The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-15

doing fine Steamboat Printing. our aSSOft-
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 Latling, 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. fsef.s.
The weather is moderating. Rain fell all
night OF Sunday, freezing as it fell, and
shrubs and bushes yesterday morning were
bowed with heavy icicles.. The river is
nearly at stand, and win probably COM
mence rising to-day. The officers of the
Laurel Hill report a rise of two inches at
French Island during Sunday night The
ice is rapidly disappearing and is by no
means formidable in this latitude: most of
it clings to the Kentucky shore opposite
this city. We may confidently count on
full resumption of navigation at once, if
this kind of weather continues.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures since Sun
day night. up to 8 o'clock yesterday, in
clude the Laurel Hill, Louisville to New
| Orleans; Argosy, New Orleans to Cincin-
natl; Armada, to Cairo; Newsboy, Green
River to Henderson; Liberty No. 2, Mem
| phis to Evansville.
Boats Due.
| Among the first boats due are the Ha-
vana for Nashville; Shamrock and Arab
| ian, for st. Louis; Silver Moon, Mary
Swan and Darling, for Memphis;
Palestine, Emma Floyd and Chatta-
nooga, from Nashville; j. P. Webb,
and Liberty No. 2, from Memphis; Law
| renee, and Mary Irwin, for Arkansas
River; Nick. Longworth, Lady Gay,
David White, P. w. Strader, Indiana, Sam
Parker, Swallow, Wild Wagner, and j. H.
Groesbeck, from New Orleans; B
L. Lodge, Emerald, Armadillo, Emma
No. 3. and Henry Ames, for New Or.
| leans; Tarascon, from Louisville; Quick
step, from Cairo; Ada Lyon. from Green
River; Phantom, from Tennessee River.
miscellaneous. a
| The prospects are Frightening in river
circles, and the steamboat whistle again
reverberates as in days of yore. There was
considerable ice along the Kentucky shore
yesterday, but il is softening and far less
formidable than on Saturday. The
Laurel Hill, Capt. Wes4 Conner, arrived
from Louisville at 81 o'clock yesterday
morning, loaded to over Z feet, and had to
refuse freight here. The Laurel Hill is a
magnificent freight boat, and we hope our
/ very excellent friend, Capt. Conner. will
make a fortune with her. Certain
| " no man better deserves success
| Those courteous and popular young
/ gentlemen, Billy Crapper and Lon Beiler,
/ are in the office..-,...The Argosy came up
from the Willows yesterday morning and
| proceeds to Cincinnati. She has Trans
portation Company's barge pushing ahead
of her........The Armada was loading apid-
ly, and had to refuse freight before noon.
She got all she could carry. THE VIM.
White was receiving for Green River .........
Capt. Tom Bolus was going down to the
| Willows last night to bring up his
new and beautiful Louisa, which he
will load at once for the Wabash..........
The Laurel Hill had on board a large num-
Der of colored troops en- route TO Texas.
Gen. George Jackson, the famous steward
of the Grand Armada, leaves for Cincin-
| natl this morning to superintend the out
fitting of the new E. & c. Packet. What
George don't know in that line is not
| worth learning. and we predict the pantry
of the new boat will be unsurpassed by
any on the Ohio River.........We have been
presented by the authors with a beautiful
photograph. representing the loading of
the steamers M. s. Mepham and Liberty
No. 2, at r. K. Dunkerson & Co.'S wharf.
boat, with a section of Cox Humphreys
wharf-boat, and the Westmoreland in the
distance. Tt is q faithful and highly ar
tistic picture, and does much credit to the
| authors, Messrs. Parkhill & Phillips. .........
| The Newsboy came out of Green River
yesterday, and resumed her trips to Hen
derson yesterday evening ........ The Liberty
| Nc. arrived at two O'Clock with a big
trip of cotton, principally for this port.
Her officers were undecided whether to go
to Louisville or not.........The Phantom. and
David White were at Shotwell's when the
Liberty passed up, and would get in dur
ing the night 1.-The Wild Wagner was
at Cairo, repairing her wheel, and will be
up this morning .......From the officers OF
the Newsboy we learn that the Alice Dean,
Dora, Anna, Pink Varble, and Wildcat
left the mouth of Green River yesterday
morning for Louisville and Gin cinnati.
The only boats now there are the Tigress
and Curlew.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-We are not advised that any
boat will leave for Cairo to-day. Superin-
tendent Dusouchet may possibly send out
the Sam. Orr. We have no word from the
Quickstep. She may probably get in in
time to return to-day.
For ME9IPHIs.-The staunch and elegant
Laura Fenton, Capt. Bellows, leaves this
evening for Cairo and Memphis. The
Fenton has excellent passenger accommo-
dations and fets good table. Mr.. o. Hew-
lit and Walter Pennington are her elegant