The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-02-17


nnent Of JOB Type, though very large and
complete, is constantly being added to, and
our Job department IL under the personal
Ia the United States. We are prepared 20
print Posters, plain or fancy BIZ Heads,
Bills LadinR 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 ana water. asf
The weather on Saturday was clear,
balmy, and salubrious - regular
Spring day, with the mercury at Ale
at 6 AN. and 58o at noon. The river
rose about 10 inches during the
twenty four hours ending at three
o'clock Saturday. Ice run heavily
all through Friday night and till
nearly noon Saturday, some Of the
cakes being solid enough to break
wheel-arms. During Saturday morn
ing it set mostly upon the Indiana
shore, incommoding steamers land
ing at the wharf; but ID the afternoon
most Of it bore towards the Kentucky
shore. If the weather continues as
mild as ca Saturday, all the ice will
disappear ID a day OF two. It was
very nearly harmless on Saturday
afternoon. go
Arrivals ard DsparsaFea. as-s
The arrivals and departures up to 3
O'Clock on Saturday, were the Arna-
da, Columbus and return to Cairo
Amazon, Starlight and Alaska, Gin
cinnah to New Orleans; Mollie Nor
ton and Newsboy, Henderson and re-
turn; Mollie Able and P. w. stra-
der, to New, Orleans: Tarascon.
Louisville TO return.
BoatN Due
Among the first boats due here are
the Emma Floyd and Nightingale, for
Nashville; Shamrock, for St. Louis
st. Patrick, from Memphis; Min
nicola, for Memphis; Dexter, Emma
Ne. 3 Silver Spray, Argosy and j w.
Garrett, for New Orleans; Cumber-
land, from Cairo; Belle Lee, Virgin
ia, Indiana and st. Charles, from
New Orleans; Sam. Orr. from East
port; Peerless, for Arkanas River
Linton, from GAINESVILLE. 'A
miscellaneous. 3saW aar
There was but little business done
on the wharf Saturday, and shipments
were comparatively light from this
port-.......Hubbs. Patrick q Co. gave
the Alaska q nice lot of pork, lard,
&C.. from here, and 5000 or 1000
sacks of corn from points below-in
all nearly 600 tons.........The Armada
arrived at 3 o'clock Saturday morn
ing with the biggest cargo she ever
carried. She was rapidly discharged,
and was ready for freight at noon,
large amount being ready for her.
.........The Starlight had q fair "trip, |
and added 100 barrels Of -four and
little other freight, shipped by T. M. |
Humphrey. Capt Charley Harten
has chartered her to parties at New
Orleans to run in Red River, aud de- /
hvers her over at New Orleans ........ /
The Mollie Able, without doing any
thing here, returned below at, ii |
o'clock Saturday, and will load with
corn along the river from Mt. Yer
non to Cairo.........T The Alaska had |
800 tons when she reached here, and |
will be fattened out before. she leeves
this river..a.....Ths p. w. Strader
got her new smoke stacks in position, /
and left at noon with good prospects
ahead. She had 8 rings added to each
chimney of 81 inches diameter. The
work was done by Ed Hopper, and
is considered a good job.........Gus.
Hiner returned from Mt. Vernon by
horseback on Saturday, and went out
on the Mollie Able.........Capt. John
g. Benson, late of the P. W. Strader.
has bought an interest in the John
Kilgour, and takes command. She
was expected here Saturday.........The
Ada Lyon did not get ready to go out
on Saturday, her shaft not being done.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRO. - The magnificent
steamer Quickstep, Capt. I'll. 7. Dex-
ter, with those accomplished young
gentlemen, Jack Grammer and Wal
ter b. Pennington, in the Office, goes
to Cairo at 4 o'clock to-day. The
boat and her officers are unsurpassed.
FoR LOUISVILLE. The peerless
Marninc Star. the matchIess queen of