The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-12-23

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
ment of Job Type. though very large and
complete. is constantly being added TO, ana
our Job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
IN the United States. We are prepared 10
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor.
&C, &C Orders left with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended TO.
weather and Water.
The weather on Saturday was cloudy,
mild and wet. The mercury at A. n, in
dicated 49, above zero, and So at noon.
The rain that commenced at midnight of
Friday increased in copioasness, and con-
tinued without inteTmission until P. NJ,
Saturday, with prospect of holding out
during the day, if the wind continued in
the southeast. SeveraIflashes Of binding
lightning with heavy peals of thunder in
Dictated, however, that a change to
cold would ensue. At 10 o'clock the
wind did chop around suddenly to the
Northwest, and blew q gale for a few min
utes, oarkening the air with dense
volumes of rain, but it soon luLed and
settled back into the Southeast, and con-
were passing out of the several sewers.
The river here. during the q hours end
ing Saturday at O'Clock, has risen Is
inches, and the rain, if general up the
river, will give new impetus to the rise
There will be sufficient water in the river
in few days, for the largest boats.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
Cot 10 thA
Shawneetown to Cincinnati; Ada Lyon,
Green River to return; Lawrence, Cincin-
natl to Arkansas River; News Boy, Hen
derson and return; Armada, Cairo to re-
turn; Alaska, Cincinnati to New Orleans;
Darling. Cincinnati to Memphis; Golden
Era, Cincinnati TO New Orleans.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Ida Rees. for Cairo; Pine Grove and Ber-
tina, for Nashville; w. A. Caldwell. for
Arkansas River; Golden Era, Swallow, !
Atlantic Silver Spray, st. Charles, Gov. |
Allen, and Emma No. 8, for New Orleans; |
Empire and May1ower, from Memphis;
Clifton and Anna, for Memphis; Cumber-
land and Nashville, from Cairo; Lewe'lin,
from Eastport; Success, Tor Cumberland
River; Tarascon and j. p. Webb, from
Louisville; Ada Lyon, from Green River.
miscellaneous.
The pelting rain that prevailed nearly |
all day Saturday greatly retarded business |
on the levee. The arrivals were few ..,,--.
The Charmer commenced loading for |
Eastport, and was receiving rapidly
The Armada did not get in till near eleven
O'Clock, having lost time in helping the
Mayfower. She left the latter at the head |
of the chain waiting for daylight to go
over. She had a magnificent trip out Of
the Ohio........,...-.......The Altoona passed !
up at midnight of Friday, and the !
Lawrence passed down early Friday /
evening, both with good trips............
The new steamer Alaska arrived at noon |
Saturday, drawing fun six feet, and with !
a deeply ladened barge in tow. Captain
Cakes ana Billy Voris are charmed with |
their new boat, and Charley Sebastian and |
Gus. AuttenheImer. who are a the wheel, |
say she handles like top. TIE ALASKA is I
80 feet long, with AZ feet beam I; 30 foot |
door; II feet depth OF hold, with feet /
shear. She has battery of boilers, "A
feet long AID 20 inches in diameter, with |
i've re urn hlues EACH has two p inch /
cylinder, with six feet stroke, and a ca
paci5y for 1905 tons of freight. She has y |
state-rosms, furnished with ali the mod
ern Improvements, and is high betwe en-
the decks. Her ARRANGEMENTS for carry
ing stock are unexceIled. Her cabin
IS neatly furnished and, in short,
she is beautiful and well fur
nished steamer. she has a donkey engine,
with hose attachments, for use in case of a
fire. Davy Hamilton and Bill Maddax are
her engineers. She belongs to the Cincin-
natl and New Orleans Express Line-......
The Darling came in after O'Clock with a
moderate trip for Mem phis. Fer musical
whistle reminds us of old times .....-The
Ada Lyon had a good trip out of Green
River.........The Falls City has not yet come
out of Green River.
boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid and fleet low
pressure Quickstep wheels into line to-
day. and leaves for Cairo with the United
states mail and the Express Messenger, at
8 O'Clock. The Quickstep has been put in
repair, and brushed up to look
neat as pin. She has splendid passenger
accommodations, and is RATHER to run. I
Her commander is that veteran and ac-
compIished steamboatman, Captain H. I.
Dexter. In the Office will be found those
urbane, attentive and hight LAGOON plish-
ed young gentlemen, Jack Grammer and
Walter B. Pennington, noted for their
suavity of manners and disposition to
oblige. We expect TO see the Quickstep go
ont full.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The gorgeous Morning
star, Capt. E. Hollcroft, is the regular
packet for Louisville at 10 o'clock to-day.
She has magnificent passenger appoint
nents Those admirable gentlemen, John
0uerbaclker and Jesse Jackson, are her
popular clerks.
For NJ E1IPHIs.-The superb Fanny Bran
deis John B. Hall commanding, with
Clint. Williams in the office, goes to Mem