The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-20

3 wen a. Que u tue must accomplished
commanders on the Ohio, will lie her,
this morning en- route to Cincinnati
and Pittsburg, and vii, afford rarc
opportunity for through passengers
and freight to go up the river.
Gleamtngs frOm our Exchange.
P1rTsBURe.-The Commercial of
Monday says:
Monongahela Marks-Foar feet six
inches and falling.
Allegheny Marks-Five feet one
inch and falling. The weather con-
times mild for the season. Trade in
the vicinity OF the landing continues
TO improve. The Monongahela is in
good boating order to the head waters.
Capt. ID. 7. Smithers, Of Gallipolis.
is about to contract for the building
OF another new boat, for the Kanawha
trade at Plttsburg, of the same dimen-
SONS as the Mountain Boy. now be-
ing built for him at that place.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial Of
Tuesday says
Parties teIegraphed here for boat
to come to Evansville and take load
of corn to New Orleans at I5c per 100.
The offer being too low was declined.
Now that navigation has been resumed
IN Wabash River, considerable grain
will be moving both up and down the
river, the bulk having been sold for
New York to make whisky.
james Maginnis will drop the Rob
Roy down to the levec to- day. and
load for Evansville, leaving this even /
ing. She will ply regularly in the
Cincinnati and Evansville trade.
Mr.. w. j. Alternately, late of the
Recorders Office, is clerk of the Ey- |
ansville packet Rob Rey.
Robt Maddox, well known IL. river
circles, died few days since, on his
farm, 10 Indiana. His remains were
sent to Maysyille, last Friday, on the i
for interment.
!, LOUISVILLE. = The. Courier of
Tuesday says:
On the falls last evening there
we're feet 4 inches water 10 the pass
down the Indian chute, and the river
falling very slowly. !a6aI9 20 III
The Argonaut No. 2, Captain
Everhart, took her departure yester-
day to Rockport, on the lower Ohio
Tor cargo of corn, for Cinciahati.
The Courier gives the following ae-
count Of the descent of the falls by
he Frank Pargond on Sunday morn
ng: .af e4sF sso
She went up the river short dis
ance above the water works, with
Eery light pressure, scarce half steam,
tut moved of quite lively, and
handled easily. IS 80 IL
The Pargond then rounded to and
descended the falls. down the Indian
hute, which was accomplished with
ut touching or rubbing in the pass.
cry much to the satisfaction of Capt.
'obin. The boat, was drawing over
We feet at the stern, and there were
ut five feet eight inches water in the
hute or pass, with less than Eve feet
over the rocks" and if she missed I
he chute she would have undoubted- Z
rubbed the rocks.
After the descent of the falls, the
rank Pargond went down past New
-lbany, rounding to just opposite
aar's double house, and returning
ade the run to Portland landing. :
stance of three and one half miles.
fifteen minutes, equal to fourteen
lies per hour, against a very stiff
Irrent, carrying only one hundred to
le hundred and five pounds of steam.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat of
Iesday says:
Another warm day yesterday, and s.
g ice bridge finally departed, start
g at three PM, and moving out of q
sht In the gentlest and quietest
amer possible. There was no vio
1t Earring of boats, none of that s
Dldity of motion, noise, and con-
sion sometimes exhibited on the
eakfng up Of ice gorges. There
8 no rise. The south wind
d sun did the work the ice tn,
5 honey combed through, and
" slushy. The gorge at Caron- IN
let gave way at noon, and in
we'd away as quietly as did that sto
re, and no steamboat or barge. we
Informed, suffered the slightest
ury. On Sunday and yesterday II
enoen the ice gorges here moved
different occasions, few hundred NJ
{. A cake of ice, during one of u
se short stages, struck the barge
wrie, belonging to the Peoria pack =
lying at the bow of the steamer
ly, and cut hole in its side. It
I'd with water, but was still aloat
avan1up