The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-10-21
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.


" Colorado, st. Louis.
Z. V. Kountz, st. Louis.
Sallie, vicksburg.
" >. y. Merrill, ST. Louis.
;, Illinois, Columbus.
" Octavia, st. Louis.
Minrie, st. Louis.
John Kyle, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer st. Luke, Memphis
Mary 4. Poe, New Orleans
" Colorado, Vicksburg.
" Sallie, e. Louis.
Illinois, Columbus.
Ada Heilman, Memphis.
octavia, Mound City.
The Ohio is rising very slow her
slow, in fact, as to be hardly notice
The river at st. Louis is falling
and there is only I feet 2 inches in
channel. The sboalest place is at
Tooth. Our Oldest steambostmer
that they have never seen the rive
suon condition as they are at the p1
time. Wrecks that have never beer
before are now plainly visible on
side. The Arkansas, which was bod
few days ago, is now on a stand, W
fair boating stage. There are some
bad places between here and Men
and the boats are generally so unfort
a to find them. Hardly a boat re
Memphis without having been sgrou
one Of the many sandy places. The
above here is still r. Of old-in a
dcplorsble condition; still, howeve
get an Evansville packet once in a,
The Fisk tries very hard TO keep d
communication with Paducah, and.
way, she il successful. At Cincinna
river is swelling slowly.
Business on the landing was very
There were seven arrivals from St.
which is something that has not occ
before for a long time; still, howeve
true rs gospel. The weather renal
lightful, and, during the afternoon
levee presented very animated ar
ance.
The st. Luke gotj in with yer
trip for Memphis and way. She ad
few tons and left about ncoa.
The May +. Poe, for New Orlean
good trip, and Jeff here with her 8
on the water. She WAS aground tn,
night out at the barracks.
The Illinois brought up from He
4ii bags dried fruit, Sc bales cotton
20 bales domestic.
The Minnie, for Memphis, arrived
q moderate trip. She discharged
about 60 tons White river freight.
The Ada Heilmsn cleared for the
City loaded deep. Captain Han ~, =,
niger shin as long a. he can find er
freight to load him. Shouldn't wd
The John Kyle, from New %
came Aging into port yesterday ev
with 500 tons OF freight and plen
people. Ameng her passengers theri
lot Of wooden shoes She take
Merrill trip and returns 20 New on
The Ike lIammiit has had her
smoke stacks painted fiery red.
The Colorado cameIdown partly
for vicksburg, and found enough hi
load her TO the water.
The Sallic, from Vicksburg, dlsci
800 bales Of cotton.
The 5. ;. Merrill came down wit
freigh,ed barges in tow, and herself
loaded. She transfers her freigh
passengers to the big John Kyle, a
turns to St. Louis.
The c. V. Kountz had a good
freight for the South. While Cd
down the bend, just opposite the cit
hit n bank of some kind but escaped
out being hurt. Capt. Shaw said
she had been drawing a foot more
she would have BEEN seriously injurl
The r. j. Lockwood is hard agro
Plum Point, and will probably have
lightened off.
The tug Montauk will come %
docks this morning, and will be in |
did condition. She has had new
and new wheel put on. The wheel
inches larger than the old one, and
expected to make her go so fast ths|
will take them all in when under wal
The Heilman took the little va
Samson in tow and will leave it Al
wreck of the Virginia.
Five feet five inches to Memphis.
The tug each is as busy as bee.
ing the time the Montsuk has been 4
docks she has done her towing in thu
Dor and made her regular trips to NJ
CITY which has kept her very busy.
The fuel barge Of the Illinois will
the docks to-day for repairs.
Dispatches from Memphis say tha
X. =. Walt has been turned over \
owners and that the Belle st. Louis
has been laid up there is coming out
JoRGENsoN has just received a iarg
ply of Portland blue berries. Try inc
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