The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-28
RIVER NEWS.

i RIVER NEWS ~
.afl 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, Billsof Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&C., &c. Orders left with either Of the
wharf-boats viii be promptly attended to,
''-.s' River and weather. ,saua saI
The weather is again cloudy and wet--a
light rain commencing about 8 o'clock yes-
terday morning and continuing during the
day. The river had fallen about two feet
during the "A hours ending at 3 O'Clock yes
terday and il going down fast. Tie Cum
berland is falling. doe4E,.ss lsftsa -J1gc1 g
9Iaggt Arrivals and Departures. bs5i i
5 The arrivals and departures. up to B.
o'clock yesterday, not before mentioned,
include the Champion, st. Louis to Pitts
burg; Glasgow. Cincinnati to, st. Louis;
Armada, Cairo to Evansville; Carrie, Mo-
bile to Cincinnati; Liberty No. 2, Memphis
to Louisville; News Boy, Henderson and
return Rose Hite, Louisville and return.
ts4Ai Boats Due. ea t.
Among the first boats due here are the
Armadillo and Rebecca for Nashville; An
ma, Golden Era, and Glasgow, for st. Louis;
Savannah and Champion, from st. Louis;
Silver Moon and Liberty No 2, for Mem
phis; Rose Hambleton, Altoona, Nora,
and New York, for Arkansas River; P
w. Strader, Silver Spray, Swallow, West
moreIand, Louisiana, and VIM. Butler, for
New Orleans; j. H. GrOesbeck, Alice
Dean, and Sam. Parker, from New Or
leans; Charmer, from Cairo; Tarascon,
from Louisville; Phantom, from Eastport;
J.P. Webb, nom Memphis; Chattanooga,
from Nashville. q ai- F&I lad Ria
81 Miscellaneous. -
Business on the leyee yesterday morning
was quite lively, with fair arrivals of
freight and shipments ........The Indiana
had very slim trip........The Glasgow and
Champion had big trips....~.The lone-tree
Carrie again visits our wharf after an abb
sence of more than year in the rivers of
Alabama. She looks somewhat the orse
for wear, but her hull is sound, and car
penters and painters will soon make her
handsome as ever. Capt. Dan. Brady and
Major Hampton are delighted to again get
back to a civilized and christian country.
Their chief solace while In Alabama
waters was the JOURNAL, which they re-
ceived daily, and which was eagerly read
by the entire crew, advertisements and all.
The Carrie discharged leo bales OF cotton
here, and has zoo bales for Cannelton and
Cincinnati besides much miscellaneous
freight in her hold........The Liberty had
a moderate trip. She discharged about
100 bales of cotton here..--..,..T The Armada
had good trip of freight, but rather slim
passenger trip. She brought up about
dozen merchants to buy goods in this city.
1.-The Orr was receiving quite literally
yesterday morning, and, unless the rain
interfered, would have a good trip QUIZ.
The Rose Hite had fair packet trip ........
From our New Orleans exchanges we learn
that the steamer Dan Able is to "e with
drawn from the Memphis and Vicksburg
trade and put in Red River as a weekly
packet between New Orleans and Grand
Ecore. Capt ]. D. Clark, late of the H.sA
Homeyer, will take command, with Capt.
Jack Moody in the office. aas fa 81
Boats Leaving To-Day. ~ tf ff.a
For CAIRo.--The magnificent Armada,
the fleet favorite of the lower Ohio, will
leave at 3o'clock to-day for Cairo and all
way ports. Her commander is that veter-
AN and experienced steamboat man, H. T.
Dexter, who knows how and where to. run.
boat. Her clerks are those affable, aud
popular young gentlemen, Billy Dunn and
Geo. Throop. Gen. Geo. Jackson has charge
of her commissary department, and feeds
her passengers on the fat of the land,
Tucker still commands the forcastle. She
goes promptly at o'clock. -aiea .i-
For LoUIsyILLE.-The great Tarascon,
the prettiest and best boat in commission,
is the regular packet for Louisville and
way ports to-day. All her appointments.
like her speed, is frst-class. Capt. A. It.
Gilmore is her experienced commander.
John Ouerbacker, proverbial for his integ-
rity and attentionato duty, is her chief
clerk, and Mr.. Hutchinson has charge of
her freight department. Our friend, Dab
ney Page, is her Incompatible steward.
For GREEN RIvER.-The Ada Lyon is the
regular Green River packet this evening.
She is q pleasant and sta unch steamer, and
her officers are attentive and gentlemanIy
For HENDERsoN.-Captain Perkins lit
tie clipper, the Newsboy, leaves for Hen
derson daily at o'clock P. M. She is ad-
mirable adapted to the trade. 4a~
GIeanimgs from our Exchanges.
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Mon
day says:
The weather was clear and cold yester-
day with little frost during the night
previous The mercury ranged at As de-
grees at noon. At Pittsburg the river is
fI1a river has receded Is inches during the