The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1868-12-30
DEPARTURES,

Gen. Anderson, tolum.i Post Boy, -. Louis;
Silver Spray, Cincinnati; Richmond, "
| Norman, Evansville; Wauanlta, New Orleans
Quickstcp, Evansville
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Contrary to general expectation, the rain
continued falling all last night, and although
the air is several degrees colder to-day, the
mercury j. not down to the freezing point by
five degrees. The ice has almost entirely
disappeared from the Ohio, but Is still run
ming freely from the Mississippi. 1t is quite
soft in the latte. river, however and steam
boatmen think there will be- no difficulty in
reaching st. Louis, provided the boats do not
draw too much water.
The river at this point is about stationary.
The Mississippi is falling rapidly at st.
Louis, and although Il is believed the ice Is
not scrion, obstruction, the channel depth
of water il so diminished that large boats
cannot bring ont or take up any cargo Of con-
sequence. A. no boat, have yet come through
the depth i, not certainly known, but it is
supposed there j. not more than four and IA
half to five feet.
The Ohio 1. stationary at Louisville with
six feet six inchc, water in the canal, four
feet six inchc. in the chute and three feet six
inches over the rock, in the fall. The rain of
the past two dyys has caused the ice to soften
in such a degree as to be but little obstruction
to navigation. II Is falling at Cincinnati, but
rising slowly at Pitt,burg, with four and Il
half feet water in the channel. The weather
was still mild Mt Pitt,burg on Monday last
and navigation Is supposed TO be- resumed
along the whole length of the Ohio.
Tho Richmond discharged 200 Texas cattle
here this morning. They are TO be sent east
per rail
The Norman discharged several hundred
bales eastern cotton to-day, at the |. C. H. II.
wharfboat,
The Talismun brought out 2iO sacks dried
| fruit, II sacks peanuts, for Chicago, 5Opicccs
blgging for rc.hipmcnt 10 Memphis, 225
plows for rc,hipmcnt 20 Nicksburg, and SO
bbls. flour, hid. tobacco for rcshpmcnt to
New Orlcanr. She returns 10 Nashville this
evening, and passenger will find her good
boat to travel on. Capt. WIN. Strong "sits
cnthroncd in majesty on the hurricane
deck, while Capt Ben. =. Egan acts the gem
tlcmon (and does it wcll,) in the office
The Cumberland, Capt. Ben. Howard,
Bruce Hunter, clerk, is the regular mail and
passenger packet for Evansville and all way
landing, on the Ohio, this evening. She i, a
very comfortable and swift running boat,
with experienced officers.
The huge Continental is due here from New
Orleans tomorrow evening on arrival Of the
train, She Is staunch and roomy and passcn-
ger. can be assured Of safety and comfort.
Capt Fitzgerald superintendent Of the A X
NJ Steamboat and Steamship Co., is in the city
attending TO the Interests of that association.
by letters from st, Louis, we learn that all
attempts to set rate, of freight from st. Louis
and Cairo to New Orleans have been aban-
doned by the 'teamboat association and every
boat is at liberty to obtain the best prices she
can.
Dick Weston, throttle-yalvi,t on the Ty-
rome, tells a good story of fellow boatman's
adventure in Cairo in search of "hirsnie
lumber
The Monsoon hu, been sunk in Red river
and is 4 total loss
Dispatches to Cincinnati announce the de-
struction by fire at Paducah, on Saturday last,
of the side-wheel steamer Itasca, which had
been taken there 10 have her cabin and mt
chinery transferable new hull. 1t is..utterly
incomprehcnsible TO our understanding why
the officers Of our local packets, when asked
for news on their arrival are so prone to for
get such very important items as the burning
or sinking Of steamers. We have conversed
with the officers Of several steamers which
have arrived here since the burning of the
Itasea-hayc asked every one of them if they
had any news Of interest, and they all forgot
TO mention that particular item, althoug they
willingly and kindly told us of all other things
they could think Of in the way of news.
the steamer Henry Y or Phul arrived here from
New Orleans and we went on board as usual
hunting items
Clerk answered kindly "No news, Mack,
The only solution Of the matter which occurs
to us is the probability that after travelling fifty
or one hundred miles from the scene of the ac-
cident the matter has been canvassed so much
by the officers that it begins to assume the APP
pearance of an old story, and they naturally
suppose that what they know SO perfectly is
known to every person else. During the war