Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-01


,The Powell left last evening we'll filed with freight
and people.
The Henry Ames and Emma Floyd were deeply laden
and full of passengers.
The Farragut had about $50 tons private freight and
lowed three barges containing 900 tons Ice
The Silver Wave had tow of empty barges to be laden
with mules at Jacksonville.
The Vulcan and McPorter had barges containing about
600 mules and 500 tons ammunition.
The Charmer had slim freight trip but was full of
people both ways.
The Alton discharged here 20 bales cotton, % sacks
cotton Seed and crowd of passengers. She has AT
boxes ammunition, 1856 bales cotton, hhds tobacco and
several lots assorted freight for st. Louis.
The Naugatuck had 957 bales cotton for Cincinnati.
The Lotus received here the mules which were UNI
loaded from unserviceabe barge brought from john
sonviIs by the Beaver and Porter.
The flags on the fort and public buildings dis
played at hafmast to- day in honor of the deceased
Gov. Brough of Ohio.
The condition of the northwestern rivers is thus set
forth by the St. Louis Democrat of yesterday:
The river declining steadily at this point. There
about feet of Cairo To Keokuk there
is good stage and to St. Paul fair stage, but low
early date is considered certain The Hill
diton Every succeeding arrival gives more deplora
BILE of the sand bars and snags. Boats 60 slow
both ways and much freight has been preaturey dis
charged.
The weather here is dry and hot. Rain would be
blessing.
for Missouri than the boats take at Small
boats will soon have it their own way.
The Ohio is in the condition at last report.
The Tennessee is falling steadily with four feet to
Johnsonvlle and % inches to Eastport
Here the decline goes usual and we shall see the
rivers low water stage in week or ten days unless
a rise down. ~
Ssytry with oeca
Business is slowly improving.
For ST. I4ouIs.-The splendid steamer Marble City,
Capt Jas T. Tschudi, clerk AID. Storm is the regular
line packet St. Louis and way points this evening at
s o'clock.
For NEW ORLEANs-The magnificent steamer Mag
nolia Capt Geo. W. Gable, clerks strader and Ryland,
will leave here for New Orleans and all intermediate
points this Fday) evening" Sept 1st on the arrival Of
the train. This splendid steamer is of the finest
the of the Mississippi river, and her off,
intend that her and accommodations shall be in
keeping with the steamer.
For LITTLE Rock Fort SMITH DIRECT.-The
elegant light draught steamer Rodolph Capt. Bagley,
will leave for the above and all intermediate points
the Arkansas river this Friday) evening, Sept 1st,
the arrival the train. Boat and officers well
thy of liberal patronage.
For EvANsvILLE.-The neat and csmmodious Sam.
Orr Capt. Frank Dusouchet, is the regular mail and
passenger packet for Evansville and way points the
Ohio this evening at O'Clock.
The Armadllo is the next boat due from Cincinnati,
be followed by the Marmora, Lady Franklin, Maggie
Hays Caroline and Miami.
The Leviathan, Clara Dolsen and Pauline Carroll
the next boats due from New Orleans.
Our thanks due the officers of the Marble City and
Sam Orr for manifests and late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
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yesterday:
Captain Van Gunnsa bought the Joab Lawrence, a
wheeler Mobile the 10th inst, and Will
tinue to run in Alabama river.
We have to report the death of Frank Thompson, a
Missouri river pilot which occurred last Monday
ing at his residence at Greenhill, Montgomery county,
Missouri Deceased was brother of Captain William
Thompson, of this city. He aged twenty-nne. He
had been sick for about five weeks, from cold con-
tracted while duty. Frank Thompson born on
Third street, St. Louis, and well known quiet and
gen,lemanly officer
The Carrie Poole sold at Evansville on Monday,
to go South. This makes about one hundred stern
wheelers have within about two months been with
from the upper rivers navigate the rivers of the
South, and there is a demand for about fifty
Some have also gone, and others pre-
pairing to follow.
The Dubuque Herald says:
Five loads of pig lead from Galena and Council
Hill, arrived in Dunleith yesterday, and will be taken
the Pembina to-day, for St. Louis. The Wisconsin
and Illinois minis the only in this vicinity that
are taking out any mineral.