The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-08

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complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision of one OF the best job printers
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Bills Lading, Cards Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&c, dc Orders left with either of the
Wharf-ooats will be promptly attended to.
River and weather.
The weather yesterday was alternately
clear and cloudy, dappled white clouds
passing across the sky, scarcely modifying
the ardent blaze of the sun. The day was
very warm. The river had risen inches
during the "a hours ending at noon yester-
day.
Arrivals and Departures.
Up to 21s o'clock there had not been
single arrival at the wharf, except the Ar
COSY, which come up from the boneyard to
load for Cairo. She and the Myrtle were
getting ready to leave as we close this re-
port The Liberty No. 2 Morning Star,
and Indiana were all due, and hourly ex-
pected.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Nashville, Argonaut and Glasgow, for ST.
Louis; Altoona, Minneola and Clifton, for
Memphis; J. r. Gilmore, for the Arkansas
river; st. Cloud, Silver Spray, Navigator,
. w 6hIduGT dIu 1nu1duds lOI NEW OI-
leans; Armada, from Cairo; Tarascon and
Mary AmeHt. from Louisville.
has miscellaneous.
Yesterday was one of the du1lest we ever
saw-only two boats were at the wharf.
The Myrtle was receiving good trip for
the Wabash river, while the Argosy was
receiving very slowly for Cairo-........The j.
p. Webb was expected out of the
xyan OH xuiIF
leave here to-day for Nashville.........
There is a good deal of freight marked
and awaiting her return to the trade.
We had the pleasure of meeting Captain
John w. Rea in the city yesterday, look
ing very well. He had the misfortune to
sink his boat, the Mason, in the Wabash,
six miles below Terre Haute, on Sunday
two weeks ago, but he is too active and
energetic q business man to be long idle,
and will, no doubt, be soon again afioat
.......We are glad to see that the Dry Dock
here is having all the work that can be ac-
complished. The j. p. Webb came out of
the Dock yesterday, and three other boats,
the Charmer, James Gray and Hyatt, were
awaiting their turns to go in. There is no
reason why the Docks should not prove
a profitable investment.....-The Golden
Eagle has been raised, repaired, and
las gone on to Cincinnati.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The great Superior win he
the regular packet for Cairo and all way
po,ats to-day at 8 o'clock. Capt. r. Rudd,
Billy Bently and Kit Rudd are her popular
and attentive officers.
For NAsHvILLE.-The elegant j. p.
Webb, fully overhauled and in splendid
I'm leo We fs,,- H',-l,,;.',-
points on the Cumberland River, at four
o'clock to-day. Capt. Hodge Brown and
Tom Wilson will be found on board with
smiling faces and full hearts. Give her
big trip to resume business on.
GIeanimgs from Our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Comm ercidl of w edines-
day says:
The weather was warm and alternately
clear and cloudy yesterday. At Pittsburgh
last night the river was falling with fifty
one inches in the channel. Here it has
risen fifteen inches during the "a hours
ending last night, with feet ON the shoal-
est bars hence to Louisville. There is feet
in the canal.
We regret to learn that Captain Dan.
Conway, of the Rebecca is i'll at his resi-
dence.
Captain Maratta is changing the engines
of the Emma No. at Pittsburg, taking out
her present cylinders Q6 inches, with 5 feet
strOke) and substituting instead pair of
cylinders Is inches in diameter, with feet
stroke.
captain ben. Howard was among the
Blackford's passengers for st. Louis last
night. 81
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier of Wednesday
says:
The River was rising slowly yesterday, |
with scant five feet water in the canal, in |
the evening, by the mark. During the pre-
vious "a hours 1T had risen three inches at
the wharf, and nine inches at Portland,
making about three feet OF a rise at the foot
of the falls altogether. The weather was
cloudy and1owering all day, but clear in
the evening and quite warm; the Their
mometer at 50. rale. ff.
On the falls, last evening. there were |
three feet water in the pass down the In |
diana chute, and the river about at a |
stand. tt,Af. t
MORE CATTLE CoMING-We learn by a |
special dispatch to E. L. HUFFMAN, of this |
city, the cattle king, that the Nick Long
worth left New Orleans on Friday evening
with one hundred and sixty-six of the ia
nous Texas croad horns. from the Gano |
rancho, for this city. He is also in receipt |
OF another dispatch announcing the ship
ment of another drove of them, some one |
hundred and ninety-nine head, upon the |
steamer Louisiana, Saturday, which are
destined for this port, making the fourth I
or fifth shipment of one thousand head he I
is to receive and Craze in Kentucky.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat of Wednesday /
says:
The river. is stilI rising slowly here. There |
have been more rains here and above. Tho |
Illinois and Upper Mississippi are ON n |
stand, or may be rising slowly from the |
rains. JUSTICES is III n tlulct stare. "A large 7
amount of grain brought by Northern Line !
boats was being discharged yesterday at /
the upper portion of the wharf.
The Magenta arrived in our harbor from /
New Orleans, yesterday: time from port to /
port, four days, twenty-one hours. forty |
ave minutes we believe the best time that |
has been made for a considerable length of |
time-Sone years, although her time to |
Cairo was not so good on a previous Occa- !
sion.
She is most as fast as the New Albany |
race horses. I
MEMPHIs.-The appeal of Sunday says: |
The weather continues to be very un- !