The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-28

literally, and would go out with good
packet trips.......-The NeEsboy is
making her trips promptly on time,
leaving daily at 81 o'clock. Captain
Shelter and Master Willie Huston
are making hosts of friends..-......The
Mayfower left Memphis Friday even
ing with $50 bales Of cotton, and was
expected yesterday afternoons.
The Morning Star took out a good
trip yesterday.
GIeSnfngs frOna our Exchanges.
PITrsBURG.-The Commercial of
Friday says:
The continued warm weather has
produced rise of water. The marks
on the Monoogahela pier last eve
ming, indicated nearly Eve feet, and
rising, From the amount of snow
that has disappeared, we can safely
promise a rise sufficient to open up
navigation asli7f
The pools were closed last evening,
bat were expected to ruG out during
the night. .,.,
The far famed packet Kate Robin
son, having most of her cargo on
beard, will be the first boat to leave
fer Cincinnati and Louisville,
CINCINNATI. = The Commercial of
Saturday says:
Several fatboats and barges were
swept O1t of Licking river during
Thursday night by the freshet and
ice.
We regret to announce that Mr..
Jno. o. Tice, well known in marine
and business circles, died in this city
yesterday morning.
The Atlantic and barges passed
Vicksbarg Sunday, on their way up
from New Orleans, with the largest
| trip ever brought up the Mississippi,
including 500 tuns of miscellaneous
| freight, and 100000 feet yellow pine
lumber. This cargo will be increased
at Memphis. Is ta
| Capt. Jno. G. Benson, of the p. W.
Strader, Is In the city.
The Missouri closed at Glasgow on
January 9th; the ice now there is
nine inches thick. Large quantities
of 1T are being secured for summer
use. Wagons aud teams have been
crossing ten days or more. The first
| persons TO cross on the ice were Sam.
Steinmetz and preacher Brown, who
walked over Friday, the ice having
ceased running at noon the day be-
fore. 3a
LOUISVILLE, = The Courier of
Saturday says:
On the falls last evening there we're
| four feet three inches of water in the
pass down the Indian chute, aad the
river rising, with vast accumulation
OF ice in the river in the evening.
Yesterday morning the river was
nearly clear of floating ice, but in the
| afternoon it appeared In vast masses,
which at times extended from shore
to shore, and ice was freely making
along the shores. The ice, however,
did not retard the movements of the
beats, as the arrivals and departures
were quite numerous.
BODY RECoVERED.-Yes terday the
body of Mr.. Sinclair, one of the crew
of the i. ID. Horner, lost on the falls,
was found at Rock Island. It was
taken charge of by the friends of the
family.
The Cora S. lay at Newburg ten
hours to build crib to protect the
hull from ice.
Henry Walker. of the Empire. has
arrived from Cairo. The boat is on
the docks, and will be of on or before
Monday.
ST. LOUIS. = The Democrat of
Saturday says:
The river continues slowly on the
rise; it has iadeed come up eonsidera-
bly,, the rise being uninterrupted for
reported this side of Selma. Can't.
James Allen, coming up on the Iron
Mountain Railroad, reports seeing a
number of people crossing the river
on the ice at the point designated, on
adds to the difficulties Of the situa-
ton. There is large and fine crop
of ice IN the river between ST. Louis
and Cairo. None floating in the har-
Dor yesterday. The weather was de-
lightfully serene.
MEMPHIS. = The Aua1aache of
Friday says
The weather yesterday was mild and
pleasant. The river is receding at
the rate Of half an inch per hour.
White River IS falling, with six
feet in the channel. The Arkansas
is receding, with twenty-four inches
in the channel.
There was a fair amount of bust
ness doing on the leyee yesterday,
with several boats IN port receiving
and dischargiug.
The mud was rapidly drying up I'M
der the warm sun, and if the pleas