The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-08-12
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sTEAMBoAT PRINTING
NO printing Embellishments ia the West
ua8 better facilities or greater ability Tor
4 Going fine Steamboat Printing. Our aasort-
uasnt OF job Type. though very large aud
I complete, is constantly being added TO- and
supervision of one OF the best Job printers
Z Ia the United States. We are prepared to
! print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads,
cts, Bills Of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
&c, &C.. Orders left with either OF the
wharf-boats viii be promptly attended 70.
weather n,sd water
The weather yesterday was partly
cloudy and very warm. with the mer-
curry touching 90' at noon. Some in
dications Of rain were manifest. The
river, during the 24 hours ending at
P. NJ. had fallen five inches. The
pilots Of the Armada report s feet on
the shoalcst bars to Cairo
14l Arrivals ana Departures. "a
The arrivals and departures up to
3 P. n. include only the Mollie Nor
tom Henderson 10 return; Morning
Star, Louisville to return.
rafgHO Boats Due Here.
Among the first boats due here are
the Cumberland, from Cairo; Taras-
con, from Louisville; Abeona for
St. Louis; Sam. j. Hale, for Mem
phis; Alaska and Nick Loneworth,
for New Orleans: Indiana, from New
Orleans; Fanny Brandeis, from Gin
cinnati; Hartford, from Green River;
Lorena, from 81. Louis.
- miscellaneous.
Business was dull on the wharf
yesterday, the Armada and Mollie
Norton being the only boats 40 he
Wharf,"...@.The Mollie Norton had a
nice cargo Of tobacco from Hender-
son..".....The Armada was not 70.
ceiVing very literally, and the pros
peot Of good trip was not faaering.
.....~..The Mollie Norton had sixty
three hogsheads Of tobacco......s.The
absence Of transient boats served to
render matters on the wharf dull and
lifeless"".The following is compaf-
alive statement of the stage Of water
in the Upper Mississippi during the
years 1868 and 1869 as furnished by
the Dubuque Times. 3g b
Highest water of 1868, May u, III
feet above low water
Lowest water Of 1868, August %,
q feet above low water. Fl. M
Highest water Of 1869, May 8, 49,
feet above low water. 8sfe s1l
Lowest, so far, Of 1869, in June, 81
feet abOYe low water. aA
The registered shipping of Great
Britain last year amounted to 28,444
vessels, of 5,789,535 tons, on which
we're employed 100000 men. Adding
in her colonial tonnage, and the total
was over 100000 or much more
than the remainder of the world
altogether. The United States comes
next in the amount Of tonnage, hav-
ing q. 556.514 of which, however, but
2, 857, 300 are engagedin theforeign and
coasting trade-the balance, 1909, IA
being employed on our lakes and
rivers......."The Morning Star ar
rived at twenty minutes after three
o'clock, with but little freight visible.
She had number Of passengers. 7es
Boats leaving TO-DRy. fg'l
For CAfRo.-The feet, low press
ure Quickstep is the regular packet
for Cairo and all way ports at 4
O'clock to day, having unsurpassed
cabin accommodations. Capt. Jack
Grammer commands, and Walter B.
Pennington and Sam. Laughlin are
her clerks. She gives through re-
ceipts for freight or passengers to all.
points South or West. The Quick
step is great fayorite along the coast.
For LOUISVILLE. r. The peerless
TarasCon is the unriyaled packet for
Louisville and all way ports at six
o'clock this evening. She is a grand
floating palace, and finely Differed.
The veteran Captain James MathCr
commands, and Miles ID. Warren ard
Jesse Jackson are her clerks, each
urbane, attentive and obliging. 4
For OwENsBoRo AND CANNELroN.
The new and sexcellcnt steamer Pc
trolia No. 2, Captain John III. Trip
lett, will leave at 10 O'Clock to day for
Cannelton and all way landings, CIV
ing especial attention to filing orders
and collecting charges. Captain Trip
lett, courteous and obliging gentle
man, is in command. John Adams
is in the office, and is a dcservedly
popular clerk. @
For HENDERSON. The elegant and
feet railroad transfer steamer, MoIlie
Norton, leaves for Henderson at
p. NJ. to-day, in charge Of Captain
Charley Perkins, an accomplished
officer, having elegant accommoda-
tions for passengers. A.. o. Durland
and CD. Boyle, two pleasant gentle
men, are her clerks, and will give
strict attention to the comfort Of pas
sengers. ,fl
fezIemnfnRs from cur Exchanges.
PITEsBUR0.--The Commercial OF Tues
day says; . .ef..
The marks last evening Indicated three
Ieeb and falling. The weather during the
DAY was warn. Business in the Vicinity
OF the landing was dull. There Is now q
falr prospect Of low water for some time to /
come. r.
CINoIEEArL-T Commercial OF Tues
day says: .#rFrIs ee.r r.aft elE
The ATgosy, Capt. Schenok, entels the Il
MADISON trade to-day, In connection Win
the bermuda, leaving here every TnesdaK' i