the Silver Cloud here as soon as
there Is sufficient water.
LOUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
says:
The river was rfsing slowly yesterday,
with "a inches water In the canal by the
mark in the even ing. This is a rise of only
one inch at the head OF the falls in twenty
four hours The weather has been cloudy
and mild, the thermometer all day yester-
day ranging at 40 10 42 degrees, and the
barometer about stationary.
NEW ALBANY.-The Commercial Of
Wednesday contains the following:
The first steam boat that navigated Bar
rem River was the United States" in
1888, under command of Captain Garrett
Pitts The United States was small siG e.
wheel boat, and originally intended to ply
as q mail packet setR cen Louisville and
the moui h OF salt River.-LoettSUttte COlt-
The United States, unless we are very
much mistaken, ended her career in 1874.
She was built in JeffersOnvllle in 1919 and
was owned by II art and others, OF nearly
200 tunS burden, and at that time was con-
sidered 1.-The finest merchant steam boat
in the universe She was low pressure
nd had txrC IL N ENGLAND We
find no account of any other United states,
though our usually very accurate cOtem-
pOrary doubtless has good authority for
The statement. .
1t is q question of vital importance and
should be settled at once. Wen look into it.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Wednesday
says:
River falling faster at this port than was
expected Navigation Supp0 Sed to be SuS
pended in the Missouri ow ng to the nom
arrival of a boat long past due. Also suS-
pended TO KeOkuk, perhaps quincy and
probably to Hannibal. Nothing doing In
the Illinois. Archibald Fame. pilot of the
Glasgow, last boat up, repor,s as follows:
Four feet three down to the left at Hat
Island; said TO be four and half feet
right hand way of middle bar. AT 81. Ma
RVS river not more than four and half
/ feet for s eamboat. Very shaggy after
The parties who sold one-haIt Of the Ida
Stockdale tor $4,000 December 5, We're H.
K. Hazlett, VIM. J. Kountz and VIM.
bell TO the Illinois Packet Company, for
the steamer r. l.. Woodward, was S2,l50,
instead of the much larger SUM which an
interested party procured insertion in the
papers. 1t was a pretty sharp thing, but
not honorable.
The Democrats Cairo special says the
Carrie has arrived there and laid Up, await
| ing water in the Ohio. The same dispatch
reports the Lne1la aground at Cumberland
| Bar, which is a mistake, as the Luella has
been here several days.
| MEMPHIs.-The Avalanche of Sunday
says:
| pleasant. The river here is stationary,
| with six feet large from Cairo to Vieks-
| burg. White River is station ar with
| four feet Scant in the channel. The GuidOn
1 reports rise IN Little Red K yer. The Ar
kansas is improving slowly, with three
feet in the channel.
There was a good movement on the
! levee yesterday. and during the afternoon
/ the landing presented a lively appear
ance.
/ TIE Bart Able cleared for New Orleans
! at P. NJ, with 800 bales of cotton and a
I good passenger trip.
/ The NIcksburg left at 5 2 NJ. with $50
/ bales of cotton and full passenger trip.
/ Both boats lett with all they wanted, and
/ refused cotton.
| The Pilgrim was run on to a sand-bar,
/ after she struck. ana is lying in six feet
/ water. Only part of her freight was dam
| aged. 1t is thought 1t will be i'm possible
| to raise her, as her bottom was partially
| torn out She was only three years old,
! and had lately been repaired at a heavy
| expense.