The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-16

bility unit the latter part OF February.
We would advise all our boatmen to secure
good ice hafbors, however, III antlclpa-
ton of this event, as breaking up OF the
ice s always attended with more or less
destruction ofsteamboats. suofa , E-i oHA
LoUIsvILLE--The Courier of Monday
says: bna e9ue..l,et Inns ISL Yten
The river was falling very slowly yes
terday, barely an inca in "a hours, at the
head of the falls, with feet 10 inches
water in the canal in the evening. 81 ce
our last issue it had fallen about inches
at the head of the falls, and 8 inches at
Portland. The weather has been variable
and changing, though moderate, with q
slight TALL OF snow and rain Saturday
night, with indications of more rain yes
terday, though IL had the appearance Of
clearing off in the afternoon.
The ice in the river appeared to be as
formidable as ever, but the mild weather
and fogs that prevail, are sure to fast de-
stroy The strength of the ice. ~ SIR
The Journal, of Monday, says: di sau
WRECKED AND AFLoAT.-Some excite
ment was created on the levee by the sight
of dog on large cake of ice that had
lodged on the rocks at the head of the falls.
Some said he had been there since Friday,
but the would-be rescuer fell into the RIVER
and came near being drowned before he
was rescued. .-.5..e...tr r..-ss.,
THE MAIL BoATs.-If the day is warm
and favorable the mail boats will COM
mence running. That will enliveD the
wharf somewhat, so that it will not appear
like Sunday all The time.
CHOICE ENGLISH. We give below an ex-
tract from the column of news ~ in FRI
days Democrat, edited by win. S. Hays,
the talented, q? witty, ~ brilliant, and
original Cd composer of Evangeline, The
Cottage by the Sea, Shamus O'Brien, and
other popular ballads. The italics are his
own; . .,.5f.. .{s
You ought to see u.s. He's better looking
nor we, but as is gooder nor he--hei-he!
This sounds more like the drunken bab-
blingS of some crazy fool, than the produc-
ton of a decent white man. m -
VIII. S. is Inspector of the Utica Distil-
lery, and had just returned from an official
VISIT when that effolgent emanation was
written. r. ~, s,s4fafs lii sfse sr,- i
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat. of Monday
says; a.., h4a .1asystssf .fg13l, r,i..i oil Is &
There was nothing decisive In the
weather last evening. A little southern
wind and a little rain further softened the
ice in the river, but steamboat movements
are as nothing. The river continues to fall.
a oo ;t came IN yesterday ssyeTai days IN
pilot reports 51a feet water, but nothing
else that was Information One boat left
leans fSaded to suit ths W9ter N and no
fears are entertained about her getting OUT
all right. One-the Weleome--haS been
aground several days and in nD,ss bad a. lght
Gaty, has sunk herself by cunning upon
the wreck OF barge, All the upper rivers
are ClOSeu, seemingly, Tor the season.
There was no departure on Saturday. ex
cept the one mentioned for New Orleans.
Business on the wharf promises to be the
very essence of duilneSS to- day.
| Captain Bel, Clerk J. S. Lehmer and
crew. of the Lady Gay, returned on Satur-
day from Cairo. Decided not to take the
Lady to Evansville in heavy ice. She con-
tinues laid up. 1ainat pfR i3-n'a
| A Cairo dispatch to the Democrat says:
| The Blackford left for Evansville to-day !:
| The Sam Gaty struck the barge of the
/ Lexington, at Devils Island, and sunk.
1 She is fast on the barge. badly listed. with
4 three feet water in her hold. She had
4 struck the bar before, badly springtng her
| bolts. 4.fg.9 ssAS. etaH u ~ : Z.
MEMPHIs.-The appeal of Friday says:
The weather remains pleasant but
colder than the p, st few days. Business
on the landing is not very brisk. The
river at this point continues to fail. There
is less than six feet in the channel from
st. Louis to Cairo. The Ohio is tree of ice
| ton is still INSTRUCTED.
We learn that owing to financial difficult
| ties the Southerner did not get away last
evening. We could not ascertain the
! amount or nature of her Indebtedness, but
1 were informed that she was in charge of
an officer last evening.
Not quite free of ice, Appeal, but navl-
| cation is practicable.
] NEW ORLEANs.-The Times, of Thursday,
says:
| Inc WeaCner. yesterday, ike rhat OF the
/ previous day, bore q dark and gloomy APP
| pearance, and nearing dark it commenced
| to driZzle rain, with the prospect of coz
/ tinuing throughout the night.
! business on the landing, yesterday, was
a little more active than on the previous
day. The packers which left appeared to
/ have very good trips.
There wee but few arrivals since our
1 last.
NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger. of Saturday,
says: sft7 Ier ua fe
| The pilots of the Louisville, who arrived
here yesterday from Evansville, report a
| gorge at Three-Mile Island, above Evans
| vile, and the ice piled up thirty feet in
| height. 1t Will. therefore, be impossible
| for the Louisiana and Laurel Hill to reach
| Evansville, If this report be true. We give
| it as we received it. The Louisville, on her
| way to Louisville from New Orleans, has
| laid up at Evansville and discharged her
crew. Her pilots came through by rail
yesterday. rgaof ua8 s4leaEa TG .4n
| We do not know who the pilots of the
| Louisville were, but, as boats were daily
passing up to Louisville, the gorge could
not have been heavy. The Louisville had
too good a thing of it to lie up and dis
charge her crew. On the contrary, she
hired as many men here as she could find
willing to work. and left, on Sunday, with
whaling trip. Read the JOURNAL more
attentlvely, Ledger. ataaH