The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-31


s SaSita ssr5p, Y hhd tobacco: cinciauatl.
bales cotton.
GIeaninGH from our Exchange.
PIFTsBURG.-~The Commercial OF Monday
says;
Navigation remains suspended, there
being no arrivals or departure since our
last. The weather has moderated very
materially. The present Ind cations favor
thaw; The rivers are pref Y clear Of ice
The Allegheny River IS closed above the
town.
CHcDsATI-T The Commercial OF Tues
day says:
A special dispatch 10 the Cincinnati
Times OF last evening, from Memphis, re-
ports the SINGING Of the hfemph and
White River packet MaylOWer IN White
River. The report, a. will be seen by tue
Sharpe, ner agents, = lnc0 trects 81 EM-
PHIs, December 18th, 1868, - p. tI.--BD8.
| CoM.-The report OF the sinking of toe
Mayhower Is false. NO accident occurred
Captain james Greer has sold the Pine
Bluff to DR.. Bates, Of Louisville, Kentucky
Price and terms not made puzzle. Mr.
Bates wilt probably put her IN the Louis
vile and kentucky River, II the tobacco
| trade.
The CamsIia, which arrived from Pitts
burg yesterday morning started from
there With an empty barge In tow. but the
ice cutting several holes In the bafge, she
was Obliged TO leave Il at the head o the
| Brothers, near Long Reach: the holes
were stopped and men Lett ia charge %
prevent any further aeaidaut 20 10. Cap
! tain Poe entered protest here.
LOUISVILLE. - The C0urser-Jotrnat of
Tuesday says:
A dispatch from Owensboro states the
Morning Star passed that piece yesterday
afternoon, coming up all right, aud that
the Ice WAS not very heavy. No b1at viii
leave FOL Henderson to-day.
Tue rarascOn Will leave on her regular
Il a IfHfaH
We regret to learn that UaDsa Vi PINK
Marble Is confined to hiA home BY sick
The Emma No. q and AfInneoIa have laid
up AZ Paducah on account OF the Ice.
As the Emma No. aud Minne0la passed
this city Sunday afternoon, We infer that
they were not laid UP at Paducah any 10
speak or.
TIE Democrat sayss
IL is said that three OF the Dick Fultou'a
boats, which are aground az Little Chain,
| are Ia a sinking lndttion, aud that 30 Is
highly probable she viii be the fourth one.
| The Armadtllo, from New Orleans 10
| Cincinnati. met with an accident some
fftren miles below leland sixty three. a
sheet In the forward part Of one OF her
/ boilers parted, aud the sie1m cam" out
| with n rush, out forum tteiy injured no
one, nor dad 10 damaae The boat Her
| passengers came TO Memphis on the Bis
| marck Her captain arrived there on
| Friday aud secured the services OF two or
| three boiler makers, butihe engineer, ia
a way as 70 enable him 90 bring the boat
| TO port
NEW ORLEASs.- The TIMES of Friday
/ says:
1 the weather during the past twentY-four
/ hours was of cold and comfurtiess ma
| ture. Shortly after dark on Weduesu ay
1 night 10 commenced freeztng. aud eua-
| tinued throughout no night aud the
| tire OF yesterday Wenotloeo but few iovee
| pedestrians out, aud those would remain
/ on the landing but q short period 40 q time,
| and then would betake them selves on
board of some packet 60 hug an interesting
| stove.
Business on the landing, As Is generally
the case on a Chrtstmas Eve, was dun
| enough TO suit the TASTE OF anybody, and
i as to-day will be looked upon as one Of the
| principal holidays OF tue yeaf-In fact, the
| greatest share Of business viii undergo au
| entire suspensiOn-there viii be hul two
| departures, and those are coast packets.