The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-04

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.. &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
River and Weather.
The weather yesterday was clear and
bright. In the sun the heat was intense,
but rather pleasant In the shade. the mer-
curry standing at 7So at II O'Clock. The river
had fallen eighteen inches during the
twenty-four hours ending at o'clock yes
terday. Navigation is about suspended at
Pittsburg, none but the Iightest draught
boats being able to run. None of the tow.
boats that left Pittsburg on the last rise
were able to return.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since last re-
port up to O'Clock yesterday, include the
Palestine, Louisville 10 Cairo; Cora s., st.
Louis to Cincinnati; Ella Faber, Memphis
to Louisville; Armada, Cairo and return;
Nashville, Cairo to Evansville; Newsboy
Henderson and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Mary Erwin, for st. Louis, and Altoona,
from St. Louis; Ella Faber and Harry
Dean, for Memphis; Darling, from Mem
phis; Rose Hite and j. T. McCombs, from
Louisville; Charmer, from Cairo; Messen-
ger and Silver Cloud, for New Orleans;
Sam Orr, from Tennessee River.
miscellaneous.
The transactions on the levee were rath-
er light yesterday morning. Pales-
tine passed down Thursday night with a
big trip, which she will re-ship for the
South 1.-THE Cora S. and Ella Faber had
but moderate trips~......The Armada and
Nashville had rather slim trips. The Ar
NADIA made the trip on one wheel from
Cairo up, and made excellent time. The
Armada was receiving a fine trip yesterday,
including a large lot of PatOka whisky for
reshipment. The Nashville had, we be-
lieve, concluded not to go out yesterday,
but will probably go out to-day ahead of
the Phantom. Whether she stays ahead,
remains to be seen, as the Phantom is light
ming on the run. If the Nashville goes out
to-day, it will make three packets to Cairo
to-day Quite enough for all practical
purposes ....... Commodore Mitchell has
purchased the canal boat Weymouth, for
Minyoung when business revives.........
Capt. Shoemaker is in the city, superin-
tending the repairs of the Romeo.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The gay and high-headed
Phantom, Captain Tom Boluss, leaves at
two o'clock to-day for Cairo and all way
points. She has excellent passenger APP
pointments, and is very fast. Charley Ir-
MT
is her passage clerk, and Thad. L. Conant
does the freight department.
The regular Louisville and Cairo packet
Mary Swan, H. H. Champion, master, and
n. F. Osterhaus and John CAfrey, clerks,
will pass down for Cairo at four O'Clock this
evening The Swan is a beautiful new boat
finely appointed, and her officers are plea
SAINT gentlemen. a.r .a e.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gorgeous Taras-
con, with Captain Jim Lusk, the hero of
Mobile, in command, and John Ouer-
baeher, Arthur Fields, and Billy. Stephen
son as her clerks, goes to Louisville at nine
o'clock. She has no equal on the Lower
Ohio. lo}i @
The Rose Hlte, famous for beauty and
fine appointments, is the regular mail
packet for Louisville this evening. Cap
tain Ballard and George Patterson are her
elegant chief officers.
GIeamings from our Exchanges.
CIHCINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The weather yesterday was clear and
cool. At Pittsburgh the river Is about on ma
stand with feet in the channel. Here the
river has receded y inches during the past
"A hours. There is Il feet between, here and
Louisville. ert5Wf ly-
Mr.. Wilson Johnston, Secretary of the
Memphis Packet Company, received dis
patch from +. A. Rollins, Commissioners of
Internal Revenue, stating that all internal
bills of ladirg were exempt from stamp
The Navigator, in command of Captain
James Good, has been engaged to carry
passengers for the Ohio and MISSISSIPPI
Railroad Com pany, until the repairs to the
culvert between this city and Lawrence
burg can be completed.
LoUIsvILLE.-The Democrat of Thursday
says: y
The river was still falling yesterday,
with feet inches water in the canal last
evening, and 4 feet inches in the chute
on the falls. Business was lively. The
weather was mild and pleasant, though IL
looked Z" wet - last evening.
The sheriff sold, the SILVER Wave at ST.
Louis few days ago for $500.
The deck-hands lon the river, between
wages a few days ago. They are now re-
ceiving fifty dollars per month anu ue-
mand sixty, Some boats are running with
but three or four hands, anG 1t is with the
| greatest difficulty that freight can De at
| tended to. gett HaNt
The new and beautiful Dan. Able will be
| ready to make trial trip Saturday. She
| is undoubtedly one OF the handsomest
| specimens of steamboat architecture we
| have yet seen. Captain Green, 81 t1e IA
| NOUS Atlantic, is to take command, ana
| he is as clever as his boat is beautiful !
Capt. Ed. Judge and Allen Stewar1, oi
| the Liberty. were in the city yesterday >
! looking hale and hearty. -.
1t is reported that the David " hlte; rom IRON
| New Orleans to st. Louis, Vas 1ull OF s lC,-
| ness nine deaths having occurred. Inc
/ Health Officer at St. Louis has ordered her
! not to come there.
Later dispatches say it was false rumor
! put into circulation by mate who had
! been discharged. He should be driven out