The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-05

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,itfo.. 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
complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision Of. one OF the best job printers
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
ets, Bills Of Fare, Mates, Tickets for Labor.
wharfboats will be promptly attended to-.
weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was quite hot at
noon, and the morning was not as chilly as
the preceding. The Rivera again swelling
very slowly, but every inch helps al this
stage of the water. III. -. s.
2 Arrivals and Departures.
The only arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock yesterday were the Ella Fa-
Der, Louisville and return Newsboy, Hen
derson and return.
$3.50 49, AZ noass Due. "A 1Affs
Among the drst boats due here are the
Sam. j. Hale, from Memphis; the Cham
pion, for Memphis; Charmer, from Cairo;
Palestine, from Louisville = Silver Cloud,
.
for st. Louis; Alpha. for Cairo; Bertha, for
Arkansas River.
miscellaneous. -.,,-t
Exceeding dullness prevailed on the
levee yesterday .-..,...The Nashville was re-
ceiving literally, and would have a full
trip out-..-.-.The Ella Faber did not arrive
unnl O'Clock yesterday morning having
broken her wheel. She wiii return from
here.....-...The Ollie Sullivan was treating
herself yesterday to a new larboard guard.
A good and reliable " ater-guage in the vi
cinity OF the wharf, by which the 1uctua-
lions OF the river and the stage of water
upon all the prominent bars hence to
Louisville and Cairo can be ascertained.
Such an one as is desirable would cost
about $500, but would add thousands to the
commercial importance of the city, as 1T
would be situated midway between the
bad bars and would be reported daily to all
newspapers and looked upon by all steam
boat men and shippers a basis of calcu-
lation. We direct the attention of the City
Council to the matter. A."
Boafs Leaving To-Day. 1905
For CAIRo.-The charming Charmer,
Captain Jack Grammer with the courte-
GUS and attentive Duke Nicholson in the
passage Office, Is the regular mail and
passenger packet for Cairo, and all way
ports to-day. srI f34-l+ e n t---1"
The gay Palestine is the regular Louis
willie packet this evening. She is COM
manded by that courteous and experienced
officer and elegant gentleman, Captain f.
Hollcraft with the inimitable Miles d
Warren and Jesse Jackson in the Office
She carries a first class Steward and her
passengers fare sumptuolsly every day.
fryrrr , 1, ,-sJS
popular VIM. White, Capt. A. Drinkwater
with John Adams in the
Office. both pleasant aud courteous gentle
men, will return to Green River this eve
ming. She has fine cabin appointments.
Gleanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Mon
day says: - .tevfed "a 1Isl-
Business remains very dull, the only de- /
parture since our last being the Lenf |
freight she wanted. and a fair nnmbe a , of |
people. The river by the marks is down |
TO ! twenty-five inches, and falling. fWea-
The Louisville Courier is perfectly well |
come to copy our items without credit. but |
If it makes no difference we would prefer |
they would not credit them to a. paper in |
which they never appeared. AN.97F FfAN
Just our fix, Commercial.-[ED.J JOURNAL. |
C1NcINNATI. - The Commercial of Tues /
day says: - tf.s4 ..-4 .Eoeo Zen -5oa4J
The weather was cool and clear yester-, |
day. At Pittsburgh the river is falling, |
with.20 inchesin the channel. Here it has |
receded four inches during the past twen- !
ty -four hcurs, with six feet on Rising Sun
ba', the sfoalest point hence to Louisville.
The only or most Objectionable clause to I
the new bill OF lading appears TO be the 1
of freight twenty feet from the /
waters edge constituting delivery. This 4
clause is more particularly intended for
the Lower Mississippi, where 1t is fire. Il
quentiy claimed that dfscharging freight
on second bank constitutes delivery.
boilers ana other heavy machinery, during
low water, because 1t was mot delivered 4
lust where their fancy desired it--in many
cases the labor bill amounting TO more
shipping. yesterday, under the new style
bill OF laoing. -.,<v0 e0w guo-f
LOUISVILLE, ~. The Courier, OF Tuesday
'a ne rfeeq 1wae using yesterday wwit WITH
feet 8 inches water inOthe canal in the
evening by the water mark. During the
previous q hours il has risen inches atEIs
5he head OF the falls and inches at Port
and-ea very good rise at the present stage
Of affaiTs, and If ii come from Pittsbarg itIis9t
rather more than we expected from that /
luarter!J - @Mp 5feu -
The Fire King, Captain sample is at
lion yesterday. She raised steam with Pc
troleum as fuel in, the afternoon, to the
wonder and delight of numerous sspecta-
Lors, but sDmewhat tosthe disgust of the
dremen along the wharf.s-1f petroleum
stead of coal, the occupation of 6ve-sixths
Of the firemen Will be gone at a SwOop.
rhe petroleum is applied as follows:
"A large tank Is erected Immediately
under the cabin floor and over the boilers,
rom which a large supply-pipe runs un-
ierneath the boiler, to which q number of J