The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-03-04

ment OF JOB type, UnOugn very large anu
complete, is constantly being added TO, and
our Job department is under the personal
supervision of one of the best job printers
in the United States. We are prepared TO
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 viii be promptly attended &c.
weather and water.
The weather yesterday morning
was intensely cold-mercury 20
above zero. The day was clear and
grew pleasanter toward noon. The
mercury at 9 A. NJ, stood at 300 in the
sunshine.
The river commenced rising after
dark Monday night, and up to 3
o'clock yesterday had risen nearly 10
inches. 1t is again rising at all points
hence to Pittsburg.
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures, not
previously reported, up to 3 o'clock
yesterday, include the Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson to re-
turn; Armada, from Cairo; Pine
Grove, Cincinnati to Nashville; Sue
cess, Cincinnati to Fort Benton; Cur
lew, to Cincinnati; Crescent City,
from Wabash River.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Anna, for st. Louis; st. Patrick
and Sam. J. Hale, from Memphis;
Belle Lee, John Kilgour, Silver Spray,
Atlantic, Alaska, Dexter and Louis
vile, from New Orleans; Nick Long
worth and J. III. Groesbeck, for New
Orleans; Louisa and Petrolia No. 2,
from Wabash River; Minneola, for
Memphis; Altoona and Lady Grace,
for Missouri River; Ada Lyon, from
Green River; Sam. Orr and Phantom,
from Tennessee River; Rob Roy,
from Cincinnati; Quickstep, from
Cairo; Tarascon, from Louisville.
miscellaneous.
Business was rather dull on the
levee yesterday, and freights for any
point were quite scarce.........The
Armada had large trip, including
300 bales of cotton.........The Pine
Grove had a full load for Nashville
1.-THE Success was pretty we'll
loaded. She is en- route to Fort Ben
ton.........None of the boats were re-
ceiving largely.........The Hoyle was
getting a fair trip.........The Lewellin
was arranging to go out last night......
From Thos.W. Murray, the feed store
man, we learn that the Petrolia, loaded
with corn, pork, -four, &c, en- route
to Evansville, struck the rocks of the
Little Chain, in Wabash River, on
Monday morning at Z o'clock, and
sunk In four and half feet water,
the water being up to her lower deck.
Eighty barrels of -four and four or
FIVE hundred bags of corn will be
damaged. She had a barge in
tow, the freight on which, and that
on her deck, was saved uninjured.
She can be easily INSTRUMENTATION
the Terre Haute Express of Monday,
we learn that the Romeo, Capt. Shew-
maker, struck snag and sunk in the
Wabash near York, ILL.,, on Thursday
Her cargo of pork was saved undam-
aged......Capt. John w. Rea is in the
city. He has the GAINESVILLE here. but
we have not yet learned what he pro-
poses to do with her.........The Mollie
Norton, beautiful side wheel steam
er, with Capt. Perkins in command,
and the Terry brothers in the Office,
goes TO Henderson daily, and has
splendid passenger accommodate ons.
...... The Newsboy, Captain Shafer,
with Willie Huston in the Office, goes
to Henderson at 81 o'clock. nice
little boat. with courteous officers.
Boats Leaving To-day.
For CAIRo.-The splendid steamer
Armada, Captain Gus. Dusouchet,
one of the best commanders and most
pleasant of gentle n, is the regular
packet for Cairo u way points
to- day. Her G. lose elegant,
accomplished ,DIiging young gen
tlemen, Bill, Fowler and Geo. Mich
elson, with whom everybody delights
to travel. The Armada is the most
perfect steamboat of her class on the
Ohio River, and being a regular
Evansville boat, should receive the
exclusive patronage of Evansville