The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-03

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EssEs nssssTFAhBoAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
doing fne Steamboat Printing. Our assert.
ment of job Type, though very large ana
our lob department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
in the United States. We are prepared 10
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
&c, DC. Orders left with either OF Ine
wharf-boatS will be promptly attended TO-
Weather and Water.
The Weather was quite cool and chilly
yesterday morning, but grew hot at noon.
The river is slowly declining, having fallen
about two inches during the twenty-four
ending at noon yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock yesterday, not before reported
comprise the Newsboy, Henderson and
return; Ezra Porter, Louisville to New Or
leans; VIM. White, Green River to Evans
vile; Palestine, Henderson to Louisville;
Phantom, PASSPORT to Evansville.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here the
Sam. j. Hale, from Memphis; the Cham
pion for Memphis; Nashville, from Cairo;
Ella Faber, from louisville; Si.ver Cloud,
and Empire, for New Orleans; New York,
for St. Louis Linton and Alpha. for Cairo;
Bertha, for Arkansas River; Liewellyn,
from Paducah.
miscellaneous.
There was considerable activity on the
levee yesterday morning, as is usual on
Monday, with O feet of steamers at the
wharf. 1.-THE Palestine had a fair pack
ct trip out........The VIM. White had
Sl,n
Phantom had a full freight from the Ten
nessee River. fer manifest will be found
below.-.-..The Ezra Porter was loading
all day for New Orleans, taking 5000 sacks
corn AID vast quantity of furniture, all
of Evansville manufacture-shipped by
Meyer, Bro. IL Co. She had two barges,
and would have all she could carry on the
water......-The j. p. Webb was nearly
full at noon and was still receiving. She
would have a splendid trip out......The
Michigan was receiving rapidly and will
go out to-day with big trip. The upper
Mississippi folks are being treated to
steamboat races. The st. Paul Press, of
Wednesday, says: '.At. ten O'Clock the
Addie Johnson and the Canada swung
out into the stream, side by side.
if dashed together, and get
ting under way at the same mo-
Passengers could easily have stepped from
one to the other, and as long AIS their pipes
could be seen there was no perceptible
va:iation in their relative positions. This
xace caused some excitement on the 1eyee,
and few small bets were made on the
result 1.-THE Fairy Queen leaves to-day
for White River. She is a beautiful little
fairy, and is admirably differed. She re-
ceived her office outfit from the JOURNAL
Bindery, and Job Of1ice....--The steam
boatmen of Cincinnati and the Chamber
OF Commerce are discussing the question
of the new bills of 1ading. The Chamber
of Commerce and Insurance Companies
oppose the Introduction of the new bill,
while the Charitable Marine Association
stands firm and determined to
take freight no other bill. After
long and earnest discussion OF the
matter. says the Commercial, a resolution
was offered: That the Marine Association
of Cincinnati, seeing no reason for just
opposition to the form of bill of ladlng
adopted. they uphold and maintain 1t,
and recognize no other. The resolution
was "a ap5 e8. Also, that the proceedings
be published. a Committee, consisting of
Captains F. Y. Bachelor, James :. Wise,
and John &. Reno, was appointed TO call
upon the principal insurance companies
of this city, and obtain the names of those
who will agree 10 take risks on freight
shipped by the new bill and report the /
same to the Association for publication, ......
The Ada Lyon is above the Lamasco
wharf, and looks really beautiful. She is
J waiting the completion OF her chimneys,
and then viii be better than when new...... |
The VIM. w hite was preparing to return
to Green River last night. Ollie
sullivan. was still at the wharf at noon,
with no signs of leaving. The Llewel-'
lyn is due here from Paducah, with 100
hogsheads of tobacco. mai ~ a
lleslaio Roa1s L. eaving To-Day. uf tal
ins For CATRo-The gay Mary Erwin. Capt. |
Billy Lowth with the urbane and courte-
3 Gus Guy Vineyard in the office, is the regrI-
lar Cairo packet to-day, at O'Clock. She
has pleasant passenger accommodations.
Give her ell she can carry
For LoUIsvILLE.-The fine light draught
steamer Ella Faber is the regular packet
for Louisville this evening. Captain John
Peckenpaugh and Geo. Patterson are her
elegant and popular officers.
For CINCINNATI.-The splendid Leonora
No. 2, Capt. Davis, is the regular packet for
Cincinnati, direct, to-day, taking through
passengers and freight without reshipping.
j. II. Tripplett is her accomplished clerk.
For EAsTPoRT. = The ever reliable and
finely appointed Phantom returns to East
port at six O'Clock this evening, and de-
serves, "a she viii no doubt receive the I'M
divided patronage of our merchants and
shippers. The officers of the Phantom are