The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-30
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For Other Rfrer Items See Fifth Page,
STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
ment of JOB Type, though very large and
our Job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
pr dhe aan We
Bills Iading, 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.
~ The weather is unchanged. The river
i continues to fall steadily, and to cut out
about as fast as 1t falls There is two feet
water on the sh oalest bars, and q inches
to Louisville
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to B,
/ O'Clock Saturday. include the Linton. fl ON
/ Cairo; and Newsboy, from Henderson.
Boafs Dine. ~ Il
Among the first boats due here are the
Champion, from Memphis; Minneola and
Starlight, tor Memphis; Altoona, from Ar
kansas River; Ezra Porter, from New Or
leans; Louisa. from Cairo; ,Tahlequah
from Cincin natl jill f@ttJ
miscellaneous.
F'reights We're plenty on Saturday, and
receiving liberia Ily, and would each get all
they could carry on jhe water...-...The
L, Linton relieved the Cobb-Webb of "a part
4 of her freight--16 hogsheads of tobacco.
ST g passed the Cobb Webb at, the head of,
r, Hurricane Island---.-sIt appears some per-
sons misa pprehended an Item in our River
News yesterday morning We said the
Mary Erwin met the Linton on he Chain,
and some inferred she was aground. Such
was not the case, nor was il SO intended.
Had she been aground, we would have
said so. The Linton has not been aground
since she LETT, and is the lightest boat afioat.
1.-THE Ada Lyon Is badly aground at the
head of Hurricane Island. The n. w.
Casey Is also aground there.a....The Fanny
Brandeis had got over Shawneetown..........
The Norman was aground there...... The
Bertha was met at the foot of Wabash
Island.......-..The Linton met the r. C..
Gray at Walkers bar, Alpha at Cave In
Rock, Louisa at Ford's Ferry, Ida Refs at
Weston and Fanny Brandeis at Cncinna-
ii bar, but not agrouAd..-..-.The Cob w ebb !
was expected on Saturday afternoon, and
will return to the Cumberland to-day-....-.
There is an unusual large amount of Cum
berland River freight awaiting shipment
here.........Crowds of strangers are daily
here looking after delayed freight. shipped
from Cincinnati and Louisville. They all
regret they did not buy here, especially as.
they discover they could have purchase
cheaply here. saved freight and other
expenses and avoided delay IU- - ~
Beats l. Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The Louisa should be the
regular packet for Cairo at o'clock to-day.
She is light and finally appointed, and
Capt. Boluss and Charley Crawford are
obliglng gentlemen
For OwENsBoRo AND LoUEsvuLE.-The |
Ollie Sullivan will go to Greensboro to- day |
at 10 o'clock, to connect with the Louis !
vile packet. She carries through freight |
and passengers at lowest rates. Capt. |
Ham. Throop and Les. Ware are her pop
ular officers. iHa lrtft n,9
For CUMBERLAND RIvER.--The Cobb |
Webb, Captain Jim Webb commanding, |
leaves to-day for Canton and all way Cum |
berland River landings. She is light as a |
fairy, and viii go through. Give her a |
GIeanings from eur Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Connlercirl of wednes-
day gravely remaIks: a H..
A rise of a few feet would be very bene- |
fetal about this tine. Does the Commerce. |
al really mean it? 70 i-taf ~.
I launched from Morton's yard Saturday |
evening, and has been sold to Captain a.
Stein and Others asH Il -Aft.~ PEI 4
The Commercial of Thursday says;
j, Business along the landing was moder-
! ately active. The Brownsville and Eliza
beth packets continue to make regular,I
trips departing on time The continued |
low water interferes materially with trade III
we hope soon to be able To announce rise.
The best judges of river matters say that
there is now more danger than ever that
the channel of the Mississippi Will make
its way permanentIy behind the Island
opposite Alton. Id
CINcINsATI. The Cons.aercigl of Fri
daSt saws. tlf&J1 dduH3aJou 81
me weather was clear md mia yes,er.-
day. At Pittsburgh the river is Eilling,t
with lG inches. in the channel. Here 1t
the foot OF kissing sun bars, the shORlest
point hence tosIsouisville. 10 i
Captains Roberts and Condlf,~ Of New
to negotiate fer a he--ssts-~G charles the
Louisville and New Orleans trade. III
Captain Thorn as Shnman, ofthe Wauan-
tia, lett for Pittsburgh in last mig hts train.
getting up a mountain rise. +"
= Captain Kerr, of the Robert Moore. was
robbed of his watch aud small amount
thieves also broke into the office. but did
not get anything of value.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courier. of Friday,
says:
The river was falling quite fast again
yesterday, with only twenty-four inches |
mark the lowest stage this season. and the
lowest known since 1856. During the pre-
vious twenty-four hours it had fallen two
inches at the head of the falls. and five or
six inches at Portland. =
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF Friday says;
River about stationarysy esterday. Some
what approved above; and cutting out at
Hat Island, Sc, with five and half feet
to Cairo. At Dubuque it was still rising !
SLOWLY day before eSterday, with report |