The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-08
weather and water.

Weather and water.
The weathe yesterday morning was
clear and cold, and nearly clear all
day; mercury at 6 o'clock A. NJ. yester-
day 14o above zero, 280 at noon in the
shade. In the sun the ice and frozen
ground melted somewhat, and the
atmosphere was calm and pleasant.
The river had fallen Is inches during
the twenty-four hours ending at 3
o'clock yesterday. The ice was by no
means abundant, though occasional
large fields foated by. The gorge
above relieves the river here, but it
is very heavy in Dutch Bend, too
Z powerful for small boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
There were no arrivals or depart
ures 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 i;
Cora S., Mayfower, and Clifton,
from Memphis; Silver Moon, for Mem
phis; Nick Longworth. Richmond,
Amazon, and Louisville, for New Or
leans; Armada and Quickstep, from
Cairo; Dexter, Great Republic, P W.
5trader, and J. FL. Groesbeck, from
New Orleans; Tarascon, from Louis
vile; Sam. Orr, from Eastport; VIM.
White, from Cumberland River.
miscellaneous.
The weather was delightful yester-
DAY, but cold in the shade. The sun,
however, was quite effective, opera
ling favorably on the ice That
Boating was generally in large cakes,
and was packing in Dutch Bend so as
10 greatly impede, and in the case of
small boats, entirely interrupt navi-
cation. At times, the river here out
side the bar, was literally covered
With great fields of ice, quite formida-
Die to boats meeting it fairly. The
bar in front of the city is
10 nearly out of water, that
comparatively little ice comes down
IN the inside, and that little very
sight. If the decline continues we
will have a free harbor by to-day,
unless it freezes over, which is very
.ikely.........The smoke and steam of
some boat was visible directly oppo-
lite our sanctum window all the fore
boon yesterday, evidently struggling
N vain to force the passage of Dutch
Bend 1t was probably the Mollie
Norton. She seemed to be making
little, if any, progress-...-....The Lee
gal Tender reshipped her freight on
khe Morning Star, and was receiving
Tor New Orleans, having engagements
'or a good trip at advanced prices
thirty five cents on corn being the
ruling rate yesterday......The Morn
lng Star viii not attempt to leave till
she receives more favorable advices
from above............The Cumberland
had not arrived at o'clock, having,
40 doubt, been detained by ice.........
A young man, who was insane, cast
himself into the river from the Morn
.ng Star, on her last up trip, and was
drowned. Details will be found in
yur city news columns.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.--The Armada is the
regular packet for Cairo to-day, and
may be expected to Leave on time,
unless, however, ice comes from
above. She is a splendid steamer,
with officers unsurpassed for courtesy
and willingness to oblige. Captain
Gus Dusouchet commands, and Billy
Fowler and George Nicholson are her
admirable clerks.
FoR LOUISVILLE. = There is no
probability of any boat leaving for
Louisville to- day.
For CLARKsvILLE.-The Linton
will, we presume, leave for Clarks-
vile to-day, Captain Nat Drew com
handing, and N. B. Hayward in the
office, though we have no positive ad-
vices.
FoR MEMPHIs.-The wild St. Pat
rick,@she of the shamrock and harp,
nth that distinguished officer and un-
surpassed steam boatman, Captain j.
B. Archer in command, viii positive
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