The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870, 1869-01-27

| Mage HAYS Richmond, n. o.;
Quickstep, Evansville; shark, 4"
| Dexter, LouirNlllei Taisthan NAch''"c'
The weather is again clear and mild to-day,
although a slight shower Of rain fell during
the night. The mercury indicated 80 degrees
at noon. The duration Of the present beauti-
ful weather at this season is something aston
ishng, for, although we have similar weather
every winter, yet "the Oldest inhabitant'
| agrees that i. has never before lasted so long.
The Mississippi is still falling at St. Louis,
,nd boats are compelled 10 hunt the deepest
| water in the channel.
The Ohio is still falling every where, with
FIVE feet large over the falls and only four
feet at Pittsburg. As the weather has turned
quite cold at the latter point, it is possible for
the upper Ohio TO become ob.tructed by ice
while at such q low stage.
Here the river has fallen fourteen inches
since yesterday.
Business. has been only moderate.
The Quick,tcp brought 1875 doz brooms, for
sale In Cairo or any market, lGj bdls paper,
100 pkg. furniture, 100 bbls potatoes and
meal, % bbls whiskey, 500 SKIS corn for re-
shipment south.
The Milbrey was light, and will hereafter
ply between Paducah and GAINESVILLE on the
Cumberland river.
The Molli, Able discharged here for r, b.
Hendricks o sacks Usage Orange Seed; G..
ID. Williamson hid Sugar 9 bbls Rice, 9
bbls Almonds, 2 pkgs; Nashville packets 70
hhds Sugar, AZ bbls Molasses, 500 sacks Salt,
10 bbls Sugar 10 bbls Sundries; Chicago 2i7
bales Moss, "a hhds Sugar, 100 Hides. She
has also 1909 bales cotton and fair trip sum
dries for St Louis.
The comfortable Cumberland. Capt. Ben.
Howard, clerks Bruce Hunter and Marion
Wright, Is the regular mail and passenger
packet for Evansville and way landings this
evening Go on board and view the eclipse
tonight from the river.
The Peducah and Cairo Packet Company
having purchased T. d. Richmonds interest
in the steamer VIM. White, she is fixture in
that line, and her friends along the route and
nj Cairo and Paducah can depend on having
daily boat. II the White goes out of the
trade it will be 10 give way to Il better boat
owned by the same parties and commanded
BY the same officers. Northern, rs captain,
and Beverly, ms clerk will spare no pains to
add 10 the present popularity Of the line.
Every body betwev.. Cairo and Paducsh are
interested in keeping up this line as a daily
convenience
The railroad bridge nuisance has claimed
another victim. When will stesmboatmen
be able to counteract the influence and power
Of the railroad companies who so basely sacri-
fee all considerations Of life and property on
the rivers to their own selfish interests. The
Cincinnati Commercial of the 25th, contains
the following account Of the latest disaster;
"The sternwheel steamer, LeClaire Captain
Milton Akin, Tennessee river packet sunk
last night on the Falls by collision with
channel pier Of the railroad bridge, while de-
scending the Falls in charge Of the Falls pi-
lot, Captain Pink Varble. The boat was
drawing within one foot Of the water in the
channel and II was no more than an ordina-
ry risk. 1t was moonlight night and there
had been fog. The boat struck her after
knuckle beam near the stern, soon filled with
water and sunk head mp stream in the Big
Eddy, opposite Goose Island. The pilot be-
leved he had made the passage through the
| piers safely when slight jar was felt in strk-
ing the abutment, and the boat soon began to
careen, and it was known that hole was
knocked in the bottom. Captain Varble by
great GOODNESS and presence of mind, prevent
cd panic among the passengers, and thereby
| no lives were lost The Tarascon, which
had been detained by fog, passed down soon
after, and Rescued the passengers and all
their baggage. The boat lies perfectly
straight in water just over the under deck at
the forecastle, and two feet in the engine
room. The hull is valued at $4,000 and is
insured in Louisville for 500