The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-26
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For 0s5.er River Items See 7nsrd Page.

Navigation has been practically sus-
pended since Saturday evening. though
the Charles Bodmann passed down,
aad the Sam J. Hale. from Memphis.
and Mollie Moore, froz New Orleans.
arrived yesterday.........The Morning
Star, from Louisville, and St. Mays,
from Memphis, arrived on Saturday
evening about seven o'clock............
The FaYette aud Mallie RagOn went
to the mouth of Green River, yester-
day. Whether the Fayette will stay
there or continue her trips we did not
ascertain......The Idlewild for Cairo,
and the Mary Miller for Memphis.
departed Saturday night. The Mary
Miller had a good trip.................
The Idlewild had a splendid trip,
one of the best of the season, in
Guiding a large amount of freight
for reshipment south........,..........
The St Marys arrived with e moder-
ate trip. aud viii go into Winter quar-
ters for the prese nt.........The Morn
ing Star arrived at 7:30, Saturday
night, turned over her people for
points below to the Idlewild. and lies
over here till 10 o'clock this morning,
when she will leave for Louisville, if
the weather continues to. moderate.
............The Mary Ament went into
the mouth Of Green River Saturday,
and lies up. The Charmer also
went into Green River.."..............
The Charles Bodmann, Captain o, P.
Shinkle's magnificent and mammoth
new steamer, passed down az o'clock
yesterday morning, only stopping here
briefly, as Capt. Sainklo vas anxious
to get out of the river. We regret
that we were not able to examine this
mammoth fostiug palace............The
Sam. J. Hale and Mollie Moore ar
rived at noon. both having excellent
trips. They quit F" here to await
safer navigation, but may be able to
proceed to-day......hll the boats ad
vertised to leave Cincinnati on Satur-
day evening laid over on account
Of the ice, and we expect
no boat down to-day, IN
less the America, which left Gin
cinnati Friday night. and the City of
Quincy, which was announced to leave
Louisville positively on Saturday
evening, should work through the ice.
-....~..Captain Gilmore expresses a
determination to start fer Louisville
at 10 AN. As the Star is heavily
sheathed with iron, she will doubt
less be able to 60 througb.........The
Qaickstep had not arrived at a late
hour last night, Mother had the Ev
ansville, and we doubt if either of
them goes out to day, unless there is a
material change for the better in
the aspect Of the rivcr-....The wealth
er yesterday was cloudy and very cold
in the morning, the mercury being
down to 4 above zero, but it rose
gradually to 25o at noon, 30 at 6 P. NJ.
and 30o at 10 P. n. The wind came
from the southeast all day. and in the
evening strengthened into j. a
gale and toward midnight was
blowing great guns. Steamboatmen
were greatly encouraged by the rapid
change in the temperature going on.
........Captain Tom Shields will com
mence loading the Susie Silver for
New Orleans to-day, aud will leave at
10 O'Clock AN. to- morrow. She is a
magnificent new steamboat, aud Cap
tain Shields and his namesake, Green
B. Shields, the clerk, are elegant gen
tlemau. and we hope TO see them get
full load.-....Capt. Rees Dugaa, of the
Eckert. and Tom J. Eckert, her pilot,
arrived from Cincinnati on Saturday,
and visited the Opera House, Satur
day night, 10 see the Live Indian, y
wlr;ch they pronounced success......
TIE Eekert had steam up all day yes
terday, and, if the ice flow does not
dimioisb, will-go into Winter quarters
in the mouth Of Green River. Then
we pity the poor rabbits, quails and
squirrels....T The river here, d-ring the
"a hours ending last night, had fallen
about Is inches. It was literally full
Of floating Zoe all day. Sometimes the
whole s1rfase was com pIetely covered
with large fields Of ice about u inches
thick. B. other times there would be
an open space of few hundred yards,
but it Woald soon grow dense again.
We hope to find it improved to day.
.........The Belfast is reported to have
laid up at Uniontown. and the Kate
Kinney quit at Cairo.
The Secretary of the Treasury has is
sued circular to Supervisors and
Local Inspectors, directing their at
tention to the Act Of Congress Of Au.
gust 30sh, 1852. requiring that suita-
bic and safe provisions be made by
all steamboats, to guard against loss or
danger from fire, and directing
them 10 examine all steamboats,
in their respective districts, and re.
quire the stoves to be securely fast
eued TO tie flor or other fixed sup
port ia such n manner as to prevent