Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-04

The Liberty had 200 bales cotton for Evansville:
The Clara Dolsen had fair trip of freight and dis
charged the 10th regim. mt Illinois infantry.
The Golden Eagle had 36S bales cotton. Es
The January had $50 sick soldiers
TIE Magenta brought up 10th Indiana cavalry 800
......- - 81. ..-.. .,...a. - ~ I'D.
The City of Cairo had 16S men and officers of the ed
Ohio infantry and 200 bales cotton for St. Louis Her
troops were discharged here. .-.- .z
The Carroll discharged here so bales cotton, hhds.
sugar and 80 of Indiana cavalry She had
1876 hhds $40 bales cotton and 100 tuns assorted
freight for st. Louis
The Hllman discharged los bales cotton at this city
and had 80 bales for St. Louis. -.-.s. s.
Nearly all the other boats the list had splendid
trips, except the Kilgour, which was light. .
The Mississippi is still declining slowly at all points
There fair stage of water to St. Paul for the class OF
boats which usually navigate that portion OF the river
Pilots report eight feet water to St. Louis There
still sufciency of water below Cairo for the largest
of but only to be found in the centre
of the channel. u ..-..- ..-. ts..a .-s- --s
At Pittsburg the Ohio is still slowly "drying up,
there than three feet reported In the channel
1t also falling at Cincinnati and Louisville with only
81 feet the canal at the latter city.
Here the decline in the river continues but very
slowly. 80. ..-' 81 ..... .-i ... .-'|I
The weather is cloudy and oppressive. with occasion
ally light rain :-. f.... e --.i.- .--
Business is improving slowly all the time.
For MEMPHIs.-The famous City of Alton, Capt Elem
Calvert Sheckey and Dukes, is the regular mail
passenger packet for Memphis and ali way landings
this evening at O'Clock. The Bull of the Woods Is
unrivaled for speed and accommodations and her Oh
cers are among the most clever and cap gentle
the river.
For New ORLEANS The large commodous and ele-
CANT steamer Comm onweah Capt 10. Lloyd will leave
here this evening at O'Clock for New Orleans and all
| intermediate ports. All who travel with Capt 30.
Lloyd viii be sure of an agreeable voyage.
The Darling and Lady Grace are the first boats due
| from Cincinnati.
! The Missouri, Mepham and Ruth the next boats
due from New Orleans. .tE
Our thanks the officers of the City of Alton
Common wealth and Mississippi for manests and late
papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Henry Ames been hard aground in the cross
ing ofIsland is for days The City OF
her fifteen hours endeavoring to set her
aloat but failed to do her any good The Hliman al
forwards worked her four hours and succeeded IN
swinging around but at last left her III nearly as PAD
n situation as when she found her Pilots report the
in usual channel which has been run by all
boats during the time the Ames groun-
ded. change has suddenly occurred, and the best
water is about two lengths higher up.
The Libertyl No. ran into the Miami yesterday
morning Metropolis breaking the guards OF the Mi
ami and cutting into her hull. AS the Miami has not
arrived at the time written it is supposed she
was compelled repair before proceeding on her voy-
age The Liberty sustained no damage.
The wreckng boat Salvor was to leave to-day to pro-
coed the of the Sultana disaster, with view
the recovery of her engines and whatever OF value
may be still about the wreck.
The Indiana has been laid up at Louisville, and will
provided with wrought iron shafts They will be the
largest of the kind ever on the river.
The Lady Gay will probably commence loading for
New Orleans in a few days
We find the following items in the Cincinnati Com
mercial of Saturday last:
Captain Good Superintendent of the Peoples Line,
has dispensed with his corps OF passenger agents we
hea, it intmated that the Mail Line will probably follow
suit. ,,
we heard a pilot remark yesterday, that he met Capt
R. L. Dsmukes, formerly of the Rescue and scotland,
on the evee yesterday and that he is commanding the
Sunny South in the Lower Mississippi
! The Nashville Gazette of last Thursday says:
The Countess the new Nashville and ST. Louis packet.
connecting Johnsonve with the Northwestern Rail
road been unfortunate in the delivery OF her rst
cargo of freight 1t arrived bad condition and lots
not complete. Her damage will be considerable Capt.
Wiley Sims is again absent prospecting Tor packet.
Sealed proposals have we oeep NOT Tnvhes
J. H. Baldwin and Alone.
New York Market.
| by TELEGRAPH THE TINES.
| - NEW YORK, Sept. A..
| COTTON-Steady at 43@l44c.
FLOUR-Better but quiet at & 1901 IS for extra
| state IS 751S 90 for round hoop Ohio.
WHEAT-lc better spring; 81 50@1 So for Chicago
spring and Milwaukee club 81 54D1 Sc for amber MIL
waukee 81 80 for white winter rules quiet
RYE-Quiet.
| BARLEY-Dull.
| CORN-Unchanged and closing steady at sO0s9 for
| unsound; 90091 for sound mixed western.
OATS-Are shade frmer.
| P0RK-S29 62@3O 90 for mess closing at $29 so
| D30 90 fer 1914 do; $2s 1924 90 prime.
! LARD-Frm at 194@25c
| WHISKY-Heavy at % 25g2 26 for western, but
! chiefly at so %.
PETROLLUM-Quet at 36c for crude; 54a for refined
| bond.
! STOCKS-Better and active; money per cent; X
93!; Reading 1911; NJ 93i; NJ 64s; scrip 1885,
125; Western Union Telegraph 70; N 92s; Erie
So IT 6s of Isl coupons 1919 500 registered 1851