The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1867-02-20

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go 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, and
supervision of one of the best job printers
in the United States. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills lad1nga 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 to.
4, River and Weather, tara al
4 The weather yesterday was cloudy,
warm and vet, q A light rain fell
AL the night previous, and up to THE
afternoon. making the streets and
wharf very muddy The river was
rising rather .slowly-not more than
lone, third Of an INCH an hour. ,EtEas
reported yesterday morning that the
river was stationary at Cincinnati,
with over so feet in the channel to
louisville, Two or three inches
pendicular rise will bring the water
up to the old. locustistump-7the high
water mark Of 1s47 If the river is
now falling at Cincinnati it will rise
but little more here aesss oa.gsd
40 Arrivals and Departures. ~
The arrivals. and departures up to 3
o'clock yesterday, include the Plain
City, Bowling Green to Louisville;
Quickstep and Charmer, Cairo to
Evansville; VIM. White, Green River
to Evansville; News Boy, Henderson
and return; Altoona, Nashville to
Cincinnati; Palestine, Nashville to
Evansville; Quickstep, to 3 mile
island corn pile.
ud Boats Due.
Among the first boats due are the
Camelia and Rowena, for Nashville !;
Pine Grove, to st. Louis; Clifton aud
Minneola, for Memphis; Laura Fen
ton, Silver Moon, Sam. J. Hale, and
Liberty No, 2, from Memphis; Hunts
vile, Centralia, Tahlequah, and Nora,
for Arkansas River; Argosy, j. w.
Garrett, Leonidas, Indiana, j.. II.
,Groesbeck, Golden Era, and Silver
Cloud, for New. Orleans; Morning
Star, from louisville; NJ. s.. Mephan,
Virginia, David White, and Messen-
ger, from New Orleans; Armada,
from Cairo. ~ D5Di ~ ~
az H9q0 iAfiscelIaneOus. 81 zoo ~
, We.thinkIthe food has aboutreaeh-.
ed its height, as the tide was rising
very slowly yesterday at noon, andthe
light rain would not effect it. The
rain, however. did interfere yesterday
with business, and freights did not
move as lively........The J. p. Webb,
the Gharmer, Chattanooga, and the
VIM. White were busy discharging
their large cargoes.........The W. r.
Arthur was still receiving, and was
loaded at noon to over 8 feet. She
would not get off till late, and perhaps
not at all last night. She carries about
1 800 tons, and runs like a greyhound.
The Charlner had splendid trip of
both freight and passengers. She had
a large amount Of miscellaneous
freight. She had 30 bales of cotton
for R. K. Dunkerson & Co., rs crates
queensware for Mark & Warren, and
Sc bales of cotton for reshipment to
l. uisville.....sThe Quickstep had
amslim freight trip........The Plain
City was full of pork and corn for re- 7
shipment to New Orleans4....... The
VIM. White had fair trip.......Com-
modore Burnett's cornnboats did not
get of on Monday butawas making
rapid preparations for going yesterday
.,,....s.Capt. Frank Dusouchets one of
our most experienced steamboat men,
takes charge of the j .1P.l Webb, and
puts her intodthe. Wabash trade, for
which she = is admirably adapted. ]
Capt. Frank knows the river and the
people, and will receive a hearty well
come along shore.86He should receive
the encouragement ofour people.........
The Quickstep went up to Three Mile
Island yesterday afternoon to save
lot Of corn for, Brandies & Crawford.
1.-THE Altoona and Palestine had
good trips, including large quantities
of bulk meats. The Palestine had
thirty two hogsheads of tobacco for
r. X. Dunkerson & Co, 1t was un-
decided whether she would load here
or go on, as she had large trip for.
Louisville.-...,..,The weather was so
bad yesterday that the Chattanooga
and VIM. White lie over till to-day.
Charmer and Sam.