The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-02-26

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For Other RsUer Items See FOURTH Page.
STEAMBOAT PRINTING.
No printing establishment in the West
mas better facilities or greater ability for
| doing fine Steamboat Printing. Our assert
1 ment of Job Type, though very large and
complete, is constantly being added to, and
| our fob department Is under the personal
| supervision of one of the best job printers
| In the United States. We are prepared 10
Riiis Lading. Cards. DECK and Meal TICK.
| cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor,
/ &c, &c. Orders left with either of the
Wharf-boats Will be promptly attended to.
weather and water.
The weather yesterday was cloudy, raw
and chilly. with a strong, cold wind. Mer-
curry at $40 at 0 A. n. The river had fallen
eight inches during the "A hours ending at
SP, NJ yesterday.
Arrivals and Departures.
| The arrivals end departures mp to three
O'Clock yesterday include the Mollie Ham
bleton, from Memphis; Mollie Crate, Ma he
vile 10 Louisville; Lorena, Pittsburg TO
st. Louis; Moll1e Norton and Sallie ".
Hen serson to return; LewelIin, Eastport
to return Falls City, Louisville to Bowling
Green.
Boats Due.
Among the FIRST boats due here are the
Cumberland, from Cairo; Sam. Orr, from
Eastport; Robert Moore, for Nashville;
Darling and Silver Noon, from Memphis;
Sam. J. Hale, for Memphis; Louisiana
Leonidas, and John Kilgour. for New Or
leans; Legal Tender, VIrg MIA and Rich
mond, from New Orleans; Emma Floyd
and Alpha, from Nashville Lawrence and
MelnOtte. from st. Louis; Palestine, from
Louisville; the Charmer, from Cincinnati;
Ada Lyon. from Green River; Clara Scott
and Petrolia No. 2, from Wabash River;
Shamrock, for st. Louis.
M1sceHlameOus.
Business was rather active on the levee
yesterday .....-..-.The LewellIn and Mollie
Hambieton were discharging large guam
titles OF cotton and other freight.........The
LOrena was loaded to het guards. She
discharged considerable freight here........
The Norman was receiving largely, and
had prospects OF q splendid trip out............
The Quieikstep was receiving o. fine trip,
and would go out full.........All Toe boats AZ
the wharf and the wharf boats had
their eolOrs at half-mast yesterday. as q
mark OF respect to the memory of Captain
one of the best friends steam0oatmen
ever found...............A serious conhagration
was imminent at the landing about nine
O'Clock yesterday morning. occasioned by
the upsettIng of a lamp and setting fire to
some loose cotton on the Mollie Hamb le-
ton. It was fortunately discovered and
extinguished before IL made much head
way. Full particulars will be found under
the head OF City News........The Falls CITY
arrived at 1 o'clock with a fair trip.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The gay Cumberland, with
fine appointments and gallant officers, IN
the packet for Cairo and way ports at four
O'Clock this evening. giving through bills
of ladIng for all points South and West.
Captain Ben. Howard, an experienced
officer. d In command, and Marion Wright
aud Bruce Hunter are her popular clerks.
For HENDERsoN.-The feet and finely
appointed MOIIie Norton is the regular
railroad transfer packet, and win leave
for Henderson at o'clock, promptly, hav-
ing elegant accommodations for passen-
gers. Captain Charley Perkins. A. o. Oar
land and @. IA. Boyle are her popular aEd
obIIging officers.
The beautiful clipper, saIlle ", splend-
idly appointed and swift as an eagle,
leaves for Henderson promptly at four
o'clock p. NJ. Captain Wallen, a gentle
man OF the old school, commands, and
Robert Brashear, an attentive aud gentle
manly officer. has charge OF the office.
Fox NAsHVILLE.-The fine steamer Al. |
pha, having changed her time of depart
ure, will leave at four o'clock this evening,
for Nashville aud all Cumberland River |
way landings. She has comfortable pas
senger accommodations and excellent on |
GERS. Captain Thomas q. RyTaan Is her
gallant commander, and w. E. Crazy is
her chief cIerk-both pleasant and accom-
modating gentlemen.
For ST. LoUIs.-CaptaIn George w. Gull
lum's splendid Express Line packet sham
to st. Louis and all way ports She has
elegant accommodations. Messrs. w. II.
Lodge and w. NJ. Frazier are her obliging |
and attentive clerks.
FoR MEMPHIS. The fine Dean Line |
packet Sam. ]. Hale 10 due early this |
morning en- route to Memphis, and Is an /
extremely pleasant and popular boat.
Captain w. r. Walker commands, aud
Ed. q. Miller Is her excellent clerk.
GIeananKs from our ExehRmEea.
PIrrsBURG.-The Commercial OF Tuesday
says:
The marks last evening indicated eight
feet six tne2es, and do rising slowly yd T Gts
Agreeable. On Inc landing fair amount
OF activity was pereeptible.
CrNCINNATI.-iTheC Commercial Of Wednes- |
day says: s4a
H. M. Worsham. clerk OF the Red River
packet II. N. Shreve, IL one OF the oldest /
bOatmen that can be seen nowadays. /
He was clerk OF the side-wheel steamer /
Laclede twenty years ago. This was
Keokuk packet, but on approach OF VIM
ter she went South, and ran between New /
dolph was her commander.
The Gazette says:
II is understood that the United States /
Mall Line are making arrangements for /
putting Two ew boats IN I'M tfaae pc
while they wtn crafty the wants of the /
most fastidious passenger, will also be the |
now on the ways here, being built on the |
hull of the United states. she viii have a |
single cabin, and in this respect only. will |
differ from the boat that was destroyed by |
will be built at JeffersOnvtlle, after the |
mo tel OF the General Buell., bat as Capt.
Pearce expressed II, " only more so." She |
is to have a magnificent cabin, and be very |
fast.
LOUISVILLE. - The COlsrfer-.JourmGE OF
Wednesday says:
A Mr.. Richardson, OF Alexandria, Va,
has patented an arrangement for raising !
vessels for the purposes Of repair, by means
OF atr-tight tanks. Its recommendations
appear to be cbeapness and facility in use.
Two boxes, marked Andrew johnson,
Nashville, Tenn !" arrived ON the mall
boat from Cincinnati, yesterday.
ST. LoUIs.-The Democrat OF Wednesday
says:
River falling az this point pretty brisk
yesterday. Water high every where, save
the Missouri, which some people say Is
falling and low at points below X sasass Ice