Cairo evening times. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-16

magnificent Ruth, Captain Ben. Tabor, clerk Charley
Farrs will leave this evening for New Orleans and all
intermediate ports, arrival of the train. Her fame
for speed and magnifc ence is second to the
waters of the Great West while her ocersare fit repre-
sentatives of so fine a boat.
For WHITE RrYER.-The beautiful and light draught
steamer Albert Pearce Luker Master, Feldman Clerk,
will leave for all points White River this evening
arrival of the train
FOR MFHs.-The splendid steamer Belle st. Louis
Capt Alex. Zeiger, is the regular packet for Memphis
this evening arrival of the train.
The Mississippi 10 falling at St. Louis at the rate Of
three inches per day, and all the upper rivers still
falling. The channel depths. however, nearly the
last reported, owing the cutting of the
sand except that the Missouri only and haf
feet.
At Pttsburg the Ohio is falling with four feet in the
channel, and falling at Cincinnati, and low down
Evansville.
The Tennessee is rising rapidly with six feet from
Johnsonville out.
The Cumberland is also rising from the effect of heavy
ins below and at Nashville, but hare heard how
much of a swell has taken place.
Here, the river is still rising but rapidly at
last report. tF 49,.
The weather again clear and beautiful yesterday,
and under the genial influences of the the mud is
fast disappearing.
Our thanks due the officers Of the Ruth, Mepham,
and Armada for manfests and late papers.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Darling met with accident at Island 40 her
her last trip up. She picked up which broke her
water wheel BEAM gallows frame and portion of her
machinery. She returned to Memphis and repaired.
Her officers very careful not to report the facts to
the reporters and correspondents at Caio lest they
| should publish account Of it, but they were much
in their ideas of the in VIII ch reporters
pump such things of unwilling interested par
ties and they doubtless surprised to find that
account of the accident published in the Cncin
natl Commercial twenty before the arrival of the
| Darling at Cairo.
The Cincinnati Commercial of Tuesday contains the
following items:
The Kate Putnam, Captain Frank Maratta, left for
St. Louis full Of freight and crowded with passengers
The q. D. Fry left for Columbus Ca, with fair trip,
including 100 bbs and so pork 500 bbls -four 200
bbs whisky. rkins butter, and other miscellaneous
merchandise for New Orleans -.
Admiral David Gibson, of this city. Captain ohm N.
Bchnger, Superintendent and Captain George Pegram.
'f,s
New York. for establishing tr-weekly line Of Steamers
to ply between New York and New orleans in connec-
tion with the Atlantic and Mississippi Steamship Com
pany's line Of plying between New Orleans,
Cairo and St Louis. The steamship line also styled
Iron ste mshp the pioneer vess. in the new
line left York last Saturday. The Atlantic and
MISSISSIPPI steamship Company nave, TO the
steamship line to New York; another line Of class
large propeers plying between New Orleans and
| Liverpool direct Captain Bofnger's line now gives
through receipts for merchandise to all points tie
Mississippi, between ST.. Louis and New Orleans and
from New York through by the Atlantic Ocean or rail-
way routes.
| The Nymph No 2, Captain Camltz. arrived at Mo-
bile the l0th with full cargo Of cotton from the Ala
I bama RIVER.
Captain Dyas Power was in the city yesterday. We
regret to he is suffering with rheumatism.
Mr.. John Robinson, the famous bare-backed eques-
tran and his favorite "Reub leave for NV Or
leans to-day the Wausna, where he is engaged for
| the winter season with Thayer Noyes. i -
Captain Alex. F. Norton passed through the city
yesterday, from New Orleans for Washington
City.
tt ST.. Charles of the Peoples Line, between
Louisville and Cincinnati is nearly if quite match
for the fast United States beon gng to the
ular mail line The Louisville Press of Monday last has
the following of their last brush together:
SOME FUN-The st. Charles Of the Peoples Line, and
Unit ed States of the Mail Line, had little 'tlt
| at each other yesterday The Stint waited awhile for
the Staes and the ates waited for the Saint but it
seemed IS afeard and the other darsent start
The Saint finally swell Cd up tight that she had
let OUT bust" and they let her 60 The States
turned herself loose in time nearly hide herself 10 the
hollow which the Saint had left behind her. She fairly
ripped the river open far Jacksonville. where she
on and the 'awed at each other with their
whistles until they got tired The Saint turned loose
and took after the States in fine style The last
of them they running like scared greyhounds, the
Saint creeping up her at lively rate. it, Saint.
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