The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-03


The weather on New Years day
was cloudy for the most part, and
cold, with a stiff breeze from the
southeast, lashing the river into heavy
waves. The mercury at 6 A. NJ. indi-
Gated 260, 800 at noon, 80 at p. NJ.
and 260 at midnight. In the evening
the clouds passed away, and it began
to grow rapidly cold, the wind whis-
Ting a wild requiem to the departed
year, and chilling outdoor people to
the very bones. The river rose about
tive feet during the twenty-four hours
ending at 3 o'clock Wednesday, and
about ten inches during the twenty
four hours ending at 3 O'Clock yester-
day. The weather yesterday was
cloudy and milder, the snow rapidly
melting. AT 6 A. NJ, yesterday morn
ing, the thermometer indicated 3Uo
above zero, and 36' at noon.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures We'd
nesday include the St. Patrick, from
Memphis; News Boy, Henderson and
return; Ollie Sullivan, from Wabash
River; Pine Grove, Cumberland River
to Louisville; Tarascon, Louisville
and return; Norman, Louisville to
Memphis; Michigan, to Memphis;
Armada, to Cairo.
The arrivals and departures yester-
day, up to 3 o'clock, include the Sam.
J. Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis;
Quickstep, Cairo and return; F. w.
Strader, Louisville for New Orleans
Mary Davage and barges, Pittsburg
to New Orleans; Ada Lyon, Green
river to return; News Boy, Hender-
son to return; Mary Erwin, Cinein-
natl to Eastport; Morning Star, Lou
isville and return; Sherman, Cincin-
matt to New Orleans.
BOafs Dae. @ff
Among the first boats due here are
the w. +. Curtis, Bertha and Havan-
na, for Nashville; Silver Moon. to
Memphis; Clifton and Mayfower,
from Memphis; ..Tahlequah for Ar
kansas River; Wild Duck, Swallow
Mississippi, Nick Longworth and
Laurel Hill, for New Orleans; Taras-
con, from Louisville; Cumberland and
Armada, from Cairo; Louisa and J.
P Webb, from Wabash River; VIM
White, from GAINESVILLE; Lewellin,
from Tennessee River; Mollie Nor
ton, from Cincinnati; Legal Tender,
St. Charles, Great Repu lie and
Southerner, from New Orleans.
miscellaneous.
There is now a splendid stage of
water for steamers of the largest
class, and if freights were equal to
the tonnage, there would be lively
times on the river; but tonnage is
largely in excess of freight, and no
material improvement is anticipated
soon. The large boats come from
Louisville comparatively light, and
competition has put freights to a low
figure The ruling rates to Now Or
leans are 81 90 for pork: 80 cents on
-four, aud 80 cents on corn-a rate at
which no steamboat can make money.
Shipments on New Years day
were very light. There was some
improvement yesterday, and consider
able New Orleans freight was offer
ng.........The Norman discharged 400
barrels salt for L. Ruffner, Jr......A
towboat, on Tuesday night, dropped
three barges loaded with salt for the
Kanahwa Salt Company. at the lower
end of the wharf. Sam. j.
Hale and Sherman had good trips.
1.-THE Mary Davage, with two
large model barges, similar to
those of the Atlantic, described
in Tuesdays JOURNAL, arrived
yesterday morning, and lies
over till this evening The Davage
is entirely new, having been built at
Pittsburg this season. Capt. Hugh
Campbell commands. One item of
freight on her barges is 5000 plows.
The Davage also lows to New Orleans
a new schooner of 250 tons burthen.
1.-THE Mary Erwin, for Tennessee
River, had moderate trip.........The
Ssrader made the run from Louisville
There in 121 hours, making six land
ings.~.......The Mary Davage was II
hours out from Louisville, which