The Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1870-1875, 1870-12-31


Mitchell, James Howard and City o
Quincy, for New Orleans; Fam,
Brandeis and Minnie, from Memphis
/ Florence Lee, from Eastport; Wau
anita, Belfast, is. Turner, Kate Kin
ney and Indiana, from New Orleans
Kate Robinson. from st. Louis; olive
Moon, for Memphis; Lawrence, foi
| Nashville; Bermuda and Anna, from
Cincinnati.
Heats Leaving To-day.
FoR NEW 0RLEAs.-The magnif
cent new steamer Susie Silver vii
leave for New Orleans and all way
| ports at 10 An to-day, positively. be-
ing the first boat out, and afordinl
shippers and passengers a rare oppor
tunity to 90 or send goods south. Shc
has splendid passenger appointments
Captain Thomas w Shields ia heI
distinguished commander, and Green
B. Shields is her highly accomplished
aud courteous clerk. Go for the Susie
Silver.
Miscellaneous.
Business would be very active on
the levee if navigation was fairly
open. The city is full Of packet
/ freight. and the warehouses and rail-
road depot arc full of south. bound
freight......The Susie Silver was
receiving literally again yesterday,
and will have as much as she can
carry on the water By the hour Of her
departure. 10A. N. to-day. She has
still room for q large amount of fur
niture, all under cover, on her boiler
deck. an opportunity Of shipping
safely which furniture dealers should
not neglect. Mary
Houston had a splendid up stream
trip Of freight, and had big trip Of
passengers to Cairo, whence she re-
shipped them byrail. She discharged
here a large lot of freight, including
SO casks of chains for B@tticher, KEEL
logg & Co,....,,.The Valid had two
large covered barges ia tow, both full
y loaded with coal...,........The Mary
Houston proceeded to louisville,
Captain Durham confident Of being
able to fight her way through.......
The Quickstep did not 90 out yester-
day, Captain Dexter deeming it
most prudent to wait over till nav
igation improYes....... ..,..... ...........
The wind drove the ice, which was
not really heavy or formidable, upon
the Indiana shore, and more than
half the river was entirely clear.
The flow of ice Is not, on an average,
over 300 yards wide, and frequently
not one Dispatches to
Capt Gilmore, Of the Morning Star,
reports the ice still running heavy al
that pOint......Capt. Moore, Of the
Mollio Moore, was talking Of leaving
for ports aboYe...The Savanna was
still resting at ease.....Capt Scott was
fortunate in getting his new boat
from the position in which she laid
few days ago. as the ice was piling
up feaFfully in her late berth, yes
terday......Mr. Ralph Hill, diver on
the Eckert, come down from the
mouth Of Green River on Thursday
night, and left for Cairo by rail, yes
terday morning, having been called
thither By the death Of his sister......
The Mollie Moore commenced firing
Up 81 3 Pm. yesterday, with the pur-
pose 3t proceeding up the river.
G1eandngs from Our Exchanges.
PITsBURG. The Commercial Of
Wednesday says:
The river is still closed, but Tsss
ice was running out of the Mononga-
hels and Allegheny Rivers yesterday,
than for several days past. As the
thermometer rose and the sun came
out quite warm and the wind ''veered
round to the southeast, the c0unten-
ances Of the river men began to light
en-, and hopes were expressed that the
end Of the severe weather was near at
hand.
Christmas was generally observed
on board the boats In port, By good
dinners and plenty of egg-noR. The
30. Charles had many guests, and
from the looks Of the debris Of the
dinner, il must have been a feast OF
fat things and a flow Of spirits.
CINoINNATI.-The Commercial of
Thursday says:
We have no change to note 10 the
river. It is falling, with considerable
running ice; not enough. however, 10
prevent the Newport ferryboat from
making regular trips. Der dispatches
from the West and Southwest indi-
cate the near approach of colder
weather, which 10 unfaVorable for
navigation.
The committee, appointed by the
Cincinnati Councils, Chamber of Com
merce and Board of TRADE, to visit
Louisville and confer with General
Weitzel in the interest Of the Port
land Canal, left for Louisville last
evening, including Richard Smith. w.
IL. Harrison, u. r.. Biggs, Capt. ohm
Kyle and @. M. Holloway. On their
return the following committee will
leave for Va 1ington City 10 urge a
speedy appropriation by Congress for
the completion Of the canal: Hon.
Benjamin Il. Eggleston, Rob't Mitch
ell, Wm. Resor and w. H. Harrison.
LOUISVILLE The Courier Journal
Of Thursday says:
The weather commenced moderat-
ing Tuesday evening, and continued to
grow milder until 8 o'clock yesterday
evening. at which hour the wind shift
ed TO the northwest, and began to
blow cold again. At2P.M. the Their
monster stood at 38a, and at 6 Pm.
33 a light snow commenced falling
night before last, and continued to fall
at intervals up to noon yesterday,
melting about rs fast as it fell. The
ice was running 10 increased quanti-
ties. indicating that some gorge above
had given away. As to when navigation
will open, no one can tell. ard all that
is said or written is but conjecture.
There has been no arrivals or depart
uFes since last Friday, and the proba
bilities are that ID will be some days
yet before we will have the pleasure
Of announcing the arrival or depart
ure of boat at this port.
The Armadillo, cut down By the ice
Sunday night, has been fully repaired,
and is now ell .. X.
We received a telegram yesterday