The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-25

st. Louis. The upper Mississippi is ris-
ing and tie Missouri is on a stand.
DerThe Ohio is stationary at Pitts
birg with 3 feet inches in the channel
and is falling at Cincinnati and Louisville
with feet water in tho chute down falls
and feet in the canal.
nss-The Taisman is the regular Nash
Vile packet to-day and will leave posi-
lively on arrival of the train.
hN>The Jas. Fisk, Jr, is the regular Pa
ducah packet daily Except sunday.)
boy The Quickstep ia the Evansville
packet leaving this evening on arrival of
the train.
b~ The following is from the the Cia-
cinnati Commercial, Of the 23rd Cap
tain George w. Nearc has returned from
visit to the Charles Bodman lodged on tho
rocks on the falls. Tie reports tina. she
lies on rough ledge of rocks, with about
twenty of her timbers broken. She has
been wedged up SO rs to lay smooth. 1t
being impossible to launch her, she will
have TO remain where she is until the
river rises sufficient to foot her Off
the rocks"
s6- Business opened out yesterday morn
ing little more active, but by evening
had returned to its normal condition.
f@The Hornet has Is bargos of coal
and 3of ice for Helena, and the remainder
for New Orleans. Mr.. John Mcdonald
is to start coal yard at Helena.
p6-The Julia discharged here o. bales
cotton for Chicago.
sT~The Colorado brought for Greeley
& Psrtier, 80 pkgs sundrie.; F. Koelcr, 4
bbls vegetables J. G. Carson, 6 sewing
machines; II. Lattiner, 10 kegs beer A.
Lohr, 20 do; Bristol d Stilwell, tierce
lard; II. NJ. Hulen, 35 pkgs crackers;
Chas. Feuchter keg soda; Barclay Bros,
box glass; c. Fisher, 6,o00 slaves. and
the following for reshipment, 40 pigs for
Mound City, 40 do Mount Vernon; do
Paducah.
E@The Idlewild brought cut rather
slim trip, the principal Item of whi,h was
l6 hhds tobacco for New Orleans.
Ba5"The Grand Tower discharged IS
bales cotton for the railroad.
EI"The Talisman brought cars and
5000 feet lumber lumber for St. Louis, 80 |
bids tobacco for the South, and the fol. |
lowing city freight: w. A. Smith 200
feet lumber, G. ID. Williamson Dbl lard
oil, j. b. Metcalf Dbl vinegar.
s6~The Dexter discharged here 500 SKIS
coffee, 100 hhds sugar, ~ bbls do, 9 bbls
'arnish, 1876 hides for Chicago.
Ha-The Sam Brown tool, barges coal
to st. Louis.
aeS- The General Anderson has q tow
Of woodwork for st. Louis.
HA. The James Fisk Jr. brought hhds
tobacco, Is butts do for St. Louis 20 cad
dies do for Memphis, and foi c. Il. Wood
ward slabs stone, Jas. Fildnsgle mule.
pSThe Cincinnati Commercials spe-
cial from Louisville Of the DIST inst, says:
The canal improvements are in pro-
gress, and the water will be let out of the
canal next July. New contracts for stone
for the side walls are to be let next Mon
day, in five divisions. On May con-
tracts will be given out for the completion
of the basin ut the head of the new locks
and for building an outer protection wall
north of tho canal. and on May II, con-
tracts for u dam at the foot of the fall
from the Indiana shore to the head of
Sand Island, TO throw The channel to the
Kentucky shore. The dam is to BIO s feet
high.
pDThe wharfboat at Skipwith's Land
ing, Mississippi, 100 miles above Vicks-
burg, was blown to pieces last Friday
night. A terrible hailstorm passed over
that part of the country, tearing fruit or
chards to pieces and destroying property.
At Milliken's Bend number of houses
were unroofcd.
sHr 1t is reported, says the Baton
Rouge Journal, among the knowing ones,
that the Kati, is to make run some time in
juno, against tho tine made by the r. Z.
Lee from New Orleans to St. Louis.
1dy' Tho New Orleans Bulletin, of
wednesday, says "About 6 pm, yester-
day collision took place between tho w.
s. Pike, Henry Tete and Ella Wood, all
going up stream, little past Julia street,
which resulted in severe damage to the
Ell" Wood, and the loss by drowning of
one Of her men,"