Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-21

Ben Stickney St. Louis, Commonw ealth St. Louis,
Ontario, Liberty No. 2, Louisville,
Maggie Hays Cincinnati Argosy No 3, Johnsonville
Ada Lyon, Paducah, Chalmer, Evansville,
Belle st. Louis, Memphis.
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS. /
Items of G1rgoes o,T50ing and departing-Con |
ton of Western Riuers- Weather and Business
Boats Leaning I0-day-Boats Due-Oua hanks
DR.. f. Gibson and tie Steamer Contamination
deJi0 Anae-Inp0rtant Order Of Pforost Marshal
at Faducah-Cdiro e-DictatOr-Accidemtt to
mate Of tile Citi=en-Steaaners sold and underyo-
| ing REPAIRS Change en- the Channel of Missouri
| Riuer, dc.
The Stannard discharged 324 bales cotton Memphis
and had 100 bales cotton 80 packages tobacco and 34
other packages ST. Louis. She up full of people
| for Cairo.
| The ben Sckney had 90 boxes merchandise, 90 half
barrels tar 10 hogsheads sugar, 10 bales MOSS pack
ages merchandise consigned to Bofnger, Romans Co,
67 packages for Adams Express Co. for St. Louis.
She had 65 boxes and packages merchandise 10 bales
cotton so half barrels molasses IS hogsheads and 100
boxes sugar. 25 barrels tar 90 bags pepper $50
bitters 241 hides lee and 26 She brought
dates of the 14th.
The Ontario and Argosy had slim trips.
The Liberty No. had 400 bales cotton Evansville
The Maggie Hays had s32 bales cotton for Cincinnati
Our thanks due the officers of the Belle st. Louis
and Mollie Able for papers ard manifests.
The Mississippi is rising at St. Louis. The swell at
that point day before yesterday two feet.
Above Keokuk it stationary, but rising below.
The St. Louis Democrat of yesterday says there is 9
feet Cairo nine Keokuk three and a-half lower
rapids in inois five feet in lower Missouri,
and three and a-half feet above St. Jo
! D++Sb +hor, ,;r no
night of the 10Th.
| At Cincinnati the river ten feet during Monday
night had receded up dark the evening
. of the 10Th.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday says there
twenty Louisville and eight feet in the canal
Late heavy rains have caused rise in the Cumber-
land.
. The Arkansas River is also rising.
The Memphis Bulletin says the rise amounted to six
inches up Friday, when the river to stand &C
cording later report by letter states
that rise was in progress Little Rock There is al
least three feet of water in the channel.
White river IS slowly dropping, with scant four feet O
; water in the channel
Here the river is again rising, having risen over foot
report The rise took place mostly during las
: night.
- The weather is comfortable to temperature, bu
"a | cloudy, with appearances of rain.
|
a For MEMpHs-The famous Belle St. Louis, passense
and T. s. mail packet leaves this evening for Memphis
Captain Alex. Zeigler in command The Memphis Pub
"a | lie Ledger says of her new clerk:
We are glad to see that the company have placed Mr.
James Speed the first clerk ef this steamer He is on
the popular young in the line, and has en-
it desired himself every ant in Memphis by hi
d courteous and Oblignl manner.
For ST. Lou1s-The fleet ''Bull of the Woods" Cit.
of Alton Calvert Master Sheckley, Clerk, is the
lar packet Louis and all way landings, thi
evening at O'Clock,
For EAsTPeRT.-The neat and comfortable steame
Jonas Powell Lee, Master, Gates, Clerk, is the regua
Tennessee River packet, this evening. Her officers vii
be found No. gentlemen. Passengers will find ever
convenience pleasant trip this steamer
For PADUcAH.-The neat and popular steamer Ad
Lyon Capt Tom. Brashear, clerk john T. Watson, ioa'.
for Paducah and all way landings every evening, es
cept Sunday at o'clock arrival of the train.
Al LITTLE ROCK.
ar The and comfortable Rodolph Barney Bigey
ID Captain. Hunter, Clerk; is the packet for the abov
- points arrival of train this evening. Rodoph is
r. | excellent steamer.
5, Among the next boats due from Cincinnati tn
ia i Mnneola and Wauanita, and New Orleans til
Id Magnolia.
t. MISCELLANEOUS.
DR.. Thomas F. Gibson, the boon companion of Litt
Jofeld and the Red Revenger has retired from
business in this city, and gone back to first principle
having engaged his services to the River Transports
he Company" of the torecastle their
u / Nashville packet, Cumberland.
er The Little Corlea Ann arrived from Nashville and
lying idly the wharf, waiting something to turn VI
She belongs to Gideon's band.
The Provost Marshal Paducah has issued the follow
ing order to the Ada Lyon in relation to tke transpo
taton of coored citizens:
OFFICE DISTRICT Provost MARSHAL
PADUCAH, KY, Sept. 18th, 1865.
CAPTAIN STEAMER ADA LYON SiR-Al lines and mod
of public conveyance, within the Department of Ke
lucky, touching at any point within the lines TIL
s Department. required to transport colored people
such points they may CHOOSE to CO. the
or of fare paid by white persons and
will be required of coored people who apply for passag
Refusal to transport coored people to such points
within the limit of your line will be deemed Violate
of military orders and regulations, and will rece
proper attention.
- am, sir, yours respectfully,
Z. DENSMORE,
Capt. and Dist. Prov. Marshal.
The "Cairo Belle "-formeriy the gunboat Sprin
feld-dropped down last night from the dock yard a,
took position above the wharfboat She is a clean ne
looking craft and looks though she could run like
'scared cat" She is commanded by the we'll know
and popular Capt w. II. Sandusky, formerly of Be
tona No 9 This is the twentieth steamboat that Car
S. has been in command of. Samuel Payne is Cler
The Belle has not yet shipped full crew. There
some prospect of her running in the Upper Tenness
River trade. This, however, is not fully decided upo
. Negotiations pending between her and t
on River Transportation Company for the trade abo
ny named. If this is not decided upon she will prebat
run in the Yazoo River trade for either of which she
be well suited
The Pttsburg Commercial, of Monday, says:
rS The weather changeabe, with extra amount
all of boats. The principal attract
- at he landing the mammoth Dictator, of t
handsomest floating palaces afloat. She was thro
open to the public Saturday. and visited
thousands She is real beauty with the variations.
Same paper says:
Joshua Hurdles, mate of the Citizen, while engag
sparring the boat off from the Monongahela wharf,
Saturday, with IA accident. The strap viii
held the spar upright, gave way, when the spar fe
striking Mr. Hurdess the left shoulder, breaking
collar bone, and otherw- Sc injuring him.
The Ncksburg Herald of the 18th says:
The little Union sold last Saturday.
Sheriif's sale, for s., Coo, to MIR. Chapman
The Julia is undergoing repair at st. Louis
The Menotte sold at Cincinnati on Saturday,
Capt. Ben +. Davidson, Capt. John Grace, for $1
900 cash, for of the Southern rivers.
The Missouri River at Lexington is returning to t
channel it deserted some fifteen years ago.