The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-21
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.

PORT LIST.
ARRIVALS.
Steamer Commonwealth, New Orleans.
" City of Chester, st. Louis.
Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
Dexter, st. Louis.
Florence Memphis.
[" City OF Cairo, Vicksburg.
/" lobe Hurt, Hickman.
d" Jas. Fisk, Jr, Paducah.
" Illinois, Columbus.
q Grand Tower, st. Louis.
" Gen. Anderson, ST. Louis.
Odd Fellow, Ohio river.
Spray, Cincinnati.
DEPARTURES.
Steamer Common wealth, 81. Louis.
I" City Of Chester, Memphis.
Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
Dexter, New Orleans.
% Florence, st. Louis.
City Of Cairo, st. Louis.
lobe Hurt, Hickman.
Jas. Fisk, Jr, Paducah.
d" Illinois, Columbus.
Grand Tower, Memphis.
Gen. Anderson, Mound City.
Since last report the river has fallen
about ono inch, but from indications will
be rising in few days.
Cumberland river is falling, with TWEEN.
ty-two inches on Hsrpcth shoals.
Boats report l0A feet between here and
Memphis.
Business on the levee very brisk to-day.
Weather cool and pleasant
The Colorado will 60 on the docks at
St. Louis, and the Rubicon will make one
trip in her place between st. Louis and
Vicksburg.
The Camelia is loading at Louisville for
Cairo, and hereafter will make regular
trips between Louisville and this port.
The Commonwealth discharged at the
l. c. r. r. wharfboat le crates Of earthen-
ware and five packages of sundries for
Dubuque. She has for st. Louis 2,loo
bars Of railroad iron, 100 casks Of wine and
various small lots Of freight.
The Arkansas Belle arrived at daylight
with about 1876 tons Of reshipping freight.
She reports four feet over the worst bars.
The Illinois discharged atthe l. G. Il. r.
wharfboat 60 pieces Of Mississippi pine, TO
be used for building cars.
The Dexter came out drawing feet and
left with her guards on the water. She
expe:ts TO get 1900 sacks Of corn at Now
Madried. -H ft|tf
The Florence from Memphis has tow
Of empty ice bsrges.
lobe Hurt Is running daily between
this place and Hickman and is building up
a good trade. The principal portion Of
her trade Is corn.
Grand Tower has for Cairo As kgs beer
6 b1s weiss beer, 5 pkgs castings, 8 casks
meat, 3 bbls oil, and has for Psducsh 6l7
sacks of wheat. and several lots of freight
for points on the Ohio river. She gets
about IS tons Of freight here.
The City Of Chester was aground twen-
ty-four hours at Greenleaf and was helped
off by the Marble City. She reports
Grecnleef as being very bad. The chan
mel changes SO often that it is difficult 70
find it.
Odd-Fellow brought out small tow Of
coal from the Ohio.
LOUISVILLE, July 2O.-The river has
risen inches and still rising, with feet
| inches in the chute; 4 feet inches in the
canal.
Weather clear and cool.
| Business moro brisk.
Arrived--Edinburgh and X. G. Gray,
Clncinnati; Texas, New Orleans.
Departed--Edinburgh and R. G. Gray,
New Orleans.
The canal was closed at six o'clock.
The Texas will 60 on the docks at Mad
son to be heightened.
A dredge boat with empty fats passed
up to Cincinnati.
VIcKsBuRo, July 20.-Down- Bismarck
at 5 in the morning.
Up-Richmond at II in the morning.
The weather warm and clear.
The river falling
| MEMPHIS, July 20--The weather clear
and pleasant.
The river falling slowly.
Down--Belle ST. Louis and II. 9. Yea
ger.
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