The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-27

guished star gazers. IS. a.
For GREEN RIVER. - The feet
winged J r. Hoyle is the regular
packet for Paradise, Frostburg and
all Green River and Pond River land
ings at 5 o'clock to-day. Captain
Jackson and Billy Ralston are
pleasant and obliging gentlemen.
Give her a big trip.
FoR HENDERsoN.-The splendid
side-wheel steamer Mollie Norton,
Capt. Perkins, goes to Henderson at
81 o'clock to-day. The Terry broth
ers do the honors Of the Office
For NEW ORLEANS. = The fine
steamer Westmoreland, Of the Gin
cinuati and New Orleans Express
Line, will be here to-day, for New
Orleans and all intermediate ports.
Captain Chenoweth, vetern COM
mander, has charge, on account Of the
illness Of Capt Evans, and is an ex-
perienced officer and pleasant gentle
man. The Westmoreland is a staanch
and finely appointed boat.
GIeantngs from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial Of
the oath says:
The weather since our last has be-
come intensely cold-a sudden and
unexpected change Trade on the
landing was moderately active.
The Belle Vernon took an early
start for st. Louis on Saturday.
The Camelia left for Nashville with
a good trip.
The first boat for the gold mines is
the Carrie, Capt. Brady.
The Armenia is receiving for st.
Louis, and will have dispatch. The
Kenton is at the landing IN line
order.
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
l7uesday says:
The levee presented a lively appears
auce Yesterday, In both receiving and
discharging cargoes. 1t was the live
lest Monday we have observed for
year.
Telegraph connection is now estab-
| lished between Memphis and Jack
sv1port, Ark.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier of
Tuesday says: ntr
On the falls last evening there were
four ieet four inches water in the pass
down the Indian chute and falling
steadily.
The Saint Charles is about to be
withdrawn from the Louisville and
New Orleans trade, and would have
assembled the falls yesterday but the
river was little too low in the chute.
She will probably await rise.
The ice in the Allegheny is said to
be harder and thicker than has been
before known for many years. In
the vicinity of Oil City it is now Eve
feet thick and as hard as a brick,
| with as little inclination or disposi-
ton to melt. The ice and snow along
the water courses and the mountain
slopes, are deemed by boatmen to be
abundant enough, with warm weather,
to make a coalboat tide without one
The Alaska, from Cincinnati, and
the p, w. Strader, from Evansville,
arrived at New Orleans Sunday.
New ALBANY-The Commercial
of Tuesday says:
The St. Charles has been sold to
run between Cincinnati and Pitts
burg.
were on the landing yesterday await
ing shipment east over the Jefferson
vile Railroad.
Tt is seldom that much aecumulates
here. OF the 1000 bales and upwards
landed here during the past week not
over 100 or 200 were on the leyee yes
terday morning. It goes forward at
once.
ST.. LOUIS. - The Democrat. OF
Tuesday, says:
No change of Importance in the
river here. 1t is open to the mouth
of the Illinois, and no farther as far
: as learned. Heavy ice was floating
out of the Missouri yesterday. There
Is from five to FIVE and half feet OF
water hence to Cairo. The amount
of shipping Is yet small, being con.
J fined to few boats. The Missouri
cannot be said to be yet navigable. II
is lower at St. Joseph, and in fact al
the way from the mouth to that point
than ever known. There is but &c
inches water at Boonyille.
J Can't. ID. I'll. Silver and Col. Tom
Shields have sold three-fourths of the
steamer Mary McDonald-one-e eight
~ Can't. Jas. Gunsollis, and balance
to Cant VIM. Fitzgerald, at the rate
; of $4,000 Mr.. John Greenough has
we learn. taken charge of the office.