The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-31
Wcatber aud yater.


and the ice soon melted. The river
during the twenty,four hours ending
at 3 PM. yesterday had risen ten
inches, and is rising steadily Con-
siderable small light ice was running
on the Kentucky side of the river,
but it is rapidly disappearing.
Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up
to 3 Pm. yesterday were the Tennes-
see, from Cairo; Mollie Norton and
Sallie ", Henderson and return
Silver Moon, Cincinnati to Memphis.
Boais Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Quickstep, from Cairo; Sam. Orr,
from Eastport; the Havana, for
Nashville; the Silver Cloud No.
2, from st. Louis; the Argosy and
Darling. from Memphis; Silver Moon
and Sam. j Hale. for Memphis; Lou
isiana and Nick Longworth, for New
Orleans; Alice Dean, Silver Spray,
Dexter, and Virginia, from New Or
leans TarascoD, from Louisville;
Petrolia. No. 2 from Wabash; Fanny
Brandeis, from Nashville.
miscellaneous.
The heavy fogs that prevailed dur
ing Sunday. Monday and Tuesday
nights. in addition to the heavy ice in
the Mississippi, have delayed steamers
and so demoralized theIvariOus packet
lines that it is difficult to announce,
with any. positiveness, the arrival or
departure Of boats.........The Tennes-
see came in yesterday morning in
!. place of the Cumberland, and in
charge Of the officers and crew Of the
latter boat, which lies over at Cairo
one trip for a few necessary repairs.
The Tennessee had a splendid trip, as
will be seen by her manifest, kindly
furnished by her attentive clerks.......
The Norman, Argosy, Indiana and
| Clifton, all over due, had failed to
arrive up to noon yesterday; nor
we're we able to obtain any in
telligence of their whereabouts, ex
cept that the Clifton passed Cairo
Tuesday evening .......Capiain Lew.
Hates Of the Nick Longworth, dis
patches w. g. Brown Il Co., that the
LongWorth would positively leave
| Louisville last night, and will be here
this evening. Tho Tennessee goes
out on Friday in place of the Cum
berland, Captain Ben. Howard com
handing, and Wright and Hunter in
her Office. Tom. Brasher, late clerk
Of the Tennessee, came up on p cas-
ure trip,.....Tbe Silver Moon arrived
from Cincinnati at noon, loaded TO
tho guards. After discharging con-
siderable freight, she proceeded to
Memphis, playing Loves Chidingi"
in most elegant style. Sac represents
the ice very heavy above Louisville.
......~.The Norman passed Cairo yes
terday morning, and will be here early
o-day, and will positively leave this
evening for Memphis, 50 says her
agents. RI
BOnts Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The inatchless Quick
step, Captain III. 4. Dexter, leaves
promptly at A p. NJ to-day for Cairo
and all way ports, Offering the greatest
; attractions to passengers and ship
pers. Her clerks are Jack Grammer
Walter b. Bennington and Charley
Ulmsnider-all pleasant and obligine
young gentlemen.
FoR LoUIsVILLE.-The splendid
Tarascon will be the unrivalcd packet
for Louisville and all way ports at {
o'clock this evening. Her cabin anC
> state-room appointments are unsur-
passable Captain Elijah Hollcrof
is her esteemed and popular com
mander, aud Miles d. Warren anC
Jesse Jackson are her admirable anc
obliging clerks.
FoR HENDERSON. = The elegant
and feet railroad transfer steamer
Mollie Norton, leaves for Henderson
at 4 r. NJ to-day, in charge Of Captain
Charley Perkins, an accomplished
r officer, having elegant accommoda-
: tioDs for passengers.
The swift and beautiful Sallie v.
y Capt. Walleu, with Robert Brasheal
in the Office, both pleasant and oblig
ing gentlemen, leaves promptly at4P
N. ior Henderson, having elegant &C
commodations for passengers.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The beautiful Nor
man, Capt. o. Hewitt. having been de-
tanned by ice in the Mississippi. will
Z leave positively for Memphis at four
, o'clock this evening, and has superb
: cabin and stateroom appointments
She is a regular Evansville packet
. and-sheuld go out with full cargo
r George w. Twomey is her excellent
clerk, and with the aid of Captain
= Hewitt, viii secure the comfort Of pas.
sengers.
= FoR New ORLEANs.-The splendid
4 elongated Nick Longworth, one OF
! the best boats in the business, will
: leave here this evening. en- route to
New Orleans. She has Injurious
cabin appointments. She is com
{, manded by Capt Lew. Hates, one
}. of the most experienced and success.
. full as well as one Of the most popular
"a steamhOatuen on the river III hos