The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-12
RIVER NEWS.
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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
NNo printing establishment in the West
Eas better facilities or greater ability fol-
doing Hne Steamboat Printing Our assert
ment OF JOB Type, though very large and
complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
IN the United States. We are prepared to
Rrint 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
Wnarf-ooats Will be promptly attended to.
River and Weather.
The weather continues warm, nay, even
hot, the suns rays falling almost vertically
and with intense ardor A pleasant breeze
yesterday modified the heat to some ex-
tent in the shade, but still it was swelter-
ingly hot. The river is rising steadily but
slowly, from to 6 inches in "a hours. 1t
win soon come to a stand, however, unless
we have copious rains.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since Sum
day night include the Superior, Cairo and
Evansville; Sam Orr, Eastport to Evans
vile; Altoona, Cincinnati to Nashville;
Minneola, Cincinnati to Memphis; VIM
White, Green River to Evansville; News
boy, Henderson to Evansville; ]. T. Nc
Combs, Henderson to Louisville, Liberty
No. 2, Memphis to Louisville.
Boats Due.
among the first boats due here are the
Nashville, Argonaut, Nightingale, Import
er, Columbia, and Glasgow, for st. Louis;
Darling, and Liberty, No. 2, for Memphis;
Silver Cloud, Silver Spray, Navigator and
p for nrlA A
da, from Cairo; Tarascon and Mary Ament,
from Louisville; Louisville. from New Or
leans; Ada Lyon, from Green River; New
York and Armadello, from st. Louis.
Miscellaneous.
There was not an unusual amount of
business transacted ON the wharf yester-
day. Most of the boats arriving and de-
parting We're only partially loaded.........
The Orr and Superior had a little brush
coming up Sunday and Sunday night.
The Orr locked her long-iegged antagonist
and ran side by side with her for a consid-
cradle distance. Finally, between this
city and Henderson the Superior struck
out and passed the Orr fairly and squarely,
beating her in by the length OF whistle
The Orr is perhaps the fastest stern wheeler
af1oat-.-....The Argosy had very fair trip
out yesterday, and the Myrtle, for Nash
vile, was pretty fuIl........The VIM. White
could not get off yesterday, but will go this
evening. She had fun cargo of tobacco
out of Green River, none of which goes to
New Albany Westmoreland had
the cylinders of the steamer Republic and
100 pieces of machinery belonging to them.
100 tons scrap iron, III bars railroad iron,
lbs barrels resin, and considerable other
freight.......Anotherb boat load of stone for
the wharf was unloaded yesterday. We
are anxious to see the river get very low,
so that this very desirable improvement
may be made...-...Will ). Hays, of the
Louisville Democrat, makes a frantic APP
peal to somebody to invest their money in
s Q, q, West r the eff h1' zee Riyer
profitable investment, VIII.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The great Superior, Capt. c.
r. Rudd, is the regular packet for Cairo to-
day. Billy Bently and Kit Rudd do the
honors of the Office in the most elegant
and satisfactory manner.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The palatial Taras-
con goes to Louisville this evening, having
the most admirable passenger accommo-
dations. Capt. Jim Lusk, John Ouerbacker
and Arthur Fields, are three of natures
noblemen, and Dabney Page is one of the
most liberal caterers to the human appe-
tite, that ever provided luxuries to passen-
gers.........The gay Mary Ament also goes to
Louisville this evening. She is new, clean,
nice, with first class appointments through
out. Capt. Liter and Mr.. Caffrey and their
subordinates, take great delight in render
ing their guests comfortable. The Mary is
immensely popular along the coast. Qa
For EAsTPoRT--The superb Sam Orr, a
regular Evansville institution, deserving
OF the most liberal patronage, goes to East
port to-day Captain Duncan and his
clerks know what is due passengers. and
are careful for their comfort and pleasure.
For ,NAsHyILLE-The neat little Myrtle,
Captain Hurd, goes to Nashville at noon
to-day, being already nearly loaded. She
has fine passenger appointments.
For GREEN RIvER-The elegant VIM.
White, in charge of Captain Drinkwater
and John Adams, goes to Green River this |
evening, certain; and will furnish fine ac-
commodations to passengers. io
Gleanings from Our Exchanges.
CINCIHNATI.-The Commercial of Satur- I
day says:
The weather was clear and very warm +
yesterday--the hottest day of the season |
the mercury ranging at so degrees in the |
shade at noon. At Pittsburgh last night |
the river was falling, with fOrty-six inches
in the channel, Here it has risen seven /
inches during the "A hours ending last
night, with seven feet on the Shoalest bars
hence to Louisville. There are q feet in
the canal. 4s1t
Capt. III. H. Drown is in luck again. He
received a dispatch yesterday, stating that
four hundred barrels of oil will be pumped |
daily out of the White Oak we'll They |
nave already filled tank, holding three |
hundred barrels, in twelve hours, from the
Barker well,'' a branch of the celebrated
white Oak"
LOUISVILLE. - The Journal OF Saturday
says: aat 81
,r.,o r9;,-ar he . ool,fiune IN rise since our