Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-14
Steamboat Register.
Thursday Evening.
ARRIVALS,
DEPARTURES

| Ada Lyon Paducah City of Cairo Memphis
| Ontario, Johnsonville, Transfer,
| Palestine, Louisville, Yorktown, St. Louis
| Ajax, Pttsourg, Arthur, $ -
NInneola, Cincinnati, Lady Gay, N O.
&. McPorter Johnsonville.
Items OF Cur0oes arriosng and depaxaIng- condi-
| ton Of Western Ricers-W Weather and Business
Boats Leaning zo-day-R0ataaRue-Our I hunks
Change Of c1erks-Bodot dS Eshcinnati for NASH
cale-RuM disabled-Accidentsto tie Flora and
Commercial
The Cairo, Ontario and Yorktown had good trips.
The Transfer was light. She will probably be retained
| at Memphis Post Boat
The Palestine had 81 coops FOWLS 246 bales hay, g.
bbls kraut, 81 pieces bagging, 1873 coils rope and
variety of other freight in small lots for reshipment
New Orleans
The Ajax had eleven empty barges in tow.
The Kgour has about all the freight she wants and IS
| only waiting for passengers.
The Mlnneola had nearly 900 bales cotton for Gin
| cinnati
The Arthur discharged here 10 packages for Fullin
wider Co., 126 packages for Adams Express Company
and hhds nuts for Louisville She has for St..
Louis bales cotton 12 haes moss, IS empty barrels
several small lots assorted freight and $50 cabin pas
sengers Besides this she brought the 18th Wisconsin
| Infantry-55O and % officers, commanded by Col
G. L. Harris, and the I'D Ohio nfantry-1s7 men, Is
ecers in charge of 1t. Col. C. G. Eaton. This regi
into the field 100 strong. On account Of
Transportation here the troops to St.
Louis. ....
The Commercial picked up snag in White river, IS
miles above Duvas Bluff last Friday night, which tore
of her cabin guards, and the outer bukhead
i of her barber shop.
few days ago the Flora into the ba nix in coming
! down White river, damaging of her chimneys SO
| badly as to compel her to have new one made.
Botk the White and Arkansas rivers are very low.
Only inches is reported in Arkansas river to Little
Rock and the St. Cloud is laid up above Pine Bluff
able account of the scarcity of water.
| For EAsrPoRr FLoRENCE.-The regular and pune
Cairo and Tennessee River Packet, Jonas Powell,
Capt. Lee will leave for Johnsonville Easport and
Florence this evening at o'clock This punctua steam
of light draught, fine accommodations and well Of
cered Passengers Nashville will find it to their in
terest the Powell Johnsonvle and thence per
| rail to Nashville in four hours.
The Ruth swung in against rocks at landing
distance below St. Louis and damaged her stern
post and rudder seriously compel her go
| 10 St. Louis for repairs.
The Mississippi is rising all the way down from St.
Paul to Cairo and the tributaries sides are also
North extending from the Allegheny the Rocky noun
| tains, apparently
The Ohio is rising at Pttsburg with feet in the
channel, and is also rising all the way down.
The Cumberland has risen six feet at Burksville KY
which is 275 miles above Nashville. At Nashville it had
rose two feet on Tuesday last, and still swelling.
Here the river twelve inches between O'clock
Taft evening and Cock this morning, and to be
coming up rapidly to-day.
The weather is again clear, and the fervid rays
midsummers sun, (abet the midSeptembers should be
here are puring down upon Although the long
continued warm weather is rather burdensome many
yet it is certainly great luxury to thousands of poor
unfounates who having lost everything during
even their natural protectors unable buy
| or clothing to keep out cold. The longer the
weather continues, the better will be the chances
| for their being prepared for winter.
Business has revived little during the past days.
rise in the rivers will lay Cairo back the
! shelf again.
For MEMrHs.-The swift and superb steamer Belle
St. Louis Capt Alexander Zeigler is the regular Line
Packet for Memphis and all way points to-day at p M
arrival of the evening train. The Belle St. Louis
is of the best boats the river and those who
travel with her accomplished officers cannot fail to be
pleased.
For New ORLEANs.-The new and superb steamer,
John Kigour, Chrsty master, is the regular Peoples
Line Packet for Vicksburg, New Orleans and interned
ports this evening The kilgour has well merited
reputation for speed and superior accommodations and
! her officers efficient and obliging
J For PADUCAu.--The neat and popular steamer Ada
Lyon Capt Tom. Brashear, clerk John 7. Watson leaves
for Paducah and all way landings every evening, ex
cept Sunday. at O'Clock on arrival of the train.
For EvASsvLLE-The fayorte light draught steamer,
Chaer Capt. Gus. Dusouchet is the regular mail and
! kptfo nsyill ALL
evening at + O'Clock.
The Alex Speer is the boat due from Cincinnati
She will be followed by the Maggie Hays Mamie Byers
! and Kate Putnam.
The W. R. Arthur. Luminary and L. NJ. Kenn.tt are
the boats due from New Orleans.
Our thanks due the attentive officers of the Belle
St. Louis, Ruth John Kgour and City Of Alton for
ifests and late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The st. Louis Democrat of yesterday says:
Our friend Dick Iightburn, ESD, has returned FROM
glad to find him in his office, well as ever
MIR. Walt E. Dill has Withdrawn from the office Of the
City of Cairo MIR. VIM. H. b ock has been appointed
to the position, and left the Cairo last evening. lie
has been connected with the Memphis packets for long
period.
The Countess has gone into the Missouri river trade.
The Pittsburg Commercial Journal of Monday the
following:
On Sunday morning, about two O'Clock, fire Observ
ed issuing the River Queen, moored at the
foot of Ferry street. In few minutes she mase
of fire. The flames were communicated to the towboat
George Aloree. which shared the fate. Captain
Shars Minnie received slight INJURIES but
saved by being dropped out OF reach Of the flames
Captain Hannas Ne boat did not come on SO easily,
her boiler deck being pretty much destroyed The boat
deserve great credit for saving many boats by
dropping them of the way and solatng those fire,
thereby saving insurance companies few hundred
thousand dollars. There insurance the Albree
She was loaded for her last trip The fremen on
the ground and performed good service.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday has the fol-
lowing:
anticipation of the resumption of navigation in the
Cumberland, the Star Line packet j. r. Gilmore, Capt
j. M. ChenOweth. and the Silver Lake No. 4, Captain
Todd advertising for Nashville The Bertha is also
announced to follow the Gilmore in the Star Line.
Capt. Streeper concluded to change the Marmora's
sign. She has abandoned the trip for St. Louis and will
leave for Nashville this evening.
The Columbia, Captain Porter, also departs for the
Cumberland this evening.
Captain w. w. Collins and Mr. Robert Lodge of the
office of the Indiana arrived from Madison yesterday
Captain collins leaves for the lakes in this mornings
train, and will be absent about ten days. On his
he expects to find the Indiana ready Louisville
for New Orleans
r A. DONNALLY & CO.,
Wharf-boat ProprietorS,