The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-08-26

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hr .sTEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the Wes1
has better facilities or greater. ability fQ'
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assor1
complete, is constantly being added 10, and
alllF job department. is under the personal
supervision OF one OF the best job printers
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bili Heads
Bills I4ading, 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 10.
't-' :" weather and Wster.
The weather Saturday morning was
clear and hot, with the mercury at So AT
10 O'Clock. The riverswas swelling slowly,
having raised two inches during the TWEEN
ty.for1r hours endinga 3o'clock Saturday.
AS IL was again declining at Cincinnati
and louisville, on Friday, we may expect
il to be falling here by this morning.
Arrivals and Departures. -
The arrivals and departures mp to three
o'clock on Saturday include the Ezra Por-
ter. New Orleans TO Cincinnati; Alpha,
Cincinnati to Cairo; Sewsboy, Henderson
and return; Michigan, Newburg TO Evans
vile; Nashville, 10 Cairo, Nipneola, Gin
cinnat4 to Memphis. ~ 44 9=Hna "a
R0at. De-
Among the ffsp boats due here are the
and Rob Roy aafTein aiefaphis: Niglltin
gale, from, 81. Lout~; Leonora No nom
Cincinnati; Ida Rees, for st. Louis: En-
pirei for & Memphis; Mary Irwin, from
Cairo; Phantom, rom Passport; Chat
tanooga, from Cumberland River: Ella
FaDsr, from LoalssnIe; p w. strader,
from New Osleansf
o. MiseeIlaneoas. GS1
The Alpha came down during Friday
night and proceeded to Cairo. She had
moderate trip-..-...T The Ezra Porter with
two barges passed up nearly light from
New Orleans.....-TheJ James Gray having
an engagement. at Rochester TO bring out
load of tobacco, was compelled TO post
pone her trip to Rough Creek until Tuesday
as the water is about to be drawn cut of
the pool above Rochester ....-... The Spray
lies over till to-day or to- morrow. Capt.
Smith had not fully determined which
1.-The Minneola arrived on the after
noon of Saturday with good trip.
She had some fight with sand -barss,--.~..
The Nashville was shout fun at noon on
Saturday and " ould have all it was safe
to take......--.The Michigan brought down
two barge loads of hay from Newburg and
Aiken's Landing, and filling out with
corn. She expected to leave Saturday
water. She never wet a spar. Dan. Wea-
yer was at the wheel. -. Linton is the
name of Captain J.'Snowden's new steam
er, now at Pittsburg, and intended for the
Evansville and Cumberland trade. Full
length cabin; draws twelve and a half
inches, light; cylinders twelve inches in
diameter, with four feet stroke; two boil
ers, thirty EIGHT inches in diameter, TWEEN
ty feet long. The machinery is furnished
with all the latest and best Improvements
$500. John 6. Beggs. of New Albany, has
received a pilots license, and has a berth
on the Ella Faber.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The splendid light draught /
Charmer is the regular packet for Cairo |
and all way ports at o'clock today. The |
Charrner is in splendid condition, and has
superior cabin appointments. Capt. Jack /
Grammer commands, and Duke Nicholson
an urbane and Highly courteous gentle |
man, is her chief clelk.
The Spray, Capt Geo. Smith, with Mas
ter James Kennedyin the Office, pleas
ant young gentlemin, leaves for Cairo at /
noon to-day. She las pleasant cabin APP
polntments. r.s tqfps TtynfstIs GIT |
For LoUIsvILLE.-Thee elegant and finely
appointed Palestile, commanded by that
with Mr.. Dan MMuIen, q gentleman of
the old school, the regular packet for
Lou:syille at 10 CLOCK to-day.
FoR MEMPHIi- The beautiful light
draught Empire Capt. Yves. WhilIow
commanding, nd those accom- plished
young gentlenrn, Harry Walker, and
Walter p. Pennington insthe ONCE, win go
to Memphis eady this morning. Look out
for her.s3GH0191 1Ju9f11yBDMi I1H0 Esp
Gleanngs from our EXCHANGES. 4
PlrTsBRG.-The' Commercial OF Thnrs.f
day says:
Parkerhirg and " ay points, produced q
ers s w1arfboat. Th9 Iiieghe ny rose To-
three se during Tuesday night and
had f1en several inches, and VIII soon be
dowIo low water mark.
ThAewl steamer LiulonD is l0adiug sol col
the Fer ports, and will have dispatch
CIsssA iT II e01' ssa 5si4of FTlll
patt for generating steam rom petrol +
leu makes an excursion trip to Louis
WAND at Madison. A number OF guests ~
ipfsted In the success of this new enter i
m1ake the round trip onFthe N Fire
1Isy1I LIE v cogqrsev @ Of Friday u
IS:
flyer was sas rising slowly Yesterday
evening, by the mark. During the .
Sious twenty -four hours it had riser, :,
inches sat- at The e head cad Of the fails, and
team improved stage of water out over 4
Portland bar.
some ia 10 4 feet water, WHICH is 1nnch y
tier stage than at points lower down | u