Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-08

RlV Err AND STEAMBOAT N Z WIS.
Nems OF Caryoes orrscing and departing-Condi-
tios Of Western Ricers- Weather and Business
Boats Leading 70-day-Boats Dxe-Ow 7hnnks-
Sinking Of the Benton- Capt. Archer's health
Departure of Glendale to be disnon ned---Fzst
Time ChattenooQo Neaos.
The Tennessee arrived Monday night with the fol-
lowing freight: Halliday Bros, 80 bales of cotton Mil
Ter stratton bale For reshipment to Louisville II
bales. For reshpment to St. Louis IA bales cotton, IL
rolls leather She had also several small lots assorted
freight for various consgnees She reports the Tennes
see river rising slowly at PASSPORT. The Advance
had arrived there from above Colbert Shoals after tedious
work. having been eight days coming % miles. She
compelled to strip her wheel and it windlass
pulling herself over. The Tennessee returned last night
with fine trip of both freight and people.
The St. Patrick had fine passenger trip and the
following freight For reshpment New Orleans 40
hhds tobacco, 500 bills -four For reshipment to Vics
burg $50 mules. She had also fair trip for Memph is
| The Eleanora Carrel, Palestine and Milbrey had
| moderate trips.
The Marble City had fair freight trip and was full
of passengers her arrival. After the tain in
| she was filled to OVERLOOKING.
The Julia had 125 bales cotton and considerable
| sorted freight for st. Louis.
The Glendale day for the last time, she
goes Louisville have her machinery transferred to
the hull built for Capt Dan. Clark, at Metropolis,
and which she will tow from Evansville, where it now
| lies.
Capt. Ben F. Egan returned from Nashville last night
on the McPorter. He accompanied by Capt George
Farnsworth, well known Nashville and Orleans pilot,
who has eating bread for the last four years
| Capt. George returns to his old vocation.
By yesterdays St. Louis papers we learn that the
stern wheeler Benton is sunk in the Missouri, near
Omaha is thought she cannot be raised She be-
longed to Capt. John G. Copelin, about two years
DID, valued at s45 900, and insured for $500 She
was under charter and was engaged in transporting
| railroadties on the Upper Missouri.
For NEW OaLEANs-The and splendid steame
Commonwealth Lloyd master will leave for Vicksburg,
Natchez and New Orleans this evening on the arrival of
| the train.
For PADUcAH-The elegant steamer Plain City, Scott
master leaves for Paducah and intermediate landings
evening arrival of the train. connecting with
packets at Paducah for Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers.
For CoLUMBus.-The Tyrone, Tom Harmon, master,
leaves Cairo every day for Columbus at am and p
M, arrival of trains, and makes close connection
with the Mobile and Ohio railroad for Memphis New Or
leans and Mobile
For New ORLEANs.-The splendid steamer Dictator,
Donaldson MASTER Sam Barr, clerk, will leave for New
Orleans and all intermediate ports tomorrow evening
on arrival of the train.
The Morning Star arrived from Memphis at 10 o'clock
last night, with fine trip and bales cotton
for Evansville and 95 bales for New Albany.
The Mississippi is falling at St. Louis and stationary
| at Keokuk.
The other rivers above St. Louis falling with four
feet The Missouri and seven feet in the Illinois
The Ohio is falling at Pttsburg with FIVE feet six
inches in he channel
twenty four hours ending Sunday night and there
ly eight feet between that city and Louisville.
The Cumberland still rising at last accounts, and
there probably thirty inches Harpeth Shoals
The Tennessee had risen about inches Eastport
when the Tennessee left that port.
Here the river is stationary,
nearly seven feet There at least ten feet belo"
Cairo eight feet to st. Louis and six feet large Louis
| vile.
The weather clear and beautiful yesterday, but
| the warm south wind gave promise of change.
Business not brisk the day previous, but con
| siderable freight was shipped notwithstanding.
Our thanks due the officers of the Commonwealth
Graham and Armada for manifests and late papers.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
From the New Orleads Times learn that the Lady
Gay made the from that city to Baton Rouge in nine
hours an twenty minutes. This fortyfve minutes
quicker than the time made by the Atlantic her last
| trip.
The St. Louis Democrat of Monday last contains the
following items:
The steamer Comet was badly damaged, and miracu
lousy escaped destruction by collision with the Rock
advices represent the Missouri. Illinois upper
the VI arr loading for New orleans Not until CLOSELY
inspected, did know her, comfortable and elegant
his care and has turned the Stephen out in beautiful
attire stairs brilliant mirrors chandeliers
csrpets at nine dollars per yard &C.. being few sam
first class passenger steamer We commend the Stephen
Decatur to travellers anu Southern friends She has
| always been noted a safe and pleasant boat and
| therefore always popular.
The following copy from the Cincinnati CONNER
| cial Of Monday last:
Capt, J. B. Archer in letter to Capt Harry, of the
Minnesota, Oct 28th says he has been confined to his
bed for six weeks but was improving slowly and expec
ted IS start for home by river on Saturday last and
rived at Louisville the 14th 18th inst Captain
Archer has been in ill heath for time but hope
| soon to chronicle his speedy recovery.
The Chattanooga Gazette Of the Sd inst, says:
| From morning till night the rain down in one
steady ceaseess pour rendering out of door exer
else impossible As we lay back in sanctum. and
looked at the ran-dropa trickling down the window
panes, thought of the time little less than year
when Chattanooga was cut of from the North for
four long weeks; when the mud two feet deep on
Market street; when there was Base Ball Club no
Dancing Association, mails from home, place to
tonothng but rain aud mud and the bCivic Guards
Col J. James, Chief Quartermaster Of the District
East Tennessee offers for private sale the following named
gunboas and transports now lying
Tennessee: Gunboats burnside, General Grant, GEN
erai Sherman General Thomas, Stone River, and steam
transports Atlanta Bridgeport Chattanooga, Chlcka-
manga. Cinch, Holson kenesaw, Lookout, Missionary
and Wauharchie.
JOS. 1. ABELL. J.B. COOK. JAS. M'cABE.
A BELL, COOK & CO.,