The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-10

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MEMPHIS. February 8.-The weather is
cloudy and mild. River talnng steadily.
LOUISVILLE, February 8. The river is
the mark. Weather we. Thermometer 40.
PITIsBURG, Pa, February S-W. ather
clear and mild There is nothing ew
along the bank of tile river "i f
CINoINNATI, February s.-The river has
fallen nvs inches, with nine feet. one inch
II the CHANNEL. The weather is cloudy.
thermometer 39o.
The rain Increased on Saturday NIGHT.
and wes quite neavy, continuing till day
light. after which it turned to sleet, and
subsequently, to snow, which 4fell fast TIL
noon. by watch time fully two inches had.
fallen, though much of 1t turned Cd water,
and then TO ice as v felix The riyeA 1slL
about ten inches, up to noon yesterday,
during the previous twenty-four hours,
and at night was rising little. The mer,
curry, W hich stood. at 409r at midnight
Saturday, had declined to 22o at noon yes
terday, to l90 at P. NJ, and to 12o at twelve
O'Clock last night, the weather being near
~ cl ar and Intensely cold, making ice
rapidly in the bay inside the bar in front
ofthe city. There was no ice running out
side the bar esterday, though a heavy
field as If gorge had broken loose above.
Ice was forming rapidly last night .
The arrivals and departures up to mid
nightinclude the Palestine, Nashville to
LOUISVILLE; VIM. White, Clarksvflfa, TO
Evansville; Goldf1nch ana Clifton.
from Memphis; st. Prtrick to Mem
phis; Quickstep from Caira.....-...The St.
Patrick went to Newburg Saturday even
ing, and, returning yesterday morning,
left at O'Clock for Memphis with a fair
trip.......-.The tow boats Neville and A.
Baker passed up with lows of empty barges
yesterday 1.-THE Pales, inc had a fair
ip, and concluded yesterday morning to
go on as far as possible.........Tne Armada
mad good trip out Saturds y......The Gold
finch arrived yesterday afternoon with 700
bales of cotton and other freight for Gin
cinnati She lies up here till to-day at least |
as does also the Clifton 1.-The Clifton
arrived ate O'Clock last night with I.75O
bales of cotton, and lies over till morning.
She will forward her passengers by rail
this morning, and then, perhaps, go on |
until stopped by ice -.......The Quic Kstep /
arrived at 10 O'Clock last night having |
been detained by heavy business on her
down trip. She Leaves to-day on time. and I
will connect at Cairo with the great
steamer Mississippi affording passengers |
and shippers to New Orleans rare facili- |
ties for going forward or reshipping..
The St. Patrick. on Friday, left the Laurel 1
Hill aground atHurricane Island, but. she 4
got Off and went forward.
Richard b. TavI Tor, Esq, Special Agent for
tho Post Office Department. for the State Z
of Kentucky, was passenger by the
quickstep, last night. He leaves for Frank
fort by rail, this morning 1.-THE J. r.
Hoyle is advertised for Green River, this
evening, and has pleasant -accommoda-
tons and obliging officers ......Captain
]. P. Webb of the Cobb Webb, and W. H,
Cunningham, formerly of the j. p. Webb.
were passengers by the VIM. White, ON
night.....-- Captain w. ThroopF
arrived from st. Louis by Saturday nights
train. bringing us latest papers, for which
he has our thanks.
MEMORANDUM AND MANIFEST. = The
steamer Quickstep left Cairo Saturday,
February Sth, at P. M, with a fair trip of
people and fright, including forty tons of
sugar and molaSses, received from steamer
Great Republic for Louisville. Boats in
port: Ruth, NJ. +. Forsyth and NJ. s. Me-
New Orleans with 5000 sacks corn re-
shipped by steamer Qaickstep as part of
her cargo. Rain commenced falling at IL
A. M ana continued allthe way up. River
laIllng rapidly, re1nstatfng sandbars in
their former position. Encountered first
heavy Ice at UniontoWn Increasing in I
- eod onar,it1- t'->|1,o - - -
ing navigation almost Impossible An
extensive gorge Is again reported at st.
Louis, offering formidable resistance to
the Lady Gay in her efforts to demolish IL.
9th-met Armada at Ford's Ferry; st. Pat
rick, above Mt. Vernon; Cumberland, at
Have for F. E. Dorsey 25 bags mdse; w.
]. Waters, IA pgs mdse; Preston & Bro, 1 I
bblS eggs; X. K. Dun kersOn & Co.. 10 hhds
tobacco; Humphrey 81 Co, bales cotton;
rhad. p. Gibson & Co, bales cotton,
ForLouisyille-38 hhds sugar, Is bbls of
moIasses, I66 bids hides.