The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-22
BOATs TO LEAVE TO-DAY.

The Robert l.. Lee, the fastest and finest
steamer on the western waters 10 taking
on her cargo, and will leave next Friday
for New Orleans. We heartily commend
the great Bob and her crew to the travel
ing public. The reliable Julia 10 the reg
ular vicksburg packet, leaving ats pm.
wiihou. fail. The Davenport 10 the rsgu-
lar Cincinnati boat for this afternoon.
The Arkansas Belle leaves for Evansville
aud way at . pm. Tho Jim Fisk is the
daily Paducah packet leaving at 6 pm.
CONDITION OF THE KIvxls.
Here the river is steadily rising at the
rate Of 3 inches per day but in few days
il expected to increase in rapidly,
for bys.hat time the rise out of tho upper
Ohio will nearly reach us. At Pitts.
burg the Monongehsls is slowly falling
At Cincinnati, Louisville and Evansville
the Ohio is rising u, u fair rate, in the ca
nal there are q feet water.
Cumberland river is again rising slowly
with 81 inches on Hsrpe,h Shoals. The
Mississippi is rising very fast and high
water is expected from ths. direction.
The ArkaAsas river is still rising and lscks
but few feet of being up to high water
mark Of 1914. Considerable damage has
been done along the banks Of that river
BY the water. The prospects for plenty Of
water in all the rivers are splendid.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
There was considerable amount Of bust
ness done III the levee yesterday.
The weather was clear and warm with
q shifting wind.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS,
On the up trip sunday night tho IlliEois,
when few miles above Columbus, blowed
the packing loose in one Of her cylinders
and had to go to the bank for repairs, and
while there the Grand Tower came along,
and seeing her supposed she was waiting
Tor race and therefore she let loose. The
officers of the Illinois did not know that
there was any racing being done, until
their arrival in port. We noticed couple
OF individuals SO expanded with Joy ut sec.
ing the Grand Tower come in ahead, that
there was danger Of q spontaneous com.
bustion.
The X. 4. Loo arrived from New Or.
loans less than four days out with . fsir
passenger trip, but hardly any freight, aid
utter short consultation with our shin.
pers, Capt Cannon concluded to stop here
and load for return trip. She will leave
ON Friday with full load.
The repairs to the City Of Keithsburg
were finished, and she started for 81.
Louis.
The crew of the Exporter rolled q hid.
OF tobacco into the river, but finely got It
out and sent it to the warehouse.
The G. b. Church, with = barge in tow
had fair trip of freight. Capt. Voris
is acting in place Of Mr.. Deem, her arst
clerk, who is ut home sick.
The Exporter arrived with . fair trip,
and passed out with all she
could carry.
There has been some talk Of the Kate
Kinny reshipping her trip on the Lee, but
Captain Hicks concluded he would keep
what he has got, and wait for more freight.
She lays over and fills out.
There is just at present q scarcity of
freight for shipment to any point, and con.
sequently tonnage Is in excess. The
rates of freight yesterday, WAS on pound
freight Is cents per hundred, and 80 cents
per barrel on -four, and but littlo offering.
DILL HOWARn