The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-04-11
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.

ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
Steamer. where from. Where to
Warner .........N. Orleans. ... St. Louis.
Qaickstcp ...... Evansville. Evansville.
Il. r.. Lec......N. Orleans.
Allegheny Belle Pt,sburg.. st. Louis.
Glasgow Louisville. &c. White river.
Bile Memphis. Memphis......St. Louis.
Wild Duck .Pittsburg.
Frank Forrest Memphis.
Alice Dean....N. Orleans Cincinnati
Glencoe. .......N. Orleans st. Louis.
Silver Moon. Cincinnati &c. Memphis.
X. A. Rabb,ge.St. Louise. Pit,sburg.
Belfast.........N. Orleans. st. Louis.
Jim Fisk, Jry Palucah ......Paducah.
Colorado.. list. Loui,...... Nickburg.
Alaska..........N. Orleans Cincinnati.
RIG MUDDY coal.
Steamboats, supplied at any time, both
day and night, with either lump or chest
nut coal, in any quantity, and on usual
Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHAST
ID. a. BoKEE, Geh'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The rapid rise in the Ohio continues, and
since our last repor, it has risen about 81
feet, which makes the Ohio river higher n,
this point than any time since last spring
The rise in the Ohio above here continues.
The Morongahela and Allegheny river.
are both rising, and each one has big
stage of water. Cumberland river con-
tnues to rise at a good rate and there i.
at least Is feet on Harpeth Shoals. At
Louisville the canal has about Is feet Wa.
ter III it. Arkansas river is higher now
than it has been any time this year,
and is still rising. Red river is still rising
slowly with good channel. Al ST. Loui.
the river has commenced rising slowly and
n better channel is expected in few DAYS.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
There was considerable activity dis
played on the lcvee yesterday and con.id.
cradle freight was handled and as II gem
era thing all boats had good trips.
The weather was clear, cool and COM
Portable Throughout; the entire day
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Robert +. Lee arrived from below
with number CT Passengers. 1t was
Capt. Cannons intention to 90 us far up as
Paducah but after his arrival here he
learned that our shippers could give him
better trip at better rates than Paducah
shippers and therefore he commenced load
ing here.
The office Of the Cairo City wharfboa,
Is now ornamentcd with highly embel.
ished Autograph of the fine steamer X. +.
Lee. She is crowded with passengers
which is said to be II representation of II
Carrollton trip.
The towboat Wild Duck and barges dis
charge about 400 tons southern freight
and have n good lot of freight for st.
Louis.
The Frank Forest being successful in
the Cairo and Memphis trade on her first
trip will load again, She will also load
barge.
The little towboat Hero has been lying
in the kentucky bend for week loading
a barge with slaves which she will tow TO
New Orleans.
The Glencoe and Belfast both had fair
trips for ST. Louis.
The X. A. Babbage passed up for Pitts
burg with tow of iron ore.
The Alaska came in during tho after.
noon from New Orleans with moderate
trip of freight and people for Cincinnati.
The r. +. Lee will leave to-day with all
the freight she wants, and fair number
Of passengers.
The Warner and t-ygcs w\ntto st. Louis
and will probably fo\ ID for Kew Orleans.
She was offered full N~\hern.