The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-30


I gers. r. Q. Dovls Is her accomplished
clerk.
Foa NEHPnfs. -- The be~utif1
Norman Capt 0 Fit VOL. laav,
for Memphis AZ z thl even
ing, and has supa .a.l ari fs
room appointment aaa % resa|a,
Evansville PACKET a9l'd s] oa
With q fall cargo lvome,
is her excellent q and with tat
aid Of Capt. Hewitt, viii secure ta'
comfort Of ell passenger
FOR MEMPHIS. The great Zee Kim
Silver Moon, Captain Ben Morris.
less, having been detained BIZ ige. vi.
be down carly today en route foi
Memphis aud al way ports She
splendidly appointed CAPT Metric.
less is one Of the best 8teamboatmer
on the river, aud his boa. one of 81,
safest in ice. Mr.. John NJ. Spencer
a highly accomplished and pleasan
gentlemen. is her clerk.
FOR NEW ORLEANs.-The splendid
elongated Nick Longworth, one Of th,
best boats in the business, may be oz
peoted hsreIthis levening en- route t,
New Orleans. She has luzuriou
cabin appointments. She is com
manded BY Captain Lew. Hates, on
of the most experienced and success
full as well as one OF the most popular
steamboatman on the river. La he
Office viii be found that ascomplisheC
and affable gentleman, Captain e. Eta
gene Bowers. whose pleasure it vii
be to contribute to the comfort Of hi
passengers.
taioRmluws from our EEohnmraa.
PTrsBURG.--A Pittsburg dispatch
Mondays Cincinnati Commercial says:
The weather continues Co moderate
Thermometer 40 2 P. NJ, 36' above zero.
drizziing rain SET in about noon. viii
every prospect that 10 would continue Ion
rise ia our rivers. Tho Monongaheia
clear OF ice this side Of Pool No. H. and th
Allegheny - not putting Out y, very strongly
20 much, as the Ice did not run very Ions
No arrivals. The Champion departed ~
CIrorrArr.- The Commercial or Mon
day says:
The New Orleans and Red River paeke
~. Nicholas, CAPTAIN john o. D1Wiy
which sunk on the falls. I'm Red River oI
"Wednesday lagt--tne accident having 9eoi
published In the Sunday C0ntuerclak-l
insured against fre only for 1UJl, in %.
following Cincinnati omoas: Boatuen'1
s. 900 each Am srican, gi,Ol0. aui Farmers
and Home, OF New Haven, 5000 rAch. Ih
loss fatis on her owners, az the 80. Niche
las was not insured against sinking,
Ths sew Orls aus boats received largely
on Saturday, while the Memphis pacEl
did "A moderate business. Wan the eG
eeption d a single packet from above. thB
came here 20 seek an leo harpOr luer
we're no arrivals nor departures on aatul
day. Considerable Memphis freight Wa
shipped ~ rail, merchants fearing 90 TAX
the chance Of the tiver.
Navigation ~ entirely closed by lee, bl
an early resumption was expected yesseI
day, the weather being favorable, Hh
river Is declining slightly.
The sido-wheel steamer itahoai or ll
Upper Mississippi White Collar Lin
which waa laid up Rt Paducah tD have Poi
machinery and cabin transferred 20 ne
ing. The Itnaca was bulll az Clucluuni
by the - inuoaota Packet Company Ten
eteVeu years since, and was formerly con
mRnded by Capt. David Whitlen.
Capt. Lew. George, of the ili-fated ID.
8echler, ~ Ga the city, aud wants "a bootf
tie KRnhwhn River ana Nashville trad
He has an eye on the atornWneei Amerie
LOUIsgfLLE.-The Democrat OF M0udi
RRyss
The General Lytle loft nt 3 r. M. for Gi
olunati, and was making pretty fair u1m
way Is Tar as she could be seen.
The Charleston arrived from khunWu
YESTERDAY, with a barge containing 20
barrels OF salt. In landing, sue struck
eOnl-b0nt and tore away couhiueran
part OF hef starbOard guard forward.
New cylinders for the steamer MHyhof
on arrived nt Memphis on Monday. Hl
leaves on Saturday for White River uad
the restaurant system.
The steamer Andy Johnson, while
Quincy Bay. took IRE from "a dolegtl
hue, tazt wednesday evening and uH
rOWly escaped being consumed.
N. LoUm.-The Democrat OF Mord
says;
Tho river fell ten inches from Thur7d
20 Friday evening, and i've Inches lu
succeeding tW0nty-fOur hours. To gAl
there ~ ~ foat Of water. To does not ut
Ger greatly what the depth Of water
above st. Louis. Ice heavy in the river
f0rryboats run As well as ever. WcAth
mild as spring, and yesterday "a geneI
GhaW, which had every appearance OF Et
Ths Atlantic a Mississippi steamsu
Company Will, during the auspeuHiou
navigation here, run the steamers W
Arthur. Pauline Carroll. olive HrHnt
Lady Gay Ruth Com mOnWenlth, liz.
OH amc Blsmareki between Cairo h
New OFleans.
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