The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-06-21

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No printing establishment in the Yves
has better facilities or greater ability 10
doing fine Steamboat Printing. our assort
ment of Job Type, though very large an,
complete, is constantly being added to, ant
our job department is under the persona
supervision Of one of the best JOB printer
va the United states We are prepared Z
PRINT Posters, plain or fancy, Bill Heads
Ellis Lading, Cards. Deck and Meal Tick.
cts, Bills of Fare, Mates Tickets for Labor
Whsrf-boats win be promptly attended to.
weather aud water
The weather on Saturday was swelter
ingiy hot. The mercury az o'clock stood
at 81 and at s9' at noon. The river during
the "A hours ending at P. N had risen six
inches. A fresh, generous breeze from the
Southeast mOdifsd the intense heat to
some extent in the shade
Arrivals and Departures.
The arrivals and departures mp to Pm.
faturday, include the swallow, New Or
leans TO Cincinnati; Mollie Norton, Hem
derson aud return; Petrolia No. 2. 10 Can
neltoni Charmer, to Cincinnati; Morning
Star, Louisville to return.
Saturday was the first real holiday Of the
| season, aud the sun was broiling on the
/ levee. The river commenced rising dur
ing Friday evening. and up to 3 PM Sat
! urday had risen six or seven inehes.........
I BY the manifest Of the Armada, published
below, IL will be seen that she had a spIen-
did trip. She wasrecefving literally, and
would 90 out Saturday as fun as she could
be stowed...-..-.The Ada Lyon had IS hogs
heads of tobacco, and other frelght.T The
Mollie Norton hal Is hogsheads OF tobacco.
1.-The Charmer and Petroiia went
out well loaded. rhe Charmer had
cabin fun OF people-...........T The swallow
arrived from New Orleans yesterday
morning, with a splendid trip, fncIud-
ing loo bales OF cotton for the Evans
ville Cotton Mills. All her freight OF
| course had been submerged, including
large lot of sugar and coffee for parties
in this city, which was of course al de-
stroyed. The cotton IS probably not much
damaged. It was insured in one Of the
ofhces represented BY Lowry d Co. The
Underwriters diver went down in twelve
feet water. and built a bulk head, and IN
one hour She was shoat She is leaking
so little that her doctor pump keeps her
clear. She win 90 on the ways and be
FULLY repaired.........Tae Sam. Orr, Ada
Lyon and Ltntoa were receiving fairly,
but not largely. Freights for all points
are rather scarce..-..-..The Morning star
arrived at half-past one with fair packet
trip.........A young man who was slyIy
Paducah, fell overheard near Slim Island,
Friday night. and was drowned. Details
of the melancholy affair VIII be found
under the head OF city News.
Boats Leaving To-Day.
For CAIRo.-The fieet and beautiful low.
pressure Quickstep Is the popular packet
for Cairo and all way points at PM. to-
day, and Is a most desirable passenger
packet Captain II. t. Dexter, one of the
most oblising Officers on the Ohio, is her
commando and Jack Grammer, Waller
b. Pennington and Sam. Laug hlin are her
courteous, attentive, and obliglng clerks.
For LoUIsvILaE.-The famous, heet ny-
ing, favorite TaFascon will leave as usual
at ten this morning for Louisville and ali
way ports, and II as no superior in pleasant
appointments on the river. She IS COM
manded by Captain James Mather, an ac-
complished and highly polished gentle
man of the old school, and a veteran Off
Ger. Miles ID. Warren and Jesse jackson,
two highly popular and pleasant gentle
men, have charge OF the office.
For GREEN RIyER.-The beautiful, new
steamer Hartford leaves at4 ?. II. to-day,
lOr all ports on Green River, in charge Of
Captain Joe MeReynolds, pleasant aud
competent commander. Billy Liter has
charge of the office, and viii give polite
attention to pas enxers, for the accommo-
dation OF whom the Hartford is finely app
pointed. The merchants Of Evansville
should extend her liberal patronage.
For HESDERsoF.-Ih sw1ft-sailing Mol
lie Norton leaves promptly at 315 for
Hender. on, making c ose connections
with the e., II. q n. Railroad. Captain
Charley Perkins, A. o. Durland and G. J.
Boyle are her affable, pleasant and obng-
ing officers.
For MEAIPHIs.--The excellent and popu-
lar AIinneola will positively be down early
to-day, en- route 10 Memphis aud all inter.
mediate ports. She has very superior pas
senger. accommodations and excellent Oni-
GERS. Capt w. 3. Miller commands, and
Mr.. VIM. Hall has charge OF the ofice.
ManIfests.
MANIFEST OF steamer Armada, June 10,
For EvansvilIe-Kahn q Vile. pkgs
mdse; keitz & Haney, do do; Woodrow
Ritz & Co, Is b lis pillow hdls; Preston Bros
page mdse; + Kr0ener q Son, whest
fan; q g shrader, BAGS wool: K X Dun
kerson & CO, y hhds tobacco; w > For,
do do: r q Van hiper. Is DO do Hum
phrey. Pairlck q %, - DO do; Martin,
do do: Fred Huston, 10.
For Louisville--l box sand.
Madison-3O ale bbfs.
Cfncinnatl-4 empty ale bbls, pkges
mdse, Dbl whisky, 100 head hogs, IL mead
cattle.
GIeanfngs rom our Exchange
CINCINEATI. - The Commercial Of FRI
day says;
The silver Moon Is lying at the foot OF
Broadway, ready for picnic purposes.
The Cora 8, being in complete repair, /
win now load for Arkansas River again.
The Local Inspectors AZ Memphis, in the /
case OF the collision Of the Des Arc aud /
Liberty n 0. 2. on White River, June ?, have |
leprimanded j. Z. Hoyle, pilot Of the Lib
erty No. 2.
Since the sinking OF the Mary swan. in
Alabama River, only four boats now run |
that river-the Gertrude, Nyanza, JeWess, I
and the Emma.
A few days since the tow boat NJ. Whit !
more was sold to a company from Still /
water on the Upper Mississippi. THE price /
paid was $1,000. The late owners viii con- |
tract for a new boat.
The Gazette says:
The Nat. Williams has gone to Carrolton |
TO try to raise the hull of the ID. NJ. Sechle /
burnt last December.
The Nashville arrived from point 80 /
miles up Tennessee River yesterday, with /
200 tons iron ore, which she is dIschargfng /
at Swift.s Rolling Mill, up Licking. Capt. |
II. q. McComas Will start with her for /
Pittsburg 20 morrow, where she Will be /
dismafftied and her machinery out In a 1
new Red River boat which he is building /
there, and the hun of which Is now com
Captain James Remission, we unde rstand, /
is negotiating for the Waunita at Pitts /
burg.
The 8 tines, OF Friday evening, says:
Captsfu Charles bravo has contracted 40 /
Louisville for a new side-WhesI Cincinnati /
and P1ttsburg packet, to be done iris fall.
LOUISVILLE. - The Courfer-Jou17laI Of
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