The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-22

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Our job department is under the persona
supervision OF one of the best job printer
IN the United States. We are prepared q
print Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
BiHs Lading, Cards. Deck and Meal Tick
cts, Bills of Fare. Mates Tickets for Labor
&C, &c. Orders left with either of TN
| Wharf-boats viii be promptly attended tc
weather and water
The weather yesterday vas partly cIea
aud very hot. presaging more rain. rhr
! river during the twenty-f3ur hours end
ing at pm. had not varied haIf an inch
10 Will be found falling to-day.
Arrivals and Departures.
THE arrivals and departures mp 10 4p.1f.
were the Cumberland. from Cairo: Molii,
Norton, Henderson and return Tarascop
Henderson to Louisville; LeonIdas. Nev
Orleans TO Pittsburg.
Boats Due.
Among the first boats due here are tbf
Armada, from Cairo; Mary Houston and
Nick Longworth, for New Orleans; p. W.
Strader, Virginia, Alice Dean, ard Indi.
ana, from New Orleans; Fanny Brandeis
| from Nashville; Anna, from St Louis,
Rose H1te, from Louisville; Robt. Moore
1 for NaskviIlei Ada Lyen, from Green
| River; Robert Burns, for Memphis: Sam.
Orr, from Passport; Shamrock, for st.
Louis; Clara Scott. from the Wabash.
miscellaneous.
The weather was oppressiveIy hot yes
terday forenoon, and business was very
slack on the wharf .........The Cumberland
arrived at IA A. NJ. with moderate trip
1.-The Leonidas passed up with a good
trip. She added $50 sacks Of wheat here.
1.-THE Taraseon got fine passenger
trip, but freight was scaree.........T The Mollie
Norton had a good passenger trip s.......The
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the mail.........An old trav eler pays the fol-
lowing deserved compliment to the Mary
Houston and her officers:
Ia the first place, what Il matter Of vi
Ual Importance, the commander, captain
Dunham, IS the sole owner of the boat,
built under his immediate direction. after
a n experience OF thirty-two years on the
river. All sensible people know that where
the commanders the owner an unusual de-
gree OF care rs mani ested on the voyage.
The boat is combination OF all the mod
ern I'm prOvements. She carries 1000 tons
OF freight. While loaded only win pas-
sengers, she can run upon four feet DIVA
ter, which is the average stage fOrth year.
She has small boilers filled with water
previously filtered, thus preventing burn-
Ing she makes the trip from New Orleans
regularly in six days, and besides a table
equal TO any boat on the river. She has
better arrangements for the gentlemen's
sta e rooms than can be found IN any 9TH
er craft
A heavy shower of rain prevailed at
noon yesterday, lasting nearly an hour,
and another heavy shower little before
PM .-......Our friend VIM. II. Cenant has
taken the agency of the steamer Rapidan
No. 2, and is domiciled on Water Street.
above Main. Billy has had an extensive
experience in steamboatiug, wharfboat-
Ing, and In connection with freights i'm
general, and we recommend him 70 ship
pers.........The Mary Hou ton viii be down
en- n fsk Nom Or
Boats Leaving To-Day.
FOR CAIRo.-The prompt and reliable
Cumberland is the regular packet for Cairo
and all way points to-day at T.. n, hav-
ing excellent accommodations and ca
paclties for passengers and shippers. Cap
tain Billy Lowth, one OF Natures noble
men, commands, and the office is Ia charge
OF those accomplished and obliging young
gentlemen, Marion Wright and Bruce
Hunter.
For LOUISVILLE. - The queen1y Rose
Hite is the regular packet for Louisville
at p. NJ. to-day, and is one OF the most
pleasant boats in the business. Captain
Frank Hurry is her experienced COM
mander. Phil. i. Branham, highly ac-
complished and most esiimable young gem
tleman, is her chief Ct ERIK, assisted by Billy
Halves, a clever, accurate and obliging gen
tleman.
For GREEN RIvER.-'rhe splendid Ada
Lyon is the regular packet for Bowling
Green and al! way ports on Green River,
at AZ. NJ TO day, and is a deserVe1ly popu-
lar steamer. Captain w. $. Van n letter, nn
experienced navigator, IS ia command,
and j. +. Wilbanks IS her pleasant and
popular clerk. Tie Ada Lyon is In excel
lent condition.
For CANNELToN.-The high-h eaded Pc
trolia No. 2 leaves for Cannelton ard all
way ports, D. 10 O'Clock this morning. giv-
ing especial attention 10 way business and
the duIng OF orders. She sails IN charge
Of those pleasant land courteous gentle
men, Captain John Trip et aud John A
Adams, who VIII make Il trip up ti.e river
extremely pleasant.
For EAsTPoRT.-The fleet and elegant
Rapldan No. 2 leaves at O'clock p. II. to-
day, for Passport and Florence, aud is one
OF The most pleasant and popular packets
that comes 10 our wharf she is COM
handed by Captain Lee Howell, a highly
accomplished and experienced officer.
Robert McMeehan Is her adable and popu-
lar clerk. Give the Rapidan rousing
trip TO day.
For HENDERsoN.-The fleet and finely
appointed Monte Norton Is the regular
railroad transfer packets, aud leaves for
Henderson at 8:l5 O'Clock promptly. hav-
ing elegant accommodatiOn s for Tasseu-
&c IS. Captain Charley Perkins, a. o. Dur
land aud G. j. Boyle are her popular ana
obliging officers.
FOR GAINESVILLE AND NAeHVTLLE.-The |
beautiful and finely appointed Romeo Will |
leave at I2o'clock noon for Clarksviiie and |
Nashville and All Cumberland River way
landings. TIE Romeo has comfortable I
and pleasant passenger appointments. |
Captain }. V. Throop is her commander, |
and is an experienced steamboatman |
and a popular gentleman. G orge Throop /
and John Throop-a pair OF courteous and /
oblging young nen-have charge OF the /
Office.
For NEW orr EAEs.-The new and fleet !
Mary Houston wnf leave to-day for New |
Orleans, in charge of those experienced |
steamboatmon and deservediy popular |
gentlemen, Captain L. y. Durham, Harry /
Walker and Nick. Pennington. She has |
superior passenger appointments aGd is
very fast, making the trip from New Oy-
leans to Louisville inside fisk days.
GIeaBfmEs froan our EzcbRn<es.
CINCINNATI. - The Commercial Of satur-
day says;
Captain Alex Halliday's new steamer,
building for the Red River trade, will be /
launched at MillerspOrt, ohio, to-day, and /
will be tOWed here 10 receive neI MAJ
chinery, which Will be furn ished by Uu-
mont. Capt. Halliday has determined TO
name the new boat Jennie Howe after q 4
young lady or Shreveport, La.
The Golfer Dam, at Sycamore Chain, on Il
the Mississippi, broke on Monday night.
They had six foot rise ab Burning 1
Springs on Monday.
The Enquirer says:
Capt. e. T.. Bowers, clerk OF the famous /
Louisville and New Orleans packet Nick /
LongWOTth, is visiting his home IN New
port. The LongwOrth viii leave Louis