The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-31
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For Osasr River TENS See Third Page.
The weather continued cloudy up
to dark last night, when it cleared up
warm, with the mercury at 500 at mid
night, and soft south wind prevail
ing. The river had commenced swell
ing last evening, and the ice was
spreading wider and growing thinner,
and we cannot believe that boats
would have any special difficulty in
running now. If the weather contin-
ues as mild as at present, navigation
will be regularly resumed on Mon
day.
There we've no further arrivals or
departures up to midnight last, except
the Robert Fulton, which came from
the coal mine with three barges load
ed with coal. She had great diff
Guilty in landing. and the last we saw
Of her, she was out 10 the clear river,
opposite the dry dock, trying TO back
up,.....The Mollie Moore dropped
down to the Wbarfboat, last evening,
to discharge 438 barrels of molasses
and 338 hogsheads of sugar, to be for
warded by rail on the order of the
consignees........The MOllie Moore
will probably load here for New Or
leans after the Susie Silver.........The
Quickstep will lie over till Monday.
1.-THE Arkansas Belle. as we learn
by a dispatch to Capt. Dexter, left
Paducah yesterday at noon, with five
hnndEed bales of cotton for this port.
She viii be here by noon to day.....
The Carrie V. Koontz, Indiana, Kate
Kinney, Belfast, Alice Dean, Wau-
anita aud Q0ickstep may be expected
here by Monday, or sooner if the
cid weather holds..... .........Captain
Gilmore goes to Vincennes this morn
ing to meet his wife, but will return
as soon as he is advised that naviga-
ton is resumed at Louisville............
The Susie Silver has nearly as much
freight aboard as she can carry out
on the water. She will complete her
cargo this morning and leave at 10 A.
NJ, unless compelled to wait for en-
gineers, who were expected from st.
Louis By rail last night, in which case
she will leave Immediately afternoon.
We have no doubt all the packets
will resume their regular trips on
Mondsy......In consequence Of other
imperative duties claiming the atten-
tion of Judge Moore last night, the
trial of Captain Thomas w. Shields
of the Susie Silver, vas pitched off to
a future date, the accused in the
meantime giving ample bail fer his
In case Judge Moore
should be unable to hold Court here,
when the case is pext called up,
Judge DugsR. the renowned bone
picker of the L, F. Eckert, will try
the case, and if so. Eaay the Lord have
mercy on Toms soul.........Capt. Fred.
r. Huston will hereafter be associated
with james A. Henderson in the Of
fee of the st. Mary's. and Ed. Brown
goes out on her as steward......Dan.
White, the famous steward of the
Star, is circulating among
his ancient friends in the city while |
bis boat is laid up........Capt. Rees.
and several of the other oficers and |
crew of the Wauanita were in the city
to obtain late papers and |
other supplies. The Wauanita will be |
likely to reach here to.day.........The |
fifty casks OF chains discharged here |
BY the Mary Houston, for
Be.ticher. kellogg & Co., were ship !
ped to this port in bond. Thirty.
nine casks are row in the |
bonded warehouse 10 this city, eleven |
having been Withdrawn for sale.
The establishment of a bonded ware
house, which is of class "a (" No. 8, is
! great convenience to merchants,
Who import their merchandise direct
from the old country......Capt. John
Gilbert is still in the city. awaiting an
to go to Golconda.........
The Morn ing Star will not go to
Cairo to-day......The st. Mary's is
still receiving. and viii positively
cave on Monday for Memphis.........
A gentleman who left Vincennes yes
erday, reports the Wabash thick
With heavy ice, and the inIets are all
rozen over solid with ice seven inches
hick, sffording great consolation
o the ice dealers. but sadden.
ug the hearts Of steambOatmen.....
special dispateh from New Or q