The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-14
REV R n z w s
For osaer Rtrer Items see Seventh Page.

ST. LOUIS, December I3.-There has been
a heavy snow storm since 1880.
LOUISVILLE, December I3.-The river is
rising slowly. canal mark three feet eight
clear.
CINCINNATI. December I8.-The river has
risen five inches There are seven fest
seven inches water in the channel Their
monster 20. 1t was down to IL at 6 A. NJ.
to-day.
There were no additional arrivals up.to
midnight las night-.-.~A heavy snow
storm commenced AT 3 O'Clock yesterday af-
tern on, and continued until about G P NJ.
At 10 o'clock it set in again, and snOwed
quite fast, with indi, atiohs of showing all
night. If the weather turns warm and
the snow melts we may have a good rise.
If, on the other hand, it grows
cold-as cold, for instance, as yester-
day morning-and so continues for
three or four days, navigation viii
almost unquestionabIy be suspended
by ice...-.r.The aspect of the weather for
the next few days will be watched with
intense solicltude by all interested in
river matters-..~--.Th Peerless did not
get all herload aboard last night, and will
not get off till some time to day.--.~..The
VIM. White will be loaded to-day by Capt.
Drinkwater, for Cumberland River, and
the May1ower will be loade by Captain
Throop. for Memphis. Both viii positively
leave this evening, and should have
! all they can. carry on the waite .
........ ............ Captain Morse, OF the
Peerless dill not get away for Cincinnati.
He visited the Fair and TOOL a I" chance"
and We hope he will - He leaves for
Cinciuaati by this mornings train 49,.
Captain voolfolk dispatches us that the
Palestine would leave louisville for Evans
VILE last night, and that he Rose Hite
will leave tonight. The Palestine may be
expected tonight or early tomorrow.
The Rose Hite will leave for Louis
vile at 10 O'Clock on Monday 49,.
We presume the Ollie Sullivan will
go through to Cannelton to-day~~-~.The
Goa S. tooE a barge load of Louisville
freight left over by the Silver Cloud ......--.
The Charmer had a magnificent trip out,
and had to refuse freight.....-.There is a
full cargo of New Orleans freight wait
ing shipment here. consisting of pork,
lard, corn, hay, &c, &c..-..If the SGver
Spray can get her barge, loaded with Gin
cinnati. freight. taken forward, she will
load here for New OrIeans~...".The river,
up to dark last night, had risen less han
4inches, and was rising very Slowly-.--.....
The news from above, last night, was
more favorable. On Thursday night, at
ParkerSburg, there was seven feet and riS-
ing, and the river full of very heavy rum
ming ice, with rain nearly all day Thurs
day, and showing at night. At G~alIipolis,
showing and blowing Coz Thursday night;
Ohio five and a half feet and rising, and
the Kanawha four feet and stationary. At
Pomeroy, hard rains and snow, the river
having risen three and a half feet during
the t~wenty-four hours ending Thursday
night, making six and a half feet on
Eight Mile. At Cincinnati, the river rose
four and three-fourth inches from dusk
Wednesday evening until noon Thursday,
when it came to a stand, with seven feet
by the Water-works mark, and six feet on
the shoaIest bars to louisville ............
AT Louisville, on Thursday night, there
were three and a half feet in the canal,
and rising, and the prospect was so favor-
able that Captain Neal had concluded to
take what freight he could gather, yester-
day, and would positively leave last night
-...-...The Tarascon and Morning Sta
will resume their trips, or Tuesday and
"Wednesday of next week....-.The Cum
berland was rising. at Nashville, on
Wednesday night.