The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-23
RIVER NEWS.
Port List for the Twcnty-four Hours End
Ing at Two o'clock, r. NJ.

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ARRIVALS
Argonaut. Louisville; Pos, Roy, =, Ions i,,,,
Henry Adkins, II Louis; Mountainccr Memphis,
| Talisman, Nashville; Suickstcp Evansville
| Clifton CincnnatE Norman,
| Pauline Carroll, ~. Louis shark. New Orleans
| DEPARTURES.
.rronau,, Memphis; Submarine NJ" H. Column
| ; cIrnnn ilcnry Adkins. vickshurg
| Quicks,cp. Evansville. Mountaineer, It Louis
The weather il showing the effect Of the
Observation-Disclosures of the past seven days
| The mercury was fifteen degrees above
zero at daylight this morning, and had only
| risen 10 twenty-five at noon. The boys Will
again resume their sport on the various skat-
! ing drinks outside the city, and ice will soon
commence floating out Of the Mississippi
| again, if this kind Of weather lasts.
The river here has fallen about Ave inches
since last report and il still falling steadily.
The Mississippi is stationary Mt ST. Louis,
and the last boats out report scant five feet
water in the channel
The Illinois river was open to Peoria at last
accounts.
The Ohio is swelling rapidly at loui.villc,
with six feet four inches water in the canal,
four feet fonr inches in the chute over the fall,
and three feet four inchc, over the rocks.
At Pitt.burg the river i again rising with
nearly eight feet water aud considerable Ice
running, which shows that some gorgcs have
broken up The present weather will close it
up again.
Business was not very good in marine cir
cles to-day.
The splendid and comfortable churn-whccl
steamer Cumberland. with those clever oiii-
| Gers. Capt Ben. Howard, and Clerks Bruce
Hunter and Marion Wright Is the regular
mail and passenger packet for Evansville and
| all way landings on the Ohio this evening ut
| 6 o'clock.
The Post Boy for Memphis, and the Pau
| line Carol for New Orleans, lcav" our wharf
| this evening. Both are fine and comfortable
boats and ably Offered
The Nashville Packet Talisman, Capt VIM.
! Strong, Clerk Ben. +. Egan, leaves for the
| classic, (modern) shores Of the Cumberland,
! and for the rsdicsl-riden city OF Nashville.
| Those who are unfortunate enough 10 have
| business in that direction will lind splendid
accommodations and genial officers on the
Talisman.
The QuicSstep brought eight for the follow
ing Cairo consignoes &C. VI. Green, +, kors-
/, myer, Becrwart Orth Il Co, MAckie a Co.,
Chas Galgcr, JAS. Copeland and ID. Hurd N
Sons.
The Shark came here last evening, running
on one engine, having broken wrist and
run Through the other breaking out both
cilindor heads She will repair here.
The Kilgore and Henry Adkins received
about co tons each, NJ thi, port last night.
The Post Boy and Pauline Carroll received
largely to day.
The Gen. Anderson Wa. loated into the
water out of the Cairo Dry Docks yesterday.
Her hull has been carefully examined and
most thoroughly repaired and l. now a.
staunch and sound as when first built. The
repair, and painting of her upper works wiIl
be- finished in II short time, and she viii then
resume her trips 10 Columbus.
BY very natural mistake, the printer
caused US 10 locate the point of collision be-
tween the America and United States about
800 feet too far aft. We wrote that the
America struck the United States about Tour
feet from the STEM nearing the extreme
point Of her bow. The printer changed the
word "stem to stern
The steamer Mollio Hambleton has been
attached ut our wharf by the United states
Marshal for II claim Of $4,000 made against
her bythe wrecking company VINO own lh'
steamer Underwater. The liainbieton was
raised by the Underwater when sunk some
weeks since, and was brought to this city Tor
repairs.
Sheriff Mcneil, of st. Louis, attached lot
of furniture belonging to the Great Republic
at that port, and the present owner, Captain
Hiram X. Hazlctt, has sued him for wrong
fully withholding it. The sum involved Is
$4,000.
The hull of the United States has been
hauled out on the marine ways at Cihcih'
natl, and will be heightened thirty feet more
than Mt present We are Informed that this
will allow the owners to give her anew name
and this Is probably the cause of her being
lenrthencd, az the name Of United States
would probably be very unpopular after what
has occurred
The Madison Courier of Friday says:
"The dismantling of the j. n. McCulloueh
Il bringing To light the fact that more lives
= were lost by that accident than had been sun
= posed At first ii was reported that hut one
+. person, deck-sweeper, had been lost Yes
/ terday the body Of colorcd dcck-hand was
taken from The wreck, and the coroner tells
as he has reason TO believe that ten or fifteen
bodies will be found in the boat The cabin
e is being removed, and a few days will tell
f how many found watcry grave by that
catastrophe"