The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-11

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weather and water. $50
The weather yesterday morning was
yiscloudy and intensely cold, the merss
curry at 6 o'clock A. NJ ranging at g.
on the river, 81 at the JOURNAL office
and 10o up town, it rose to 16o by
noon, the ccloWds growing thin and
u the sun exerting. modifying infu-
ence on the frost and snow. The
river had risen fully one foot up-to 3
O'Clock yesterday and was pretty full
~ of, floating ice outside the bar, some.
of the fields being very heavy land
extending nearly from the bar to,the
Kentucky shore. .sssfa ss.s
Arrivals and Departures.
!. There were no arrivals. up to three
I. o'clock except the Cora. s.. which
;. came in a little after II o'clock Sun
n day night, She and the Clifton left
I at 9 o'clock yesterday morning, and
viii try to go, through. The Morning
Star and Sam Orr were preparing to
leave atthree- o'clock, the former for
Louisville, and the. latter for East
port.
Id AZ eta s1 BoaGS Due.uo0 s II
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and. Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock. for St. Louis
Mayfower, from Memphis Silver
Moon, for Memphis Nick Longworth.
Richmond, Amazon. and Louisville.
for New Orleans; Cumberland and
aoArmada, from Cairo; Dsxter,sP. W.
Strader, and j. IT. Groesbeck, from
New, Orleans !. Taraseon, from Louis
vile; Lewellin, from Eastport. !,
lice ga AHisceIEaneouss4s
q Quite "a change came over the as
pect of affairs on the river yesterday
The sudden rise, which amounted to
fully one foot BY 3 o'clock, had loos-
ened the gerges above. and the river
was full of floating ice.....A dispatch
from Louisville to Capt. Hollcroft of
the Morning Star, announced that the
gorges near Cloverport had given way,
that the Tarascon had got through.
and directing the Star to come up
The Star was at once cleared for ac-
ton. and all hands piped for duty. |
She was preparing to leave at 3
O'Clock with an immense trip 1.-THE |
Cora s. and the Clifton departed Tor
Louisville aud Cincinnati, working
their way slowly through the heavyI
ice.a The Cora s. 'gos too.5close
to the bar and grounded for
few moments, but got off
and went on her way IN gallant style.
If navigation is possible, Captain
Hicks King will go through. She
4 had i, 100 bales of cotton...g...The
Clifton met heavy cake of ice in
sight Of the city, which crowded her
into the bend, but she worked through /
lit, and went forward.......s.G Captain
Allen Duncan was getting the Sam.
Orr ready to. go out early yesterday
afternoon ......... Captain Dexter, for
prudential reasons, concluded not to
go out yesterday expecting the ice to
sabe much. heavier He via, we pre-
sumo, take the feet Quiekstep out to-
day--.s...Thes Goldfneh i and Rose.
Hambleton are waiting further devel- I
opmentgy-F... The: AdaE.Lyon will /
probably ship her shaft to-day, and
prepare to leave in day or two1lfor
Green River. ssF4Aa
Boats Leaving To-Day
For CAIRo.-If the Cumberland /
does not get in in time TO go out to-
day. the Qu;ckstep will be the packet
for Cairo at three O'Clock, having laid
over on account Of the ice. She is a
magnificent steamer, and her officers
are A No. /. Capt. Ell. T. Dexter
commands, and Jack Grammer and
Walter B. PENNINGTON are her dis