The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-31
Arrivals and Departures.

Wheeling.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and depa lures up to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Ada Lyon,
Green River to return; Armenia, Pittsburg
to ST. Louis; Darling, Memphis to Cincin-
natl; Louisa, from Wabash River; VI Orn-
ing Star. Henderson to Louisville; Allan
tic and barges, Cincinnati TO New Orleans;
Crescent City, from Shawneetown Nissis-
sippi, New Orleans to Louisville.
Boats DHe.
Among the first boats due here are the
Bertha and Emma Floyd, Nashville;
Sherman, p. w. Strader, Dexter. and
Mary Davage, for New Orleans; st. Pat
rick and Cora s., from Memphis; Sam. ].
Hale. for Memphis; Armada, from Cairo;
Linton, from Cumberland River.
miscellaneous.
Business was unusually lively on the
levee, yesterday, with a crowd of fine
steamers discEarging and loading 1.-THE
Armenia discharged a large quantity of
freight 1.-THE Louisa arrived from the
Wabash with $3.50 sacks of wheat, 20 hogs
heads of tobacco, and quantities of mis-
callaneous freight ...... The Morning Star
LETT at 10 o'clock with good trip of freight
and people.-....The Ada Lyon had a sPlen-
did trip in from Green River, and was re-
celving literally for her return.........Cap-
lantic, with the three beautiful model
barges, arrived from Cincinnati, yes
terday morning, and remained near
~ all day, taking FIRE ght. He adds,
at this city and vicinity, 400 barrels -four,
100 sacks oats, and about 5000 sacks Of
corn. We subjoin the following descrip-
nf he 10 haF ha a r
lantic has been built with a special view
to power, speed and staunchEess, and her
three barges are the perfection of strength,
capacity and symmetry. Each has most
substantial cargo-box, and each is built of
extra heavy timbers, is extra fastened. and
has extra thick bottom and siding. The
Atlantic is 16S feet on deck. 2614 feet beam,
and 515 ieet hold, with very sharp and
fine model. Her bottom planking is 35z
inches thick, planking ON knuckles AZ
inches thick, and plar king on sides 8 and
81 inches in thickness. Her engines are
20 inches diameter Of cylinder, and feet
stroke. Steam is ma e from bat
terry of three boilers, each twenty-eight
feet long, forty-twO inches in dialneter,
and four fiues to each boiler. Her water
wheel is twenty-tour feet ia diameter,
with eighteen feet length of buckets,
worked by a thirty-seven feet pltman.
She has capstan engine seven inches III
diameter and fourteen inches stroke. She
has good cabin with twelve rooms, and
a social hall in front the same as a side
wheel steamer. On the boiler deck, aft of
the cabin, are the cook-house, pantry and
store-room. and three large rooms for SER
wants, making her comfortable and con-
venient in her cabin arrangements. The
-
Der, each ls4 fe in length, thirty-two feet
beam and eight feet depth of hold. Their
deck timbers are four by six inches in size,
and of the very best wood. The bottom
planking is 50 inches thick, planking on
knuckles ~ inches thick, and the side
planking three and a half and three inches
in thickness. All the planking of these
barges is double bottled and extra fastened.
Each barge has cargo box one hundred
and sixty feet long, twenty-eight feet wide,
and feet in the clear, with canvas roofs,
perfectly waterproof. Each barge is sup
piled with a steam freight holster, with
engines inches in diameter, and II inch
es stroke, and upright boilers of Y inches
in diameter, and ~ feet in hight. In ad-
dition each barge is supplied with a COM
plete set of freight skids. to be used IN
sliding freights into the hold, and a COM
plete outfit of rigging, stage planks, cap
staEs, freight barrOws, &c. Neither labor
nor expense has been spared by Captain
Ford to make these barges, as well as the
towbOat, as staunch as they could be
made, and perfect in every particular.
They handle with the utmost ease, and are
strictly first class throughout. Captain Ed.
Ford commands the Atlantic and barxes,
and Emery Ford fills the position of
freight clerk. The capacity of the
barees is eight hundred tons each
The Cumberland came in flying rather
light. The Democratic Silver Band at
tracts much attention by their spirited
music.....The Mississippi came up covered
with snow to the depth of two or three
inches. She experienced a terrific snow
storm above Paducah, commencing at
> P. N. Sunday, and lasting till midnight. 4
1t wa so dense and binding that she was
compelled to take the bank and lie by.
She had three hundred and fifty tons of
Louisville and Cincinnati freight.....The
Crescent City had good cargo o. grain.
The Quickstep and Phantom we're receiv-
ing literally THE Darling passed up
during Sunday night full of cotton. .........
We regret TO learn that Capt. J. V. Throop,
of the Mayfiower. was suddenly taken
severely SICK yesterday morning. We hope
his Illness will be very brief, and that ne
will soon be on duty again-.--..Capt. Ed.
Ford's model barges are named Mary.
Estelle and Hettie. They are beauties.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The excellent and fleet
steamer Cumberland. Capt Ben. Howard,
will be the regular packet TO Cairo and
way ports at 4 o'clock to-day. Capt. How
ard is a gallant and pleasant gentleman,
and Billy Conant, her ICnief Clerk, is pro-
proverbial for his urbantt affability and
strict attention to duty. The Cumber-