The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-09-07

has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assert,
ment of job Type, though very large ana
complete, is constantly being added to, ana
our Job department is under the persona
supervision of one OF the best JOB primers
in the United States. We are prepared 10
print Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heads'
Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts Bills Of Fare Mates lck sts aor Of fbe
wharf-boats will be promptly attended 10.
Weather and Water.
s The sun rose clear and hot yesterday
morning, but heavy clouds gathered, and
by nine o'clock smart shower. succeeded
by drizzling rain, laid the dust and COOL
ed the atmosphere. The river continued
to swell and new channels were visible
across the bar in front of the city. The
rise is, however, about exhausted, and the
river will be found falling to-day
1921 Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to three
O'Clock, yesterday, include the Empire,
Louisville to New Orleans; Newsboy,
Henderson and return; Mary Erwin,
Cairo to return; Ollie Sullivan, greensboro
and return TO Cannelton.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are the
Sam ]. Hale, from Memphi the Cham
pion, for Memphis; Nashville and Charm
er, from Cairo; Rose Hite and Palestine,
from Louisville; Silver Cloud, for New
Orleans; New York, for st. Louis; Bertha,
for Arkansas River: Phantom. from East
port; j. p. Webb, from Memphis, Leonora
No. 2, from Cincinnati. $500 -
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The magnificent Nashville.
Capt. Sims, with Geo. Nicholson in the
office, is the regular mail and express
packet for Cairo and all way points to-
day. There is no pleasanter or better APP
pointed boat running, and her officers are
courteous and oblfging.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The beautiful Rose
Hite is the unrivaled packet for Louisville
tonight. She has unsurpassed passenger
accommodations. Capt. Combs, gentle
man of the old school, is in command, and
Dick Hutchinson is her accomplished
clerk. w rA
Miscellaneous.
Business was extremely dull on the
wharf yesterday. The Empire passed
down during Thursday night with good
trip on self and barges. She added but
little here.......The Palestine did not get
Off till O'Clock yesterday morning..
The Mary Erwin arrived at l0h O'Clock
with a moderate trip. A fair quantity of
freight was offering for her return .,.-..... The
Minnie passed down without landing .......
The Sullivan returned from Owensboro at
six O'Clock yesterday morning, and took
pair of bargesi in tow, and left about noon
for ports above.........Mr. Guy Vineyard, the
accomplished clerk of the Mary Erwin,
has our thanks for late papers.
sGleanfngs from our Exchanges.
CNCINNATI.-The Commercial of Thurs
day says:
The weather was warm and clear yester-
with Is inches in the channel. Here ii has
receded five inches during the past TWEEN
ty-four hours, with 1--WE feet on Rising Sun
bar, the shOalest point hence to Louisville.
The .Edinburg broke her W heel yesterday
near Ripley. and was compelled TO return
here for repairs
LoUIsvILLE.-The Courier. of Thursday
says: EE .c-t = l4 -,l
feet inches water in the canal in the
evening by the mark. During the previ-
GUS "A hours it had fallen inches at the
head of the falls and inches at Portland.
The weather has been turning warm quite
fast, the thermometer ranging as high as
81 in the shade in the evening. when II
cioudeG up last, threatening storm and
rain.
Rain just now is greatly needed for the
growing corn as well as purposes of navi-
out oven the bar at Portland last eve
ming there We're barely IA feet water and
the river falling. Hk H.B
The Democrat of the same date says:
AN ExPLosIoN.-A keg of beer blew up
on the Gen. Buell., yesterday morning and
rather wiped out a state-room, Fortu-'
nate1y no one was in Ii, or some one would
have Invent up" for ninegy days or less.
The Robt. K. Lee and Great Republic
have come off the ways at Mound City.
Both look gay and Festive, ,, - r,sI,,
Mistaken Democrat, the Lee has come Off
but the Great Republic had not yet been
hanied cut, andit is doubtful whether she
can be at Mound City. sa' ats ? ~ ,, 'o
ST. Lou1s.-The Democrat Of Thursday
Receipts of produce are, decreasing,
strangel as the announcement may seenl..
Owing TO low water boats take longer to,
make their tr4 ps, and no additional ton
mage worth mentioning is being put IN TO
decline in the water issteady. Navigation
is daily becoming worse. - h1-s A~t'@.-A
Captain Pepper has resigned from the
Arthur and returns to Cincinn at1., NO
foundation for the rumor that an Interest
in the Nirgs MIA has be en- sod, and thai
Captain Pepper takes command of her.. 4.
A Cairo dispatch to the Democrat says:
While the steamer R. E. Lee was being
launched to-day from the Mound City
marine ways, two cradles under the bow
stopped, while the remainder went on.
throwing the stern into the water and
leaving the boat some distance up the
bank. The boat was badly twisted. Every
effort was being made to force her into the