The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-01-03

STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the Yves
has better facilities or greater ability TO
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assert
ment of Job Type, though very large anc
complete, is constantly being added to, ane
our job department is under the persona
supervision of one of the best job printer,
in the United States. We are prepared tc
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick.
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
DC, &c. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to-
Weather and water. -
| CINCINNATI Jan. 1.-The river has fallen
feet inches since Monday, with 10 feet
| 7inches in the channel River full OF ice
Noboats running. Their. p degrees.
The weather is cold and clear. Their.
mometor IA degrees above zero at 8 O'Clock
yesterday morning, but more moderate
/ during the day. The river commenced fall
ing Tuesday night, and was falling steadily
yesterday. The ice has become very
heavy, and navigation for ascending boats
Is quite difficult. The cakes were large.
yesterday, and some of them very heavy,
spreading all over the river.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals on Monday night and Tues
day. were the Palestine, Louisville to
Nashville; Stonewall, Louisville to New
Orleans; Sam. ]. Hale, Cincinnati to New
Orleans; Anna and Clifton, Memphis to
Cincinnati; Tigress, Louisville to Evans
vile; Newsboy, Henderson to Green Riv-
err; Sam. Orr, Armada and Anna, to Green
River Ice Harbor; Westmoreland, New
Orleans to Cincinnati. Yesterday the only
arrivals We're the M. S. Mepham, New Or
leans to Evansville; tug Volante, Green
River to Evansville; Phantom, for East
port.
Boats Due.
There is large fleet of boats due here
from both directions, but we expect none
until the river clears mp to some extent.
miscellaneous. "a,
River matters are rapidly closing out
here, the heavy running ice nearly or quite
suspending navigation. A few boats, as
our port list will show, have succeeded in
reaching this port, but can go no further.
.........The Armada, Sam Orr, Anna, News
boy and Curlew have gone into the mouth
OF Green River, as an ice harbor. The |
propeller Volante came down from Green
River yesterday, bringing most of the |
crews of the various vessels lying there. |
for list Of which we are indebted to our |
friend Pat. Purke. Clerk of the VIM. White. |
They are as follows: Armada, Sam. Orr.
Wm- White, Ada Lyon, j. Baker, Bengal /
Tiger, Nora, Pink Marble, Newsboy. Anna.
Curlew, and the propellors Volante aud I
VIM. Minyoung.a The Volante will return
.o-day.........The Phantom started to East
port yesterday morning, but found naviga-
ion so dangerous that she went into the +
CO harbor below the point, and her pas.
'engers returned to the city. She had a
Dig trip.....-...The Sam. Orr set Golden and
ais dramatic troupe across the river. on
New Year day, to go to Henderson by land.
.......The Armada and Sam. Orr towed the
Dry Dock, with the Louisa in it, to the
ce narDor below the point where
lies moored In q safe poSition /
huston d Co., have sold their wharf boat /
r. III. Ehrman 81 Co., for $500. Capt.
iuston, we are informed, will continue in |
harge OF the boat........ The Clifton and
anna nave immense trips of fcotton-the
primer having ,5O2 baies, the biggest packet
rlp that ever went up the river. The An
a went tothe ice-harbor at Green River,
nd the Clifton will probably drop down ,
the willows...-~-TheW estmoreland and i
lepham have big trips for Louisville. Gin i
nnat1 and Pittsburg-about 500 tons each. :
he Mepham will unload here and reload
'r New Orleans, for which port she will !
robabiy leave this evening. To her gentle =
AMY clerks we are indebted for her mani
st, which we give below. The Westmore-
nd's freight consists chiefly of sugar and q
oiasses She discharged 80 hogsheads e
gar for Bement & Viele, u for H. HUI
ann, Terre Haute, and 5 for Mr.. Wright.
Vner, for sale. She had not fully deter
med what to do at noon yesterday
lily Boicourt, who has been to Tennessee \
the interests of r. K. Dunkerson a. Co
turned home, after successful cruise. a. Il
y or two ago. George $. Wilson, who l.
IS been on a mission South iii the inter- sr
IS of the e. g. G. Railroad, has also re- az
rned, after prosperous voyage .We
we been shown by Captain Schoenlaub =
steamboat register, kept by himself on ia
). Mitchell & Co.'s wharf boat, from 1854 --
1861, from which we gather some inter-
ing statistics, which we propose to pub =
h tomorrow 80
Boats Leaving To-Day.
'oR NEW ORLEANs.-Th splendid Meph- #
|, a first class boat with splendid accom-
and exceedingly pleasant and ~
'ompltshed officers, goes to New Orleans ".
day. She will be the last boat ont until 70.
river clears up. Get down your fret hit a.,
! your trunks IL you go yourself
Ianifest of steamer M. S. Mupham. from
W Orleans to Louisville: w. Rabb. 10
lemons; L.. Cunio, 2 bis oranges, and
peacons; V. ID. Gretano & Co.. 10 bis
nges, ana bis peacons; Vicenso Julien,
bxs lemons, and IL bis oranges; q. r..
lottz, bis. oranges; A. Weyman 4 bis 81.
nges; A. Madiwick, bis orages; VIM. 4
ene & CO., bl oranges, and 6l oysters; y