The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-25

Robt. Fulton, Memphis
The weather is again cloudy, and the tenn
perature mild. A haziness in the atmosphere
seems to foretoken more rain.
| The Mississippi river is fallingat st. Louis,
but as mild weather seems to be gradually
spreading through the whole district now COW
cred with snow, above st. Louis, We may
look for a speedy, though not very dangerous
rise, from the melting of the SHOWS.
The Ohio is falling at Louisville and Gin
cinnat rising above Cincinnati, falling at
Pittsburg, while the Monongahela is rising
above Pttsburg, but no rise of consequence is
expected. There is seven feet, six inches
water over the falls at Louisville, and eight
feet water in the channel at Pittsburg.
The Cumberland is falling with only four
feet on Harpeth Shoals.
Here the river is about stationary.
Business is rather dull, compared with last
week.
The Paducah packet brought out 10 hhds
tobacco for reshipment to New Orleans, and
fow lots household goods and .sundries for
reshipment to st. Louis.
The Cumberland brought 40 pkgs furni-
ture, cattle, 2l2 sacks wheat for Cairo 500
pieces stoves and hollow ware hhds tobac-
CO, bbls eggs, IS pkgs sundries for reship-
ment south.
The Mississippi discharged here two humid
red Texas cattle and 100 tons groceries and
asserted freight for Cairo, Cumberland river
and points on the l. q. X. r.
The Talisman brought out so hhds tobacco
for reshipmcnt TO Now Orleans, and several
lots sundries for Cairo and reshipment to va
rious points. She returned with rather a slim
trip.
The Great Republic, Capt. W. b. Donald.
| son, leaves here this evening for New Orleans
and way points. This magnificent steamer
has latoly been repaired although but little
was needed, except to straightsn her hull,
crooked in launching, and she is now, with
that defect remedied, in every respect better
and faster boat than when first built. She
has proven herself the fastest boat on the
western rivers while her low pressure Of
steam and great strength Of huh makes her
proof against explosions or sinking. The
timid may rejoice at such an opportunity.
The excellent little Cairo and Paducah
packet, VIM. White, Capt. Northern, Clerk
Jimmy Beverly leaves here every evening
except Sunday
The grand City Of Cairo, Capt Malen, is
the regular packet for Memphis and way
points this evening.
The "inyinciblc Armada Capt Gus.
Dusouchet, Clerk Willie Fowler, is the reg
ular Cairo and Evansville packet this even
ing.
Tho steamer Peoria City bound from New
Orleans to Cincinnati, struck something, and
has gone to the bottom of the Mississippi at
Cole Creek Island thirty miles above Match
ez. A telegram from Captain Silver gives
only this additional information, Lies
very straight don't know whether she can
be raised or not 1t is supposed here the
chances are against her being raised. The
| Peoria City was to be loaded at Cincinnati
| for Missouri river in which stream she was
in the habit of passing most Of her time. She
was owned by Capt. Silver and the Clerk of
the boat, I. w. Shields. After receiving
her death wound she was run to bar, where
she sunk in comparatively shal low water,
and her passengers and crew, and number
of cattle on board were saved. Capt. Dugan,
Of the Underwater, goes to Memphis by this
evenings train, from Columbus, to meet the
Underwriters board and sec what the chances
are for raising her.