The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-08-02

Sapt. Dugan ana MS crew succeeded IN
rising the snnkcn steamer st. Joseph and
towed her into port this morning. The
break in her hull was on the srarboard
side, forward, and was thirty feet In
length by eighth in width. When the
Eckert put her pumps in their was six feet
of water in the hold, and in one hour and
eleven minutes time she was pumped out
and was raised. The greater portion of
her cargo consisted Of -four, about one
half Of it being damaged. She will leave
all that is in good order here and II will DO
forwarded to its destination, the damaged
-four she will take back to st. Louis with
her. She is being bulk-headed so that she
can return to st. Louis with safety where
she will 60 on the docks for repairs.
The City Of Cairo came up rather light;
just before reaching here . young lady
passenger died Of consumption, her friends
stopped here and will return TO yicksburg
on the Jas. Howard.
The New Bon Accord brought out .
barge loaded with 5000 bbls. -four for the
Jas Howard.
The steamer A. Baker took o highly
scented crowd of highly colored citizens to
Hickman, Ky, to celebrate the anniver-
sary Of the emancipation proclamatio
etc.
The Pauline Carroll loft during the
forenoon with very good trip.
The Bismarck discharged for Chicago,
per l. c. r. r. 10 bales moss 1907 dry
hides III bbls. Rosin 10 hhds. pea nuts;
5 bbls. tar and 40 boxes tonic; has 5000
bars railroad iron for 81. Louis, besides
other freights.
Jas. Fisk, Jr. had for Memphis 10 roll
leather; 4 bales leather; 8 caddies tobacco;
for st. Louis 227 bdls. sheet iron and 3
hhds. tobacco for Cairo.
Capt. Dugan has secured the services OF
Capt. John Guyer who stands ct the head
of His profession as submarine diver
He was in the employ Of the st. Charles
bridge company three years locating the
Cassions, Capt. Dugsn could not have
made better selection. 1t will be almos,
impossible for boat to sink 50 bad that
Capt. Dugan and his crew cannot raise it
The river is still falling and since las,
report has fallen 8 inches. The Missis-
sippi at st. Louis is falling steadily. Re.
ports give only FIVE feet nine inches be.
tween here and st. Louis. The Cumber-
land is falling with 20 inches on Harpeth
shoals. The Ohio is falling all the way
up. ....
The weather yesterday was clear and
the warn,est day we have had for many
weeks.
Business was as usual very good. There
was enough tonnage here TO take oil the
freight that WAS offering.
The City Of Chester cams out drawing
nve feet. She reports no boats aground
between here and st. Louis. sh'
brought few packages oil
freight for Csiro. She tskss the uninju red
freight Of the st. Joseph. ~
The Tebs Hurt had all the corn she
could carry. She Is doing a very good
business ss Hickman packet.
Captain Sheble has sold to Captain Jno
N. Bofiinger ! of the steamer City Of Al.
ton for ten thousand dollars.
Capt. John A. Scudder was in our
city yesterday looking after the interest
Of the st. Joseph.
An Evansville telegram Of the 2sth
says;
Humphreys, Sinzieh & Cos new
wharfboat is one Of the Target on the
river, being 2lG feet long" We have al
Cairo three wharfboats so much larger
than the one at Evansville that 1t could
be put in any Of the gangways and not
be in the way. | .'. H.
Eight and one half feet is reported be-
twsen here and Memphis.
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