The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-13

STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

j SIEANbOA1 1IN0s
| No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
| doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our aSsort-
ment of Job Type, though very large and
| complete, is constantly being added to, and
| our Job department il under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
in the United States. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
ets Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor.
&C., &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
River and weather.
The weather yesterday was clear and
hot. Thermometer $50 in the shade at
noon. The river is falling slowly. and it
is not probable that any rise from the late
rains will be experienced here, as the river
is falling at Cincinnati again after only
few inches rise.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday include the Charmer,
Cairo and return; Romeo, Tennessee Riv-
er to Evansville; Newsboy, Henderson
and return; James Gray, Green River TO
Evansville; Leora and J. T. McCombs,
Louisville and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Tahlequan, TO Nashville; Nightingale
and Yorktown, for St. Louis; Harry
Dean and Golden Eagle, for Memphis;
]. r. Gilmore, for Arkansas River; Arma-
diIlo, Melnotte, and Nick Longworth, New
Orleans; David White, Silver Cloud, Lou
isville, and Indiana, from New Orleans
Armada and Nashville, from Cairo; Tar
| ascon and Mary Ament, from Louisville;
Ada Lyon, from Green River.
miscellaneous
The last paragraph under this head in
yesterdays issue of the JOURNAL. should
have been credited to the Louisville Colt-
rier. The mammoth boat alluded to is
Captain j. Slut Meals new conception.
She will be aStunner........ Business revived
somewhat yesterday, and shipments were
better. .....-The Charmer had 60 hhds. of
| tobacco, some miscellaneous freight, and
135 through passengers-the biggest passen-
| ger trip of the season. She received an ex-
cellent packet trip out, having more
freight than was shipped during the previ-
Gus two days. Good looking and clever
officers and a pretty boat always win .........
The James Gray brought in 40 hhds of to-
bacco, and the Newsboy was full........The
| Romeo came in from Eastport almost en-
'irely light, and has gone to the bone
/ yard. 1.-THE Sam Orr is about ready to
resume her place in the trade and will
| leave, we presume, the first of the week..
The Tennessee River trade is pretty well
| played out at present, but will revive soon.
.........The Leonora arrived from Louisville
early afternoon, with a slim trip.......~The
John T. McCombs had large number of
passengers and considerable freight. She
received a large number of passengers
from the Charmer...-..A Convention of En-
gineers has been in session at Louisville
during the week.
| Among the matters of interest was the
adoption of law requiring the different
! local associations to appoint board of
examiners whose duty it will be to care
fully examine the qualifications and cha
racter of applicants who desire advance
ment in the responsible duties of their
profession, thus, in measure, guarding
the public against the promotion of incom-
petent and unworthy persons.
Committees were appointed whose duty
it will be to repair to the scene of disaster
when an accident occurs by which life and
property are destroyed, originating in the
| engineers department, and carefully in
vestigate the cause and report upon the
same.
1t was also resolved that no political or
religious opinions should work to the pref
udice of any member of this association
or be discussed in any of the subordinate
associations.
The Courier of yesterday morning says
the Mercury broke one of her shafts. An
old steamboat man asks us how many
shafts the Mercury had? We coulda't tell.
The Mercury ran through herself but did
not break shaft. She lost a piston and
\ pitman overheard.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The peoples favorite, the
elegant side-wheeled clipper, Armada,
Capt. Josh V.Throop, with Billy Dunn and
Val Sorenson in the office. is the daily mail
line packet for Cairo to-day. She is not
excelIed in fine appointm ents, speed, or in
the urbanity of her officers, by any boat
that runs. s.if.,a ,.a ~ .at
The "People's Line" steamer Nashville,
Capt. c. R. Rudd, also goes to Cairo to-day.
She has good accommodations, and her
officers are pleasant gentlemen. Captain
James and Billy Bently are in the passage
Office, and Kit Rudd, always accurate and
attentive, is her freight clerk.
For NAsHvILLE.--The J. p. Webb is the
regular Nashville packet this evening at 4
o'clock. Capt. Hodge Brown is her popu-
lar commander, and Tom Wilson and
Master George Throop are her courteous
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