, 1865-11-23
FROM CAIRO AND BELOW.
Death Of Pioneer Steamboat Captain
From Texas ~ American Troops
Fired into by an Imperial Gunboat-
Freedmen in Texas Property of
Farn1crx, etc.
Especial Qesnatch to the Chicaro Trihnnei

Prom Texas ~ American Troops
Fired into by an Imperial Gunboat-
Freedmen in Texas OF
Farnzcrx, etc.
Especial Despatch to the Chicago Tribune
CA1no, Nov. p.
New Orleans datce TO the 18th are received,
Capt. Thomas Rhodes, an old and well-kuown cisi-
zen Of Alsdssippi, and perhaps the Oldest eteam-
boat captain In The South, died at ha residence IN
FascAgonla On the evening Of the 18th. He vas one
of the early pioneers Of the country, wat the Gret to
e<tablish ftne Of steamers between New Orleans
and Mobile md carried the 6r1t United States nai
between these two places.
Nov 4th, saEH that Gen. cnstat, with his comrasnd
Of three regiments Of cavalry, would soon arrive,
anass snd enesm few ~ IT. %tles below II CIV 1ns d
defence Of the frontier counties. Another Letter to
me same paper, dated Galveston, Nov. 8th, nen-
Iona The aH,snl Of the United ststes ttansport
El6ott, Which left Bfa,os Snnt1eo On the e0th at,
md had stormy passace. nauowly eecaptng de.
srrction; and adds that Important despatches were
brought from Gen. Weitzci to Gen. Wright in rela-
stationed al old Fort Broun being nred futo While
nshttng was going On between the Impezialists md
Liberals in Mattmosaa, from one OF the Imperial
The Houston 7skWcph, OF the 11ih, furnishes
the following intelligence:
lieut. Col. Dox, 1sth Illinois cavalry. has been
Lieut.. Col r. Kcnnicott, of The s;th Uino,s IL
faEtr5, which regiment has been on duty for some
time past at Houston. -"
:, A coTespondent who passed over feFera' coun.
tiee In Western Texas, wbers there are negro SOL
4crt, gives bis observations In letter 10 the New
Oricana atHes. He represents that the freedmen
arc Keeping ther contracts, attending to their work.
md Will have at the close Of the year money and
provisions. They and their children are healthy.
In lasTcf places, where there arc negro Rold!eTa,
they Gre crowded With freedmen who hive not kept
their contracts, who cone1ega,e together In huts,
md are without wood OF provisions. Many Of
them do not work; numbers arc dyibr,
while their e1nall childnen are, in m.ny
instances. entisrlJ neglected. In view
Of this difference Of condition, thus correspondent
u1scS and thinks thaf one Of the most reasonable
uctt On the rart Of the military authorities would
be the removal Of negro soldiers. He st1tos that
west Of Tcsas farmers we're ra:hsrng In, With freed
men. good cotton CROP They were doing good
work. Small fatne1e were al doing Eell. TheJ in
tend planting half their uround with cotton. In hye
yenrE they will be wealthy. Theee small fas1n:rs
iasse everything make ,oolastes from Chinese and
Atrtean canes; have cattle. corr and wheal to sell
and Ta!se their rice In ycas they niu have SER
esal hacs Of cotton each; In i've Jears wealth will
csar-e and the enal farmers w4take the places Of
the planters, end they Will Be small farmers naless
they realize hat 1abof is honorable and tho only way
to wealth and position. THESE anal tatmcfs are
now fIln. the schools Nth their eous and danEh-
tcrts they are tradS to pztronize the press they,
by example, will encourage labDr among The freed
men and nlw1 u Lire as many labes from that class
nS they de<iEt.