The Evansville journal., 1868-02-13

iH4 weather and Water.
The weather yesterday morning was
clear and very cold, the mercury be-
ing down to 140 at 6 A. NJ. but rose
rapidly, and stood at 34o at noon.
The fiaer continues to rise steadily,
having riser fully three feet. during
the twenty-four hours up to three
o'clock yesterday afternoon. Heavy
ice - many heavy fields, extending
from shore to shore, and nearly half
mile up and down the river--p passed
down and raked the boats at the
landing pretty heavily, but we believe
did no serious injury. After 8 olclock
yesterday there seemed to be very
great improvement, and if the gorges
below Louisville are run out, we may
consider navigation. fully resumed
hence to louisville and Cairo.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3 o'clock yesterday, include the P. w.
strader, from New Orleans; Empire,
to Louisville; Emperor, Memphis to
Cincinnati; Cumberland, Cairo to re-
turn.
BOat~ Dne.
Among the first boats due here are
the Delaware and Pine Grove, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for st. Louis
Mayfower, from Memphis; Silver
Moon, far Memphis Nick Longworth,
Richmond, Amazon, and Louisville,
for New Orleans, Armada, from Cal
TO; Belle Leeand ] Ell. Groesbeek,
from New, Orleans; Morning Star,
from Louisville; Lewellin, from
Eastport. .oe
miscellaneous.
The ice continued to run very heav-
lily until nine O'Clock yesterday, some
immense fields passing down, but af-
.terwards It became far less formida-
BE, aud during the balance of the day
did not look as if capable of impeding
navigation in the slightest degree.
The Empire left at 9 o'clock, and
steamed off gaily.........The P. w.
Strader came in from New Orleans at
81 o'clock yesterday morning. with
two hundred tons Of freight for Louis
vile and Cincinnati, and q large
amount for this port, including SO
bags coffee aud II hhds. sugar for
Ragon. Dickey Il Carson She will
probably re-ship and return South
from here. The tops of both her
chimneys broke off, on the Lower
Mississippi, and she will have to have
them spsieed...~......The Emperor
passed up at noon with 1,160 bales
eottons...-.The Cumberland arrived
at one O'Clock with a good trip,
and at once commenced preparations
to go out again. She and the Empe-
rOr encountered extremely heavy ice,
and their cribs Of logs showed evi
dences Of its power............C Captain
Baker, Of the late Sherman, arrived
from Cincinnati yesterday morning
by rail--......The Quiokstep lies over
till to-day, and takes her regular turn.
......The Armada has 600 bales cotton /
for the famous Erie Transportation
Company, of which r.. K. Dunkerscn
& Co. are agents.........The Goldfnch
was receiving for Memphis, but with
poor prospects of a large trip She
was offered a good trip to Cinein-
nati......We have an idea that OBJ
struction to navigation by ice is about
ended, and that business henceforth
will be more active, and boats more
regular......Capt James p Webb is
negotiating for the charter of the
Cobb-Webb for the Green River
trade, for which she is well adapted |
.......,...The Rose Hambleton is still
awaiting vents....,.........The VIM. |
White was smoking yesterday after
noon as if preparing to leave.
Boats Leaving To-day.
FoR CAIRo,-The lightning winged |
Quickstep, Capt. H. T. Dexter, one
of the most experienced navigators
on the Western waters, In command,
will positively leave at 4 o'clock to-
day for Cairo and all way ports. Her
clerks are those elegant and obliging
young gentlemen, Jack Grammar and |
Walter B. Pennington.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gay Morn |
ng Star, Capt. E. P. T. Hollcroft, |
With the unsurpassable John Over
oacher in the Office. is the regular T