The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-27
PORT LIST.


JAS. Fisk, Jr, Paducah.
Marble City, st. Louis.
Since tho last report the Ohio has fallen
2 inches. Business on tho levee was very
brisk and freigbts ware moving rapidly.
Boats arriving here half loaded have no
trouble in filling out with all theyacan
carry.
Our three large wharfboats are loaded
to their greatest capacity, and for want Of
room arc compelled to put freight on the
lcvee. There is enough freight awaiting
tonnage to load several of the largest
steamboats,.
The steamer Grcenback will commence
about the first Of September to remove the
distractions between here and Evansville,
and If tho Evansville and Cairo packet
company wish TO place one Of their pilots
on board, for the purpose of pointing out
such distractions as they may wish re-
moved they will have the privilege Of
doing so, provided that such pilot is paid
FOR his services by the packet company.
The City of Vicksburg will be laid up
at st. Louis for painting, and the Marble
City VII run in her place during the
timo she is laid up.
The Belle Of Memphis hs' been re-
paired, and will resume her place in tho
st. Louis and Memphis line
Nine feet scant at Memphis.
The James Howard discharged for ). &
b., Cairo, hhds sugar and 10 boxes lem
ons for Chicago per l. c. r. r., 2 casks
wine, 8 boxes paste, l34 bbls. rosin, 80
baskets wine, and has about ] 200 tons
freight for st. Louis, including 1908 bars
railroad iron and $50 hhds. sugar. She
was full OF people. Every state room on
her was engaged before she left New Or
leans. She has the largest upstream trip
Of the season.
The Bee succeeded in getting her barges
of Of Greenleaf. Reports give the depth
Of water At that place as being 6 feet 2
inches.
The Commonwealth came out Of the
river without grounding, but she rubbed
very hard ut sevesl places. She filed out
here with all she wanted and lei. with her
guards in the water.
The Jas. Fisk had for st. Louis l,l0i
bars iron, 20 bdls iron and 3 caddi.s tobac-
co flor Memphis, 10 bbls. -four and 25 bbls
meal, and 100 bbs. -four for New Orleans,
and had a small lot for here.
Capt. Pink yarble has the contract for
Transporting ten thousand bbls. cement
from Louisville TO 81. Louis at 45 cents
per Dbl.
Iron coal barges ARE likely to succeed
those made Of wood, and it is thought they
will draw much less water for the s. nc
carrying capacity than wooden barge'.
Bruce Hunter, formerly Of tho steamer
Taiisman, Is now second clerk on the Jas
Fisk, Jr. ..s..
The Burksvlle brought 80 tens pig iron
for St. Louis and 81 bbls potatoes for New
Orleans She had a fair passenger list.
The Marble City arrived IL hours be-
hind time. She had "a dozen brooms fol
this place and received about $50 toni
freight for st. Louis and way points. She
was full OF passengers.
BY TELEGRAPH.
EVANSVILLE, IND, July 2G.--Wcathel
cloudy and wet till evening, but is nov
clearing up. River fallen three inches.
Up-Camela and Emma Floyd.
Down-Mary Ament, Tarascon, Fann!
Brandeis and Florence Lee with medium
trips. Business dull.
LOUISVILLE, July 26.-The river iallei
4 inches; IS inches on the chute, and
feet on Portland bar.
Light showers just before noon.
| Departed-Eddyvillc, Cairo; j. $. Nc
Donald arrived from below and laid up a
the foot of Sand island.
Inspectors w. +. Reynolds, Jr,, and Gee
Houghton yesterday rendered decision
in the case Of collision Of the Molli
Ebert, towboat, and the VIM. Coleman
near the mouth Of Salt river on the lot
OF April last. They decided that the pilo
| oil the coleman WIS w pioHio 'o' az
giving the signal distint, and the pilot o
the Ebert was to blame for not replyin
promptly and clearly. ... 80
CIScISSATI, July 26. River six fee'
Fallen one foot. Two hours rain to-ia,
Cloudy tonight.
ST.. LOUIS, July 2G.-Arrived-Molii
Mcbride, Andy johnson, Keokuk W.
Lewis, Kansas City; Utah, Peoria Mar
Mcdonald, Lexington, Julia, Vicksburg
Columbis, White River.
Departed-Ida, Omaha; Moonston'
! Illinois; Kellogg and barges, Belfas
New Orleansi s. s. Merrill, St. Paul
Ida Of Pekin, Tennessee river Gran
Tower, Memphis, Andy johnson, Molli
Mcbride, Keokuk.
. River, still falling. Weather cloud
but warm.