The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-01
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STEAMBOAT PRINTISG.
No printing establishment IN the West
doing iDe 1teambOat Printing. Our assort-
menf OF job Type, though very large and
eOnInlete, IS constantly being added to- and
guT fob department is under the personal
snpervfsf6nof one Of tile best job printers
Ia the United States, We. are prepared 10
print Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heads,
Bills Lhding, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills OF Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
0c. sc, Orders left with either Of tile
whaff-boatg wiz pc promptly attended 70.
River and weafher.o l,..I -..
The weather was clear and pleasant yes
terday forenoon, quite cool in the morn
ing, with smart frost. The river is
steadily declining at the rate of ten or
twelve inches per day. There is IA foot
water on the shoalest bars to Louisville
and Cairo. ah oct
Arrivals mad Departures. ,i
The ARRIVALS and departures up 10 three
o'clock yesterday, not before reported, in-
eInde the Newsboy, Henderson 10 return;
Norman, Memphis tofLouisvilleJ Harry
Dean, Cincinnati 10 New Orleans. lt
nOaas DI1e. If
Among tile first bouts due here are the
AFinadillo, New York and Dora, for ST.
Louis; silver Cloud, Bertha, stephen De-
eatur, aud Emma No. B. from 20.
Louis; Sam, J. Hale, Liberty No. 2,
| Clifton, and vt. Cloud, for Menu
phis; Altoona, Tablequah, and Rose HanlT
bleton, for Arkansas RIVER ]. II. GRaes-
beck, Messenger, Harry Dean, Louisiana, +.
Wystrader Silver Spray, ana Satin Parker,
for New Orleans; sam. prr,n from gCahoi
| Morning star from Louisyille; Carrie
| and Emperor, from New Orleans. trty
Ji HH HEiseeIIan estus. . ~" 81 W
There was but little bpsiiiess done on the
levee yesterday, and scarcely apy.alpf walls.
| Several boats were over due when this re-
port was closed ....i The Harry Dean mot
the Charleston, passed on Tuesday. The
Dean had a barge, and itand herself were
deeply aden......y.The Norman had a full
cargo OF cotton. she discharged about 1850
bales here....a The Armada was receiving
fairly, and business Ia the city was quite
fair. Indeed for the last month business
has been particularly good. and our mer-
chants have been prosperous, despite all
efforts of harpies Ia .underrate and preJu-
dice the Interests of the city. t,d .,aa
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The Charmer il the elegant
and popular mail boat to Cairo at o'clock
to-day, Her commander IL that veteran
officer and estimable gentleman, Captain
Bny Iowth, with those urbane ana oblig-
ing young gentlemen, BILLY Fowler and
George Nicholson in the Office. Z.
FoR LoUIsyILLE.--The fleet and elegant
Rose Hlte is the regular packet for Lonis-
willie to-day and has elegant accommodate
lions. Captain Aaron Ballard, a gentle
man of the old school Is in command, and
George Patterson and Jesse Jackson are
her accommodating clerks.
FoREAsTPoRr 1.-The fleet clipper Phan-
tom, is he regular Evansville and trennes-
see River packet, and leaves to-day at -four
O'clock. Che has fine appointments, and is
very fast. Captain Hodge Brown is her
popular commander, and Tom Wilson
and J. p. Webb are her elegant clerks
Give her a rousing trip.
GaIeantnes from our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI. The Commercial OF Friday
says;
The weather was cold and cloudy yester-
day, with a light, drizzling rain all day. Al
Pittsburgh, the river Is rising, with thirty
inches In the channel. Here the river has
receded three inches during the past r
! hours, with eight feet hence 10 Louisville
| The HOb Roy, hound from Rttteburgh tt
| Cincinnati, hit root or log near Catletts.
burg, KY, while ON her recent downward
trip, shipping some twenty inches OF wa
: ter, and damaging n few nails stored In
the hold she entered protest ON her 81 81.
Louis freight on the Armadilio :. =
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier Of Tuesday
says:
The river Is steadily falling, with fou
!. feet two inchesin the canal last evening.
; The weather is clear ana pleasant. The
clouds dispersed about noon yesterday
The Democrat of Tuesday says: ,
We take pleasure in announcing tina
z Captain Frank Banksmithy of the j. 4
, McCombs, leaves tonight by rail 20 NEE
Captain Ed Judge with the Die Vernon
+, and festive Memphis and Vicksburl
IGOR CoTcHED."- Hugh Funk, a pilot OF
the Geo. d. Palmer, got s2l o -, h th,
river without renewing his license. Hugf
= gave security. and was allowed TO process
with the Palmer.
iMltMriIrs.--The Appeal OF saturday says
The weather yesterday which forebode'
rain In the morning, became quite pleas
ant later In the day, and towards evening
Y IL was clear and the sun shone 2ut VIZ ~
n the leyee, except In cotton and grain
. Which was moving rapidly The river a
= this point has, risen twenty inches IN ~
n past twenty-four hours. The ~. Francl
: has three feet to Mariana and rising slowi'
nom baclIwater. e.s.. .f.,e t..s .ag
Capt. Ed. Judge, with the newly htts'
up Die Vernon, goes out for Louisvili
Tuesday next. she VIII be, hencefortl
thereguIar tuesday packet. q.
rs The splendidly arranged and handsom
Norman lid not get all her cotton on boar
4 last evening, but will leave to-day ut moo
= FOR Cincinnati and all way points; IN
ih Norman il a. fine steamer of some 900 ton
= bufthen, and belongs 20 Capt, Pink Narpl
i and Col. VIC. May, OF Louisville.
q NEW oRLEANs.-The Times, OF Saturday
a says; 5 F.aa
.c The weather continues fine and pleasan
= the temperature being neither too cool
ii warm, which is quite acceptable TO thos