The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-05-21


ourjob department is under the persona
supervision of one of the best job printer
in the United States We are prepared tx
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Bills I.ading, Cards, Deck and NJ Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Ticket Labor
&C, &c. Orders left with n of the
wharf-boats win be prompt tended to.
soli River and W. Aer. aas
Saturday reminded the dog days
1t was clear. calm ak &, a regular mid
summer day. The rivel- was about station
airy until after noon, when itcommenced
to decline slowly. It is falling at all points
hence to Pittsburg, and the Upper Ohio ii
quite low e 49,
- Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to Satur.
day. afternoon include the Alice Dean
Nemphis to Cincinnati; j. G. Blackford
and Emma No. 8, st. Louis to Cincinnati
Ada Lyon, Nashville to Evansville; Ar
madai Cairo and return; Tarascon and
Mary Ament, to Louisville and return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the Emma
Floyd, for Nashville; Nightingale, Emper-
or and New York, for ST. Louis; Clifton,
for Memphis; Mary Erwin, for Arkansas
River NJ Longworth, Argosy and West
moreland, for New Orleans; American and
Madiaon,i from New Orleans; sherman
from st. Louis: Alice Dean, Darling, and
Liberty No. 2, from Memphis; Superior
from Cairo; Sam Orr, for PASSPORT. hasl'-a
ad5 ia miscellaneous. aeiiis @3sa
Saturday was unusually duh, But few
boats touched at our wharf, and but little
business was transacted. :, The Alice
Dean, from Memphis, had d moderate
trip; the Blackford and Emma were wei
loaded . the Armada had a light trip both
ways: the Taraston and Mary A1nent had
nothing to boast Of. We noticed that the
officers of the Taraseon and Mary Ament
attended the theatre on Friday night In
force, and fraternized just as they ought to
The two fnvincfble Sc Guses '-I emcke and
Dusouchet- arrived at home on: Friday
night from Washington City, with a con-
tract for carrying the mail from Evansville
to Ca' Don their packets. This is a matter
of n0ss> tifnportanceIt to the business in
terests on, Evansville, and we hope oui
merchants and shippers will appreciate the
Importance Of giving the packet mail-lint
aliheral support. We will never be able te
appreciate the benefit of this line to the
mercantile interests of the city until it il
allowed to "play out" for want of propes
support, which we hope will not be, during
the present generation. nos. n8 @ ST
"a BOats Leaving To-Day.
FoR CArRo.-The ever reliable Charmer
Capt. Billy Lowth in command, with Viii
day.. She has unexceptionable cabir
Our young friend, Master Nicholson looks
carefully TO the interest of shippers,
FoR LOUISVILLE. The John T. Nc
Combs is the packet for Louisville thi,
morning at 10 o'clock. She has fine pas.
senger accommodations and clever officers
The famous Liberty No. will pass up fol
Louisville this afternoon in charge of those
elegant gentlemen and model officers, Cap
tains Sam. Archer and Ed. Judge. It Is q
luxury never to be forgotten to travel on
such boat, and with such officers.
FoR RowLING-GREEN.-T elegant VIM
White will return to Green River this
evening, and Capt Drinkwater and John
Adams will render the trip highly agree
able to passengers. Go for the William.
Gleanings frem Our Exchanges.
CIEcINNATI. = The Commercial of Fri
day says:
The weather was clear and mild yester
day. At Pittsburg last night the river in
- icated ~ feet in the channel. Here i
mas receded fifteen inches during ths
twenty -four hours ending last night, with
IL feet hence to Louisville. There isl fee
Business continues unusually dun alon,
the leyee-duller than usual at this period
At noon, a spark from the chimney of 9
passing steamer set fire to the paper
wrapped around some chairs ON the hurF1-
cane roof Of the Nightingalle,. Several e IS, 9
fire especially extinguished by the hose fron
without damage to the boat: dt4H n
MesSrs. Dean Il Hale, of this city, received
a dispatch from Messrs. r.. II. Walt a. Co.
yesterday, dated Memphis, stating that the
steiner Memphis had sunk at the head o.
sland 70, on the Mississippi, below Mem.
ohis. She will prove a total loss, as it i:
reported that she can not be raised. The
crew were removing every thing off the
wreck for the underwriters. Captain
Hams, her commander, says she Is badly
snagsed-
LoU1svILLEs-The Democrat of Friday
says: sg ga#a a HofloTJ Aitst 8s
The rive- was falling at this point yes
terday, with seven feet two inches water In
the canal and five feet two inches in the
chute ON the falls. The wharf presented q
Sunday-liKe appearance. Little or nc
shipments were made. The weather was
cool and clear. -l -+sA
A tornado swept Red River from one enc
% the other on the 5th inst, doing a grea
sad ofdamage along the river and through
e adjacent country. The water Is high
a the sugar lands are overlooked.
ST. I.0UTs-The Democrat of Friday says
Here tine river continues receding. witt
,lenty OF water In every direction. UPPe
=. ivers tend to q decline, which would D.
snfnterTupsed but for the late rains Blu
aineeseNsas active about the wharf yester
day, with numerous departures. Weathe
Tne. Els q 6
A number of gentlemen, representa-
sEenfy seeamboats, called upon Mayo
fnoraas yRaEefday and made Known thei
Grievances In relation 10 the interfering
N tho strikers with steamboat crews. w
have reason to believe that the result d
not entirely satisfy the depItatlGn. ~ ?
Srm themselves with six-6hooterS and IN
them for their profession. The iaSt ms