The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-28
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FOR other River items see. 1hird Page.

The weather grew milder, Saturday, ard
1t froze but little Saturday night. Yester-
day was bright, clear and pleasant, and
most OF the snow disappeared where the
sun could reach it. Phe e in the river
was very abundant all day yesterday, but
was much broken up, growing rotten, and
by no means as formidable as IL had neen.
Last night was clear and cold, with the
mercury at SOC at o O'CLOCK P. N. Unless il
grows much colder IL would freeze but ut
tie during the night, and navigation VIII
be safe and comparatively easv to-day.
The Morning star arrived from Louis
vile at ga O'Clock Saturday night with a
good trip.-....Captain Gilmore received a
dispatch that the Tarascon would not
come out Saturday might, and he eonclUd-
ed to lie over here until this morning.
She viii leave promptly att A. NJ. and has
spieudid passenger appointments, and
careful, prudent and experienced officers,
and being iron clad upon her bows. wilt
go safely through tae light ice...-.Fhe Lee
gal Tender, Louisville to New Orleans, arr
rived at s p. N. Saturday wi n a good trip,
and added largely here. Captain Robe IS
was bound to 20 through, despite the lee
-........Captain Ben. Howard received in
struetions from Cairo on Saturday after
noon to take the Cumberland out Satur-
day night. lie accordingly gathered mp
what load he could, a pretty good trip, and
left about II o'cIocE.....-.. The Wauaui ia
haa a little hole cut through her side By
ice, and laid mp at Lewisport several hours
on Saturday t. repair. She passed down
yesterday morning, discharging here 90
kegs OF nails and other freight 800. ...... The
saline Y. came an i weat as usual, on sat
r,~,T 10. rr
contrary not vithstanltag-... Tue Liberty
No. and barges arc laid up at Holt's Bar,
between this and Louisville, on account OF
ice 1.-The Emma Floyd, Nashville to
Cincinnati. Mlnneola, Memphis to Gin
cinnati, arrived at noon yesterday, both
oaded to ths The Emma
Floyd had 800 bales cotton, 1850 sacks OF
corn, 400 SACKS cotton seed, 10 tons pig iron
and much miscellaneous freiglt....--The
Minnaola was fuit of cotton and corn, old
iron, big cannon, &c. She stopped here an
hour or two TO plank her bow, and let at
O'Clock for Cincinnati. Neither she or the
Floyd expefienced any serious tneoiIyen-
fence from the ice..-..-...The Emma EO. 3,
from New Orleans To Cincinnati. arrived
at p. n. yesterday with fair trip. She
added a lot Of ship stuff here. and pro-
ceeded to Cincinnati...-.. Captain Tom
Boiuss win load tae Louisa for The
Wabash as soon as there is sufficient
water in that r.ver.........-....John a.
Adams, Of the Petrolia No. ?, was in the
city Saturday. They had made onesuc-
eessfuI trip TO Little Wabash and got back
with full load OF grain, pork, &c., for II L.
Vernon. Just In time to escape the, ice.
Both the Wabash Rivers closed with ice
nn Friday. The Petrolia is waiting at Mt.
Uaropv, TO-. tho leo IN f.urf ettf
chariner Will leave for Cincinnati atsharp
10 A. NJ. to-day, aud viii 90 thious II the
ice igets no worse than at present. The
Cnarmer zlss elegant cabin appointments
aud clever GERS, who will make passen-
gers comfOrta ble.....-..DulSe Nichelson has
receiy we'd a dispatch from Capt. Dexter
stating that the Quickstep would leave
Cairo on Saturday night, and would be
mere to 60 out on time to-day, ana he is
very certain to Keep his word 49,. THE |
Cincinnati and Louisville packets laid /
over on Friday and sa, urgia -. Among [
the passengers by the Cora >. on Friday |
was DIR. F. A. MitcheIl, OF New Albany, !
author of the celeb rated san Gento Bit +
tiers, en- route to Arkansas. Cap. Hicks I
King was also on board, travelling FOR /
pleasure ........Capt. Ben. -derrielees' great /
Ice King, the silver Noon, may be eJun- /
A6EAly eADEcb-u mere bC-tats tI 4Dupc ~ !
Memphis. Capt. Ben said ne would come. /
and such ice as now prevails "air't "a cir /
cumstance'' to what he has encounters ].
Listen Tor the caIiope to-day .....--..C OiJBei +
J. V. Guthrie. Supervising Inspector FOR 4
the Sixth Ma thine District, is in the city
stopping at the Sherwood House. He goaH /!
hence to Vincen Is and Ierre Haute...--....
There viii hardly be any New Orleans boat
dewn to-day. The z. w. Strader may be I
along, however, and it would be wen 70 be
ready for her. Capt. Albert Stein is IA n
excellent com mander--...-.....The Normal
and Argosy are due from Memphis this
........ISob Ferguson, clerk of the
was a passeng T BY the Emma
Floyd yesterday, and is stopping at the \
American HOuse.....-...The WGyrSck HsroId
Published in the last issue avery foolish
item urging the merchants of NewbuIg 70
all patronage from the Charmer
because she does not coal there. Why does
not the Herald pitch into all boats that do
not coal there2