The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-12
Weather and Water.

mercury standing at 10' at 6 o'clock
A. NJ, and at 20 at noon. The river
had risen during the "A hours ending
at 3 clock yesterday nearly 80 inches,
and there is now fully 10 feet out to
Cairo. There was great abundance
of heavy ice running in the morning,
but it thinned out considerably dur
ing the middle oe the day.
Arrivals and Departures.
There was no arrival or departure
up to 3 O'Clock yesterday.
BOats Due.
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
Armada, from Cairo; Dexter, P, w.
Strader, and j. 81. Groesbeck, from
New Orleans; Tarascon, from Louis
vile; Lewellin, from Eastport.
miscellaneous.
The clear bright sun yesterday
melted the snow rapidly where it hal
a fair chance, while the mercury in
the shade remained far below the
freezing point. The large ice gorge
that had accumulated for several
days on the bar in front of the city,
began to move, vast field Of ice, ex-
tending from the Kentucky shore to
the bar, coming down from above and
starting il out. It was a formidable
mass, and as it drove in towards the
wharf, there was an active getting out
of additional lines by the officers and
crews of the VIM. White and Quick
step, and the proprietors Of Hubbs,
Patrick & Co.'S wharfboat. The ice
bore heavily against the Quickstep
and the wharfboat, and for a
few minutes the river was liter
ally covered with ice from
shore to shore.........A dispatch from
the Mayfower 1t Cairo to Fred. r.
Huston 4 Co. yesterday morning an
nounced that she would come up if
possible. We doubt her ability to get
through till the ice runs QUIZ.
There was the smoke of two boats
visible near Henderson yesterday af-
ternoon, evidently trying to work
their way up. 1t is impossible, of
course, to judge what boats they are,
as some six or seven are due from be-
low.........The wreck of the Sherman
has been sold to Captain John. Ash
ley for 81 .250 by the representative of
the underwriters......Th ice became
more abundant in the afternoon yes
terday, and the river was full of vast
fields of heavy ice. r.ss
ROats leaving To-Day.
We can announce with no degree of
certainty the departure of any boat
to-day, unless there transpires a ma
terial change in the amount of ice
running. The boats that may be ex
pected to- day, if any arrive o. depart
are the Armada or Quickstep, for
Cairo; the Tarascon, from Louisville,
and the Mayfower, for Memphis.
These boats and their officers are so
we'll and so favorably known that no
commentator Of them is necessary.
GIeanin<s rrOm our ExehRnges-
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Saturday says:
The weather remains very cold
Trade in the vicinity of the landing
remains suspended. and will continue
In that condition until we have a rise
of water. The prospect is not very
fattering. 5a
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of
Monday says:
The towboats Champion No. A and
No z were busily engaged in towing
coal barges and flats out of the mouth
of Licking River, in anticipation of
break up in that stream. 1t was ex-
pected the ice would let go and run
out last night.
Gov. Baker, of Louisiana, has re-
voked the license. of Branch Pilot,
Jno. Nichols, for habitual intemper-
ance and negligence of duty.
Mr.. HARRISON, carpenter of the
rWestmoreland, arrived from Pitts
burg yesterday, and reports Capt. Ed.
Evans still confined to his room with
rheumatism, but improving slowly.
LOUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Sun
day says:
The ice has formed very thick all
along the wharf, and sudden break
m Monld nrove disastrous to the