The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-02-13
burg, but q rise of ten feet out Of The, Ka-
nawha ana another of nine f6ot out Of Ken

burg, but rise of ten feet out of the, ka
nawhs ana another Of nine feet out Of Ken
lucky river will mako it rise rapidly to-day
nj both Cincinnati and Louisville There i
nine feet water at Pittsburg and six feet eight
I inches in the chute over the falls at Louis.
n vile.
Here the river remained stationary about
twelve hours, but Il now rising slowly. Since
dark last night 1t has risen about three inch
es.
Business is still fair. ..,.. d, -.,,,
The Ooosa added about 80 tons -four
and sundries for Memphis and way points. :.
The Virginia discharged hhds sugar and
! a few packages groceries. s.An...
The White brought 60 bbls hour Tor IT,
d. Williamson, 81 bbls potatoes for Thomas
| Il Green. lOl bundles wagon stuff for c. *.
Woodward and 30 bbls meal, 20 bundles
hubs for reshipment south.
The Quickstep brought "a bbls potatoes for
Thomas & Green, 80 ditto for ID. Hurd X
Sons, 20 pkgs household goods for Mrs. Ed
son, and 455 pieces hollow ware 90 hhds ba-
con- III bbls potatoes, 81 bbls whiskey, ID
pkgs eggs and butter, 10 pkgs sundries for
reshpment south. .fE.n 40 "a
The Luminary discharged few tons Cairo
freight and received about so tons assorted
freight for reshipment to Vicksburg and way
points. a t.H-t
The Louisville discharged here o hhds
sugar, 10 bbls tar.
The establishment ola new packet line is
always attended with more or less expense,
and the first boats are usually more or less
troubled to make expenses for little while
until their efforts are appreciated. We are
sorry TO say the Mollie Hambleton, our pi-
oneer packet in the Cairo and Memphis trade
found no freight TO return with from Men,
phis this trip, and as her owners could not |
afford TO lose so much money as would DO in |
volved by making the trip with nothing in
sight to repay them, they were compelled TO
accept load ofcotton for Evansville. They
tried to obtain privilege Of reshipping at
Cairo on our Evansville packets, but could
not obtain rate sufficient TO justify it, and
WAS compelled to take il through. The Ham,
beton has no design or desire TO abandon the
Cairo and Memphis trade however, and will
cave here for Memphis on Tuesday evening
next and on her return will lay over here
Until her next regular day, Friday week. 1t
$ hoped that our merchants and shippers will
1--WE this neat little packet all the encourage
nent and business in their power, as a regu-
ar packet between this city and Memphis
will be Of great peeuniary benefit TO Cairo.
The Cumberland, Capt Ben. Howard, is
he regular Cairo and Evansville packet this
vening.
The White, Capt. Northern; clerk, JIM
lie Beverly, is the regular Cairo and Padu-
all packet this evening.
The Nashville, Capt. Wiley Simms, is the
ocular Cairo and Nashville packet to-mor-
NV, Sunday, evening.
The Lady Gay is the regular packet for
Iew Orleans and way points this evening.
The Armada Is the Cairo and Evansville
acket tomorrow Sunday evening.
The Belle Memphis Is the regular packet
r Memphis this evening.
The Gerard b. Allen will DO here this even
g bound for Red River and Shreveport. .
new in steamboating.
The Marble City was raising steam to 10 ,
st. Louis, at noon, after having been laid 4
? nj this port over two months.