The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-09-03

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~ our JOB department Is under the persona
(, supervision Of one of the best JOB printer
= II the United States. We are prepared I,
) sllls Lading, Cards. DECK ana Meal Tiek
}. e. bis OF Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
: qT6sarF ~, orders left with either OF the
: .N0I7 f8Ts'o''i ps prom PITY attended &c
do M weather and water. II
: ,blhe weather, yesterday, was chiefly
cloudy and cool. the mercury rjsiDo
to "a at noon. The river during the
t tWehfy-fonr hours ending at 3 o'clock
yesterday had risen less than one
inch. 1t will swell more rapidly to.
day
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures mn 70
3 o'clock yesterday were the Mollis
Norton and SalIie ", Henderson to
! return; Celeste, Cincinnati to New
Orleans. f-
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are
the Louisa. Fanny Brandeis and
Cumberland, from Cairo; r. G. Gray,
and the Havana, for St. Louis; Morn
ing Star, from louisville; the Ar
| gonaut No. 2, from New Orleans Lin
ton, from Eastport; Romeo, from
GAINESVILLE; j. p. Webb, from Gin
cinnati;. Minneola, from Memphis. q
miscellaneous. .E33 -
z Business was extremely dull on the
wharf yesterday forenoon. The
Celeste, Cincinnati to New Orleans
and the d1lhos. NJ. Bagley, Louis
vile to New Orleans, passed down
yesterday morning without land
ing. Both had moderate trips.
The Bagley is fine looking
side wheeler, drawing only forty inch
es, about all the water in the channel
at Shawneetown and Walkers Bar
.......Jphe Rapidan No. 2 got IT'S
bales ofhayat Newburg on Tuesday, |
and was receiving fairly of packet
freight.......-The James Gray, as
usual, was picking up good trip.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The Quiekstep, Can.
tain Dexter, with Jack Grammer and
Walter B. Pennington in the Office. is
the regular packet for Cairo to-day.
FoR LoUIsyILLE,-The magnif,
cent Morning Star is the popular.
packet for Louisville and all way
ports, at 6 o'clock this evening. Her
cabin appointments are unsurpass-
able. Her chief officers are those ell
egant and accomplished gentlemen,
Captain Elijah Hollcroft, Richard
Hutchinson and Henry S. Mitchell.
Passengers for up river will remem-
Der the Morning Star. f.st.
10 For CANNELToN7-The Ollie Sulli- Z
van leaves promptly at 10 o'clock
to-day for Cannelton aud all way
ports. Capt. j. t. Hugo, her excel
lent commander, and Will. Stem
bridge and Tom Hugo, her obliging
clerks, will extend every courtesy to
passengers. fis ~ a ze} Il
For HENDERsoN-The beautiful
and feet sidC-wheel steamer Mollic
Norton leaves as usual, promptly at 4
o'clock this evening, for Henderson,
irta - ysv-s-e
dations and great speed. Captain
Perkins and the Terry
brothers, her chief officers, are ac-
and accommodating gen
tlemen.
The new and splendid side-wheel
steamer Salhe V. will leave for Hen
derson promptly at p NJ. to-day.
She is a beautiful little boat, with
nice cabin appointments. Captain
Moses Wallen commands, and Robert
Brashear is her clerk. Both are
clever and pleasant gentlemen.
.GIeanlrss from our Exehaages.
CNCINNAT.-The Conan'ercial of
Tuesday says: tre asr strf
.CaptaingDick G.. Fowler has re-
turned from his cruise through West
Tennessee, and reports the crops
promising. and every indication of a
lively trade In that direction this
season, q Captain Fowler still adheres
to the single rule of three"
The Dean Lime packet Minneola
will drop down to the levee to day,
and follow the Champion, leaving for
Memphis, on Saturday. lsF0
The Gazette says: rr4
Capt. w. G.. Voris, clerk Of the I
Alaska, and Capt. w. w. Fentons
pilot, arrived from Cairo, yesterday,
by rail. The Alaska is loaded to
seven feet, and is at the mouth OF the
river, awaiting water to get up. ftShe
reshipped he. Louisville freight on |
the Tennessee. Rates from New Or
leans, 40C945 cents.
LoUIsvILLE.- The Courier of {
Tuesday says: ...r. B
The Louisiapa will leave Cairo next 1
SATURDAY. the 9th inst, for New Or
leans. Captain Billy Philips will I
command her.
: During the storm yesterday after ,
noon, the steamers Dove No. 2 and {
Blue Wing No. 3 parted their stern
lines, and were blown around head up
stream against the mail line wharf
boat. The only damage that resulted
was the crushing of yawl belonging
to the Blue Wing. The Milbrey,
lying short distance below, had her
jack staff carried away by storm, but
was otherwise uniniured. sieA j
Cumberland River Is reported rising c
fast, with four feet on the shoals and
an elght-fOot rise coming down from {
Burksville. 1
The Democrat says:
It is no wonder the steamboat bust
ness is dull, and the railroads get
freiqhts. half the time a shipper !
conf cot any knowledge of when a