The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-05-28

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II Steamer A Baker is also advertised for
the occasion.
~ The new steamer Emma Elliot was
to have been launched yesterday at Louie
Vile.
- The Potomac remained until a late
hour yesterday and added about 60 tons
for various points south.
~ The Illinois for Columbus and
Idlewild for Evansville are the regular
packets TO leave promptly at pm.
NJ Business is reported active in St.
Louis and all boats out seem to corrobo-
rate the statement.
~ The Potomac added here SO bbls.
whisky, 90 bbls. meal, so SKIS. bran, 81
coops poultry and large lot of hogs for
New Orlesns.,.
D6r The Jim Fisk came in late yester.
day evening having been delayed by bus
iness. She brought 81 hhds tobacco for
the South and l6 for St. Louis.
pW The Emma Floyd is aground on
Harpeth Shoals in the Cumberland river
and the Burksville has been sent from
! Nashville to relieve her.
nN-The City of Cairo, last Friday re.
ceived 100 tons of freight for vcksburg
being 100 less than she expected to re-
ceive.
D6rThe river has fallen fully ~ inches
since last report. A most refreshing rain
fell yesterday afternoon which cooled the
atmosphere very much and was very ac-
septabls.
n65- The Kellogg and barges, james
Howard for New Orleans, Colorado for
Vicksburg, Emperor for Cincinnati Co.
. umbia, for Fort Smith, r. j. Lockwood
OR Shreveport are due to-day.
n6rThe hat which we spoke of as be-
Nc worn by Mr.. Marion Wright with
clerical grace, is a present from Mr.. Jack
Winston, and not the Head Centre of the
Tennessee river picnic, as some one
made US say yesterday.
~ The 7. f. Eckert, rooney and adj
nirably arranged for excursion purposes,
'.dvertises to make two trips TO Mound
,hy on decoration day, leaving Cairo nj
y and IL A. M, and charging fifty cents
Or tho round trip.
- An engineer named Eustis is abou
o examine and report upon the praciica
,ility of crossing the Mississippi River a
Satchez by bridge and n steam ferr.
It sufficient capacity to transfer loade,
ears without breaking bulk.
NV The decline still continues in nj
hS water courses except those in the ta
Vest, which are rising slowly. There az
feet four inches in the channel ut Pitts,
urg; u in the chute AT Louisville, anc
feet inches on Harpeth shoals in the
cumberland.
~The Quickstep brought 10 bbls
our for Chas. Gallagher, and lot OF
arniture for b. S Harrell, and the fol-
owing for reshipment: sc bbls whisky
hhds tcbEcco for st. Louis, and 10 bblt
our, 100 do. whisky, and lot OF sun
ries for the South.
~" The following is from the Cincin
Ati Commercial OF the 10Th Ger
reynolds, superintendent of Wester
liver Improvements, is pushing forwar
he work Of examining the various river
a his department, with view to improve
,snts in navigation. Major Allen In
lst returned from the Ouachta River
aving examined that stream from Ark
slphia down to Trinity Bar, The rivei
las found susceptible of Improvement
1ough in places fall Of snags, logs and
,nd-bsIs. The ast, aud one of the snag-
oats will be put to work on this stream
he water in the upper portion of it j,
,om to feet above low-watcr mark
lille in tho lower part it is from 20 to q
set above it.