The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-10-11

superS ision of one of the best job printers
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Ejlls i.ading, Cards, Deck and Meal TICK
cts. Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor.
wharf-boats will be promptly attended to.
Weather and Water.
The weather was clear but disagreeably
cold yesterday morning. but grew warm
and pleasant as the day advanced. The
river is again falling, having declined one
inch up to O'Clock yesterday.
Arrivals ard Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to 3
O'Clock yesterday. included the Louisa.
Cairo and return: News BOY, Henderson
and return; Cobb Webb, Cumberland
River to Evansville; Ollie Sullivan, to
Greensboro. 80.
Eoats Due.
Among the, first boats due here are the
Tablequah, from Cincin natl; Fannie Bran
dies, Linton, Chat q looga, from Ca TO !; and
Olle sullivan, from Owe 1sbor5 'lf-,s -tt
miscellaneous.
The Fannie Brandeis, as We learn from
the officers of the, Louisa, ran through
herself and laid up At Paducah for repairs.
She knocked both heads out OF one cy!ln-
der and threw her pitnan overheard .-.,...
The Louisa had Moderate trip in, hut
would have all she could take out Z. -. The
Cobb w ebb got in yesterday morning with
a moderate trip. Among her freight were
several tobacco hogsheadsl packed with
dried apples and peaches. weighing 1,Sto to
1900 pounds, at 81 per hundred-better
freight than tobacco She goe. out to-
morrow, and will be compelled TO refuse
much of the freight altering. Shippers
should hurry down their goods. First
come first serveei...za...T he Rob Roy is hard
aground at Shawneetowni bar. The other
bars are all clear of boats.--.,....The Ollie
Sullivan went outyesterday mora ing with
fair freight and passenger trip. s. -Gssi
Boats Leavfnx To-Day. .nr;
FOR CAIRo-The Chattanooga will, we
presume, be the packet for Cairo to-day.
Capt. Frank Dusouchet commands and
Kit Rudd is in the office. No pleasanter
gentlemen afioat. :r as,
For CINCINNATI-The Tallequah, Captain
John H. Triplett commanding, with Mr..
Abrams in the office will leave for Cincin-
natl and all way ports at 10 O'Clock to day.
She has splendid passenger appointments,
and is very light. ~ s+b ~
For CANTON. = The very light draught
Cobb-Webb, Captain Jim Webb, leaves
for Canton and all intermediate Cumber-
land River ports at five O'Clock this after
noon. She is the highest boat on, the
river. Captain Jim Webb is an obiigipg
and pleasant gentleman. r4 IM0e t-8Hl
FoR MEMPHIS. splendid steamer
Michigan, Captain John McClain, with
Lawrence James in the office, goes to
Memphis to-day, offering unequaled in
ducements to passengers and shippers.
Her officers are gentlemen of the old
school, with whom it is a pleasure to
travel. "s- e.rFl H- ---E lEl
GIeanings from our Exchanges.
PIrTsBURG.-The Commercial of Tuesday
says: eesi@
Business on the landing was not very act
i've below the suspension Bridge. Nothing
was done above. The light water steam
selves The steamers Monitor No. 2, Act
i've and Emma Logan are doing the carry
ing trade between Plttsburg and Browns
vile. --r
4 C1NcINNAT1. - The Commercial of Tues
day says:
The weather was cool and clear yester-
day At Pittsburgh the river was falling
yesterday, with II inches in the channel.
Here, it is also falling, with thirty inches
on the Sht alest bars hence to Louisville. O.
The punctual packet Tallequah returns
The Memphis Packet Company adver-
tise for sealed proposals for the bars of the
fine steamers Clifton, Robert Burns, Gold
en- Eagle and Silver Moon, for the year
commencing September LIST. This is good
opportunity for enterprising men Of linn
tied capital +ttsA
LouIsvrLLE.AThe Courier OF w ednesday
says:
The river was at a, stand yesterday, with
twenty-nine inches " alter in the canal, by
the mark. the weather continues Gle
and COOL with adecided white frost yester-
day morning, which we believe makes the
third in successionse A rain should follow,
though the barometer Indicates but a very
slight shrinking, OF the mercury toward
the rain point The thermometer was at
Is st noon. Z - u iii 90.
The Robert E. Lee is at Mound City, all
ready to start South, awaiting rise TO
take her out over the bars s, ~ the Missis-
sippi. '62+t - 3lAa
The owners Of the Lee hesitated about
laying the boat up at Paducah for repairs,
place. and would not bring herup here for
the same reason She is now at Mound
City, unable TO get over the sand-bars and
no better of than the feet of boats laid up
The Indiana and the low pressure steam
er Richmond are now all ready to resume
their trips in the Louisville, Memphis,
and New Orleans trade on the first rfs e OF
water. -@E9 u 1fa~ II
The Democrat of Sunday says:
a few days ago picnic 9,, and fishing ex-
the steamer Perry, at Cairo. to go to the
Lakes, few miles from the river. They
had wagon laden Nth i m1st eompete
ions and dishes. including siIverware
Several ladies were in the party When
the boat 81 ruck the current OF the Missis-
sippi. she careened, causing the wagon
and contents to run overheard and sink
in fifty feet water.
Captain Schmok er 5 new ana beautiful
,sidewheei steamer, Gov. Allen, had her
new and handsome chimneys erected yes
terday. She is being pushed forward rap
idly to compietteas--When finished she
viii be one of the handsomest steamers
af1oat, Heis in town, looking well and
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