Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-06
RIVER AND STE AMBOAT NEWS.

Items OF osrgoes dr''toimg and departing-C Con di-
tiom Of Hestern Ifaoe1s-- Weather and Business
Boats Leaping T1-day-Boats Due-0ur Thanks
The Mississippi river at St Louis is falling with sfeet
in channel this city 10 feet in the Illinois 81 in
the Missouri.
Ths ohio river was falling At Cincipnatl-at ,ast
accounts-at the rate of 3 inches in "A hours The
weather clear and cool. There we're - feet to
Louisville and 5 feet in the canal
Psburs Tuesday night there were 81 feet water
and falling.
White and Arkansas rivers are both falling. with
feet in the channel.
Tie Cumberland river has played out" except for
light draft skins.
Here, river has fallen inches during the past "a
hours up to last night.
The weather continues clear and delightful There
but few arrivals yesterday, and business on the
Ievee was dull.
The Robert Burns had 94 bales cotton for Cinein
nati the Superior had 6ss bales cotton for Evans
ville and bale cotton for Johnson Romans 4 Go a6
pkgs Express goods 49, -..-
The Mepham brought out 500 tons produce and assort
ed mdse and added here 80 TONS including lot of Gov
oats and enjoyed conpl etc monopov in the
passenge lire, as, except the yrone for Columbus
she all the steamer in port arrival of the evening
train .vza=z.arsza .z-,-.--
The Tyrone made her usual connection on time sbe
is neat and fast steamer. -.f-- s-..-.
The McPorter in at hapast nine la st evening
from st. Louis with good freight fair trip of passen
gers. and two barges IN tow She brought Bofnger
Romans 4 Co., 80 bbs peaches and 10 bbls apples
Capt Pochard reports being obliged lay by 70 hours
at St. Geneveve on account of fog. We are under OBJ
legations Mr.. Geo. S. Packard for favors The McPor-
ter left fer Jacksonville at IL after taking about
40 tons private freight for JohnsonyIle.
For Nav ORLEAss.-The 7. L. McGip, of the Mer-
chants and Peoples line, is good, commodious and
comfortable passenger packet and will leave as above
this evening on arrival of the train
For PINE BLUFF, LITTLE Rock AND FORT SMrH-The
Iron City at & O'Clock this evening:
DUvAL's BLUFF AND LITTLE RocK--The Albert Pearce
on arrivals this mornings train ---~
For NASHVILLE, via Johnsonvile).-The Amadillo
Calhoun master, this morning at 10 o'clock
FoR EAsTPoRT.-The Jonas Powell and Fannie Barker
this evening at O'Clock.
For MEMrHls.-The Liberty No 2, on arrival of this
m ,rnng's train.
The next boats due from Cincinnati are the Har1
Dean Lnnie Drown, Roanoke, Lawrence, Clifton, st.
Cloud Naugatuck, White Rose, Silver Spray Menotte
and from New Orleans tine Molle Able and Henry
Ames. .v H. =. s.
1t certain what steamer if any in the St. Louis
and Memphis packet lie, will leave for Memphis this
evening the Graham is being repaired at ST. Louis.
- MISCELLANEOUS -.-
The St. Louis Democrat says
The Peoria packet wharf at foot of Poplar street,
purchased by the Tennessee liver packet company,
and is at the landing for these vessels
busy scene is enacted there daily, cotton mules, iron
constantly being put out and vast amounts of bread
stufS &c, continually shipped for tn furthermost,
well other points in Georgia, Tennessee and Ala
| bama
Memphis paper says: -
The Atlantic and Steamship Company will have their
wharf boat at the landing in few days, and wilt
Messrs, johnson Wright. >