Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-10-12

Yesterday the sun shone quite warm during the mid
die of the day. but the evening cool and pleasant
Business upon onr levee quite dull, as our port
list would indicate unusual scarcity of arrivals and
departures of boats.
The Missouri Democrat says:
The river continues quite rapidly at this place
The upper rivers all falling The Ohio and trbuta,
ries falling. Navigation is considered suspended
from Pttsburg below The low waters in the rivers gem
erallyare apparently near at hand.
The weather is pleasant Business on our wharf
continues fair. There is not much of crowd Ok steam
boats at the wharf, yet the tonnage is sufficient for the
demand. and little more than sufficient.
The Cincinnati Commercial says:
The weather continues mild and clear. At Pittsburg
there feet water, and falling last night Here the
river has receded inches during the "a hours ending
last night. There feet hence to Louisville, ana
feet in the canal There IA inches in the CumDef
land and falling and feet in the Mississippi from ST.
Here the river declined about inches during the past
"a hours.
The Belle Memphis was flying light, but had very
good trip ofpassengers 10 this point Her polite CLERK
Larry Entler placed under special obligations for
late Memphis papers.
The Liberty No had fair trip and 324 bales cotton
consigned to Brown, Dunkerson Co.. Evansville.
Newburg-262 sacks wheat. New Albany-9o baies COT
ton and so bdls hides. Lousville-15 tarpauns bxs
stones chest tools, iron safe and hhds tobacco.
The Mollie Able had 700 tons of miscellaneous mer-
chsndise for New Orleans, including Is mules and III
horses She added about $50 tons here, and was so
crowded with passengers that she compelled to fill
every nook and Granny with oats.
The Golden Eagle fully laden.
The Southern Belle is and very neat boat "out
o" the gunboat Carnage. She is Offered by Captain
Adams with Mr.. Adams in the Office. She enters, as
regular packet the St. Louis and Arkansas river trade
The Tyrone is doing fine business in the Cairo and
Columbus trade In few days the railroad South will
male daily trims when her trade will be immense.
For EvANsv1LLE.-The proud bearing steamer Ar
mada will punctually leave for Evansville this evening
at p. m. If you want pleasant ride go on board.
For NEW ORLEANs-The feetest and finest passen-
ger packet the New Orleans trade the John Kigour
viii positively leave for New Orleans to-day
For EyANsvILLE-If you want to enjoy trip up the
Ohio go on the Palestine to-day She will be here
certainly and leave for Louisville and all intermediate
ports at p.
For MEMpHIs.-The c. E. Hiliman will leave for Mem
phis this evening arrival Of the train.
The Emma Floyd, Darling, Nightingale, Coldena,
Caroline, Mollie Hambleton and Maggie Hays due
from Cincinnati
The NJ F. Forsyth, Mollie Mcpike c. J. cafrey, Lit
tie Rock and Marmora due to-day from St. Louis.
MISCELLANEOUS
The heavy night fogs continue and boats from every
direction loud in their complaints of the detenons
thus caused Our packets find it impossible to
fill their schedule time in consequence of being driven
| to the bank every night by the inpenetrabe fog.
The Memphis and St. Louis Packet Company have
made reduction in rates from St. Louis of arti
cles of freight Heavy pound freight is reduced to 80
cents per hundred light freghts So cents 50
cabbage So so per hundred and So per crate
The Louisville Press of the 9th has the following per-
! tinent suggestions:
! LOUlSvILLE.-The river falling rather fast yes
terday with only four feet in the canal last
| ming Since last report, Friday evening, it had
fallen inches at the head of the falls Is inches
at Portland-a very rapid decline the present low
stage of water. The enterprisng boatmen and mer
chants of St. Louis since the have diverted much
of the Louisville trade to that quarter, by means Of
| daily packets to Cairo, Columbus and Memphis.
Louisville always was, and should be again, the best
market for the Southern people, especially along the
river Heretofore commanded all the trade
the lower Ohio and the Mississippi to Memphis. includ
ing Columbus, Hickman, Randolph, New Makrid, &c
All that region would, doubt, give Louisville the
preference again, if the facilities were extended: We
want of yOre, line of daily boats to Memphis
| New Orleans.
By our line of splendid New Orleans packets had
the advantage and the preference all other rivals
again that trade must establish tn
| line of Louisville boats.