The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-05-25


complete, is constantly being added to, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
N the United States We are prepared %
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Bills Lading, 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 tc.
weather and water.
The weather Saturday was partly
cloudy and warm, with, however. a
fine refreshing breeze blowing. The
river fell about Ii inches during the
"a hours ending at 3P.M n. 1t is fall
ing steadily along the whole river.
Arrivals and departures
The arrivals and departures up to
three o'clock Saturday afternoon in
clude the Ada Lyon. Green River to
return; Melnotte, st. Louis to Pitts
burg; Armada, Cairo to return; Mol
lie Norton and Newsboy, Henderson
to return; Rob Roy, to Cincinnati; J.
L. Graham, from Wabash River;
Ollie Sullivan, to Cloverport; In
diana, to New Orleans; w. F. Curtis,
Wheeling to St. Louis; Armenia,
Pittsburg to St. LOUIS Minneola,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Tarascon,
Louisville to return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Emma Floyd and Lady Grace, for
Nashville; Lawrence and Champion,
for St. Louis; Clifton, for Memphis;
Cora S., for Arkansas River; Louis
lana, Dexter, Alaska and j. H.
Groesbeck, for New Orleans; Ten
nessee, from Cairo; James Gray,
from Green River; Westmore-
land, Richmond and Belle Lee, from
New Orleans; Fanny Brandeis, from
Nashville; Darling, from Memphis;
Lewellin, from Eastport.
MiseeIIaneOus.
Business on Saturday was quite /
good, with a fair port list........The /
Melnotte discharged some freight
here. and had a good trip for up the I
river.........The Ada Lyon came in at /
II O'Clock Saturday morning, crowded
full Of freight. She is an extremely I
popular boat.......The Minneola had I
a moderate trip. ,........ The Armada /
had an excellent trip, including 156
hogsheads of tobacco. ......... A good +
deal of freight was offered for the out
going packets, and the j. p Webb.
Ada Lyon, Chattanooga, and Armada
had fair prospects of good trips.
.....".The Armenia and Curtis
had pretty fair trips ...............
The great Indiana laid over here
till noon, Saturday. Size received
fair lot of freight, including the en-
tire cargo of the J. L. Graham.
brought out Of the Little Wabash.
Many of our merchants aud business
men visited the Indiana. and were
highly pleased with her elegance and
staunchness, and were delighted with
the great courtesy Of her officers.
The Rob Roy was unable to let to a
part Of the corn she went to Green
River Island to take on Friday. aud
only took 1900 bags. She had a good
deal of miscellaneous freight and ex-
cellent engagements above.........The
Fanny Brandies, from Nashville, and
Lewellin, from Eastport, will be in
to-day, and leave again tomorrow.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo-The inimitable Quick
step, the regular packet for Cairo
to day, is a sumner. She is COM
manded by that veteran officer and
accomplished steamboatman, Captain
Dexter, with Jack Grammer, Walter /
B. Pennington, and Charley Ulmsni-
der in the Office, three exceedingly
courteous and pleasant gentlemen.
For LOUISVILLE. = The peerless {
Morning Star is the regular packet |
for Louisville, at 10 o'clock this
and has the most faultless
passenger accommodations. Her q
chief officers are those renowned 5
and popular gentlemen. Capt. E. p. T. |
Rollcroft, commanding, and John !
and Dick Hutchinson, :
Illustrious names, as clerks. t
FoR HENDERsoN.-The magnificent 5
side wheel steamer Mollie Norton.
Captain Charley Perkins, leaves at 4
o'clock for Henderson. Ed. and
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