Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-21
RIVER AND SrEAmBOAr NEWS.

XIV Eft AN AMSOAI
Items Of Otrgoes arri0img and departing-Coadf-
ton Of Western Rioers- Weather and Business
Boats Leaning T5-day-Boats Dwe-Gur Thanks
capt. j. Fee-.Sale Of tile lNolie Hami.tom-Ac-
cideat to the Stern Wheel -uemLhis-LouisciUe
Hems-Sale Of the Hyatt.
The Graham had go bales cotton and 2a71 packages
ammunition for St. Louis
The Olive Branch had 260 bales cotton and 600 head
catt e for St. Louis.
The Tarascon and St. Patrick had moderate trips.
The Tennessee brought 1919 bales cotton and
siderable assorted freight.
The Armada had 200 bbls flour for reshipment South
She had been detained by fog and should have been here
Sunday evening.
The McPorter had 40 cabin and 95 deck passengers.
We made mistake in copying her memoranda last trip,
and stated that she had laid up wait for daylight
Her officers she waits for anthng but for fog
1t dark for her pilots unless the darkness is
mixed with something.
The Silver Spray had 40 bales cotton for Cincinnati
All the other boats the port list had good trips.
For PADucAH.-The elegant steamer Plain City, Scott
MASTER leaves for Paducah and intermediate landings
every evening arrival of the tran connecting with
packets at Paducah for Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers.
For EvASsvILLE-The fast and elegant steamer.
lar Packet Evansville and way landings this evening
on arrival of the evening train.
For CoLUMBUs.-The Gen. Anderson, Parker, master ,
leaves Cairo every day for Columbus, at and
M, arrival of trains, and makes close connection
with the Mobile Ohio railroad for Memphis New Or
leans and Mobile.
For MEMPH1s.-The splendid steamer Marble City
Capt. Jim Tschudi Clerk Ad. Storm, is the regular
packet far Memphis and all way landings this evening
arrival of the train.
For New ORLAANs-The fine and fleet steamer John
Kgour, Christy, Master, leaves here for Vicksburg,
Natchez and New Orleans "wednesday even
ing arrival of the train. The Klgour is very fast,
has superior accommodations and is Differed by very
clever gentlemen. -:
For ARKANSAS R1vER.-The elegant light-draught
steamer Iron City, Shebe, Master, will leave for Little
Rock inc Bluff and Fort Smith this evening at 5
o'clock.
The Mississippi is still falling from Cairo to St. Paul
and the Missouri Illinois and their tributaries all
steadily declining H. t.- =
The Ohio is also falling from Cairo Pittsburg, and
in fact We are unable to hear of single river in the
VIII ole Mississippi valley which is not doing likewise
Her the river fallen six inches since repor
The weather is claer and COOL with indicate Of
rain. rss..E
Business is moderated brisk.
Our thanks due the officers of the Osborn Char
mer and Luminary for manifests and late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS - T.. 5'... ..'
We understand that the Stickney was not insured.
The latest from the wreck leave little hope that she
be raised, but there two wrecking boats
at the of disaster the Underwater salycr,
1t is in the scope of human ingenuity her it will
be done.
The wheel steamer Memphis was snagg ed at the
mouth of White River last week. We learn par
ticulars. .
Capt. Jay Wee, of the Armada, says he is not going
to marry-uness he find some lady who is willing.
Don't all speak at once ladies.
The Louisville Democrat of Friday contains the
following items:
GuARDs.-We notice that white guards been sta
toned the steamboats, at the wharf keep black
guards, nisgers from sneaking off before they get
passes from their -" lords and mastels." 0! what a
funny world live in! = .s. E~-s q
On a STRIKE.-The Goa l-dggers at Hartford City nd
Pomeroy have laid down the shovel and pick' in
sequence OF the refusing t. pay them five cents
bushe for digging. They offered four CENTS but
they have concluded to ''qu them diggiRgs" No coal
The tow-boa ]. L. Hyatt was sold at snithIand few
days ago for $4,000. She is to be used towb2at
in the Green River coal trade which is expected will be
lucrative one to the proprietors They have several
valuable mines that are yielding fine harvest.
deck hand and niger had fight on the wharf
and left it there until the niger spit
The wauanita is " hard aground the sunk boul-
der boat in the canal. She get off this morning
The Spray is in the canal also, waiting to come
! through.
The Cincinnati Commercial of the date contains
. he following
The Argosy departed fol New Orleans with $50 tons
with engagements below for full cargo, together with
two barges containing $500 bales hay. Among
her seerage passengers noticed several families
negroes formerly slaves of Joe Davis, (broher of jeff
bound for {" de old plantation"
| Captain Af B. Hopkins yesterday purchased the Ar
zona from Messrs. Bark Hart and Cook for $40 900
Captain Ames Fisher will take charge of the Office of the
| Arizona
| The hull of Captain Sam. Hueston's Arkansas
River packet will be launched from DAN Morton's yard
| in about weeks. Captain Hueston will contract
forthwith for another packet for the Arkansas Rive
| trade.
trhe Nashville and Cincinnati Packet Company
pretty steamer Rowens will leave for Memphis in The
the service of the Memphis and Cincinnati Packet Com
pany to morrow in the place of the Alice Dean