The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-06

WIN. MIL young, OuiO AsiNoi'
lie Claire, Evansville.
I" Henry Ames, st. Louis.
st. Joseph, st. Louis.
Florence, 81. Louis.
VIM. Cowen, St. Louis.
Jim Fisk, Paducah.
Illinois, Columbus.
BIO MUDDY COAL
Steamboats, supplied At any time, both
day and night, with either lump or chest
nut coal, in any quantity, and on usual
terms, at the yard At Grand Tower, Ills
Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
H. v. OLYPHANT,
d. A. BoxKE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
The fine passenger packet Capital City,
Captain Crupoter, is the regular packet
for Memphis, vicksburg and all way
points, leaving this evening at o'clock.
The large steamer Common wealth, Cap
tain Sidam, 10 the boat for New Orleans
and the bends, leaving on the arrival Of
the evening train. The regular City Of
Chester, Captain .Zeigler, is the anchor
line boat departing for st. Louis and all
intermediate landings this evening at 8
o'clock. The great low water packet Ar
kansas Belle, Capt. Howard, is the regu-
lar packet for Evansville and oil way
landings on the Ohio river, leaving the
wharf at 6 o'clock pm. The nice packet
Jim. Fisk, Jr, Fowler master, is the
regular packet leaving for Paducah and
all way landings daily at o'clock p. m.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio here fell about inches du-
ring the past "a hours. Above here it 10
down to low stage, and still on the de.
cline and before long It will be q harvest
fold for little dinkies. Between Evans
Vile and Louisville there is four feet, and
boats are beginning to stick on the bars.
At Pittsburg the Monongahela is slowly
falling with poor prospects for change.
Cumberland 10 away down and in some
places the dus. Is thick. White and Ar
kansas are both on the decline.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
There was not much doing on the land
| ings yesterday. There are several boats
having reshipping trips due. The wea-
Their was warm and the dust was flying
thick and furious. Oh for rain.
| MISCELLANEOUS.
| d. Sedan, second clerk Of the Common.
wealth is here, having the barge Red
Stocking loaded for her. She will take q
few barges from here, she will be found q,
the wharfboat.
| The propeller William Minyoung Is q
new one on US. She arrived from the Ohio
with an empty ice barge in tow. She
has the appearance Of belonging about
Evansville, Ind.
The Henry Ames had barge in tow,
and had a light trip. Reports business
very dull in New Orleans, and plenty idle
steamboatmen who will have to wear theil
summer clothes all winter, II busines does
not open soon.
The LeClaire brought in fair trip fol
the south, and took back light trip.
The Florence came down empty, and re-
turned with barge.
The Cowen got way for st. Louis with
tow Of coal.
William and Kit Rudd are now run
ming the clerks department of the transit
steamer Illinois, and are both competen,
young men. Kit, We are sorry to say is /,
bachelor, but reports say, that he will
soon become Benedict.
Nick Hacker, collector on the ferryboa'
Cairo il of on q short pleasure trip, and
Charley Hardy flls the office until bis re-
turn.
Capt. Geo. DuSouchet is in Cincinnati
for the purpose Of finally closing tho sale
of the Robert Mitchell. Her new owner,
are named a. follows: John Gilbert, j
A. Lemcke, NJ. Henning, j. H. & L. A
Fowler, Dixon & Semonin, Chas Carroll
Semonin, F. w. Mccoy, J. Z. Rankin
& Co., s. w. Thomas, K. T. Sullivan anG
w. H. Norris, are the heaviest ship
pers on the lower Ohio.
The fight between Davidson and Nc
Cune 10 as bitter Is ever, and neither will
let up. Take it oil in all, it is very fool
ish piece Of business. Before the presen
difficulty, they were both prosperous lineI
and were making plenty Of money, but no
being contented with that they must 60 (
war with each other. But little sympath
is felt for either one in this part of tn
county.
The West Wind did not make yer,
much out OF the barbecue business the re
ceipts being only about fourteen dollars
She went up the Mississippi fifteen mile
yesterday TO bring down raft for tn
Box factory.