The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-12-15

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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment IN the Yves
mas better facilities or greater ability io
ioing fine Steamboat Printing. our assert
aent q JOB Type. though very large aat
I complete, Is constantly being added TO, and
our job department Is under the personal
| supervision OF one OF the best job printers
ia tho United states We are prepared %
giIiint, Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heals,
sts, Bits OF Fare, hates Tickets for Labor,
&c, &C. Orders left with either OF the
Nhari-ooats will be promptly attended 10.
weather aasi water.
The weather yesterday was beauti-
fully clear and pleasant for the sea
son. The mercury stood at 2Ss at 6
A. NJ, and $50 at noon. The river. up
to 3 O'Clock P ~, had fallen q inch
Is. There will probably be no rise
here at present.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
i three o'clock yesterday afternoon,
since our last report closed. include
the Falls City. Bowling Green to
Louisville; Rapidan No 2. Eastport
to return; Sam. j. Hale, Cincinnati
to Memphis; Bermuda, Cincinnati
tOArkansas River; Altoona. Cinein-
natl to EastpOrt; Glasgow. Pittsburg
to st. Louis; TarascOn. Henderson
to Louisville; Richmond. Louisville
New Orleans; Cumberland. from
Cairo.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Armada, from Cairo; LeRellin,
from Eastport; Emma Floyd, for Nash
vile; Silver Cloud, No. 2, and Night
ingale, from st. Louis the Romeo,
and the Darling, from Memphis;
the MiuneOla, for Memphis; tho
Louisville. for New Orleans; the
Dexter, the Legal Tender, and the
John Kilgour, from New Orleans;
the Rose Hite, from Louisville
-MfseeIIRneous.
The wharf, yesterday morning. pre-
scented a highly animated aspect, being
crowded with steamboats, receiving
and discharging freight..............The
Falls City arrived about midnight
Sunday with a good trip for Louis
ville.........The Rapidan No had
splendid trip, including a large guam
tity of cotton and other freight for
Cincinnati. Louisville, and Pittsburg.
1.-THE Sam. j. Hale, Glasgow,
and Bermuda had good trips......The
Altoona had a moderate trip......The
Cumberland had an excellent trip up
as far as Mt. Yernon........The Tar
aseon had fine packet trip out...... :.
The great low-pressure Richmond |
arrived from Louisville at 81 AM,
drawing seven feet forward and seven |
and a half aft, having the best New
Orleans packet trip Of the season.
She had over one hundred cabin pas
sengers, among whom were Rev. DIR. !
Presley, n distinguished divine of
Allegheny City, ami Mr.. and Mrs.
Green, Of Bells Landing, Louisiana,
who were passengers on tho United
States at the time Of her dcstruc-
ton, but were fortunately saved,
losing, however, all their baggage.
Captain Neal, with that large hearted
benovelence that characterizes him,
rendered them the inequalities Of his
boat. Captain Neal also refused all
offers Of petroleum and all other in
famable preparations. In addition
to this, the arrangements on board |
the Richmond for extirguishing fires
are the most complete imaginable.
Hose always attached to the steam
fre-engine and in complete working
order, lead to all parts of the boat,
and in case of fire the entire boat
could be flooded in two minutes. In
addition to these well-known pre-
cautions and the fact that a picked
crew only is carried, the exemption
Of the Richmond from explosion
being Representations passen-
gers. Blood will tell, and so
will low pressure stcamers-.............
The Rapidan No. 2 had DOB bales cot
ton. including 103 for Cincinnati and
four for Louisyille.........The Rich
mond received from w. c. Browa &
Co considerable lot Of lard, 100 bar
rels flour and much other freight;
and from Humphrey, Patrick K Co.,
a large lot Of poultry, 80 barrels whis-
KY and a lot Of stock. She also re-
ceiyed an order for 1i3 head Of hogs
at Caseyville.
Boats EPRvIHg To-day.
FoR CAIRO. - The fine steamer
Cumberland, commanded by that ac
complished officer, Capt. Ben. How
ard. is tho regular packet for Cairo
and all way landings, at 4 o'clock this
evening, having excellent passenger
Marion Wright aud
Bruce Hunter are her accomplished
and obliging clerks.
FOR BOWLING GREEN.-The beau
tiful Ada Lyon, Capt j. v. Sproule,