The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-01
Port List for the 4s Hours ending Mt |
Two o'clock, Il. VI.

The weather is again pleasant in tempera.
ture, but rather hazy with indications of
rain Wind from the south.
The Mississippi is falling at the rate of FIVE
inches per twenty-four hours at st. Louis
Only eight fev water is reported in the
channel to thaScity above Cairo, while there
is an abundance for all classes Of boats fully
laden, from Cairo 10 the gulf
The Ohio is still falling at all points. There
is three feet reported in the channel to Pits
burg, and scant four feet over the falls, with
,ix feet in the canal at Louisville.
The Cumberland is still falling slowly
with four feet on Harpeih Shoals.
Here the river has fallen nearly five feet
since Saturday noon, hut is not falling 20
rapidly today.
Business Is good, and receipts and ship
ments continue large.
The Belle Memphis discharged large
quantity OF Cairo freight and received 80 or
so ton. for Memphis.
The Clifton also discharged considerable
freight for Cairo merchants.
The Cumberland brought out - pkg dried
peache. for reshipment 20 st. Louis; $40 pkgs
stoves and castings. 60 Dbl, -four, 275 bags
corn, /, bbls shisky hhds tobacco, 20 tons
sundrie., for reshipment south.
The Continental cleared for New Orleans
Saturday evening, after receiving nearly 500
tons produce and assorted freight, the princi-
pal items Of which we're 10 hhds tobacco, COO
bbls -four Tobacco has not entered largely
into r,shipmcnts from this port for some time
past ~ the prices a. Louisville and PaduCah
have been ruling 10 high that it ha. been ship
ped to those ports and thence east per rail or
on through boat. to New Orleans Specula-
ton having al length oyerresched itself, to-
bgcco j. returning % the old channels Of trade
and shipment Capital and talent may divert
commerce from it. natural and cheapest chan
nels for time, but il will grayita,e and settle
back % them again "a surely ~ the rivers run
down stream.
The Armada brought out - hid. tobacco
bbls meal, IS bbls whisky. and consider
able quantity Of furniture and sundries for
reshipmont south.
The Arthur will receive fully four hundred
tons % corn aud suEdric, here, and departs
for New Orlean. aud way landings this even
Ing. Captain Jack Garter ]. IN command.
The Arthus is a tr,t-slls. steamer.
The Mollie Able, captain Dan. Able, John
VI. Leayenworth clerk, will leave here for
New Orleans and all intermediate points to-
morrow Tuesday, morning. Tho Mollie Able
isclas,ed among the best steamers Sloat, and
her officers are veteran boAimen and popular
gentlemen.
Remember the Cairo and Paducah packet
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erly, goes to Paducah every evening aud lands
Passengers at all landings along shore where
required.
A. an evidence Of returning prosperity in
the south, We would mention the fact this,
the RubicOE on her recent down trip di.-
charged freight 40 sevcuty-lght landings be-
tween Helena and Vicksburg
Capt. Ben. +. Egan, who was in the city
Saturday on business has in hi, possession a
relic Of the olden time ofstcamboat.n. which
Is really curiosity. II j. bill of laliug
dated march sth, ls2l Of freight shipped by
A. Peterson New Orleans, on board the good
steamer Rfism0a, of which Stirling Barner
y master and BeQ Baruer clcrk The con-
signee is W j. Tynes, Clarksvillc, Tennessee,
and the freight consisted Of thirteen packages,
comprising barrel Of sugar, sack of coffee,
seg Of molasses and the usual contents of
planters order in those days, IN
GLIDING the inevitable demiiohn Il
fine brandy The rate Of freight was
t''o md haf cents per pound, and as it
weighed 2,2?G pounds, the freight amounted
TO the modest SUN of S55;65---a very good bill
for little over one ton. The receipt of the
consignee, showing that the goods had been
received in good order, was written on the
back of'the bill of lading, which had then
been filed away by the clerk. The captain
and clerk were brothers, and both were I'M
clcs of CAPTAIN Bon Egau