Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-24


and iron bedsteads for St. Louis.
The Lady Gay had moderate freight "Trip, but was
well filed with people. She left New Orleans Nov. 18th
with three hundred tons assorted freight 10 cabin and
IS deck passengers and had discharged large amount
of way freight She passed the Peerless and Maria Dem
ming points below, and had with the Magnolia
from Baton Rouge to Red River neither boat gaining
| advantage.
The Armada had her usual good passenger trip and
moderate freight She reports the Emerald aground at
| Shawnectown.
The boats arriving from St. Louis had good trips and
filled out here with all they wanted. They report the
Olive Branch aground at Harrisonyille.
Fer MsMPHIs.-The favorite and comfortable steamer
G. W. Graham Capt. srKee, Charlie Parsons, clerk,
the regular packet for Memphis and all way landings
this evsning arrival of the train.
For YicEsBURG THE BENDs.-The regular Vicks-
burg packet, St. Johns, Capt. A r. Williams, clerk En-
trken will leave for the above and all termeiate ports
| this evening arrival of the train.
For New ORLEANs.-The splendid steamer Henry
Ames, Crawford. Master, is the regular Peoples Line
Packet Tor Vicksburg, Natchez and New Orleans this
| evening at o'clock, or on arrival of the train.
For PADucAH.-The elegant steamer Plain City, Scott
master, leaves for Paducah and intermediate landing
every evening arrival of the ran connecting with
packets at Paducah for Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers.
For CoLUMBUs.-The Gen. Anderson Parker, master +,
leaves Cairo every day for Columbus, at a. and
NJ, arrival Of trains, and makes close connection
with the Mobile and Ohio railroad Memphis New
leans and NJ obile.
| For ARKANSAS RIvER.-The elegant light-draught
steamer Iron City, Sheble Master will leave for Little
| Rock, Pine Bluff and Fort Smith this evening at 5
o'clock.
The St. Louis Democrat of yesterday has the follow
ing:
The Deer Lodge bound from this port to Omaha with
valuable last Monday afternoon the GOTH struck
snag at Heirs hal acre, about II miles below St. 10
10 be total loss She was at the time in command OF
Capt. VIM Thompson, who is careful officer, we'll
as the pilots in charge. The Deer Lodge strong
and excellent sternwheeer built for the trade of
gold regods of the Upper Missouri and had made alto
geher three four trips, including the Noun
tains She was owned by Capt John G. Copelin of this
city, Harry Doherman, the clerk, and Captain Thomas
Rea, valued at $ao, 900, aud insured for $1,000.
The Mississippi and all its northwestern tributaries
still falling steadily and rain is reported in that
direction to change the state of affairs. AS the channel
cuts out of the Missouri and Mississippi about
it falls there is about the amount of water at
last report but it is hard find in the Missouri that
steamers have entirety ceased to attempt its navigation
The Ohio is rising again at Ptsburg but very slowly
Only three feet is yet reported in the channel. At
Wheeling it is stationary with four feet eight inches and
it is falling at Cincinnati There is feet reported
to Louisville, feet large in the canal and 81 feet to
| Cairo.
Here the river continues to fall slowly.
The weather IS perfectly splendid clear and pleas
ant.
Business rather dulier yesterday than for some
days previously.
Our thanks due the officers of the Pauline Carroll
Liberty and Armada for manifests and late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
We hear it runored that the Plain City losing
money in the Cairo and Paducah Packet trade, and
about to withdraw, when the Paucah Chamber of Com
merce began take action in the matter and have
sisted her In aiming business By this it
that it is of Importance after ALI for the Paucah
ties to have steam communication with Cairo. We had
supposed from their frantic endeavors establish line
of Packets from their city Evansville that their hopes
salvation pinned to the skirts suburbs CT the
latter city, and that they expected to go there when
they died 1t is not very certain that Paducah get
along without Cairo.
The following from the Cincinnati Commercial of We'd
nesay last is further proof OF the fact that f wish
| to hear news you must go away from home,
Captain Ben. +. Egan has retired from the command
OF the steamer CumerlaRd and accepted the agency,
Nashville, of the Cairo River Transportation Compa.
good selection the interests of the Egyptian
| Germ will be well represented in the Rock CITY
! The paper has the following items:
The Starlight Captain Mccullough, has hauled down
her Nashville sign, and is now loading, and will lea
for Memphis tomorrow. The Harry Dean, Captain W.
b. Miller, returns to Memphis Friday, followed by
the RaSet Burns, Captain Z. Eugene Bowers Satur-
day Captain Rsley, late of the C. E. Hilman left
ST. Louis in last nights train Capt. Pres. Lodwick,
left for Louisville the St. Charles last night to
look after his Portsmouth packet, c. L. Hillman.
He will paint and her for the Cincinnati Ports
mouth trade Captain S. F. Hdreth, pleased to
sumed command of the Emma Floyd yesterday. Capt.
SAM b. French lett for home in last nights tyalp to
for oil, in Pennsylvania Captain Ed. d. Farnsworth,
Charles passengers, last night, we notice delegation
of the Western Associated Press, including Col A. w.
Fairbanks, of the Cleveland Herald Mr. Ed. Cowles, OIL
the Cincinnati Commercial and Mr. Hicks of the Union
Telegraph Company The Associated Press Association
meet in Louisville to- day.