Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-25

Items of CargOes d7TiUlng and deDdTt2ng-toH0t-
ton ef Western Riuers- Weather and Business
Boats Learning 7o-day-Boats Due-0ur thanks
Hoecard ee Mary, their Horns, and eehat Of them
-Cupt Nye and has Elk Horms-Capt. Bradley
steamer Dactator-Eep1osiom Of 1oc-doat bin'-
rod and Loss Of Life-Sale of ,Steamers-Steamer
Rob Roy Safe.
The Wauanita departed for New Orleans full of peo
Pile including sixteen schoolmstresses destined for the
" sunny South" to educate the kinkyheaded freedmen
that cline. The majority destined for jeff Davis
plantation.
For ST. LOUISVILLE splendid steamer C. E. Hillman,
Capt Riley, is the regular line packet for St. Louis and
all intermediate landings this evening at o'clock.
Our thanks due the officers of the City Of Alton
for manifest and papers.
The Mississippi is stationary at st. Louis, with ten
feet to this point nine feet Keokuk. In the Illinois
feet and Missouri 4 feet to Leavenworth.
We clip the following from the Cincinnati Commercial
of Saturday:
The weather warm and cloudy yesterday, with
indications of rain Foggy nights and mornings are
prevalent along the river At pittsburg there 81
feet water, and falling last night Here the river mas
receded inches during the twentyfour hours ending
night. There is II feet hence to Louisville and
feet in the Canal There is feet in the Cumberland
and rising.
Here the river still continues rise though less
idly than for days past has rained more or less
since Sunday morning and came down profusey last
night and day. Business is very dnll.
For MEMPHIS The swift and popular steamer City
of Alton, alias, Bull of the woods Captain Calvert,
Clerk sheckly is the regular mail and packet
for phis and intermediate points this evening on
arrival of the train.
FOR NEW ORLEANs.The excellent and popular steamer
Commonwealth Peoples Line. will leave for New
Orleans this evening. Mr.. J. II. Boyles has assumed
charge of the Office and will be found attentive and
corteous gen tleman.
For PADUCAH.--The neat and popular steamer Ada
Lyon Capt Tom Brashear, clerk John T. Watson, leaves
for Paducah and all way landings every evening,
cept Sunday, at O'Clock on arrival of the train
MISCELLANEOUS
We observe the well known and popular steamboat
butchers, Howard and Maxy, have drawn in their
horns" Cause.-The two-stcry sidewalk on the
South side of Sixth street. which, if it has not left them
ou in the cold" has least left them in the shade and
extent rendered their place inaccessible How
ever their cusomcrsand they are host-need not be
alarmed this enterprisin firm soon contemplate rear
ing their horns again the entrance to their place
under the First National Bank where they will be under
bank to some purpose Steanboatmen and others inter-
ested please make a note of this "Phl" is getting
rich and deserves it. Go in, 9 Mi Boy "
Speaking of horns reminds that Capt Nye is having
gied Tor his new DoaI the uaSuih|et PAR o Elm ho s
that so long formed attractive feature of the old H.
Il. W. lI.
Our old friend Capt L. 7. Bradleys ''soshin about
the city to-day. Capt. B. formerly commanded the big
whistle and little Convoy He is sober (never him
any other way), and looks remarkably well.
Capts. Donaldson and Barr telesraphed the Cincin'
natl Commercial t,t the Dictator from Pittsburg passed
Wheeling Friday having passed under all bridges
without damage This new and splendid steamer would
leave Cincinnati for New Orleans this Monday evening
anil may be expected here Wednesday morning, if no
bad luck betides her.
A dispatch dated the Goth, announces the arrival
the Lilly at Mobile with load of cotton If steamer
that has been sunk in the Alabama it is not the
for the Alabama trade.
The tow beat Nimrod, Captain Mccormick exploded
her boilers at Pittsburgh Friday. Several lives were
lost.
The St. Louis Democrat says another steamboat sale
has taken place. Three ourtns the Des Arc have been
bought from Captain Keoe, by Captains Dan Able Bart
Able and Sias aght, at the rate of $50 900 for the
whole boat Captain IIaght will command. The Des
Arc is nearing completion at this port and is clipper in
model and fine boat. She will ply between Memphis
and Jacksonport.
The little Hawk Eye, formerly owned by Messrs. II.
Laughlin, VIM. H. Freeman, N. U. Walker, and J. A.
Smith, has been sold to Captain Fox, Temperance
ville for the sum of So, 900.
The Rob Roy, recently high and dry at Ozark Island
is safe. She is cribbed up the sand ten feet above
the water If the rise does not float her off she
will be launched.