Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-22
NEW ORLEANS.
Weather =. ssBreakbone Fever,' - Busi-
ness--NeW Line of fSteamers--Politics--
Gen. Butler..Gen. Conway Superse.
ded..COmpiiment to Him--The Times.
of the Cairo DAILY TINES
New ORLEANS. Oct. &. 1

Correspondence of the Cairo DAILY TINES
New ORLEANS, Oct. 8, 1865.
My DEAR TINES We citizens of this burg
are now enjoying cool, delightful weather, but
fever vulgarly called the "break- bone'' is
raging to fearful extent. Fortunately it sel-
dom, if ever, terminates fatally.
Business is very brisk, the ''feecy staple
Still coming forward to be exchanged for other
commodities. We are daily expecting the ar
rival Of pioneer steamer of a line lately es-
tablished to run between New Orleans, Liver
pool and Havre. This, hope, will be a sue
cess, and will be a new era in commercial
transactions between Europe and the great
valley Of the Mississippi. Why should the
people Of this section be compelled to go to
New York or Boston for imported goods that
can be landed cheaper in New Orleans? Why
! should not the merchants of New Orleans
Memphis and Cairo import direct and thus save
to their customers the commission now paid to
the eastern jobbersP In old times more thaa
two thirds Of the shipping that left Liverpool
for New Orleans, arrived in ballast and re-
turned with cotton. Now suppose they bring
goods even at a reduction of freight over New
York prices, it will still pay them better and
our merchants and people will be the gamers
Politics are getting lively. The National
Democrats will, however, carry everything
before them, and where, we would like to
know, can more loyal body Of men be found
than were lately ass embed in this city. SO
well pleased were they with the policy Of our
worthy President, that they nominated Tor
Governor his own appointee-Wells. This
! gentleman is native of Louisiana, was alway
a Union man. but never Radical. He, early
in the struggle, evinced his devotion to the
cause by coming with all his slaves into the
Union lines, and then emancipating th m.
Show me one of the Sumner Butler party that
ever made such sacrifice, or indeed any sac
rifce for tie Union
| By the by, l see that this great warrior, Ben
Butler, has been making another radical speech
opposing the Presidents policy of reconstrue-
ton. Now we would like 10 know, by what
earthly right that genius opposes anything
What great battle did he ever win? What
great good did he ever accomplish, or what
great canal OF his digging Was ever a success,
that he should dare to give advice? Perhaps
| he thinks he's like TIE dog the man sold for a
ssetter good at tha. as he'd been failure
at everything else except perhaps picking up
little things that didn't belong to him and hap
peued to be laying around in his way. No one
doubts that, as 'stealesl,h Ben Butler is a
success.
The great negro preacher, Conway, wEo
has had charge OF the Freedmen's bureau, has
been relieved. and General Braid appointed
In his place. We speak advisedly when we
say that not one person in the department re-
| r. of Mr. Hn a
person without a single qualification to recon.
mend him to the good opinion of anybody, or
anything, white or black-a pompous, ignor.
ant numbskull. | speak respectfully of him
because he is removed.
! am very glad to hear of the continued sue
cess of the TINES. Long may it wave.
SAM.