The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-05

and milder than for several days past.
The mercury at 6 A NJ, ranged at Is,
and at 380 at noon. The river had
fallen thirteen inches during the
twenty-four hours ending at three
O'Clock yesterday. There is large
amount of floating ice in the river,
Mry generally diffused, with occa-
sionally heavy masses floating very
deep, and is very hard; most of it,
however, is light, thin and innoxious.
Boats, iron clad, or even sheathed
with lumber or properly cribbed, find
no difficulty in getting through the
ice, which will no doubt be less
abundant to- day.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
three O'Clock yesterday, were the
Sam. J. Hale, Memphis to Cincinnati;
Armada, from Cairo; Newsboy, from
Henderson; Belle Lee, Louisville to
New Orleans.
boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for st. Louis;
St. Patrick, and Clifton, from Mem
phis; Silver Moon, for Memphis; Nick
Longworth, St. Charles, Amazon, and
Louisville, for New Orleans; Quick
step, from Cairo; Dexter, Great Re-
public, P. W. Strader, and j. III.
Groesbeck, from New Orleans; Ada
Lyon, from Green River; Tarascon,
from Louisville.
Miscellaneous.
There was but little business done
on the leyee yesterday morning, with
scarcely any arrivals. The Sam j.
Hale passed up during the night with
over 1000 bales of cotton...... The
Armada had fair trip up.........The
Belle Lee arrived at 113 o'clock from
Louisville, loaded deeply and drawing
about all the water there is in the
channel. She got most of her load
along the coast above. She had
moderate passenger list. She had
large engagements below, which she
would be unable to fill on account of
the rapid decline of the river.........
The Virginia is reported aground at
Shawneetown, and the Palestine at
tempting to tighten her off, but the
river falls as fast as the Palestine can
tighten her........The VIM. White
was getting fine trip yesterday. and
the Cumberland was receiving liber-
ally.........The Laurel Hill had not re-
turned from up the river at noon yes
terday. 1.-THE Richmond over due,
and the Mayfower, were momentarily
expected at noon yesterday. .......The
water was down to the top of the
stone work at the mouth of the Syca-
more Street sewer at noon yesterday,
and is falling steadily, at the rate of
half an inch per hour.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CAIRo.-The grand Armada,
the feet favorite. will be the regular
packet for Cairo and all way landings
at o'clock to day. She has unsur-
passed passenger appointments. Capt.
A. NJ. Dusouchet is her popular COM
mander, and Will. P. Fowler and
Geo. Nicholson, great favorites with
the people, are her accomplished
clerks.
For IOUTsvILLE-The gallant
Tarascon, the pride of the Louisville
Line, will be the unsurpassed and I'M
passable packet for Louisville to-
night. Captain A. T. Gilmore is her
experienced commander, and Miles
ID. Warren is her popular and always
obliging clerk. The Tarascon is feet
as an arrow.
For GREEN RIvER.-The beauti-
full Ada Lyon, Captain Graham, is
the regular Green River packet at 6
o'clock this evening, affording ele-
CANT accommodations to passengers.
John Adams is her pleasant and
obliging clerk.
For MEMPHIS. - The celebrated
/NIayhower is the regular packet for
Memphis, and will positively leave at
II o'clock NJ. to-day in charge of that
veteran officer and highly popular
gentleman, Captain J. V. Throop.
VIM. Dunn and Duke Nicholson are
her chief clerks, and are well and