Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-17

will leave for all points White River this evening
arrival of the train
For PADuCAH.-The elegant steamer Plain City, Scott
master, leaves for Paducah and Intermediate landings
evening arrival of the train, connecting with
packets at Paducah for Tennessee and Cumberland
rivers.
For CoLuMBUs.-The Gen. Anderson, Parker master,
leaves Cairo every day for Columbus, at and 6 p.
m on arrival OF trains, anu makes close connection
with the Mobile and Ohio railroad Memphis New Or
leans and Mobile
The Mississippi AMI all its tributaries, above this
city, continues to fall. The Dubuque other papers
report the decline of the upper rivers being very
rapid and aPprehended immediate trouble in the navi
CATION of the Desmone and Rock Island rapids.
The Ohio is falling at Pittsburg with feet inches in
the channel At Cincinnati it is falling the of
inches per twentyfour hours and it falling all
| the way out to Cairo.
Here, the river had become stationary yesterday
| ing and has since fallen about two inches.
The weather somew hat hazy smoky yesterday,
but as the air cool there was not much sigc of
rain. -s-
! Business very dn yesterday
Our thanks due the officers of the Arthur Luna,
Clara Delson and McPorter for manfests and late
papers. ~
| MISCELLANEOUS.
l. The wrecking boat Underwater is still the upper
landing awaiting the time when her services may be
called into requisitlon to assist in distress
Steamboatmen and citizens will find ample remuneration
for visit to this fine boat in the inspection of the
wi which she is supplied. Ever ything necessary
the successful of her particular line of bust
is to found board of her, while her officers
fully competent to work each and every part to the be
| advantage
The St. Louis Democrat the 18th has the follow n
items:
From the character of steps lately adopted LED
to believe that after whe the St. Louis wharf will be
covered all over every packet line with its shed and 2O
800 feet of ground appropriated to its and
| benefit. If a lustre is thus to be shed wharf
let the sheds by all means be uniform in construction
and size. .-..
We have now what has been great desideratum. a
regular St. Louis and vicksbulg packet. The Platte
steamer goes in to stay, and will carefully attend to all
business in passenger and freight The Platte Val
another good the intervening Thursday
She is commanded by the popular Captain w. H Blake
and the efficient Mr.. Andy Isaacs will preside in the
office.
Captain Lloyd Belt has taken the St. Louis steame,
Galveston, rexas a short cruise the Gulf of Next
che stauhch and probably got along safe to hel
destination. Previous sailing her chimneys were
curtaiIed and her guard plank extracted.
The Jennie Brown the docks, and then goes to
Leavenworth to lie up during the winter 1t heieved
she will be the first boat to the Mountains in 1866.
The Cincinnati Commercial OF the 18th contains The
folls wing items
Captain Ben. NJ Merrieiees retires from the agency
business to take charge of the Memphis and Cincinnati
Packet Comp tnys steamer Golden Eagle, her leturI
from Memphis. Captain Merrielees is pupil of the
Brothers Bugher and has long been ide titled with the
Memphis packt trade Clerk and Captain He is a
liable man, with generous impulses.
| Captain Muhnan's Wheeling packet Phil Sher
| dan will be launched from the Marine Ways on Thurs
day This is the first time that we ever heard of Phil
! Sheridan taking water.
Mr.. VIM. z. Tichenor, the we'll known Cumberland
River Pilot and clerk, is in the city.
The Darling follows the Clifton to Memphis on Sat
| urday.
The following, from the Louisville Democrat, is some
thing new in the way of steamboat puff:
Romeo Oh, Romeo Methinks see thee Do mine
eyes receive me? Nay Beautiful one, it is thee Those
nnse that chimney, them pilot house, thine cabin thou
wheel. Dost go to Madison? Yes Well, every bod y
aboard by n1on for the Romeo goes certain
The same paper thus gives to it, satisfaction
the misortues the Cincinnati boats subjected to by
the ditch at Louisville:
"Go~ 'Eh NOVA fatboat loaded with boulders
" went down. Iii the canal yesterday morning. Cincn
natl boats will have to 90 Slow for awhile now un
less a and lets them slip around the
falls. We've got you &c How you scews ~
p. s. One boat has took loon breath and cleared it
| gone!