The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-11-21
ARkIvED AND DErARTKp-suNpAy.
RIVERS AND THEIR CONDITIONS

Lazy Lee...... St. LOuls......... heu river.
RIVERS AND THEIR CONDITIONS.
Last evening the river was about on Il |
stand 1t is probably that it will be ris-
ing by tonight.
At Evansville the river continues to rise. |
At Louisville the river Is on a stand
with feet at the head of the canal and 2
feet in the chute.
At Cincinnati the river was stationary
but the late rise is expected every day.
The Mononaghela is six feet and falling.
The Mississippi stSt. Louis is rising and
it is thought it will last several days
there is now 6 fcot good water since the
late rise in that stream. The channel has
changed little but not enough to cause
any trouble.
The Arksansas river Is rising again.
The Upper NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
Illinois are stationary and again giving
boats n little trouble
From here ty Memphis there. 7. seven
feet.
WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The weather yesterday was clear and
very pleasant During the morning it
was quite cold, but us the sun got higher
it became warmer. During the past two
days the landing has presented an ami
mated appearance. All the packet. ar
irving and departing had fair trips.
ITEMS OF CARGO
The Eddyville had OF coops poultry,
1872 bbls. potatoes, 30 bbls. dried fruit, 55
bbls. whisky and lot Of furniture, all for
the south.
The Belle Memphis had a small lot of
merchandise for the city.
The La Barge discharged 222 bales cot
ton for the east, and had q big 10, for ST.
Louis.
The Umpire came in from Evansville
with big trip of miscellaneous freight.
MISCELLANEOUS AND GENERAL NEWS.
The Grand Lake started for Louisville
Sunday, but on arriving at Grand Chain
she found the water too shallow to 20
over. She returned here and took a
barge TO tighten her over the chain.
The Great Republic is hard aground at
the head of Devils Island.
The new boat Carrie A. Thorn arrived
here late Saturday night. She i, very
pretty little packet for the trade for which
she was built.
The Octavia started for the south tC
pty the various snag boat, a visit,
The Tom Rccs started for the Tcnne.se,
river, whore she Will get Il tow Of iron TO
Cincinnati, provided there be enough
water.
A lard oil lamp exploded on the steamer
Chesapeake few nights since. The bar
keeper being near at hand, threw the LAM
overheard and smothcrcd the flames y,
serious damage was sustained.
There has been but one accident rcporte,
, among the lar9s fleet of tosboats that lei
4 Pittsburg, and tina. was acollision between
the Coal Hill and Tom Dolswor,h. Tn
= Coal Hill was ascending and the Dods
n worth descending, when the tiller rope Q
A the Coal Hill became foul, and she becam
@ unmanageablc ard backed into the barge
Of the Dodsworth, doing but little damag,
c however.
= The damages TO the WIN. j. Lewis b
o colliding with the Great Republic, vii
4 amount to $4,000.
G Fred. Williams is now chief clerk @
, the Ada Helman.
4 1t is reported that the Idlewild will re
e enter the Evansville and Cairo trade thi
week She will probably wait and Sc
how the late rise pans out.
A new hull has been built for the Ty
rome and she will be ready 70. business il
few weeks.
The Lady Lee had big trip fer Re,
river and did not get anything here,
t The Umpire had another large lot q
, Gypses southwark bound. Some of then
were hideous enough looking to have stop
ped Niger funeral.
Harry Matson and Sam McPheters are
pilots on the Belle Memphis.
Z The Helman came down from Evans
f vile with light trip, but she received
enough here to give her fair load.
Alex. Hard is spending few days wit
his boat Tyrone at Paducah,
The last time we heard from jolly Har'
he was NJ. ID. mule driver.)
Boats are loading at Cincinnati 70
New Orleans at Acc per 100.
Only the old locks of the canal can b
used until the accumulated mud can
, cleaned out of the new locks, and it
probable that it will take until Jsnuar,