Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-09-15
DEPARTURES.

DEPARTURES.
Ada Lyon, Paducah Victory, st. Louis,
John kllgour, N. o. Luninary,
Charmer, Evansville, moer. 8.
St. Patrick Louisville, City of Alton, St. Louis,
Nay Bruner Arkansas river, Armadillo Johnsonville,
RIVER AND STEAMBOAT NEWS.
Items OF Curgoes ar~iosng and departing-Coadi-
ton of Western Rioers- Weather and business
Boats Leaning 7o-day-Bodts Due-Our I hanks
Large number of boats Tearing Cincimmoh-G0oa
stage of acate,-Iadidm meacs from Upper Mis-
:. souri-Nep baats for Cd1t. Jim Timms and
| Capt. ". B. Miller.
The Victory had box sausage for A. Nuernber
GER / nest meat baskets for Maxey Howard and II
agricultural implements for Easport, which last
was reshipped the Jonas Powell 1t is somewhat
tonshing Cairo merchants do not order their
| St. Louis goods shipped the Cairo and St. Lons
packet All lines whose termni are at our city should
be encouraged from principles of self interest," as such
contribute than any other the best interests
| of city
| The Luminary had fair trip for St. Louis.
The Tiber had two barges containing 1857 boxes
nunon 2Os boxes ordnance stores $50 barrels powder
pauns for st. Louis. She reports the Ella pass
ing Jacksonville Wednesday last at 10 A. Nj. The
Tennessee stationary with and ahaf feet John
sonve.
Tyrone had 81 bales cotton and $50 barrels cement for
| st. Louis.
The St. Patrick had 1872 bales cotton Evansville and
good trip people,
The City of Alton had 22O bales cotton 992 corn
and large lot assorted freight for St. Louis.
The Mississippi has risen several inches at St. Louis,
and rise of three feet is reported above ST. Paul. The
Mississippi has fair boating stage all the rapids
| from St. Paul to St. Louis.
The Missouri is also much improved with five feet in
the channel to Leavenworth.
Very heavy and continuous rains reported through
| out the North and far out West the almost
boundless prairies.
The Ohio is rising at all points from Pttsburg to the
mouth. The and mammoth Dictator is advertised
| to leave Pittsburg on the present rise.
Here the river has risen nearly two feet since last
| report, andis still coming up rapidly.
The weather is still clear and sutry although the
thermometer indicated few degrees less temperature
this morning The slight change is barely perceptble.
Business remains very dull.
For MEMPHIs.-The beautiful and swift running
steamer c. E. Hillman Capt. Dave Rsey is the regular
Line Packet for Memphis and all way landings this
ming at O'Clock.
For ST. LoUIs.-The and splendid steamer Marble
City, Capt. Jim. Tschud clerk AID Storm, is the regu
lar packet for St. Louis and intermediate ports this
ming at o'clock.
For NEW ORLEANs.-The superb steamer w. n. o.
borne Rogers, master; is the regular Peoples Line
Packet for Vcksburg Natchez New Orleans and all in
termediae ports this evening at O'clock, arrival
of the evening train. The Osborne has lately been sub
jected most thorough and expensive repairing, and
is among the most elegant passenger boats the
river like all the boats of the popular Line which
she represents her fare is uneNcep onabe and her Off
! GERS veteran steamboatmen,
FoR EvANSvILLE.-The neat and comfortable steamer,
Sam Orr, Capt Frank Dusouchet, clerk Billy Dunn, is
the regular mail and passenger packet for Evansville
and way landings the Ohio, Saturday at 10 o.
clock, SHARP. Be board punetuav to time, as her
officers know the value of it, and miss
ton.
Fon PADucAH-The neat and popular steamer Ada
Lyon Capt Tom Brashear clerk John 7. Watson leaves
for Paducah and all way landings every evening" ex-
cept Sunday, at ; o'clock arrival of the train.
The Maggie Hays is the first boat due from Cincinnati
to be followed by the Kate Putnam, Silver Cloud No.
Emma Floyd and Nevada for st. Louis the Guidon for
Memphis the Wauanta, J. D. Hinde, Montgomery and
Shamrock for New Oreans-al being advertised leave
| Cincinnati yesterday, except the Maggie Hays which
had left Wednesday, If al the boatsleave at the ad
vertised time it will make the Cincinnati wharf look as
though Uncle Sam had been of his old tricks
| pressing steamers.
Our thanks the obiiging officers the Marble
City, Ida Handy, c. E. Hilman and Sam Orr for mani
tests and late papers.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
The St. Louis Democrat of yesterday says:
fine packets the Northern Line are enabled to
go the lower rapids without interruption of
| time or money The big packets are all coming down.
The Burlington leaves to-day go straight through to
| St. Paul. The MuScatine leaves Saturday for St.
Paul.
The ST. Paul Press reports freshets in Northern Min
The ST. Joseph Herald gives the following items Of
from the Upper Missouri country:
Capt Holland who left Fort Rice three weeks
brings the latest from that region of country
Gene raj Suy was expected at Fort Suly every day
there news Of Importance from the expedition.
Nothing has been done far this by the troops
disturbance worthy of above Yancton, but short
this side, the Indians attacked party of
engaged il making hay and killed three four of them.
Their names could not learn. The Indians were
prowng about the country in small bands killing who
they could They seemed to be doing pretty much
as they pleased.
In Upper Country it had rained necessarily for
three weeks. The health of the troops good,
form of scurvy having made its appearance There
thousands of grasshoppers that probably de-
your most of the vegetation.
The river above Omaha is in a bad condition. There
is three above Sioux City, and wheel
boats fndit difficult to navigate.
The Cincinnati Commercial of yesterday says:
Captain w. 3. Miller's Cincinnati and Memphis
. packet Harry Dean, will be completed and leave fol
Memphis on her first trip, next week.
Captain Jas. Mmm's Arkansas River packet
Memphis, will also be ready to leave for Memphis and
} Arkansas River next week, on her first trip.