The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1870-04-14
RIVER NEWS.

The weather is clear and spring-like
with the temperature almost too warm.
The growth of vegetation j. somewhat eS-
traordinary, and the forest trees, finding
,hcmsclvc. behind time, have assumed
their green attire more suddenly than
usual. House plants and shrubbery are
growing so rapidly that one can almost
perceive the increase of foliage from hour
to hour. The thermometer indicated -
deg.
The river has fallen about five inches al
together, and the decline will be quite
slow, for some time.
The Mississippi is rising slowly at st.
Louis, and enough water is reported com
ing down to keep i, 30 for II day or two,
and aftcrward, To keep it from declining
rapidly.
The Ohio is rising again at Pit,sburs'
with eleven feet water in the channel and
more heavy rains are reported; i, is falling
rapidly at Cicinnati and Louisville, with
| only seven feet water IN the chute over the
falls.
The Cumberland is again falling with J.?
feet on liarpeth Shoal'.
Bushes. Is more dull at our wharf than
for six months past,
The City of Evansville brought 10 tons
mdsc. for Cairo, 39j bag. wheat for ST.
Louis, and 4s bbis whisky for New Orleans.
The Tyrone brought l75 hhds tobacco
for reshipment TO New Orleans; IL cattle
and 80 tons sundries for 1t. Louis, and u
few lots sundrics for Cairo.
Captain j. Slut Neal has purchased AN
interest in the Magenta, and has taken
command of her. She was advertised Ia
leave New Orleans for ~, Louis, last satur-
day in company with the Great Republic
and Molic Able.
The &. b. Church and VI. j. Wicks have
gone into the trade for which they were or
iginally designed-that of Memphis and
-. Louis packets. One Of them will leave
st. Louis every Wednesday and Saturday,
and one leave Memphis on the same days.
The Louisville newspapers are in exta.
Gle. over Capt. Gus Fowler's new steamer
Idlcwild which is TO arrive here to-day
Thursday, aud take her place rs II perma-
nent packet between this city and Evans
Vile From other sources also, however,
we learn that she is perfect beauty, both
outside and inside, and is complete in
every thing necessary for the comfort or
convenience of the traveller. She has a
Frecdmans Bureau in her Texas, so that
sour colored fellow citizen lately styled
"nigger., can rcvel in all the enjoyments
of a frst-class cabin passage without being
compelled TO "sociate wild de pore white
trash" Her clerks Office is fitted up in
superb style with richly figured colored
plate-gass. Her carpet is of II beautiful
pattern and is English tapestry. Her two
bridal chambers are said to surpass all
others in every particular necessary for
either comfort or elegance The ceiling OF
one is ornamcntcd with the painting of "a
sweet littlo cupid boy, and the other with
that of loving little cupid girl at least
So says the reporter of the Louisville
Cdurier-Journat who, We suppose is au
fail on the question of sex.
The dimensions of the Idlewild are as
follows Hull 222 feet long, IS feet lean,
81 feet hold Engines, 20 inches diameter,
Cd feet stroke with four boilers 20 feet
long, 80 inches diameter, double hued.
She has wrought iron shafts and cranks,
and her water wheels are 26! feet in diam
eter with II feet length of bucket plank,
Her draught of water with steam up, and