The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-14

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
complete. is constantly being added to, and
our JOB department Is under the personal
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Lading. Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for LABOR.
&c, DC. Orders left with either of the
wharf-boatsywill be promptly attended to-.
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weather and Water.
The weather Yesterday morning was ex-
ceedinslyi pleasant. growing warmer as
the day advanced, with light dry clouds
flying high and swiftly. The river is
steadily and rapidly falling, and is now
lower than at any time since 1885, The
cutting out process still allows steamers
about thirty inches on the shoalest bars
to Louisville and Cairo.rort
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up 10 three
O'Clock yesterday include the Palestine,
Louisville and return; Newsboy, Hender-
son and return Linton, Canton to Evans
vile. 9--..-t.i p % 'A- go .f-s4-
bas q. BOats Due. N.1 Il. bEa
Among the first boats due here. are the
Empire, michigan and Cham pion. from
Memphis; Minneola, for NJ piiis; Nash
vile and Charmer, from Cairo hose Hite
and Palestine, from Louisville; Rob Roy.
for ST. Louis; Bertha. for Arkansas River;
Ezra Porter, from New Orleans; Phan-
tom, from Tennessee River, Tahleeuah,
from C4ncinnati.ora .zf5T et@ 81. a're4
Miscellaneous. rY
Slowly but surely the river is drying up,
and daily circurns crtbing business.......The
Palestine arrived at 2 O'Clock yesterday
morning and went 10 Henderson. She
left at IA O'Clock for Louisville. The
Linton arrived from the Cum berland with
Sc hhds- tobacco and a small lot of miscel-
laneous freight. She goes to the bone
yard for the present, as the Cumberland is
exhausted. The Linton represents the
Silver Cloud at Hurricane. She had got
her barges over, but had TO return to Cave
in-Rock for freight she had there 6ischarg-
ed. The. Tempest has been gouging for a
week at the bars above. spending much
time in Chenault's reach. She had not
arrived at noon yesterday.--.......The Mary
Erwin lad not arrived at2 O'Clock yester-
day, no doubt detained by low water and
fog The Louisa is waiting and watch
ing. She will probably leave for Cairo to-
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The finely appointed pas
senger steamer Nashville, Captain Wyhe
Sims, with those affable and truly obliging
gentlemen, Will. S. Fowler and Geo. Mich
elson, in the Office, leaves positively for
Cairo at O'Clock, taking a limited amount
OF freight, but ali the passengers offering.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The superb Rose Hite,
Captain Combs, with Dick Hutchinson,
ever attentive and polite, in the office,
goes to Louisville tonight, offering unsur
passed accommodations to passengers.
The Rose is very light, and always goes
through.
For MEMPHIs.-The splendid passenger
steamer Minneola, Captain Miller, vet
eran officer In command, with the urbane
and polite Ed. Walker in the Office, may
be expected this evening for Memphis and
all intermediate ports. She has unsur-
passed passenger accommodations.
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PITTsBURG.-The Commercial of Wednes-
day says: -@4-s. .~e,.s~4arFr..C 4
Business came pretty much to stand
still on The landing below the Suspension
bridge. the water being TOO low for naviga-
BILE pui poses On the upper, the Monitor
was receiving for Lock No. Three. She
left with all the freight she could manage
CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The weather was clear and cool yeSter-
day. At PiJtsburg the river is falling, with |
seventeen inches in the channel Here it |
tWenty-iour hours, with three ieet on KS.
ing sun bar, the shoalest point hence to |
Louisville. .x,.-.-r-.--s.1s-se, .sss-f.s4ts
m a ncer in the Cincinnati and Portsmouth |
trade, died at his residence. in Portsmouth. |
Hhao on lassday nsgas alsss RgeTns
d aa R mstesk gssss as e OK
teasively known all along the line of our t
built and comfnantfed. the cofors of the
steamers in porywiA be displayed at half
mast to-day, in respecrto the memory OF
The r. r. Hudson ,broze her shaft yes
terday.land was compelled TO lay up for q
last ev eBing, in her place.s1lxHi e1l'tIdisEo ~
Alltlle packets v ere behind TIME yestes-af +
day, on account of the heavy fog the night
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LoUIsyILLE.-The Courier, of Thursday,
says: %gaftRA7E
The river is still falling steadily at all
points, with barely two feet nine inches
water In the canal last evening by the
mark During the previous twenty -four
hours il had fallen an inch at the head of
the falls, and three inches at Portland
m0Inedsr!down below 80, = i'm dense
ne log was q cause of detention to the
packets due in the morning, all of which
bined with dry weather, is likely to dry up
the river. AVN
The Democrat says: lsg- .--s,i st-rl
Dabney Paige one of the best and po-
litest stewards on the river comes out on
the new Dexter. He is sound. % is-s ~
: ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat, of Thursday,
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