The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-08
RIVER EW s.
For 0the,. BtUer Items see seventh Pqge.

CINCINNATI, Feb. Z, I P. M.-The river has
fallen 9 inches; full of heavy ice. Wealth
er clear; Thermometer 29-was down to
lO0 this morning. H..,y.5
LOUISVILLE, Feb. z.-Rivef falling ~
feet In the ca nal. lee gorged at Six Mile
Island and below Cloverport. Naviga-
ton is wholly suspended The low pres
sure Richmond returns to New Orleans on
the fist water ~ r
For the first time in many months, the
day has passed without a single arrivaI
from. any point. 1900. Ma vigatfon hence to
Louisville is entirely suspended, both for
ascending and descending boats. The riv-.
er is gorged below Cloverport, and it is so
gorged in Dutch Bend, miles below this
city, thatthe Mollfe Norton and the 'Cuni-
berIand were unable to work through, and
both were laid up at that point.!l... The
Legal Tender left at dark last night, hav-
ing received here $500 sacks. of corn and a
large amount Of miscellaneous freight.
DR.. Condif, before he. left, replen.
ished his office witha large amount Of In
imitable stationery, freight bills, cabin
and deck tickets, cards, &C., from the
JOURNAL Office. The Legal Tender has
engagements between this and Mt. Vernon
tofia5fen her out, also over 40 tons shipped
by Baird & Start for a Cincinnati firm from
Shawneetown....... The Morning Star took
the freight of the Legal Tender, and lies
at the wharf, Furnished up as bright as a
new pin, waiting for an Improvement of
navigation. Wash. Elder and Bill Meek,
her pilots, in the meantime being
engaged in the study of sacred
history, and in contemplating the mystic
rious works of nature. They both expect
to visit the Holy Land next Summer
during low water-.......Tom. Brashear, the
high-headed clerk of the high-headed
Cumberland, dropped in last night and
left us manifest. The Cumberl and, un-
able to WORK through the densely
packed ice in Dutch Bend, lies up
at the Willows, having an excellent
trip on board. Capt Howard hopes
to be able to come through this
morning, and will, if he gets up, leave
to-day for Cairo -.............The loW-pressure
Richmond will not leave Louisville till
there is a rise.........The Nick Longworth
has also abandoned her trip, and laid up
at Portland............The wild whistle of the
st. Patrick, at l o'clock this morning, an
nounced her triumph over the ice gorge at
Dutch Bend. Capt Archer seldom fails 10
make passage, if the river is not frozen
soIidIy over. She will leave for Memphis
to-day, sure.
MEMORANDUM AND MANIFESTATION
Cumoerland-Left Cairo Thursday, 9th, at
4:15 A. NJ. met Mayhower at Paducah, and
Tyrone at Indiana Bar; passed Dick Full
ton No at BirdsvilIe; met Armada at
Bay City; boat (unknowa aground at the
head of Hurricane Island; met st. Charles
at Shawneetown. and Quickstep at Longs
Landing, KY; tow-boats Neville and
Roch ester laid up for ice at West Frank
lin; ice very heavy from UnioptOwn up;
wore one crib out, and had TO build new
one; had to quit at Dutch Bend.i1 1H-IaY
Our nsignees are: r. K. Dunkerson &
Co., 800 bbls press beef, 6 hhdS tobacco, i
bale cotton, s bbIs pop corn; F. H. Ehr-
man & Co., bales cotton F. r. Huston,
l hid. tobacco; Ragop, Diekey aud Carson
bags rags; Rocker, Blount 81 Co., tin
boiler; StOckwelI & Co., z bags feathers /;
| A. Ellis & Co., 3 bags of bags; VIM. He'll
| man, l steam guage.