The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-09-30

The Ohio is still falling slowly, and sin,
our last report has fallen one-half inc
with ten and one-half inches on Baco
rock. AT Evansville the river has risen |
a couple of inches which is caused By
slight rise in Green river. At Louisyill
it is on a steady decline, with less than
feet on Portland bar The Mississippi
again falling.
The arrivals and departures were 80 lind
tied yesterday that the levee presented
dull appearance. The weather was cleaI
and cool, with slight frost in the morr|
ing.
The james Fisk did not arrive until al
early hour yesterday morning on Id
Thursday trip. She took the trip of I'd
Dick johnson at Paducah, and starte
down. drawing several inches more watd|
than there was Oh the Chain, and the I'd
suit was, she got aground and was did
tanned about thirteen hours. Her tri|
consisted Of about 100 tons assorted I'd
shipping freight
The Colorado came up light from Wick |
burg
There is only q inches water in ,h|
channel to st. Louis than during the loj
water of 1868
Captain John Crane is a lucky man j
more than one -cnce of the word He
lucky to have command Of the fine steamc|
Belle Memphis, which is one of the mol
popular boats on the river. Lucky bccau.|
he has the people. favorite, Billy Banked
for his cashier, and lncky again because ID
ha- won the thousand dollar horse and
buggy of Elem Calberts at rattle in Mem
phis, which he got for the small sum q
ten dollars.
Charley Parsons, the great, held the /" po1
ssh Of first clerk on the Silver Bow at th|
time she sunk. He is now in our city pal
tiently awaiting her arrival.
The physical "phiz' Of Phil Howard, TIL
great steamboat butcher, is to be seen OF
every steamer that comes into this port
Phil Is going 10 write book entitled
What ! know about music mot in
horn bu, in not she'll He will hav'
100000 copic. struck of so that each o
hi. friend may get one,
Tho Virginia reported G feet to Mem
| phi, and yellow fever bad at Nick.burl
and Natchcz.
The Ocennu. I'D II fair trip for New
/ Orleans and added considerable here. Sh,
landed at the Silver Bow and reported
that -he can bc easily raised. The waite
/ did not get over her main deck, but jus
come up to the nosing. All the freight OF
| deck will be saved. in good condition, bu
that in the hold will be damaged.
The John Kyle arrived during the after
noon from New Orleans with II barge il
tow, and had about 600 tons of freight 'or
board. She will not so TO st. Louis, but
take. the Merrills load and goes back from
here. The Merrill did not depart as wa
reported Her captain received dispatcl
from Commodore Davidson telling HIM 4
wait for the Kyle and resh!p his trip OF
her. The Merrill will probably be put II
! between here and St. Louis, to bring on
! freight for the Davidson line.
The Mallie Raglan was behind Ut Padu
cab and turned back from there and re
shipped her trip on the Fisk.
The Kellogg is still here, awaiting thu
arrival of the Atlantic. She will take tn,
three barges being brought out by the At
lantic, and the Atlantic returns to st
| Louis.
The Virginia discharged here 80 Dbl
oil, so bales rags and II bdls hides.
The Louisville had got off as she passed
| Point Pleasant.