New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-12-14

Orleans still continues and the boats st continue to
run. They win run When our armies get little
snare time these gentlemen win receive very particular
attention Gen. Thomas. at Natchez has ordered ha'
twenty five stand of be furnished 20 each boat,
with ammunition. 1t would DO good plan to add six
FOUNDER -,
Lieut. Getty has been appointed at this place to take
charge Of sanitary stores for cOntrabands hitherto
thi Office has not been filled and the supplies have been
delayed They should be directed in care OF Ar. snip
man.
A delegation OF teachers from the North bonnd 70
Vcksbng to teach the negroes arrived here on rIdn
lnst They are commissioned by the North-W ester
Frtednan's Aid Committee at Chicago nnue v .le
auspices Of the Missionary Association new, Aoi n
They brought along needfu supplies and good STOCK
of books The following ale the names of these teachers
Ladies-Alrs Allen and Miss Wicker, Kalamazoo Mich;
Mis- Young. Miss Baker Miss Rodgers. and Mrs MOI,
lntt. Illinois. Gentlemer: The Rev. Mr.. Todd. and
Messrs. Hiclnan aud Bradshaw OF ILLINOIS, anu hi'
Allen Of Kalamazoo. ,. -.
Gen. HulbcIt is raising great Numbers ofrecruts ut
Memphis and other points in Tennessee. In limos
volunteering is quite brisk No new regiments VIII De
received. The old ODgs are to be filled.
Cairo Is becoming on important point for supplies
ana repairs for the navy and transport fleet. "heh
the war commenced there was hardly hlacksmlths
shop here Now. there aie large machine sh9ps Wncn
do ali kinds of work and there foIges and furnaces
whore all kinds of steamboat work can be Doe lLe
Government has class OF shops which are pccu!lnr
namely blacksmith and repair shops ahoot. hen an
ironcad other craft in need OF repair one or more
OF these shops is brought alongside SOMETIMES III tue
middle of the river, and the work goes on ni@ht ana
day Another improvement 81 great moment II about
10 10 COMPLETED namely sectional diy docE. which IN
now on tue way hther ifom Cincinnati. This VIII not
only give employment 10 great number q! lapoFers
but save disabled boats grcnt expense IN BENG toWeG
~ Louisville OF -. Louis as hitherto
Tho Illinois Central is doing an immense business
TIE passenger traffic vas so great and The nj
most skill and required successfully 10 run tae
Ica: number e GIT trains required % do the bnsI
ness This road is TIE main AFTER! between the Nott'
West ard tie Lower Mississippi and always must 70
main such Tie amount Of vegetables shipped south ny
this route is astni.hinc Almost every Gay is there.
ior instance. whole cai lead OF cabbage. This pant
has become the most profitable and desirable crop when
farmers RAISE. They bring from Go to bnnuieu
noticed yesterday the top deck % sicanc! c9'eiou
with cabbage on TIE way 10 Memphis Twas told there
we're o0,0OOhca And yet the arm! Is not l"hI
ter supplied Next year e. every farmer Iisc cGDoAge
Cotton still comes mp the river IN large quantities ana
frequently passes without stopping on te way 10 I'M
And N king on cannon balls. IL nny be sad thnt i0i
overv cannon bail sent South We have received bale OF
cotton This years cotton crop In southern limos ~
rap!dly coming into market. The quaint! Is iiir but
~ Weld 81 GIT cons dciinc the amount planted. Sul
thee VI. be vastly than last yenf. IL Is bought
IL the seed tie price paid j. IL cents pound one
merchant 80 miles north Of ts. told me Le frequently
pays thousand dollars day for cotton. Tss Afr. ioEk
Z.4c DC Il remeub red, sad that not bale NoL.G DC
raised north 81 the OHIO River.
The farmers now that they made n great mistake
In planting Il late as the 18Th OF May. Neat car
they Will plant by April !. know Of farmer IN ~
planted carly and worked well and yet notwiihs'hrd
'nc the frost viii have aboutw hundred pounds IN ~
seed 10 the acre. THIS farmers name j. W liaia H.
smith and he lives AZ Idgowood moro than ny niles
north Of what have considered the Northern limit.
I.e Ohio IS il good hoa;Ghie stage, but 81 stand
Tie upper Mississippi is freezing over and passengers
On boas ia tie Illinois River Lad 10 leave aud iako The
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