The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-08
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.


/" Common wealth, st. Louis.
Z" Illinois, Columbus.
Jim Fisk, Psducah.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Dexter, st. Louis.
p" Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
City of Chester, Memphis.
Painter, Sbotwell.
Mary Miller, y. Orleans.
New Bon Accord Memphis.
Commonwealth, n. Orleans.
=" Illinois, Columbus.
f" Jim Fisk, Paducah.
BIO MUDDY COAL
Steamboats, supplied at any time, both
day and night with either lump or chest
nut coal in any quantity, and Oh usual
terms, at the yard at Grand Tower, Ills
Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHAST,
ID. A. BoKEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
boats TO LEAVE TODAY
The line packet COLORADO t. the regular
Uvil NIth-DuI- way
leaving this evening at q O'Clock punctually.
The elegant It. Joseph i. the Anchor Line
packet for Memphis and all way points and
will depart th, morning at u O'Clock. The
fast steamer Grand Tower will leave to-
night for IT. Louis aud all way landings.
| The splendid passenger steamer John Inns
dan, i the boat departing for Evansville and
all points on the Ohio river this evening at
q o'clock. The fine packet LaBarge !. due
bound for New Orleans, leaving to-day.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Another fall of 3 inches. durilg the past
"a hour, in the Ohio at this place. The
total decline for the week ending last even
ing was 81 inchc.. The first of the week
the fall wa. very rapid. but now il j. steadily
falling at the rate offs inche. per day. Rain.
have fallen in the vicinity of Pittsburg
recently. and there are prospects Of a small
rise in the river up there. The Ohio is It'll
ON steady decline from Cincinnati 10 it,
mouth. with low and underlined channel.
The worst place /, at French Island. where
there j. only IA incle. with the stick. cum.
berland has hardly any water in ii. and l. fall
Ing daily. The Mississippi has raised few
inches at IT. Louis, but at the lower end II j.
till on the decline with les than feet at
Greenteld's. and unless boats succeed in get
ting over there in daylight, they had better
Law up for the night. There is about feet
from here TO Memphis.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
During the past week nothing remarkable
happened. in the shipping of freight, stil it
was far from being a dull week. Last night
found the freight pretty well cleaned out.
The rate, from here to New Orlean, are 2Oc'
on pound freight. and 35c. on flour. There
was every indication of rain nearly all day.
but nary drop had fallen up 10 dusk. and
why i thi. thus:
SUMMARY OF ITEMS OF THE wEEk.
The West wind took Il lighter around TO
the commonwealth. and it lightened her up
enough to let her of the bar. She was
aground about ten hours. She arrived here
about 10 o'clock yesterday morning, having
good trp.on board. She filed out her trip
and took in tow the barge Red Stocking.
loaded with freight aud one barge of
coal.
and had to leave her barges at Grand Tower.
and go to It. LOU, light for repairs. The j..
y. Kellogg, will therefore, 20 on to New Or
leans with her tow.
The Mary Miller brought out liD tons, and
received ~ tons here. She came out draw
ing 81 inches. and rubbed very hard in sew
eral places. Her pilots report only 30 inche,
| on French Island that being the worst bar
! in the river.
! The Painter came in with tow OF coal,
and returned:to the mines with a tow OF
empty barges.
The tow boat. Hero, owned by Nelis
| n Co.. of this city, was sold several day,
| ago TO Messrs. Badard and Miller, for three
. thousand dollars. They have the contract
of building dam at Cumberland Island OPP
po,ite Smithland, and will Use her for that
| purpose They are also contractors for the
removal of that dangerous obstruction,
known as Bacon Rock. lying just above the
mouth of the Ohio. There is about seven
feet water on the rock. and they will prob
| ably commence its removal ~ soon rs the
river gets low enough.
Capt. Ryman. owner Of the EdGyyille, will
| soon have another boat at his disposal, one
| half OF the James Rankin, valued at 5000
has been bet against the half value of the
| Eddyvile, of the same amount on the presi'
dental election. Capt Ryman bets that
Greeley will be elected.
/ Engineer Hiram Warner returned iron
st. Lonis. where he went with his patented
ear coupler. The invention is great thing
and only needs trial to show that II is tn,
best thing of the kind ever invented.
The Cairo city wharfboat has had its decl
thoroughly caulked and new captain
placed at the head.
The Dexter went to Mound City with rail
road iron for the Cairo and Nincennes rail
road.
The New Bon Accord passed by for Me-
tropoi, to get the hull Of the new steamer
John b. Mande, and will tow it to st. Loui'
for completion.
The ldlewild has been chartered TO take thu
place of the transit steamer Illinois during
the time she lays up repairing. The JOIN
Lunsden takes the place Of the ldlewild II
the Evansville trade.
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