The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-15
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: STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
: No printing. establishment in the We
mas better facilities or greater ability Il
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assor
e e1gnI OF job Type, though very large an
or rs pt,SIe, IS constantly being added to, an
~ Sur Jo6 department. is under the persona
!, IN fbs sIISSion OF one of the best job printer
print Po lsise9 states. We are prepared &
els R i1i.sA ~ Cards, Deck and Meal Tick
+. &C. No = ore, Mates Tickets for Labor
!. ooats will be promptly sttendef, ' to
Weather nnd Water.
The weather yesterday was cloud
and warm, the mercury at $50 AZ noon
indicating that the rain is NOT o,o.
The river commenced rising IL 60
est Sunday evening, and dnr;ng ar
"A hours up tosS o'clock yesterday had
risen nearly five feet, and was r;sino
at the rate e or 3 inches an hour
We have some apprehensions for the
| low bottoms along the river, but hope
they will not be overfowed. This
extraordinary rise here is partly the
effect of the terrible rain Saturday
evening and partly from the head
waters. la vasts 7,eq
l. = Arrivals and Departures. X
/ The arrivals and departures up tC
3 o'clock yesterday include the Cum
berland, from Cairo; Morning Star.
Henderson to houisville; Mollie Nor
ton and Sallie Ne, Henderson to re-
turn Altoona, Cincinnati to st. Louis
LEM Leota, st. Louis to Cincinnati;
Cumberland, Newburg aud return.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Armada and Fannie Brandeis,
from Cairo; Palestine, from Louis
vile: the Argonaut No. 9, from New
Orleans; the Darling, for Memphis;
Lottawanna, for New Orleans; J.P.
Webb. from Cincinnati; Shamrock,
for st. Louis; Linton, from Eastport;
G.. A. Thompson, for Nashville.
as''- HIIsceIIaneous Nh
2 The wharf showed quite an ami
mated appearance yesterday morning.
.........The Romeo was discharRing
$50 barrels Of -four, which constituted
the largest portion of her trip........
Al large gang of men were engaged.in
removing large pile Of pig iron lying
on the wharf, to prevent its being
drowned by the rapidly rising river.
.........The Quickstep was receiving
rapidly, including some 81 coops of
poultry, which she takes to the
Belle Lee, which leaves Cairo
to-day...."......... The Altoona had full
load. The Cumberland had a
fair trip from Cairo. and after
discharging she left for New burg for
lot of hay and other freight...........
The Morning Star got considerable
freight and lots of people. She left
promptly on time.........The Hender-
son packets had ordinary trips. The
Sallie Y. is Offering to carry pound
freight at five cents. per hundred, and
passengers at twenty-five cents Ia
rate that would hardly pay running
expenses if she went full both ways.
There can be but one result from
such ruinous competition ........The
Lcni Leoti, recently from the noun
tains, passed up yesterday, pretty well
loaded, and in command of Captain
McComas, late Of the i'll -fated Matte
Burns. We hope he viii have better
fortune with his new ventnre.........
The Sallie V. was engaged yesterday
in towing certain fatb0ats up to the
upper landing, which had been freed
from the snag in the bay inside the
island, the water having risen so that
they were no longer. safe there.y.....
The river was rising with Eunprecer
denied rapidity yesterday afternoon.
Bouts Leaving To-Day. F.
81 For OAfRo.-The fine passenger
steamer Cumberland, Captain Ben.
Howard. viii leave for Cairo and all
way landings at A O'clock this even
ing. She has excellent passenger APP
pointmeAts and genial, whole-souled
officers. Marion Wright and Bruce
Hunter archer obliging clerks. 81
Z For IoUIsvILLE.-The tidy and
pleasantly appointed Palestine is the
regular Tuesday packet for Louis
vile and all intermediate ports at 6
O'clock this evening. 2 Captain A, I.
Gilmore. an Experienced andattentiYe
officer, is her regular comnander, and
PHIL b. lBranhatn, a courteous and
deseryedly popular young gentleman,
/ is her chief clerk. 'e
'SFoR CANNEEroN. 1.-The neat and
! pleasantly appointed Olive Sullivan,
Capt. J. r. Hugo, will leave for Can
Melton at 10 O'Clock this, morning.
John Adams and T. e. Hugo are
! her clerks, and shippers and passcn-
gers will receive courteous attention.
For HESDERsoS.-The beautiful,
and feet sidt-wheel steamer Mollie
Norton leaves as usual. promptly at 4 2
o'clock this evening, for. Henderson,,
having most elegant cabin accommoa
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
complished and accommodating gen.
tlemen.
The new and splendid side-wheel
steamer Sallie v. viii leave for Hen
derson promptly at 4 P. NJ. to-day.
She is a beautiful little boat, with
nice cabin appointments. Captain
Moses Wallen commands, and Robert
i Brashear is her clerk. Both are