The Cairo daily bulletin., 1872-02-09
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.


John Lumsdcn. Nashville. Nashville.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river is again falling slowly but the
tall VIII not continue very long for there
i' four feet of rise coming out of the
Cumberland and that will check It. nj.
though it will not cause much of change
IN the river at this place. The river was
clear oil ice yesterday, save few blocks of
shore ice.
Nothing IS hcarl from the gorge, there
fore it is certain that 1t remains mucl, the
same. No accident of any note has
happened to any of the boats that are in
it and it is generally thought that the
boats that are below the foot of ii will be
more apt to receive damages than those
that are in it.
The Cumberland river is rising rapidly
with feet on Ilarpeth Shoals. At Nash.
Vile 1t rose feet in one day, so tel
egraphic reports state. At Cincinnati
he condition of the river remains un-
changed At Louisville the river is
rising little. At Evansville the Ohio
is falling and remains blockaded by ice
Arkansas river is rising slowly. The Mis-
sissippi continues rs Of old, that is, in bad
condition. 1t was frozen over at Chester
few days since which Is an unusual
occurrence, but the late cold snap was
severe enough TO freeze the portals of
his Satanic Majestys residence, there
| fore no wonder
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
The leves had n more animated look
yesterday than it has had for several days,
and considerable business was transacted
at the wharfboa,s
The sun shone brightly all the day and
it was very pleasant during the afternoon
for pedestrians, save that ii wa. rather
sloppy underfoot. The greatest part of
the ice and snow was melted but consid.
erable remains this morning.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Capt. Dugan and Walter Mckee left
yesterday morning for the gorge and it is
their intention TO try and remove it by the
blasting process. They took with them
several pounds Of nitro-gl ycerne and with
that they will experiment and il it proves
what they think it will, then they will 60
to work in earnest We hope 10 hear ia,
vorable news from them in lew days.
The John Lumsden came from Nash
vile brought slim trip. She reports
having to break up an ice gorge at Dyens'
burg before she could come down. Such
II thing seldom happens in the Cumberland
The II. c. Icagcr commenced receiving
freight again and before long she vii
have all she wants.
Now that the Great Republic las been
so unfortunate US to miss conveying tn,
ducal party down the river /, il very prob
able that she will return to this port anC
take on II load for New Orleans when sh
is released from the gorge.
The Alaska is receiving plenty Of treig h
and will skip out a, som as the ice gorg'
lets @ but when that will be We cant tell
The Montaak tJwei the Yaeger up I
the /. c. Il. L wharfboa,. where she vii
: receive considerable freight. She ais
tOwed the Arkansas Belle down to lIalli
day Bro warehouse for a lot Of corn an,
oat,.
Tho ldlewild remain, in port undecide
what to DO a. long a. the river remain
7 closed above.
The Nick L)ngworth, Of which 30 muc
has been said about her perlous position
in the gorge, lies in n good harbor. Sh
, can run out line and swing down undc
3 the point when the gorge break, and wi
, be in the best harbor Of any Of them. a
, least pilot who is we'll posted sbou
, things down there inform us so.