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

The weather Saturday was cloudy
rather moderate in temperature, and
slightly damp. The mercury at 6 A. NJ
stood at $40 above zero, and at 380 al
noon. The river had fallen IL inches
during the twenty four hours ending
at o'clock on Saturday afternoon
The river was almost clear Of ice in
front of the city, except what had
lodged on the bar. The bay inside
the bar forms an excellent harbor
and is entirely clear of ice. A slight
rain prevailed during the forenoon,
with signs of clearing up at noon.
Arrivals. and departures.
The arrivals and departures up
to three o'clock Saturday, were
the Ollie Sullivan, from Green River;
Armada, from Cairo to return; A. l..
No. / : from Green River; Cumber-
land, Cairo and return; Rose Ham
bleton, Cairo for Cincinnati; Sam.
Orr and Pink Varble, from PASSPORT;
Atlantic, from Green River; Mollie
Norton, Henderson to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for st. Louis /;
Mayhower, from Memphis; Silver
Moon, for Memphis Nick Longworth,
Richmond, Amazon, and Louisville,
for New Orleans; Cumberland, from
Cairo; Dexter, P. w. Strader, and j.
HI. Groesbeck, from New Orleans !;
Tarascon, from Louisville; VIM
White, from cumberland River.
miscellaneous. 3
There was a considerable degree of
animation on the levee Saturday,
with considerable feet of boats in
port. several destined for ports above
as soon as navigation is resumed
...........The St. Patrick was busy
discharging her magnificent trip, and
the Armada was receiving largely for
her out trip. The gallant Armada
steamed through the ice in Dutch
Bend like giant rushing to battle.
and arrived on time. There is nothing
like having nerve and good steam
boat............The Sam. Orr arrived
yesterday at noon with SOP bales
cotton, and a large amount of
miscellaneous freight, the biggest trip
ever brought out of Tennessee River.
1.-The Pink Varble followed her
out with very slim trip.........The
Rose Hamilton has considerab Bile
freight for Cincinnati, and will be up
here till the ice yields to milder infiu-
ence-.......The Atlantic aud barge
dropped down from Green River Sat
urday, aud will go below.......The
Ollie Sullivan has laid up for the
present ........The Cumberland fol-
lowed the Armada through the gorge
Saturday morning, came to the land
ing, and lit out :. at 10 o CLOCK, taking
little or no freight. We hope to-
see all the packets get on their
regular days, and stick to them. This
is but fair and honest, and is what
each packet has right to expect of
each other, and when one boat gets
behind, and cannot make it up in one
trip, she should lie over till her regu-
lar turn. Honor, justice, and right
principle demand this.........A very
light streak of ice, in small Jumps,
was floating along the outside of the
bar. There is no doubt of sub
stantial gorge above, and we may
count on easy and safe navigation
below......Evansville is, emphatically,
the head of navigation.
Boats Leaving O-Dav.
For CAIRo.-The gallant Quickstep
will be the regular mail aud passenger
steamer for Paducah, Cairo and all
way ports to-day at o'clock. She is
well iron-clad, and has great power,
prepared to give defiance to ice, of
which but little will be found below.
Captain HI. T. Dexter is her COM
mander, and Jack Grammer and Wal
ter B. Pennington are her courteous
and Obliging clerks.
For LOUISVILLE. - There will be
no boat to Louisville to-day, unless
the weather shall have moderated
greatly and the ice loosened in the
narrows, in which case the unrivalled
Morning Star, with Captain E. P. 7.
Hollcroft, commanding, and John