The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-28

has better facilities or greater ability for
| doing fine Steam boat Printing. Our assort-
ment of Job Type, though very large and
complete, is constantly being added TO, and
our Job department Is under the personal
supervision OF one OF the best JOB printers
print Rosters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Ellis Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal TICK
wharf-boats viii be promptly attended TO.
weather ana water.
On Christmas Day the weather was
clear and bright in the morning, and
quite cold, the mercury ranging at l60
at 6 A. NJ, and at 260 at 6P.M The
river was crowded with heavy floating
ice in extensive fields, so formidable
that boats were greatly impeded and
some sought ice harbors. II grew
cloudy and warm Friday evening, and
about o'clock Saturday morning a
heavy snow storm set In and continued
until noon Saturday, about three inch
es of snow having fallen in that time.
The mercury Saturday morning stood
at 26'. The river during the forty
eight hours ending at o'clock Satur-
day had risen about eight inches. On
Saturday a good deal of ice was aoat-
ing, generally in large masses, but it
did not look formidable by any means,
and the moderate weather is favora-
bic to free navigation.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals on Friday comprise
the Cora s., Cincinnati to Arkansas
River; Darling, Cincinnati to Mem
phis, Sallie ", Henderson and re-
turn; Nick Longworth, New Orleans
to Louisville; Charmer, from Cincin-
natl; Cumberland, from Cairo; Sam.
Orr, to Eastport; Ada Lyon. Green
River to return; Swallow. Cincinnati
to New Orleans; Sallie w., from Hen
derson.
Beats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Armada aud Cumberland, from
Cairo; Lewellin, from Eastport; Rob
ert Moore, for Nashville; Silver Cloud
No. 2, from St. Louis; Norman, Ar
COSY, Clifton and MinneOla, from Mem
phis; Silver Moon for Memphis; Lou
isiana, Nick Longworth and p. w.
Strader, for New Orleans; Silver
Spray, Dexter, Indiana and Rich
mond, from New Orleans; Rose Hite,
from Louisville; Ada Lyon, from
Green River; Petrolia, No. 2 from
Wabash Fanny Brandeis, from Nash
vile.
miscellaneous.
The formidable flow of ice Thurs
day and Friday very nearly suspended
navigation..........The Cora s. arrived
here early Friday morning with a
magnificent trip. She unloaded 100
tons, lighting up to plank her bows,
and did not get away until evening.
.........The Darling came down with a
! fair trip, and added here nearly
100 tons, .ncluding nearly 1OO,-
600 pounds pork for Elliott Il Ruff
ner, Mr.. j. p. Elliott accompany
Ing it. Captain Lawrence Carter
bears his new honors meekly. The
Darling could not have fallen into
better hands.........The Nick LOng-
worth came up pretty light. She dis
charged some freight here. She had
a good passenger trip to Cairo. Capts.
Lew. Hates and Eugene Bowers are
highly pleased with her, and under
their administration she canno.
fail to become popular...............
The Charmer came in at o'clock
Friday evening with good trip. She
lies over here till the ice runs out or
rots.........The Cumberland did not
get ia till midnight Friday. She
found the ice very formidable. She
lies over till Tuesd ay.........The Swal-
low passed down for New Orleans
Saturday morning with a good trip.
........The Ada Lyon came in from
Green River at 10 o'clock Saturday,
full Of pork, lard, lumber, hoop poles
and miscellaneous freight. Captain
Van Meter was determined to go out
again in the evening.........The Sal
lie V. came up from Henderson, as
usual. ice was rotting Sltur-
day at noon, and the weather was
moderatiDg. with indications Of rain
mercury 30' above zero at noon.........
Navigation will, we think, be fully
resumed to-day. The Rose Hite
did not get down Friday night, aud
the Falls City, re-shipping her lower
Ohio freight on the Darling turned
up Green River without coming to
this city.........The Darling has laid
up at Paducah, but will probably
come up to-day......The Legal Tender
laid over at Louisville till Friday, and
was expected here Saturday afternoon.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The matchless Quick
step, Captain III. L. Dexter, leaves
promptly at P. n. to-day for Cairo
and all way ports, Offering the greatest
attractions to PASSENGERS aud ship
pers. Her clerks are Jack Grammer,
Walter b. Pennington and Charley
Ulmsnider-all pleasant and obliging
young gentlemen.
FoR LoUIsvILLE.-The splendid
Tarascon will be the unrivaled packet
for Louisville aAd all way ports at 10
o'clock this forenoon. Her cabin
and state room appointments are uR-
surpassable. Captain Elijah HOll-
croft is her esteemed and popular