The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-16
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P~ITTsBURG, December l5.-The weather
is cloudy and very cold. The Allegheny
river Is nearly Closed. There was Ice on
the MonOngaheia River, on Saturday, and
Two or three tow-bOats ventured out with
coal bargeS, but stuck on the shoals a
short distance below the city. BY the Mo-
~nOngahela bridge marks, tlES evening,
there Is five and a half 1eet of water in the
channel, and falling.
CISCINNATI, December 4.+The river has
risen six inches. y light snow is falling
to-day. The thermometer stands at go;
barometer falling.
LOUISVILLE. December l4.-The river is
rising slowly, with three feet eight inches
in the canal. There has been an incesSant
snow storm since eight O'Clock last night;
thermometer 80.
MEMPHIS, December LITTLE river is
falling; weather clear and cool.
ST. LOUIS, December l4.-The weather is
milder, with about three inches snow on
the ground.
The weather yesterday was moderately
CO d, with the mercury at Z60 above zero
nearly all day. The river had risen four
inches during the twenty-four hOurs end
ing at dark last night. The Pilots of the
Rose Hite report TOUR feet on French Is
and bar, and the river rising slowly. The
harbOr inside the bar was frozen over
down to Dunkerson & Co.'S wharf-boat
yesterday mOrnit g, and a good cal of
shore ice was visible outside the bar.
Passengers by the Rose Hite report
that theriver was frozen over near
Leavenworth, and the boat had to
break her way thrOugh-~-..-.The al
rivals and departures since 3 O'Clock
Saturday include the Nashville, to Cairo;
VIM. White, to Cumberland River; Ada
Lyon, TO Green River; Palestine, Louis
vile and return; Bermuda, Louisville TO
Eastport; Alpha, Cannelton to Cairo;
America, Cincinnati to Memphis; Cum
berland and Fanny Brandies, from Cairo;
Fails City, Louisville to Green River; Ollie
Sullivan, from Cannelton; Silver Spray
and Edinburg, to Cincinnati; Alice V, to
mouth of Green River; May1ower, to
Newbure, and Rose Hite, Louisville to
HendeTson----..The Falls City put in her
appearance yesterday, three days out
from Louisville. She is a pla n but neat
boat with great power, and ought to be
fast. She had very little freight, and no
people 10 speak of....X.The Silver Spray
left yesterday morning, and the Edinburg
last night. for Cincinnati. and will, no
doubt, get through--..The Silver Cloud
passed over French Island on Saturday,
and proceeded to Cincinnatf~....The Al
ice V. went up to the mouth of Green Riv-
er last evening to lay up, out of danger of
lce...@..The Mayhower went to Newburg
y NSLC4ONJ " ~ W VI nay III Viii 140
will positively leave for Memphis this
evening. Duke Nicholson, a gentleman of
great popularity and experience as a clerk,
will be associated with MesSrs Dunn and
Throop in the office of the Mayfower,
which will add greatly to the repu-
tation of hat splendid steamer........
The Fanny Brandeis did not go
to Newburg, as announced by the
Courier yesterday, nor does the Cumber-
land go to he Cumberland River. Both
go TO Cairo to-day, and both are excellent
boats. with pleasant, g~entlemanIy officers.
...~....The following is the latest advices
from up the river: The MonongaheIa was
rising at Greenboro Friday night, with
six feet in the channel, and clear and cold;
at Brownsville, it rose four feet yesterday,
with ten feet in he channel. At Pittsburg,
it was intensely cold, and both rivers full
OF floating zee. with three feet scant, and
stationary, and navigation suspended.
At Wheeling, ii was falling and full of ice,
with six inches row, on Thursday night;
at Parkersburg, II feet. and rising.
and heavy running ice; at Rochester, 9
inches snow on the ground; at Marietta, 3
feet 10 inches and stationary; 4 inches
snow fell On Thursday night. At Gallipo-
lis, Z feet and rising, and river full of ice;
6 ieet and rising in the Kanawha; at
Pomeroy, s feet and rising slowly. At
Cincinnati il had risen Z inches during
the a hours ending Friday night, with 8
feet by the Water Works mark.
The Cumberland ran hard against the cor
ner of the wharf boat, at Caseyville, and
knocked q considerable hole in her hull.
without injury to the wharfboat.
She is all right again, and leaves on time
to-day---..Captain Wiley Sims, of the
Nashville, was a passenger by the
Rose H1te, from Louisville, last
night......The Cumberland had three
bridal parties aboard when she
landed here yesterday. On her down
trip she ran over a skiff, knocking a man
out of it into the yawI of the Cumberland
.........A newly married couple went out in
the Edinburg last night, which set the
Thompsons to thinking of the dangers of
delay. We hope they will profit by the ex-
ample 1.-The Indiana has abandoned her
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