The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-27
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C1ScrSSAT1. January 25.-The river mas
| risen feet Incues: Is feet inch in the
channel; weather clear; therm ometer IS
| degrees.
LOUISVILLE, January 25.-The river is
rising: feet sinches in the canal; Their
mometer 4t degrees.
The weather yesterday was mild and
cloudy, with indications of ram, the mer-
curry ranging al about 40 degrees all day,
declining to IS degrees at mid night The
River rose about two feet during the "a
hours ending at dark last evening. or
about I'VE feet IN all since the present rise
| com nlenced.A There was a heavy flow of
| ice during Saturday night, gorge having
given away somewhere, or some side
| stream having broken up and poured forth
a vRstsfield of ice, one of which contain
Ing three or four acres in extent, swept the
shore above the city, carrying away six
or seven fiat boats and crowding others
up on the shore. One dat beat lodged un-
der the guard OF the Dexter, and the 9th
ers were caught, we believe, below the
point. By noon yesterday the ice had
pretty we'll run out, though now and then
large lump p 4ssed down, and small cakes
scattered around over the surface of the
waters.........The arrivals and departures
since 3 o'clock Saturday up to midnight of
Sunday, include the st. Marys. White Rlv-
er to Louisville; Mary Erwin, Cairo to
Eastport; Taraseon, Lou svilIe and re-
turn; Linton, to GAINESVILLE; Lew
eIlin. to Passport; Dexter, LOUIS
vile to New Orleans; P. w. strader,
TO New Orleans; j. H. Groesoeck, CincIn-
natl to New Orleans; Argosy, to Cincin-
natl; Quickstep, from Cairo; VIM. White,
from CIarksville; Ada Lyon, from Bowl
ing Green Virginia, New Orleans to Louis
vile; Bermuda, Louisville to Eastport
Tempest, Louisville to White River; J. R.
Hoyle from Louisville; Morning Star,
Louisville TO Henderson, st. Patrick
Memphis 70 CanneIton; Crescent city, to
Green River-.......The Linton and LEVEL
lin had fair packet trips out. ...........
The Armada had a very dne trip |
.........-.The Tarascon was light down. |
She took 1000 sacks of corn at Henderson, |
and was detained all night, leaving here /
at seven O'Clock sunday morning, a large /
number of passengers having set up all |
night, expecting her arrival momentariIy. /
.........The Strader came in from the coast
above about ~ O'Clock A. NJ yesterday,
and left at two wi h a nice trip. and would.
fill out below -...,..........The Dexter arriy-
ed at eleven o'clock Saturday night,
and left at eleven O'Clock yesterday
morning. She added considerably mere,
having an excellent start for
good trip. There Is not more popular
com nander on the river than Captain
Sam. Montgomery. and mis- clerks are
trumps 1.-THE Argosey got away yester-
day morning with a splendid trip for Gin
cinnati. towing barge fully loaded.
The st. Marys discharged over 300 bales of
cotton and left for Louisville light. If
business does not improve, Capt. Sweeney
will lay her up. The St. Marys is a good
boat, and would make a splendid Cincin.
1ati and Wheeling or Pittsburg packet.
The Groesbeck had good trip, and added
here.........The Vim. White
lad a splendid trip from the Cumberland
1.-THE Mary e via, Tempest, Bermuda,
md ). r. Hoyle we're pretty light.........The i
st. Patri came in from Memuhis at So
,'clock last evening, dIscharging a small
OF of freight here, and then proceeded to
Jan Melton, for which place she has 240
,ales Of cotton. she has a small amount
# LOUISVILLE and Cincinnati freight which
he reships here on the Morning
star. She will return here tomorrow 8
morning. and leave on Friday for Mem
,his, and will hencetorth leave promptly
N Friday of each week. Captain J. B.
Archer now commands the st. Patrick,
.
immensely popular with travellers and
hippers all along the line. To Mr.. Ed.
button, her clerk, we are indebt- {
d for her manifest; also to Master
Walter B. Pennington of the QuIckstep,
or manifest of that stea ner.......-..-.......
rhe j. r. Hoy.e is announced for Bowling
dreen at tWo O'Clock to-day. She is neat
little boat, and Captain L athrop and A. s.
2ager, her chief officers, are pleasant gen.
lemen 1.-THE Virginia passed mp to
Louisville yesterday In charge of Captain
3isch OgIesby, with Green Shields in the
,fice, who propose to run her as a regular
Louisville, Evansville and New Orleans
packet. Shets sp endid craft, and in the
Aands of such experienced gentlemen
fail to be vastly popular in the
rade.........The Sam. Orr locked horns with |
he st. Patrick, coming up, and showed
he latter a sample of her mettle.........Capt !
Archer, who don't intend to be passed by