The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-01

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supervision OF one Of the tcst1op prinle
In the Emitted States. We are prepared
print Posters, plain or fancy, BilI Head
{ RiIls Lading, Cards. Deck and Meal Ticl
etSs Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for LaDO
/, fe.s &c. Orders left with either Of ~
~ sl1 boats VIII be promptly attended 4
weather aud Ngafer.
The weather yesterday opened clea
and rather cool. Before noon it gre,
cloudy, with sharp wind from tb
|. west northwest, favorable to rain
The river here had risen four inche
: during the twenty four hours endin,
: at 3 o'clock yesterday. A considera
bic rise is reported from the head
waters, and easy navigation may b,
expected all Winter.
Arrivals and Departures.
The additional arrivals and depart
ures up to o'clock yesterday include
the John Kilgour, Louisville to New
Orleans; Ada Lyon, Green River t
return; Cumberland, from Cairo
Tarascon, Henderson to Louisville
Arkansas, Cincinnati, to Arkansai
River; Argosy, from the dry docks
packets Henderson to return; Ha
vana, Nashville to Cincinnati; Min.
nicola, Cincinnati to Memphis; West
moreland, Cincinnati to New Orleans
Dexter, New Orleans o Louisville.
Boats Dine,
Among the first boats due here are
the Armada, from Cairo; Lewellin,
from Passport; Robert Moore, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for St. Louis
Melnotte, from St. Louis; Romeo
Norman and Silver Moon, from
Memphis; Clifton, for Memphis; p
w. Strader, for New Orleans; Rich
mond. Emma No. 3, Indiana.
and Louisiana, from New Orleans;
Fanny Brandeis, from Nashville.
aIsceIIaneOus-
Business was quite brisk on the
levee yesterday morning, with numer-
Gus arrivals.........By the manifest Of
the Rapidan No. ., published yester
day. it was seen that she had splen-
did trip.........The John Kilgour laid
over from l o'clock till 10 o'clock
yesterday morning, and took consider
able freight. She was, however, but
little more than half oaded........The
Cumberland had moderate freight
but good passenger trip.........The
Tarascon had good trip out........
The Havana had a fair trip, and add
ed largely here............The Minneola
had an excellent trip............
The WestmoreIand was well
loaded. She barely touched at
the wharf.........The Ada Lyon had
fair trip out of Green River, and was
receiving largely for her return...,....
The compositor made US sag that the
Nick Longworth had discharged 11J
bales of cotton here. We wrote /, 100
the true amount she did leaye--a
slight difference 1900. Captain Lev.
Yandegrif's Argosy, after having
been almost rebuilt under his
personal superintepdence, came to
the wharf yesterday morning look
ing extremely beautiful. There were
put into her sixty new floor timbeTs,
a full set of new side timbers, AID
new futtocks, new knuckle kelson,
new out ringers and new guards, new
roof, new floor in her pilot house, and
new wheel. Her state-rooms also
have been refurnished with new soft
mattresses. and her cabin with new
furniture, including two ingeniously-
constructed New Harmony safes. She
also received a complete new outfit
for her Office from the JOURNAL
office. She has also had rugged
new derrieks aud new spars.
rugged by Dock Redman. who
has charge of her fOrecastle
aud, lastly, she has been beautifully
painted and lettered outside and ia,
and is to-day as handsome and as
substantial steamer as comes to our
wharf. She is admirably officered
Captain Lew, Vandergrift commands;
Billy Lowth is her chief clerk. CAP
tain John McClain is one Of her
pilots and William Moore IS her
chief engineer. She is now an Evans
vile institution, and looks to Evans
vile for patronage.........Capt. Shaw's
new steamer Arkansas passed. down
yesterday morning with full cargo
for Arkansas River. Captain Dan.
Weaver. of this city, was at the wheel.
.........Thc Savannah passed up San
day morning without landing~....."
The Dexter passed up about 81
o'clock yesterday morning with fair
trip. She had made a spleadid run
from Memphis.
BOaGS Leaving TO-aay.
FoR CAIRo.-Thc gay Cumberland,
Captain Ben. Howard, is the Cairo
packet at o'clock this evening, aud
has admirable appointment. Marion
Wright and Bruce Hunter are her
accomplished clerks.
For LoUIsvILLE.-The Beautiful
Rose Hite, having been fally repaired,
resumes her place in the Louisville
and Henderson Line. ana leaves for
Louisville at 6 o'clock this evening.
She is an admirable boat. Captain
Frank Hurry aud p. y. Branham are
her chief officers.
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