The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-11-19

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

S1EA mbOA1 fEtt S11N0s
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
nent 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
IN the United Stases. 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,
wharf boats will be prom pity attended to.
z weather and Water. @ FL
Tie weather yesterday, daring most of
the day. was very warm and nearly clear.
The atmosphere was full of smoke-a regn~
lar Indian Summer day. The river had
fallen onesnch mp to three O'Clock, and Is
going down very slewlE. There is light
rise reported at Cincinnati, which May
serve toseheck preciptate decline mere.
Arrivals and Departures
The arrivals and departures mp to three
o'clockyyesterday, include the News Boy,
Henderson and return; Tahlequah, Gin
cinnati TO Arkansas River; Alpha, Gin
cinnatI to Cairo; Chattanooga and Arma-
da, from Cairo: ollie Sullivan. 10 Camel
ton; Robert Fulton, freEa Green River.
ReRts Due. - --.
Among the first boats due here are the
Success and Anna white, for St. Louis:
Florence TRADER aud Edinburg. for Ar
kansas River; Legal Gender Waunita and
Champion, for New Orleans; Fanny Bran
deis and Mayfiower, from Cairo Tarascon,
from Louisville; Ada Lyon, from Green
River; Minneola. Sam. J. Hale, Empire,
Darling and Michigan. from MeInphis.
miscellaneous.
1.-The ievee yesterday morning presented
rather animated appearance. THE wharf
was crowded with steamers, andeonsfdera-
bic quantities of goods were received, thogh
the shipments were rather light..........The
Wild Duck and Liberty NO. passed down
in the morning. TahIequah and
Alpha arrived at half-past ten. Each dis /
charged considerable freight here .......The
Chattanooga and Armada arrived at eight
O'Clock yesterday informing, having laid
up on account OF fog, at Henderson, all
night..........The Armada looks:as beautiful
as new blown waite rose, and is in tip
top condition for 1.-THE Winter
campaign. She dropped down TO the
bone yard and laid up...............:.
There was not a large amount of freight
Offering for any point yesterday, though
the packets were receiving some freight,
and businessmen were rapidly hlIing or
'ders..,..-..The agents of the Underwriters
were engaged yesterday in sorting out the
goods OF the Peerless. Captain stephen
Moss, President of the American Insur-
.ance Co., and Mr.. @. w. Tate, Secretary of
the Globe InsuraneeCo., are here assisting |
in the work. Capt. Moss Is one of the |
owners OF the Peerless. Capt. Huston ex-
poets to have he Peerless afioat in four or |
I'VE days, when he Will gather up her I'M
damaged freight and proceed on his trip /
.........The Ollie Sullivan left at noon with /
a moderate trip.
Boass Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo-The magnificent side-wheel
steamer Mayfower, with the veteran Josh.
V. ThrOop in com nand, is the regular
packet for Cairo and all way landings at 4
O'Clock to-day. In the office will be found
those accomplished young gentlemen.
Billy Dunn and Geo. Throep. The May
flower is entirely new, and has the most
luxurious accommodations for passengers.
For EAsTPORT.-The popular and ever
reliable Phantom is the regular and ele-
CANT packet for EastpOrt and all Tennessee
River ports at o'clock this evening. shej
has comfortable and pleasant passenger
accommodations. Capt. Allen Duncan is
an experienced sUeamb oatnlau, W hose in-
terests are identified with Evansville, and
has labOred with zeal and at some sacri- |
ice to build up trade with the Tonnes
see River country, and should receive an
earnest support from our merchants and I
shippers. Mr. Val. Sorenson Is her chief1
,lerk, and more pleasant and obIiging
never welded a pen. -
GleanIngs from our Exchanges. t.
CINcINSATI. - The Commercial Of Sat
lrday says: !
The weather was cool and clear vesSfetrll 4 z
lay, with the usual smoke. or. haze M orrlLtE
ng ana evening, and, the. wind, from the H.
outheast, nearly from the south. Att
tine river was stationary last r
light, With eighteen inches in the cha T.
lei. AT Pafkersburg there is three feet T.
nd falling. Here IL has recededtwo inches
urlhg the tWenty-four hours ending last
tlght- and was then about on a stand,
With SIX feet hence to Louisville. Is Lt1'yl a
LoUIsvILLE.--The Journal of Saturday lie
avs: a - - .
The river continues to rec de Slowly.
n the canal Yesterday evening there +
.ere three and a half feet by the mark,
ighteen inches in the Indian chute and l.
can't five feet over the Portland and New :.
albany bar. lA L tt 4A f=s.erAff - ,
Business extremely duh on the wharfs.
nd the weather clear and pleasant during
The Mail Company are ehartering small O
oats TO axe the place of their ! large tc
.eamerS now running IN case the river. -
cts down SO low as to prevent them nom -
aiming. Hspl vuL -.a4-4-II 80 .G-NI 4
ST. LOUIS. - The Democrat, of satur- p
--latest atlvices fforn the mountain hoa.s
1nfirm the opinion that one or more OF
lem will reach this port before lone maj tiv
ere re- ex xpei e wInter Il the iee expos
nperiaI, and Amafanth are among those L 81
hose safety is assured and the hear
oage snoul 1, DC , mere 1nis morning. Rains
)nfrmed. The river Is steadily declining
Tree inches per trip, as Captain HILL OF 6
e e. Bertraa. expresses it. We put little