The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-07-25
RIVER NEWS.
srEAMROAT PRINTING.

STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater aDIlIty Ior
menL 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 bestjob 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 LETT with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to-
River and Weather.
The weather yesterday increased in in
tensity, being almost clear, and the sun
shining with intense ardency. The mer-
curry at / o'clock stood at 80 degrees in our
counting room, and 81 degrees at the Sher-
wood House in a cool place. The river has
fallen one foot within the q hours ending
at O'Clock yesterday. At Pittsburg, at last
reports, the river was rising, with 51a feet
in the channel. At Cincinnati the river
was falling on Monday. Navigation has
become quite difficult from Cincinnati
down, and several boats over due are no
doubt on some of the high bars. Among
these are the Naugatuck and Altoona,
with large consignments for this city.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
o'clock yesterday were the Newsboy, Hen
derson and return; Ada Lyon, Green River
to Evansville; Golden Eagle, Memphis to
Cincinnati; ]. Baker, Green River to
Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Altoona and R. C. Gray, for st. Louis;
Lady Franklin and Wauanita, from st.
Louis; Minneola Ella Faber and Nau-
gatuck, for Memphis; Armadillo, and Nag
gle Hays, for New Orleans; Argosy, P. w.
Strader, and Louisville, from New Orleans;
Rose Hite, from Louisville; Harry Dean
and Golden Eagle, from Memphis; Ada
Lyon, from Green River; Phantom, from
Cairo.
miscellaneous.
The continuance of the heated term has
served to completely wilt business, and but
little was transacted ON the wharf yester-
The Newsboy, Ada Lyon and I.
Baker had each good load oftobacco.....
The Golden Eagle discharged 125 bales of
cotton for Merrill's Express. She had
fair trip on herself and barge for Cinein-
natl. She took considerable freight from
here, shipped by Messrs. Cox and Hum
phrey. The Armada had rather a slim
trip of freight out yesterday. Cox and
Humphrey shipped by her 200 bbls. of flour
and a lot of tobacco. She had a good pas
senger trip.....The Nashville had con-
siderable amount of furniture, some empty
flour bbls and whisky for shipment.
We had the pleasure of meeting yesterday
orr nleaSant Young friend Jesse BirdSall
clerk of the Argosy, who is in the city
awaiting tide in the affairs of light
aughts......... Mr.. Shepherd, of the Myrtle,
is IN the city, arranging the affairs of
that elegant little craft........We learn that
Captain Shoemaker, of the Romeo, is also
in the city. A rise of two feet has taken
place in the Wabash, and the Romeo will
probably go back to that classic stream.
From the st. Louis papers we Term the
steamboat stock of the Johnsonville Pack
ct Company was sold on Thursday, under
a deed of trust to the United States Saw
ing Association-subjec to lien" claims
for the sum of 81 500 ........ The steamer
Jennie Lewis, bound from st. Louis to
Omaha, struck a log Thursday afternoon
Just above Bonhomme Island, in the Mis-
souri, river, starting her seams and causing
the boat to sink in six feet of water. She
will be raised with but little difficulty.
The Jennie was insured for $4,000 in va
rious offices, 1.-THE Atlantic and Missis-
sippi Steamship Company have reduced
the rates of freight from St. Louis to New
Orleans, taking flour at fifty cents per bar
rel and corn for twenty-five cents per
sack. o