The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-09-27

our job department is under the personal
| 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.
River and Weather.
The prince and power of the air, moved
by the power of the rebel sympathizers to
thwart the efforts of the loyal men of the
pocket for the salvation of the country,
finding his efforts vain. has let go his hold,
and yesterday shone out again bright and
beautiful, the day being almost clear, and
rather warm. The river had risen nearly
2 feet up to 8 o'clock yesterday, and was
rising fast for this stage of water. 1t is
remarkable phenomenon to see stage
planks reaching almost to the curb stone
ON Water Street, in September. While the
Ohio is bank full, the Cumberland is dead
low, with only % inches on Harpeth Shoals
ON Sunday, and no signs of rise.
Arrivals and Departures.
! Up to O'Clock yesterday there were no
arrivals and departures, since the Morning
Star left Tuesday night, except the News
| Boy, from Henderson to return; Nick
Longworth, New Orleans to Louisville;
Ia ascon, Louisville and returL.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the Chm
| pion, Geo. D. Palmer, Anna, Armenia and
Importer, for ST. Louis; Minnie, Nighten-
/ gale and America, from st. Louis; Robert
Burns. from Memphis; Harry Dean, Cliff
ton and Silver Cloud, for Memphis Mag
gle Hays, Nick Longworth, Silver Spray
and Blue Wing, from New Orleans; Indi-
ana, Louisville, Argosy and Emma No. 2,
| to New Orleans; Rose Hite, from Louis
vile; Sam Orr, from Cairo.
miscellaneous.
Business was quite lively on the wharf
yesterday morning, and the Armada was
receiving large quantities of freight
Among other items were $50 tons and 10
| tons of hclloware, shipped by Huston & Co.,
for Brinkmeyer & Co., for Memphis .........
| The ]. P. Webb was receiving fair pro-
portion, and the sidewalks in front of the
| principal business houses on Water, Maine,
and First Streets, were crowded with goods
to be hauled down. Armada is de-
cidedly the handsomest boat ever seen on
these waters, and her new coat of paint is a
credit to her and the artist who bestowed
| it; and the cabin excels in beauty and fine
| finish all competition. Superintendent
/ Dusouchet has ordered a fine time piece to
be placed on Huston & Co.'s wharfboat,
| and hereafter the packets will leave
promptly at O'Clock, and shippers and
passengers will be expected to govern
themselves accordingly.......~By an item
We clip from the New Albany Commercial,
we see that Capts. Lemcke, Throop, and
| Dexter, have contracted for a new boat at
! Cincinnati, to be built to the machinery of
| the Superior, for the Evansville and Cairo
| packet trade. The machinery will, of
course. be overhauled and made as good as
new, with new boilers and ALL modern i'm
/ provements. Capt. Fred. Huston went ont
| yesterday in command of the gorgeous
Armada, with A. t. Tucker, the best mate
afloat OH the forecastle, and all the old
i crew, happy to get afloat. again on board.
t.........There is a vast amount of freight ac-
cumulating here for shipments large pro-
portion of it goes for Louisville and Pitts
burg. The Nick Longworth was pretty
light, and merely touched at the wharf......
! The Tarascon had a beautiful trip of both
freight and passengers, and arrived early.
Beats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The bully Charmer, the
best sidewheeler afioat goes to Cairo at 3
o'clock to-day promptly. Captain Billy
Lowth is in command, and Willie Fowler
| and Geo. Nicholson are N the Office
For LoUIsYILLE.-Tha superb Rose
Hite is the regular packet for Louisville
and way ports this evening. She is a neat
and fleet craft Her chief officers are those
pleasant and experienced gentlemen Capt.
Aaron Ballard, George Patterson and
Jesse jackson. Passengers will find ele-
i CANT entertainment.
For GREEN RIvER.-The elegant Ada
| Lyon goes to Green River this evening.
Capt Ed Ward and Graham do the honors,
and do them well. -.
GIeanings from Our Exchanges.
CINCINNATI.--The Commercial of Tuesday
| says:
The weather was mild and cloudy yes
| terday, with a slight sprinkle of rain dur
ing the morning. At Pittsburg the river
| is ten feet and falling. The Kanawhais
4 rising, with five feet in the channel. Here
the river has risen l1a feet during the past
q hours with 2 feet hence to Lo9 , sS lie:
ON the shoalest bars along the Lower Ohio.
Captain Barclay, of the Geo. D.. Palmer,
received dispatch from Captain William
Boyd, of Nashville last night, reporting
only twenty TX inches in the Cumberland,
and falling, with no immediate prospect of
Captain p X. Barclay has taken com
mand of the new steamer Geo. ID. Palmer,
and will load for st. Louis.
| The United States Mail Line of Louis
Vile packets have advance the cabin fare
to So go iHt 5t.t4 ta +tt
Mr.. p Cleary, of this city. has engaged
in the steamboat agency business at New
| Orleans. tftt31
There was twenty-six steamers at the
| levee yesterday, all trying to load. Ihere
was not enough merchandise drayed down
during the day to load one boat. Business
was unusually quiet yesterday, notwlth-
| standing the splendid stage of the river. s.
Captain VIM. FL. Caffrey, late clerk of the
St. Charles, has chartered the Clermont for
the Louisville and Troy trade, as tfl-
for Louisville this evening. ttf
Y Yesterday. at $3.50 AN, a fleet of coal and
salt barges lying at g. n, stewards coal
struck by a floating mass of drIft-wood