Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-22

lust returned from the wreck of Ben Stickney. He
reports past M hopes Of being raised and
the bell boats dsmantling and wrecking her.
For PApUCAH.-The elegant steamer Plain City, Scott
master, leaves Paducah and Intermediate landings
every evening arrival of the train connecting with
packets at Paducah for Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers. ----.-..- -~.s
FoR CoLuMBUs.-The Gen. Anderson, Parker, master,
leaves Cairo every day for Columbus at a. m 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 ORLAASs.-The fine and fleet steamer John
Kigour, Christy, Master leaves here for Vicksburg
Natchez and New Orleans morrow Nv ednesday even
ing arrival of The train. The kilgour is very FAST
has superior accommo datlons and is ocered by very
clever gentlemen.
FoR ARKANSAS RIvER-The elegant hght-draught
Iron City. sheble, Master, will leave Tor Little
Rock, z inc Bluff and Fort Smith tomorrow even
ing at o'clock.
The Mississippi is steadily declining at St. Louis and
high up heard from. The reported channel oeptn
from Cairo St. Louis is seven feet, to keokuk hVe
feet in Illinois three and half feet in
the Missouri.
Ohio stationary at Ptsburg with three feet in
the channel Some has fallen that neighborhood,
and light rise is anticipated.
At Cincinnati the river is falling at about the rate OF
three inches per "A hours.
There is feet reported Cincinnati to Louis
ville feet scant in the and about feet from
thence to Cairo.
Here the river is still recedng slowly, with about nine
eet to Memphis.
The weather is clear and cool, Business moderate.
Our thanks due the officers ct the Kilgour, Lumin-
ary Mississippi and City Ct Cairo for manfests and late
papers. r#.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Louisville papers mention that the A. NJ. S. s.
Co., will five six of their steamers between that
city and New Orleans and state that the Ruth and MOI
lie Able will positively be among them and proosDy the
Missouri and Mississippi Capts. 0. L. Smith ana =. l..
Sturgeon, have associated under the firm OF Smith
Sturgeon commission and forwarding merchants and
steamboat agents They have accepted the agency Of
the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Company boats.
Their location is on Fourth Wall street. The Press
adds Friday the Company the pur-
of the splendid Peytona, as she now lies
at the Portland wharf The Of the sale were not
made known She will probably be added or rather be
retained in the Louisville and Orleans line under
the new dynasty.
The St. Louis Democrat of Monday says:
The Bart Able's improvements are completed She Is
length passenger boat, and fitted and furnished In
the finest and most luxurious manner Capt. J. G. Pra
Their backs her out for New Orleans evening"
The Admiral Farragut for some weeks running down
south as the Marshall has returned former name
and is still running in the New Orleans and Red river
trade Nobody had any right to change the name any
how.
The New Orleans Times of the 10th, says:
The steamer Marcella. Capt. James O'Neas packet,
made one trip to Baton Rouge on Government account
and return trip laid up to await better times
are seyera boats in Red river and also in Ouacbi
that would be profitable to their owners, they
laid up the opposite side of the river as there
no water either of those streams to do anything and
if there were water enough price of freight cotton
would be 81 SO per bale which would scarcely pay for
handling it. Verify, instead of Jordon being hard
travel Red and Ouacha supercedes it all hol-
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