The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-10
STEAMBOAT PRINTING.

No printing establishment in the West
has better facilities or greater ability for
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
nent of Job Type. though very large ano
completed is constantly being added 10, anu
our lob department is under the PERSONAL
supervision of one of the best job printers
IN the United States. We are prepared 10
Biils Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
cts. Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for LABOR,
&c, &C. Orders LETT with either of the
wharf-boats will be promptly attended &C.
weather ard Water.
The weather, yesterday, was clear
and intensely cold. Thermometer at
6 A.. NJ, 100 above zero-in some parts
of the city e, and 20 at noon. The
river rose q feet during the "a hours
ending at 3 o'clock yes erday, and
was rising steadily, though not so fast
as previously-the extreme Geld
weather and strong north wind hsv-
ing tendency to check the rise. The
ice thawed somewhat in the sun up
to O'Clock yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures zap to
three o'clock yesterday, include the
III. A. Thompson, Mountains to Pitts
burg; Silver Moon, Cincinnati to
Memphis; Ada Lyon, Green River to
return; Great Republic, New Orleans
to Cincinnati; Quickstep, Cairo to re-
turn; Ollie Sullivan, to Wabash
River
Goats DHe.
Among the first boats due here are
the Pine Grove, for Nashville; Sham
rock, for St. Louis; Minnecla, to
Memphis; Mayfower, from Memphis !;
Tahlequah, for Arkansas River; EN-
erald, Wild Duck, and Great Repub-
lie, for New Orleans; Cumberland,
from Cairo; VIM. White, from Clarks-
Vile; Mellie Norton, from Cincinnati;
Legal Tender, St. Charles, Richmond,
Alaska, and Indiana, from New Or
leans; Tarascon, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
The wharf is beginning to look like
old times with huge piles of corn oc-
cupying it The difference, however,
is. that the corn is now being hauled
to the railroad, whereas heretofore it
has been hauled from the depot.
The Silver Moon passed down at
O'Clock with a fair trip for Memphis
1.-THE Great Republic arrived at
81 o'clock yesterday morning, and at
tracted large crowd, some of whom
fingered SO long that they were carried
off She had 1,400 tons of freight
for ports above, and was drawing
nearly eight feet aft and nine feet for
ward. Captain Donaldson and Sam.
Barr, Jr., were in high feather.
The Great Republic is unquestiona-
bly, the the greatest steamer afoat.
She will be here next Tuesday.........
The Quickstep arrived at 10 o'clock,
with $50 sacks of corn and much
other freight for reshipment east.,...
The Ada Lyon had a big PASSENGER
trip, but very little freight. She was
receiving literally for her return trip.
1.-THE Southerner received a CON
siderable lot Of pork, lard, poultry,
&C., and was preparing to leave at 10
oelock.........The Ollie Sullivan left
for Wabash River light........Capt.
Liter's new tow-boat is flying back
and forward in front of the city, busy
as a bee
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The gay and high
headed Sam. Orr, Captain Billy
Lowth commanding, Guy Vineyard
clerk, leaves for Cairo and all way
landings at o'clock to-day. The
Orr is an elegantly appointed aud
feet steamer, and her officers are
well known here and along the coast
as good steamboatmen and urbane,
attentive and obliging gentlemen.
The elegant and feet Cumberland
will also leave for Cairo and way
landings at three O'Clock to day, and
has pleasant cabin appointments.
She is commanded by that active and
popular gentleman, Capt Ban II W
ard, with Nh. Tom. Brashear in the
Office, who will see that passengers
have all possible accommodations.
Mr.. A. Laubner is her attentive
freight clerk.
For CLARKsvLLE.-The elegant
steamer Linton, N. T. Drew, Master,