The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-20
RIVER NEWS.

PORT LIST.
ARRIVED ASD DEPARTED.
Steamer. where from. Where to
Glasgow Observation-Disclosures. Red river.
ldlewild.......E Evansville. Evansville.
Belle .Evansvile...Nc Orleans.
Commonw'lth New Orleans Evansville.
Colorado .......N icksburg ...St. Louis.
Jos. kinny.... Louisvillc...St. Louis.
y. W. C...... Caseyville.
Rock Island Cincinnati sc. st. Louis.
City Helena...St. Louis. Nickburg.
Florence 2......St. Louis.
Paul Carroll....,... ............ New Orleans |
jim Fisk, Jr... Paducah..... Paducah.
Illinois ...."... Columbus columbus.
wild Duck....St. Louise. P.,t.burg.
Tyrone .....",,, Nashville.
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.
II. V. OLYrHANT
ID. \. BoKEE, Gch'. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-lj-ly.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio was about on stand at this
port last evening.
The river at Pittsburg is reported to be
on a stand.
AT Cincinnati the Ohio has commenced
rising again slowly.
At Louisville the river still declines.
In the canal there is II feet
Cumberland river continues falling at a
rapid rate. The Ohio is .til rising at Ey-
ansville.
The Arkansas river is falling steadily
with ~ feet in the channel
The Mississippi at st. Louis is on
stand, and will probably be rising by the
next report.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
The levee was the scene Of animation
throughout the day. The levee between
Sixth and Eighth street remains covered
with freight. There was considerable
freight handled yesterday.
The weather was very pleasant. The
sun shown the greater portion Of the day.
The Pauline Carroll cleared during the
afternoon with good cargo. She will
fill out below here with corn. She could
have filed out her trip here.
The Belle Lee arrived from Evansville
with about six hundred tons on board, and
did not take pound of fret ght from this
place. She takes corn below here.
The new Missouri packet, Joseph Kin
ny, arrived early yesterday morning, but
as she did not tic line, we were unable
to look at her
The Commonw wealth had 1000 bars rail
road iron for Evansville. She will get
what freight she can foi New Orleans and
wilL.fll out her trip here. While she laid
at the wharfboat the swift current parted
her lines and she driited some distance
down the river.
The Rock Island belonging to the Gin
cinnati x st. Louis express line arrived
yesterday on her initial trip with good
trip of freight and people.
The Jim Fisk brought down II barge
loaded with lumber destined for st. Louis.
She also had big trip Of freight.
The Glasgow got away for Red river
with splendid cargo.
The City of Helena came out with "A
moderate trip and added considerable
here. Bill Perry is her second clerk
The n. w. {. arrived with tow of
coal for the Miss. V. T. Co.
A picnic to be given by wharfboat boys
on the shady banks Of Kentucky, is all
the talk at present, and tickets Of invita-.
ton highly cmbellished will soon be is
sued. One Of the good looking clerks of
the railroad wharfboat has obtained con.
sent Of Mrs. Murphy to let Mary Ann ac-
company him. No drink, stronger than
chained lightning allowed on the grounds.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Capt Rea and party arrived from the
wreck of the Oceanus in yawl and skifr
Thursday evening, and from Mr.. Fisher
one OF the party, we were enable to get
Il few items, although Of not much import
ance After two days search around the
wreck, they were unable to lind any bod
les, and after procuring one more boat the
party started down the river, one boat on
each side. Some distance below the
wreck, they found the remains Of one of
the lions, and also that Of horse, sup.
posed to have belonged to G. b. HUFF one
of the lost passengers. Along the banks
they found peices of the wreck, such as
life iloats, Tenders, stanchions, bull poles
and bedding, but did not find any
bodies. AT place called Davis Landing