The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-08-03
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STEAMBOAT

I For Other River Items See Fourth Page.
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STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
NO printing establishment In the we
mas, better facilities or greater ability fc
doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assori
ment of job Type. though very large an
complete, Is constantly being added to, an
supervision OF one Of the best lob PprinteT
print Posters, plain or fancy. Bill Heads
cts, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
g., &C. Orders left with either of tn,
~narI-ooats viii be promptly attended to
weather ana water.
Il The weather, Saturday morning
was pleasant and cloudy. with 4
spanking breeze from the southeast.
Increasing almost to a violent wind.
The river had fallen one inch during
the twenty four hours ending AZ :
o'clock Saturday.
Arrivals and Depnrturo
The only arrivals and departures mn
to three o'clock Saturday were the
Milbrey, Louisville to Cairo; Mollie
Norton, Henderson to return; Ollie
Sullivan, to Cannelton.
ay BOaGs Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland, from Cairo; r. G.
Gray. for st. Louis; Ada Lyon, from
Louisville; j. P. Webb, from Cincin-
natl; New York, for Memphis.
miscellaneous.
There was little doing on the levee
Saturday 1.-THE Ollie Sullivan and
James Gray were loading with water
melons, to supply the various towns
along the Ohio and Green rivers at
the elections to-day........The Mil
brey passed down during Friday night
with a good trip......The Ada Lyon
left about 3 o'clock Saturday morning
with all the freight she could carry,
and a good show of passengers........
Dispatches were received Saturday
morning stating hat the Armada had
quit, and that the A. Baker would be
here in her stead. The Baker arrived
at 123 o'clock with a good trip.........
The Linton hat left for PASSPORT on
Friday night, had one of the best
trips of the season. She is the best
low water packet in the business. and
Capt. Duncan can run in his regular
trade as long as there is water enough
to float a full grown catfish. The
weather was delightful Saturday, with
the mercury about 80 all day.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRO AND LoUIsvILLE.-It
is difficult to say, with any degree of
~positiveness, what boats will leave in
the above lines to-day. The Quick
step. for Cairo, and the Morning Star,
for Louisville, are the regular pack
cts, and will probably be on hand.
Both are excellent steamers, with
obliging and popular officers.
For HENDERsoN.-The beautiful
and feet side-wheel steamer Mollie
Norton leaves as usual. promptly at A
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
having most elegant cabin accommo-
dations and great speed. Captain
Charley Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers are &C
complished and accommodating gen.
tlemen. lH
4 GHeanings from our Exchanges.
b CINcINNATI.-The Commercial of
Friday says: L.r}E n- ot
The Mason City Salt Company have
purchased the L. j. Pickett for Sc, 600.
She left for Pittsburg last evening
with a tow of empty barges, which
will be loaded with salt by the COM
pany, ready to ship on the first rise.
The Rob Roy left for Maysville last
evening, with a fair trip Of freight and
full of people.
The Dean Line" steamer Mime
ola will follow the New York to Mem
phis.
The Darling has laid up in Lick
ing River. lIoa
The Gazette says: Ere sT4I
The weather continues showry. At
dark last evening, the prospects were
favorable for heavy rains during the
aieht.
Business was dull yesterday. Ship
ments were light by river for all points.
The Rob Roy. having withdrawn
from the Evansville trade, the own
| ers of several other boats are. calcu-
iating the possible profits of the
trade. Among those spoken Of as
weekly packets are the Anna, Della
ware and Tahlequah.
Capt. A. @. Ross will arrive from
Washington to-day. A testimonial
from u steamboatmen, to show
their appreciation of his efforts in
opposition to the obstruction Of West
ern rivers by short span bridges,
would be appropriate.
Captain Dan. Maratta, of the John
H. Groesbeck, is lying very i'll at his
residence in Rochester, Pennsylva-
MIA, from a relapse Of his former
sickness. @
LoU1sv1LLE.-The Courier of
Friday says:
CAPTAINS r. K. and j. Slut Neal
left for Cairo yesterday with a force
of workmen to put the Indiana and
Richmond in thorough repair for the
| Fall trade.
The Ada Lyon arrived from Pa
ducah yesterday. She goes into the
Troy trade. M
The Ada Lyon did not arrive from
Pddacoh, o is she going into the
Troy trade. She was from EuansUiHle,
and is in the Evansville and Louis
vile trade. g5n
SAINT LoU1s.-The Democrat of
Friday says: E"