The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-31
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.

Steamer Belle Vernon, Memphis,
Joe Fleming, St. Louis,
Exporter, st. Louis,
City of Chester, Memphis,
Belle Memphis, st. Louis,
Ell Durfee, New Oorlesns,
Illinois, Columbus,
Jim Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
BIO MUDDY GOAL.
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
termsupon application.
II. ". OLYpHANr.
d. A. BoxEE, Gen'l Supt.
Sales Agent. 3.i5-ly
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The fine steamer Grand Tower is the
regular Anchor line boat leaving at 6
o'clock :his evening for Memphis and all
way landings.
The elegant st. Joseph is tho packet for
st. Louis and all way landings, leaving
at IL o'clock to-day.
The Mary Miller will leave for New
Orleans this evening at 6 o'clock.
The Jim Fisk, don't forget, is the 4;3c
o'clock pm. boat for Paducah and all
way landings.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio river at this point is rising.
The big river at Pi,tsburg has made a
splendid channel to Cincinnati, and will
be of come benefit to the lower Ohio.
The condition of the Mississippi is indeed,
deplorable. 1t is still falling, with only
five feet at Powers island. At DEVILS
island there is five feet four inches, and at
the barracks five and half feet are re-
ported. With this depth of water in tho
channel the Anchor line packets can only
bring out very light trips, The river | e.
low here is getting in a bad plight, and
boats are having lots Of trouble. Six feet
to Memphis is reported.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business was not so good as day before
yesterday, however, we cannot say it was
a dull day. The weather was damp ard
rainy during the morning, but toward
noon it cleared off, and the afternoon was
sunny and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
After eighteen days of trials and tribu-
la,ions with the sand bars between here
and New Albany the Mary Miller arrived
here yesterday, having in tow the new
barges No. 46 and As of the Miss. V. T.
Co., and brought out about 300 tons. She
was aground every place where there was
q scarcity Of water. She will fill out her
trip here and continue On her way to St.
Louis.
The tow boat John Means was coalng
yesterday preparatory to leaving for the
Ohio. She expects to be able to ge, away
abou. Sunday with her tow of iron ore.
The tow boat VIM H. Brown laid in
port yesterday repairing her wheel, which
she damaged by backing into a pile o.
rocks when she sunk her barge of iron
ore.
Capt. Bernard, agent for the St. Louis
Board Of Underwriters, was in the city
yesterday on business connected with the
Miss. V. 7. Co.'S, sunken barge No. 80.
Capt. John S. Patterson, the newly ap.
pointed commander Of the c. b. Church.
is in the city. His boat will remain idle
for the present.
The Allegheny Belle with tow OF iron
ore, grounded at Rush Tower just after
the E. II. Durtee left there
The Shannon will leave for Louisville
this morning.
We noticed yesterday an old and well.
known steamboat captain loaded
down TO the guards with d
cargo OF mixed drinks with
out any coat on and his pants badly rem,
and looked as though the 'lnan with the
) poker" had been about to get him. We
refrain from mentioning his name not on
his own account, but for the sake Of his
; family.
The Exporter had about 100 tons scrar
iron for Capt Campbell of st. Louis.
The Joe Fleming had q tow of ice
barges.
|. Nothing more defnite has been heard
| from the Umpire but all reports 50 far say
: that she will be total loss.
r The Eckert was working at the sunker
> barge 3S at late hour yesterday but with
. what prospects we did not learn. Tner.
v 10 one thing that We are certain Of and
l that is if there is any such thing as raising
the barge Capt. Dugsn is the one who car
e do 1t, for with him there is no such wore
. as fail
y Frank NJ. Hundly, tho obliging cashie
} ofthe Illinois Central railroad wharfboat
we are sorry to learn, has been confined I,
his room several days by spell of sick
ness.
o PHIL. HOWARD.