The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-12-31
RIVER NEWS.

LIN - Ii LIE JAIL JOlJ II
RIVER NEWS.
STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
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
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-
Weather and Water.
CINCINNATI, Dec. 29.-The river has risen
/ 26 inches; % feet inches in the channel.
weather cloudy. Thermometer 20.
The weather moderated on Saturday,
and light snow fell during the entire
forenoon, and up to three o'clock P. M. The
river was falling very slowly Saturday
morning, and will probably be found ris-
ing this morning, as a considerable rise
has taken place at Cincinnati and Louis
| vile.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
o'clock Saturday afternoon include the
| Clermont, Louisville to White River:
| Armada, Uniontown, and return to Cairo;
VIM. White, Green River to return; News
boy, Henderson and return; Huntsville
White River to Cincinnati; Quickstep,
Cairo and return; Tarascon, Louisville to
return; j. Baker and Ada Lyon, to Green
River.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Havana, for Nashville; Shamrock and
Arabian, 10 st. Louis; Naugatuck, from
ST. Louis; Emma Floyd and Chattanooga,
from Nashville; Sam. J. Hale and st.
Cloud, for Memphis; Messenger, Amazon,
p. w. Strader, StOnewall, Henry Ames
and Osceola, for New Orleans; Louisville
and WestmOreland, from New Orleans;
Sam. Orr, Armada, and Quickstep, from
Cairo; Rose Hite, from Louisville; Law
renee and Mary Erwin, for Arkansas
River; j. P. Webb, Liberty No. 2, and Cliff
ton, from Memphis; Phantom, from East
port; VIM. White and Ada Lyon, from
Green River.
There was not a great rush of business
on the levee on Saturday, with no arrivals
outside the regular packets . The Cler-
mont and Huntsville had good trips, but did
no business here The VIM. White had
a full load of slaves from Green River, and
returned with slim trip on Saturday
night.........The j. Baker and Ada Lyon also
left for Green River. The Armada met
3 n,--o Of 4
trips, and was back at daylight Saturday
morning........The Quickstep arrived about
Ii o'clock with meager- trip, the chief |
portion of which were six hogsheads of to- |
bacco. She got few sucks of corn and |
wagon load of stoneware to return with. |
The Armada had a tolerable packet trip. |
The two boats left together about ten min |
utes after two. The Armada ran up |
by the Quickstep, and laid out in |
the stream, whistliDg a saucy cbal- |
lenge for the rival boat to come on
The Quickstep backed down, rounded out, |
and slowly Strengthened up, the Armada |
still lying off " footing" The engineers,
bells tingled and away they went like feet
coursers, their rapid wheels dashing the
water to the boiler deck. The Armada had |
the outside and made the shorter turn.
Both boats seemed to partake of the excite
ment of the hour and dashed the sprays
from their bows like foam from the mouth
of a race horse, and thus they went howl
ing down in most gallant style. The time
was taken by mutual friends, from the time
they started forward on their wheels, and
each boat went out of sight in 81 minutes,
tn ere being no perceptible difference in
their speed. Water Street, from Locust to
Division, was crowded with people anxious
to see the race. The Armada proposes to
stay with the Quickstep henceforth.,......
The Tarascon arrived just before o'clock,
with fair passenger trip......... The David
Watts went to Newburg Friday night, for
freight, and had not returned at 3 o'clock
1.-THE News Boy had nice packet trip
to Henderson, and we are glad to see her
and Capt. Perkins constantly increasing in
public favor
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The swift and elegant
Charmer is the regular U. S. Mail and
Adams Express packet for Cairo to-day.
She has first class passenger accommnda-
lions, and Billy Fowler, John Adams, and
Geo. Nicholson, her chief officers, will be
found assiduous in their efforts to make
passengers comfortable.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The bright Morning
star is the regular mail and express packet
'or Louisville this morning at 10 o'clock,
She is lightning on a run, and has palatial
for passengers. Capt.
DOLLS and Miles D. Warren are two of
Natures noblemen, and stand at the head
If their profession.
For EAsTPORT.-The elegant steamer
Capt. Hodge Brown, is the regu-
ar Evansville and Tennessee River packet
o-day, and will furnish excellent accom-
nodations to passengers. Tom. Wilson