The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-08-18
RIVER NEWS.
sTEAMBoAT PRINTING.


No printing establishment in the West /
has better facilities or greater ability for |
doing fine Steamboat Printing. our aSSort- |
nent OF Job Type, though very large ana |
cOmplete is constantly being added to, and /
onr lob department is under the personal /
of one of the bestJob printers |
in the United States. We are prepared TO |
print Posters, plain or fancy, BIZ heads, |
Fills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick |
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor, |
&C. &C. Orders left with either OF the
wharf boats viii be promptly attended to.
River and Weather.
) The weather is decidedly cool at nigbts
but hot by noon, and almost perfectly
clear. The mercury at noon yesterday
stood at 76o in our counting-Foom. The
river had fallen about inches during the
twenty-four hours ending at three O'Clock
yesterday and was then falling more rap
idly than for two or three days past. The
Armada found but 81 feet on Shawnee
town Bar, and feet is as much as could be
found with a stick. The channel will 20
doubt begin to cut out SOON @aa.
Arrivals and Departures.
z The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday include the r. M. Bishop,
Cincinnati to Memphis Dan. Able and
Bermuda, Louisville to Memphis; Pink
Varble, Louisville to Tennessee River;
Armada, Cairo, to return Tigress, New
Orleans to Pittsburg; N. w. Casey, Union
town to --; Advance, to Cumberland
River; Newsboy, Henderson, to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Mary Erwin, Nightingale, Rose Handle
ton and Talisman, from St. Louis; Rose
Hite and j. T. McCombs, from Louisville;
Lorena, for New Orleans; Charmer, from
Cairo; Altoona and Sherman, for Memphis.
Kate Robinson, from Memphis; Argosy
and Maggie Hays, from New Orleans; Sam
Orr. from Eastport, and j. P. Webb, from
GAINESVILLE.
miscellaneous.
The levee presented a rather lovely ap-
pearance yesterday morning, for awhile, a
large number of boats being at the landing
........The r. NJ. Bishop, Bermuda, and Pink
VarbIe had good trips. The Pink Marble
discharged considerable freight here.....-...
The Dan Able had fair trip. She left too
early for us to see her, and her distinguish
ed captain and clerk, which we particular
| Iy regret The Armada had good trip,
including a large number of passengers
The promise OF a large trip on her return
| was not hattering. On her return from
Cairo, the Armada will go to the bank and
| be thoroughly over-hauled, under the I'M
mediate superintendent of Capt. Gus. Du-
| souchet, Superintendent of the Line, and
/ Capt. Josh ", with his veterans" will
| take possession of the Nashville, and put
her in the line, in place of the Armada
/ The Nashville is an elegant and fast stern
| wheeler, and under the management o.
Capt Jay Wee and his veteran crew, viii
! soon become an institution in the ine.-----.
The tow-boat Tygress was at the landing
| Yesterday, with tow of fifteen empty Goa
| barges en- route to Pittsburg. The eass
| and readiness with which she handed
! this immense fleet of barges, WoT
/ the admiration of alI.-......The N. w
Casey came up with bell boa
and a barge in tow. The bell boat anC
barge she left along side of the wreck
the Missouri, and proceeded on up tn
river We judge from these movement
that the work of wrecking the Missouri
about to commence. 1--WE had call yes
terday from Mr.. A. ID. Baldwin, AUTHOR Q
/ a big wharf boat at Shawneetown, who re
| ports the maritime interests of 8 Shawnee
in a fiourishing condition. He Yante
some fine printing dones and knew RICH
where to come to get it......-.Steamboatm
complain that the entire wharf is agal
occupied by coal and stone boats, and tina
there is not spot to land steamers exceI
at the. two wharf-boats. -Four coal boat
occupy the space between the two Whar
boats. The space above is occupied D
stone piles, and below, little d1nk1es an
coal boats again. usurp the space. w
think better regulation is necessar.
Steamboats, are entitled to some of tn
u wharf, if they pay for il. sef