The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-12

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
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has better facilities or greater aDlllty Tor
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department. is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
in the United States. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
BILLS Lading 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.
Ga River and weather..
CINCINNATI, Feb Ill p M.-The
river has fallen 4 feet 2 inches in the
last AZ hours, there being now 81 feet
and 2 inches in the channel. Weather
clear; thermometer 30 deg. 1t was
down to 10 deg. this morning att A..
M, and yesterday morning down to
zero, at the same hour, and on the
hills outside the city, 5 to s degrees
below zero.
LOUISVILLE, Feb 1.-THE steamer
ST. Charles, Cincinnati to New Or
leans, in londing at Jacksonville last
night, got stuck on the wharf logs.
Sheis still there, with the river fall
ing very fast. e W
The weather was Gear and cold yes
terday, though the SOW melted con-
siderably in the sunshine. 1t was
very cold in the moining, and thick
ice was formed during Sunday night.
The river is falling slowly, and will
most likely decline npidly. The ice
is thinning out, but sill navigation is
somewhat heavy. Tie Allegheny ice
is yet to come, ard was expected
down last night or this morning.
Arrivals and departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday include the Sam. j.
Hale, Cincinnati to Memphis; Missis-
sippi, Louisville to New Orleans; ;
VIM. White, Green River to return
Bermuda, Louisville to Nashville;
Armada, Cairo to Evansville; Taras-
con, Louisville and return; Darling,
ito Cincinnati; Shamrek, to st. Louis !;
Charmer, to Cairo; PALESTINE, Louis
vile to Nashville; Chattanooga, Nash
vile to Evansville; Liberty No 2,
Memphis to Louisville. qeJ 90 2
Boats Die.
Among the first bots due are the
Nightingale, Havan; and Emma
Floyd, for Nashville; Rowena and
Chattanooga, from Nashville; Golden
Eagle, for Vicksburg Silver Moon,
Importer, and Marine, for Memphis /;
Clifton, Robt. Burns and Liberty
No. 2, from Memphis; Lawrence,
Anglo Saxon, Huntsville, Centralia,
and Mary Irwin, for Arkansas
River; Henry Ames, Glasgow, Wild
Wagner. Indiana, fom New Or
leans; Argosy. Louisville, Leonidas,
st. Charles, Kate Robinson, P. w.
Strader, for New Oleans; Morn
ing Star, Louisville; Quickstep,
from Cairo. r. e
Miscellaneous.
The aspect of rivelaffairs is i'm
proving, the ice being materially de-
creased, and nayigationwas compare
lively easy yesterday morning, with
numerous arrivals. 1.-The freight
here continues in exces of tonnage
for New Orleans, the boats from
above generally having to decline a
portion of their enggements......
The Darling, having completed her
repairs, left for Cincinnsti yesterday
morning......The Tarascn got in ear
ly yesterday morning With good
packet trip, and no mateial damage.
She returned to Louisville last even
ing..... The great Mississippi arrived
early yesterday morning pretty full.
She added largely here at the we'll
filed wharf boats of Dtnkerson &
Co. and Cox & Humphey.......Th The
VIM. White came out Of Green River
/ yesterday morning with good trip,
and proposed to return lat evening.
/ Captain q Drinkwater and Pat
Burke were as gay as larks 49,.
The Armada got in abolt 8 o'clock
yesterday, considerably dmaged in
her wheels. She lies over i'll to-day,
and the Charmer left for Caro- yester-
day.........The Shamrock lift for St.
Louis yesterday morning.,......The
Lizzie Hopkins was still lying at the
saw mill at noon yesterday. Capt
John McClain brought tie Laura
Fenton up from Memphi... The
Curlew, Capt. Thomas, wa getting
ready yesterday to take toy of coal
from Newburgh to Island 3, in the
Mississippi. The great Richmond
was successfully hoated fromthe ma