The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-26
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.

Jim Fisk, Paducab.
Illinois, Columbus,
City of Chester, st. Louis
DEPARTED.
Steamer Shannon, New Orleans.
Mountain Oak, Grand Chain.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis.
Jim Fisk, Paducah.
Illinois, Columbus.
City of Chester, Memphis.
BIG 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. OLYPnANT,
ID. A. BoKEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-i6-ly.
BOATS TO LEAVE TODAY.
The fine packet Grand Tower Is the
regular boat departing for Memphis and
way points, this evening at 8 o'clock. The
fine steamer City Of Vicksburg will leave
for st. Louis and way landings, at 6 pm.
The Eddyville is the regular packet for
Evansville and all points on the Ohio
river, leaving at 6 o'clock pm. The
favorite packet Jim Fisk, Jr., is the daily
packet for Paducah and way points, at AZ
o'clock PIN.
CONDITION OF TRE RIVERS
The Ohio, at this point during the past
"a hours, was stationary. The latest mr.
rival from the Ohio says there is feet
over the shoalest place between here and
Evansville. The Ohio at Louisville and
Cincinnati is now falling, with an unim-
proved channel between the two places.
AT Pittsburg the rivers are slowly falling.
Arkansas river is stationary. The Missis-
sippi continues falling, with FIVE feet over
the worst place. Seven feet to Memphis,
nDeight feet below there.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business on the landing yesterday was
very fair, and some heavy shipments to
southern ports WAS made. The weather
was alternately clear, and cloudy with q
cool breeze.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Mountain Oak came in with one
barge Of coal She left one hard aground
on Grand Chain, and returned with barge
to tighten 1t of. She will also recover the
coal in the barge which she sunk on the
Chain. The Mary Miller is still hard
aground on Grand Chain, and sent down
here for barges to tighten on. The II. s.
Turner was hard aground at Island No
q when the Belle Memphis passed there.
The La Belle has about $50 tons St. Louis
freight which she will reship, and load
back from here. The Mohawk had to
double-trip it over Greenaelds. Wash
Floyd went to New Orleans on the Shan
non. The "Japs" were passengers on the
Mollie Ragon to Paducah. The'Lumsden
brought in o fair load and returned during
the afternoon. The Friar's Point Delta
says that the st. Louis and Vicksburg line
is big monopoly and wants an opposition
line started. Here is a fine opening for
| o"y PSi"o" W Po' Soho WIN WANT W IOsc q
little money. 1t would be worse than
bucking against the "tiger", to try and
break up that well-known company.
Walt F. Mckee, special river CORES.
pondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial,
was married to Miss Marie Slocum of this
city last Tuesday evening. Weknew that
"Walt." would see the folly of remaining
single. To the happy couple, the River
Reporter extends his best wishes.
The Bodmann did not get away until
yesterday evening, having been detained
by freight She had two barges in tow.
President Rea and Supt. Good, of the
mississippi Valley Transportation
Company, were in the city yesterday, stop.
ping at the St. Charles hotel.
The Pauline Carroll was to DO let into
the river at Mound City yesterday. She
has been on the marine ways for some
time.
Steamboat repairing has been extern
sive!y carried on at Mound City this
summer. A dry dock of sufficient capac.
ity at this port could find plenty of work
to do and would prove good investment
The City of Chester did not arrive un.
til o'clock yesterday afternoon, being
"a hours behind time. She was aground
10 hours at Kinney Point and had to lay
by ut night.
A big lot Of cotton pickers went down
on the City Of Chester.