The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-16

perfect 1t for It's present and largely
increasing wants, before so large an
appropriations as a. million dollars is
provided for the embryo commerce of
the lakes. 1.-THE Ohio should have an
appropriationiof at leastz$1, 900 900, If
Congress can afford 81 100000 for the
Mississippi d Wv svea .ra1nN sri Io
Igaisd Boats Leaving To-Day .sYijom
/ For CAIRo-The grand Armada,
Capt. Billy Fowler, is the regular
Evansville and Cairo packet for Cairo
at ? O'Clock o-dayu She is a,superb
steamer and Billy Dunn and George
Throop, her incompatible clerks, are
urbfaneo and courteous, gentlemen.
The aArmada's cabin appointments
are unsurpassed, and her tables are
equal to the best on the river. word,
For. LoUIsyILLE,-The gay Morn
| ing Star will be here to-day, and re-
turn to Louisville this evening. Capt.
Ike DOLLS is, her, experienced com,
mander, and Miles d. Warren her
accomplished clerk. .;ls ia,
F0R GREEN RIVER.-The Ada Ly-
ON, having completed her repairs, will
leave for Bowling Greenland all inter
mediate ports, at 6 o'clock this even,
ing, in command of Capt. Graham, and
with Capt. Alf. Edwards in the Office.
She is pleasant boat to travel Land
has pleasant and accommodating off,
GERS gdel gea bed svEra 81 I
Gleanings from our Exchanges +
The Cincinnati Commercial of.
Thursday, says; $500. -, ..a.s
To-day there will be 70 feet under
the bridge for passing steamers....~........ -
The New York ran through heavy ice
from Pittsburg to, Pomeroys She
brings a full cargo, discharges %
bales of sheeting here, and will fill
out with furniture, &c. and depart for
St. Louis to-day at noon. ...s..Y ester-s
day was the fifty fifth dayrowe have.
had light aud heavy ice In the Ohio
River past Cincinnati. This is, I'M
precedented .a...,.2. The submarine UNI
derwriter has visited fifteen wrecks of
supken steamers. all of which she has
succeeded in raising. She has raised
three steamers during the past month,
the Emperor, Argonaut No. 2, and
Mary SWANS TlauoJ 1eog9q1 % 11ed
LOUISVILLE The ~ Courier q of
Thursday says:dt ot b8femeT 12aiaI
The river was alta stand yesterday
all day, with nine feet seven inches
water In the canal in the evening, by
the mark. During the previous "a
hours it had fallen but two inches at
the head of the falls, and six inches at
Portland. The weather was warm
and rainy nearly all day, with the
thermometer at SO deg. at noon The
rain. was light, with high wind pre-
yailing in the morning. The barome-
ter indications yesterday favored a
change, though but slight. 70 tsg51
On the falls last evening there were
seven feet seven inches water in the
pass, down the Indian chute, and the
river at stand. s
ST.. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of
Thursday says s7ds 3e q a.aiagQmI
The weather was actually warm to
oppressiyeness, yesterday. Immedi-
ate navigation is expected to the up
per three-that is, the Missouri, Ilfi-
nois, and Mississippi above Alton.
We suppose the, rise from the Mis-
souri, will be here this morning. The
river previously falling, came to a
stand yesterday There is good water
In the upper rivers and to Cairo Nn-
merons boats are preparing to run to
the upper rivers to bring immense
quantities of produce for tie South. /
Our Southern boats are in Want9of it,
Freight rates will not be altered this /
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