Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-16
Steamboat Register.
Saturday Evening.
ARRIVALS.
DEPARTURES.
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.

RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.
Items OF Cargoes arri0img and departing Condi-
ton of Western Ri0ers- Weather and Business
Boats Leaning 7o-day-Boats Due-Our Z Thanks
Coal coming from Ifttsbnrg-Neac boats-MdH
contauct-Capt. NJ Comas.
c The Himan and Sam Orr had moderate trips. The
Orr returned this morning o'clock full passen-
gers.
The Speer and Mamie Byers had full loads.
The dimnutive NInnow had few small lots of Padu
cab and Tennessee River freight.
The Ida Handy and w. H. Osborne are both adding
freight and will leave this evening with fine trips
The Molie Able discharged here Is packages Express
goods, barrels liquor for Capt. J. T. Washington and
% bundles sacks for John Burter She had the follow
ing St. Louis freight 50 barrels molasses, 10 barrels
alum 362 packages merchandise and 231 bales
cotton.
The Marble City discharg ed the 1921 Ills Infan-
try, numbering 665 and 25 officers, and 19} boxes
ordnance stores She has 80 bales cotton hogsheads
tobacco and some few lots sundries for st. Louis.
The Mississippi has risen few inches at st. Louis
but it is believed that the reports high above
that city have been much exaggerated The boats
down from St. Paul report very light RISE There is
however, fair navgable stage of water in nearly all
! the Northwestern rivers.
The Ohio reported falling at Pttsburg with eight
feet in the channel 1t had risen Is inches Cincn-
natl during the "a hours ending Tuesday night Is
feet water was reported from that city to Louisville.
The Cumberland was still rising at last reports with
feet on Harpeth shoals. ...es.
Here the river ntnues to rise but not so ranidv as
| at last report.
The weather continues unchanged and business is
about dull as usual
| For MEMPHIs.-The famed and commodious steam
Superior, Capt. Henry T. Dexter will leave here
for Memphis and all intermediate points this evening
at O'Clock or ON arrival of the train This fine
is great favorite and deserves liberal patronage.
| For MEMPHIs.-The splendid and swift.runnng
steamer, Adam Jacobs, Capt John Roland, Tom White,
Clerk is the regular Line Packet for Memphis and all
way landings, this evening at o'clock From per sonal
experience can cordially recommend both boat and
| officers. rz-. ..... s-;
| For LoUIsvILLE.-The regular Cairo and Louisville
weekly packet, Norman. Capt. Cox will leave here for
Louisville and all intermediate ports on Sunday Sept
18th, at The Norman is of the best boats of
her class the river and her officers social obg-
| ing gentlemen, as well as veteran steamboatmen.
For New ORLEANS The superb steamer W. II. o.
borne, Rogers master, is the regular Peoples Line
Packet fol- Vicksburg, Natchez New Orleans and all in
termedate ports this evening O'clock arrival
of the evening train. The Osborne has lately been
jected to most thorough and expensive repairing and
is now among the most elegant passenger boats the
river and like all the boats of the popular Line which
she represents her fare unexceptionabe and her Off
| GERS veteran steamboatmen.
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, ex-
cept Sunday, at O'Clock arrival of the train.
For ST. LoUls.-The favorite ''City of Cairo" Capt.
Bob Riley, Clerk W. H. Block is the regular packet for
| St. Louis tonight at O'Clock.
None of the boats mentioned yesterday to leave Gin
cinnati Thursday, had departed from city,
cept the Mamie Byers, St. Cloud and Guidon. The
Mamie Byers reached here this morning, which is
| tainly expeditions travelling.
The Mississippi is the boat due from New Orleans
| Cur thanks due the officers of the Adam Jocobs
Superior Norman and City of Cairo for manfests
| late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The mammoth Dictator is announced to leav
Pittsburg for New Orleans Monday next.
| The Pttsburg Dispatch Of last Wednesday says
The present rise in rivers has taken most tn
coal boat men by SURPRISE who were not prepared fo
shipping hence the is not large that account
The depart ureS since our last issue were the V.
Wilson, with three coaboats and two barges, contain
ing 5000 bushe Coal City, with four aboats
coaboats, containing 81, 900 bushels; Little Alps, s
barges, about 900 bushels Leopard, with four coal
I
bushels Spark, five coalb and two barges 40 90
bushels Blackburn Co out three floating boats
containing about 60 900 bushels. Seven pair fLatin
| boats also took their departure.
The Louisville Journal of Thursday says
Captain Emory Ford's steamer not launched Tues
day, owing to the heavy rains She g ded into the
most beautifully yesterday afternoon She will be
very light draught, and excellent carrier and wi
have sufficient power to prope her at high rate
! speed Her dimensions follows Length on dec
feet hold Al feet beam 81 feet floor 20 feet She ha
24-teet boilers, IS inches in diameter, fueS each
her cylinders III inches in diameter a. feet stroke
She wi have elegant cabin accommodations for
| gers. The machinery is furnished by the America
Foundry of Capt. j. b. & Ed Ford of New Albany AM
is of fine workmanship
We received following item of interest to Cairot
by way of the Nashville Gazette of last Wednesday
The "Cairo Transportation Company" be compose
of exceedingly modest men or they would have commr
ncated this good fortune Of the reporter II
press at their city:
Captain G. W. Priest President of the River Tran
| portation Company, has been awarded a semi-weekl
United States mail contract between this city Car
and will purchase two packets suitable for the trad
The command of of these steamers was, yesterda
offered by telegraph, Captain Ben. F. Egau of tn
: | city.
| Te ST. Democrat of yesterday has the following:
We learn that the Allen Collier Capt. Henry Nee
mas new steamer for the st. Louis and Nashville trad
is rapidly nearing completion and will Frida
next, her regular day, at four O'Clock, We lea,
prettest and most neatly modelled steamers aoat tn
she cannot fail to be speedy and that she will
than eighteen inches water if SO much. She
being furnished with furniture and bic
ding, and will, doubt, become the most pop
lar boats ever in the Nashville trade. We congatula
Capt. McComas his elegant and valuable acquisto
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