The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-21
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For Oher River Items See Fourth PAGE.
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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
IT No printing establishment in the We
has better facilities or greater ability Il
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assor
nenJ OF job Type. though very large an
, complete, is constantly being added TO, an
our fob department. is under the persons
| supervision Of one Of the best JOB printer
I, In the United States. We are prepared I
: print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
: Bills Lading, Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
. els, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
: sq;; &c, Orders left with either OF Tn
: Weather ana water.
: The weather on Saturday was partly
cloudy and pleasant, with pretty
stun breeze from the southeast. The
t river during the twenty-four hours
ending at 3 O'clock p. NJ. had fallen
10 inches. The decline viii probablv
l be checked by the secondary rise A.
Cincinnati, which has not reached
here. The river is now failing prett,
rapidly at Cincinnati and thence to
Pntsburg.
Arrivals ana Departures.
The arrivals and departures ND to 3
o'clock Saturday include the Lot
tawana, Cincinnati to New Orleans
Mollie Norton and Sallie ". Hen
derson and return; Havana and barge,
st, Louis to Cincinnati; Charmer, to
Cincinnati; Ollie Sullivan. to Camel
ton; Lady Withup, from Wabash
River.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland and Indiana, FROM
Cairo; Palestine, from louisville;
Sam. j. Hale and Clifton, for Mem
phis; Alaska and Silver Spray, for
New Orleans; America and Armadil-
10, for st. Louis Lewellin from
Eastport; Emma Floyd, for Nashville;
Legal Tender, and Louisiana, from
New Orleans. lHl.a ers4 -.
.I miscellaneous.
Business was pretty dull on the
levee Saturday, and freight was rather
scarce for all points..-.....The Lolita
wanna passed down without landing,
although she rounded to. She was
full of freight, and had fair show of
people............The Wild Duck and
Barges passed down during Wednes-
day night without landing...,.....The |
Havana with barge and good trip
passed up Saturday morning. We
got a glimpse of Capt. Pierce and Bob |
Wise from distance, and were pleas
ed to see them look very robust and
healthy...........Capt. John Farrell,
late of the Pine Grove, was at the
wheel........The Havana will follow
the Emma Floyd to NashviIle.........
The Charmer left rather light. but I
had good engagements above. Mer-
chants desiring to order goods by
river from Cincinnati, may rely on
the Charmer leaving Cincinnati
promptly every Wednesday, and can
make their orders to suit her time,
insuring dispatch for their goods......
The Ollie Sullivan had rather a |
LIGHT trip out. Mr.. Sam. McClarty,
of Greensboro, pleasant and
affablc gentleman, has taken charge |
Of the office of the Ollie perma-
nently, and will add to the popularity
and business Of the boat.........Capt.
j. j. Ross, of Equality, and com
mander Of the j. r. Hoyle, lately pur-
chased by the Saline Mining Com
pany, is in the city fitting up the Hoylo
for business. She has been on the
dock and thoroughly overhauled.
She will ply in the Saline River, occa-
sionally visiting this city. She leaves
for Saline Tomorrow, and we wish
Capt. Ross abundant success. ........
We were delighted, on Saturday, to
meet Captain A. Q. Ross. former
ly commander of the Louis
vile, in the city. He is looking bet
ter than we ever saw him. We al
Jude to his mission under the head Of
City News" and commend the at
tention of all who are interested in
the navigation of the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi Rivers, to the subject
Captain Ross will shortly assume
command of the elongated and en-
larged Nick Longworth, one of the
largest and best side-wheelers on the
Ohio, and will ply in the Louisville,
Evansville and New Orleans trade
Capt. Ross will be warmly welcomed by
his hosts of admiring friends along the
Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The
Longworth has recently been greatly
enlarged, having been heightened
thirty feet aud widened twelve feet.
She is now 27O feet long and fifty
feet wide, and capable of carrying an
immense load. Under the command .
Of such an officer as Captain Ross, {
and with Alex. Irwin in the Office
she cannot fail to be immensely pop
ular....... The Lady Withaup came
in from the Wabash, where she has
been aground. Capt. Charley Breeze
commands. He expected to leave for
the Wabash yesterday or this morn
ing.........In, backing out from the
wharf, Saturday morning, the Charm
err was caught by, the wind and car
ried around with great force against
the Armada, her bow striking the
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