The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-01-12

1ne foiiOWinR item may prove e. Como
interest u si"eamloalueus Aca0re ~.
The present law h master of % ta#
snould always be enu0fdeo ON the u.
Of "a barge.
Capt. Pete Simpson recently puo.sd q
Paducah' Ky, I07 ieet long and n fas
WIDE containing $50 barrels OF salt. HsIue
me latgest q the kind ever run out oL taa
hHn0Wha River.
on the resent up trip OF the r. @. Cray.
the second cnglbeer, Mr.. David Ross. Ono.
q bald eagle, which was perched on Sac
Top on p tree. 10 measured seven feeI lrgm
tip TO tip Of IT'S wings.
on nc 8lat ult Nr. W. j.. Ruak made tho
steamer W. H Arthur, formerly or BIO
Atlantic u Mississippi Steamship Liua
To III. W. Broln4kI, one-fOurth 90 John ~.
Powell q o ou9-eighth. Total amount
OF payment Tor the above was thirty tHau
a dollars.
ST. LOUIS. The Democrat Of mouaas
says:
Yesterday Sunday the river was cove
cred from bank 70 bank with heavy r1u
ming ice. It seemed 90 move more slowly
above the breakWaterg 40 the piers. fGlul
which it is thought that AZ may this m1fn-
ing, or soon gorge Just below there. and
leave the river clear below. Tho weather
was intensely cold but became less cold
during the day. The river was HteauEIF.
but not rapidly, falling. The ferrF boats
preferred 70 lie at the bank, but ~ or lWU
made trantlc attempts 90 buffet thelr WHy
through thet ice, aud succeeded iu crossing.
Tue ice ram was out running SWINGING
dashtng and crashiug, and making nu outs
raReOus racket on the peaceful bosom OH
the Old river. The tug Little Giant also
made several trips between the bar and
the piers, carrying employees of Che bridge
The Vicksburg Herald gets or tbo .8I.
lowing horr.cte pun: some men stamp
their let 90 MAKE them small but tnE.
boats whistle with JOY AZ the sight ol Dg
tOws.
Geo. A. Williams is OF The Parg0ud al
last, and on his Wharfboat 40 So Joseph.
Louisiana.
The Dispatch Of Monday evening saya
The Board of Underwriters recommend
that no boats leave port in c-OuseQueuna 0E
the cold weather, low stage OF water and
running ice. We are satisfied no boats
Will leave for the present.
We take pleasure in stating thatC CAPTAIN
Henry BrOlaBEi, With his steamer VA. NL.
Arthur, arrived al right az ll O'Clock psa-
terday az Cairo, although She has had 70
hard time OF Il. The river gorged q
thirty miles above Cairo, bot she forced
her way through. The Arthur unIuadaH
the barge she took With her @ Whnt
more she picked up at Cairo. she lall
there with ne i9ldoWlng splendid t1Ei
s5O tons freight 200 heed stock ana ~
come out all right yet.
Captain Dan. Abte, long and lnYoIlHIY
known here ia connection with theaLe
or MOllle Able, has gone Into a new huai-
ness at New Orleans.
NEW ORLElEs.-The Times OF Friday
says;
The weather. yesterday was cloudy HuU
mild, and bOTA the Hppea mmro OFT rHins
The day, however, passed of without Huy
but ~ Would not surprise us 1n the least At
we don't receive an invoice OF 40 to-day
Business on the landing yesterday WnH
marked wish more animation than tnaE OFT
Wednesday tue departures being moro uue
merOus, while there was am Increase OF
shipments. Our Red River packets Bayou
Bartholomew packets and conEteH en-
peared TO have ample trips OF freight
while the Groenvliie packet Belle leo
the Western packets also done a fair basla
ness,