The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-15

the gorge OF ice at Louisville, just above
the head of the canal No boats can pass
referred to is broken and cleared out.
Capt. Geo. II. Aicoke and Capt. w. Il.
Hoel, of the Alice Dean, arrived from
Evansville by rail Yesterday
The Belle Vernon had narrow escape
from being burned on Thursday evening.
One of the crew placed a pan of greese on
of the stove set fire to the greese, but the
cook of the Starlight happened to observe
1T, and threw the pan into the river before
any damage was done. & AA'
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier, of Saturday,
says: .t.i9
The river was falling very slowly yester-
day, with scant five feet in the canal by
the mark, and about three feet water on
the falls in the pass, and no navigable de-
mand for either. The decline in the river
had been only an inch or two at the head
of the falls in twenty-four hours. aas.4
The weather, though only moderately
cold. and good SeaSonab1e weather, con-
tinues at the freezing point, the thermom-
eter at noon yesterday ranging no higher
than twenty-eight, and the ice in the
river is harder and more formidable than
ever. s. .tf-tgaf aa ltrFgg F..
The underwriters yesterday, in consider
alton of the unfavorabie condition OF the
river, and the non arrival of several boats
overdue from lower ports, concluded not
Uid the river, and the Henry Ames, loaded
for New Orleans, abandoned her trip. This
is virtual embargo, and navigation may
be considered suspended.
The ice in the harbor extended q perfect
mass from the falls up to Six-Mile Island,
yesterday, an apparently unbroken sea of
ice, and the Jacksonville ferryboat's trips
had to be suspended.
The steamboats, Westmoreland and Cliff
ton raised steam yesterday, and in the
evening started out to break their way
through the ice barrier that hedged them
in at the wharf. They succeeded in plow-
ing their way through the fields of Ice from
the foot of Ninth Street up to Captain Du-
gan's coal floats just above the ferry land
ing. There they took on board a good sup
ply of coal with the avowed determination
of cutting their way through to Cincinnati.
The WestmOreland was in the advance, or
pioneer, and her huge hull crushed through
the ice as if twas slight impeachment.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Saturdays
says: .ss.r 4..tt. - ~
Eiyer matters are almost as still here as
if st. Louis was port of Labrador. The
deep S1S-s-Ss-S SIS OF an lnterm1nable col
umn of sharp, merclleSs ice has become IL
most distracting. The river is falling 4
| inches per day, with about five feet in the
| channel to Cairo. How many of the hall
| dozen or more late departures are aground
| we cannot tell, but fears are entertained in
regard to each and all. The weather was
| moderatine yesterday, but the wind was
| perp1exlng, as it has usually been of late.
| Freight was abundant for two or three
| boats-all that were loading-at unaltered
rates. Shipments were made for eW Or
| leans, N1ckSoufg, the tennessee ana the
| Arkansas, but none for the Ohio.
The Mary Forsyth viii probably be at
| the wharf to-day. In Dogtooth Bend a
big dogs tooth in the shape of a snag
smashed some of her tenders, Quilted the
| bar and broke her guard. ~.
| NAsHvILLE.-The Press and Times, OF
| Friday, says: s .sa
The Cumberland is thirty inches on Har-
peth Shoals, falling sic WY. =.
The Nashville pulled out for Cairo yes
| terday afternoon. f.
/ NEW ALBANY.-The Ledger, of Friday
says: as
The David White passed Cairo yes er
| day morning; but if she is able to reach
| Evansville she will probably remain there
/ till the ice becomes softer.
No, Ledger. She will only have to lie
here long enough to take on a full cargo,
for which there is sufficient of freight lef
by the Glasgow and Louisville, loaded
Sunday. Send that 400 sacks of corn thai
gave such hopes of recuperation in bust
ness, on your wharf, and we will try and
get it off for you.