The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-01-22

doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assort-
ment of Job Type. though very large and
complete, is constantly being added 10, and
our job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
In the United States. We are prepared to
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
Bills Iading. 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 &c.
Weather and Water.
The weather yesterday was cloudy
and cold, with the mercury 20 above
zero at 6 o'clock A. NJ, and 260 at
noon. The river had fallen twenty
inches during the twenty four hours
ending at o'clock yesterday. Ice in
considerable quantities commenced
running at 2 o'clock yesterday morn
ing, and by o'clock the river was
full of it. The ice, though abundant, is
not very heavy, but if the temperature
remains as low as at present, or if it
should grow colder, navigation will
be seriously impeded, if not altogether
suspended below the falls, as it already
above.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures up to
3o'clock yesterday, include the Ar
mada, from Cairo; Dexter, New Or
leans to Louisville; 2. w. Strader,
New Orleans to Evansville; Phan-
tom, from PASSPORT; Falls City, from
Bowling Green; NewsDoy, Henderson
to return.
ROatS Due.
Among the first boats due here are
he Emma Floyd and Delaware, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for St. Louis;
Sam. J. Hale, for Memphis; Cora S.
ind Minneola, from Memphis; John
zilgour, John H. Groesbeck, and
Louisville, for New Orleans; Quick
tep, from Cairo; the Alice w.. At
antic, Westmereland; and Belle Lee,
rom New Orleans; Lewellin, from
Gastport; Petrolia No. 2, and J. P.
Webb, from Wabash River; Lin
on. from ClarksVille; Tarascon, from
louisville.
miscellaneous.
The aspect of affairs on the river
yesterday looked rather gloomy.
liver full of floating ice-freights
5arce-rates low. and shippers con-
sadiug for further reduction, had
tile tendency to brighten the counte-
ances of steamboatmen As matter
E self-defence, the several packets in
ort made a reduction in wages. A
ep, however unpleasant, deemed
nperatiEely necessary, and to which
ost Of the employees readily agreed,
isely deeming employment at
duced wages preferable TO idle
sss. If change for the better
Ies not come soon, the conse-
fence will be disastrous TO the
eamboat interests, and hundreds
boats will be laid up and thousands
men turned out Of employment......
ne Armada came up about o'clock
sterday morning with good pas
niger trip. but with little freight.
lie P. w. Strader and Dexter arrived
I'm New Orleans yesterday morning
,lf-loaded. The Dexter proceeded
Louisville-the Strader stops here.
le Strader discharged a large lot of
oceries for Ragon. Dickey & Car
q, and will reload for New Orleans
re and at points below. Capt f. P.
rson, of the firm Of Ragon, Dickey
Carson, was a passenger by the
zter Captain Sam. Montgomery
highly pleased with his new boat,
1T was rumored yesterday that
Falls City would lie up in the
,uth of Green River, and that the
wsboy would go to the same place on
count of the ice. We think it rath-
doubtful, as the ice seemed to offer
I little impediment to ascending
ats..-.....The Falls City had a mea-
trip.~.....The Phantom had
y fair trip, as her manifest below
! show. Il was not quite certain,
noon, yesterday, that she would
We last night......."Captain Lloyd
= wan, of the steamer j. l.. Graham,
in the city, yesterday. He
orms US that the Wabash River
losed from the mouth TO a point
he distance above New Harmony.
THE j. L. Graham is iroze up
Little Wabash, and the Petrolia
2 is high and dry on the bar one |