The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-24
River Dispatches.

PITTsBURG. December % Cloudy. The
MonoRganela Is s feet inches and falling.
PrTTsBURG, December % Thermometer,
I4o. The mouongahela Is feet inches
and falling. the rlvef Is frCzsa over SIX
running out with inches OF ice. The st.
Charles Is expected in tonight.
CINCINNATI, Decem Der 23.-Ihe river as
fallen IA Inches; II feet and II en- In the
channel The weather. is clear; thermome-
ter, g. The River Is full OF Ice, and snOuld
the present cold continue II will be closed
CTsoIENGrr. December 23.-The weather
is COLO thermometer g aud a strong wind.
The navigation Is neSllf closed w1rh Ice.
CINCIENATI. December 70 the river is
Is feet 3inches and has fallen 10 inches dur
Burns, from Memphis; Brill, from Nash
willie. observation-disclosures TO Nashville.
Il is very cold here to-day, being 2 above
moderation OF the cold. IF II continues q
lew hours longer, there are grave fears that
the navigation WlIl c.Ose. The impression
prevails that no boat will go up the river
after sunday. but the piers and bridges
here may make gorge and keep IL open
to Louisville. Packets are beginning TO
lay up, and dispatches from up the river
show that he navigation is closing to-day
IN the tributaries. The Tow boat John E.
Barrett, broke her fore and aft hog chain
below California last night, and goes on
the Eureka docks for repairs.
LOUISVILLE, Dec. 23.-Departed-Charie
Oumann, Rev Orieanss katuuools, Mem
pins. the canal being Borged with ice
and coal bOatE, the shamrock, from st.
Louis, ard the Anna, from Evansville,
| both for Cincinnati, have hear forced 40
| lay up for the present. The Argosyi from
Cincinnati for New Orleans, being loaded
foo deep to descend the fails. has laid no.
| The river has fallen Inches in the last q
hours, with feet 5 inches in the chute,
| aud feet inches in the canal. The river
| IS fulI OF floating ice, and fears OF obstruc-
| ton to navigation are entertained. The
| canal is already closed, and no more boats
or barRes can pass through till The weather
| moderateF. To-day Is the coolest OF the
! season. The mercury early In the day was
| 20 above zsrc, and did not rise shove To-
at any time curing tue day. Al O'Clock
2. NJ It stood at 81 above zero.
CAIRO. Dec 23.-IdleWild, Evansville
packet, 8 PM: W III. Brown, 81. Louis TO
caro- g P N; PeyLOna, New Orleans to
CIncinnati, Am: John Kilgour, Louis
vile to New Orleans, IL; Atlantic
Cairo TO New Orleans A n Henry q.
Yaeger, PittsbuTg to New Orleans, 10 ~;
Wauanits, New orleans to Cincinnati, 10
A M Henry An16s. st. Louis TO New Or
leans, IL An st. Marys, Memphis to Ev-
ansviIle, IL A II; st. Luke, st. Louis to
Memphis, 6 Z NJ; 81. Joseph, Memphis to
Cairo, N Il. G. wilson. Cairo 70 o 10
snow ct i. terva to-day. Clear and cold.
Mercury s..
NASHVILLE, Dec. 23.-Yae river fell last
nign 6ns IS ElslnS sgasn' wlsa ave fss5
and cold. MeScury s. this morning.
MExPHIs, Dec. 23.-Westher clear. Mer-
curry 30 A. noon, and 20. tonight. Riyer
River; Allen, Arkansas River; Petrei and
Ta6isviIe 6ensrTe ni1t C n5to"sTa
City of Chester, CafrOi Thompson Dean,
New Orleans.
NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.-Arrived-John
Kyle, 81. Louis; H. 3. Turner, Louisville;
Warner and bArges, Pittsb1Fg. Departed
Mohawk and barges and Glasgow, for st.
Louis; Indiana, Louisville; LaoaTgs, st.
/ outs: Silver Lake, Cincinnati. Weather
clear and cold.