The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-15

Louisville last night for New Orleans.
Capt. Skunk is veteran officer and
a pleasant gentleman. Mr.. Bruce, a
gentleman of the old school, and a
genuine philosopher, is her attentive
clerk.
FoR GREEN RIvER-The j. r..
Hoyle win return to Green River this
evening. She is q fast boat, and her
officers are obliging and clever.
FoR New ORLEANs.-The beauti-
full P. w. Strader, one Of the feetest,
staunchest and most finely appointed
boats on the Ohio, unavoidably de-
taihed, will positively leave at an
early hour to-day for New Orleans,
in charge Of those careful and ex-
perienced officers and highly accom-
plished gentlemen, Captain Albert
Stein and Ames Fisher. She should
have all she can carry. daa
For EAsTPoRT.-The gay LEVEL
lin, Captain J.. L. Davy, with W. D.
Covington in the Office, will positively
leave for Eastport and all way land
ings to-day. She has fine passenger
appointments, and her officers are
obliging gentlemen.
GIeantngs from eur Exchanges.
PTTTsBURG.-The Commercial of
Wednesday says:
The weather yesterday was cold.
Several boats were receiving and ex-
pect to get off to-day or tomorrow
unless the weather should become
colder. The Leonidas came back to
the landing to take a fresh start Capt.
Shedden expects TO get off to-day. We
hope he will not be disappointed.
CINcINNATI. = The Commercial of
Thursday says:
The river was full of very heavy
floating shore iceyesterday, occasional
cakes reaching almost from shore to
shore. About 3 80 P. NJ. a huge field
moved down, and hugging the Ohio
shore, came in contact with the Spray,
lying at the foot of Ludlow Street,
and crOwding her hard down on the
Swallow, just below; the Sprays lar
board fantail was broken of, and one
of her cylinder timbers damaged. The
same ice crowded ont on the Kentucky
shore, above the bridge pier, one of
Shinkle's barges. We could hear of
no other damage by the ice in this
vicinity. The towboat Alex. Cham
bers was sunk at Pomeroy. Owing to
heavy ice and extra hazardous risk,
the underwriters yesterday refused to
insure the AmaEon's freight list at
less than q per cent, the customary
rate being IL per cent.
Com. Winslow, u. s. n, who com
handed the Kearsarge when she
cleaned out the pirate Alabama, will
visit this city in a few days. He is
to preside over the Board of Survey
on Gunboats at Mound City......The
veteran Captain David Hiner return
ed from Washington City yesterday,
having had an interesting interview
with Andrew johnson and his old
naval associates. The President COM
plimented Captain Hiner on his per-
sonal resemblance to Andrew Jack
son.
Capt. w. B. Donaldson, of the
Great Republic, passed through this
city, on Tuesday, en- route for Pitts
burg.
LOUISVILLE. = The Journal of
Thursday says:
The floating ice In the river was
quite as thick and heavy as the day
previous. Several steamers arrived
AZ this port yesterday from above.
New ALBANY.-The Ledger says:
The Evansville JOURNAL, a few
days ago, cackled over the fact that
the steamer Empire, which blew out
a cylinder head below that city, did
some repairs at that point. She was
ice bound there, and In order to lose
no time the repairs were ordered done
there. The Evansville steamer
Phantom has sent her shaft here three
times to be welded by our mechanics.
It reached here this morning on the
Morning Star for the third time,
and has been broken that many
times In differeRt places. It must
have been made at Evansville, or
else it would not have broken so
easily.
The Phantom's shaft has been sent
to New Albany but twice to be mend
I'd. Nor did it break in a new place
each time, but broke the last time
lust where it did before, and where
the New Albany mechanics had at
tempted or pretended to mend it.
The work was not half done.
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat Of
Thursday says:
The weather has been for two days
past very favorable to the breaking up