The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-03-03
EVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.
ARRIvED AND DEPARTrn.

ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
Steamer. Where from. Where 10
Commercial :. Memphis. .... Evansville.
Iryone. Nashville .... Nashville.
Shuhhon ....... Cincinnati. New Orleans.
iun"Ville ..".",..........",St Louis.
ILLINOIS ..."...."-.....St. Louis.
Katie Kountz.New Orleans st. Louis.
New Bonac' rd. Metropolis. 81. Louis.
Mary +. Poe st. Louis. ..... Red river.
Mountaincer". St. Louis ..... Memphis.
Observation-Disclosures, Columbus.
Belfast..."......St Lous.....N Orleans.
Jim Fi'k, jr...Paducah... .. Paduc III.
Quickstep.....E Evansville. Evansville.
Capitol City".Ne OrleunsSi. Louis.
CONDITION or Tux RIVERS.
The fall in the Ohio above continue.
and ia getting the channel down considern-
bly,. The fall continues here with about
10 feet on Bacon rock. At Cincinnati and
louisville the Ohio is daily rcceding.
The TALL in the Cumberland river con-
tinues and there is about feet on Hsrpeth
Shoals.
The stage of water from here to St.
Louis remains about the same. Arkansas
continues to fall with 3 feet ia the channel.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business was very good and all the boats
that arrived and departed with coed trips.
There is plenty of freight on hand ready
for shipment.
The weather yesterday, was clear and
chilly. The streets still remain in mud
dy condition.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS
William ). Hamilton, an engineer Of
this city has been granted patent for
his new invention, the object,,of which is TO
provide suitable and convenient means
for lowering, and raising the top or upper
section of jointed steamboat chimneys
It, advantages over any device now
in use for the same purpose will be readi-
ly understood, and appreciated by ali
steamboatmen. 1t Is simple in arrange.
ment and the cost of construction is bu
little. Mr.. Hamilton will leave to-day for
Cincinnati, P,ttsburg, ST. Louis and other
city for the purpose of disposing Of the
right Of Manufacture in various states
Just before the ferryboat, Cairo left OF
her first trip yesterday morning the pip'
leading from the mudvalve bursted Will,
she was blowing of steam, and Henr,
! Kaufman, the engineer, was scalded yer,
severely on one of his thighs. The dam
age to the boat was quickly repaired anC
she made her regular trip
The Mary l.. Poe, for Red river arrived
with good trip. Among her passengers
We noticed Miss Mary Z. Poe after whom
the boat is named, and her sister, Mis-
! Amelia Poe, who Will make the trip q
Red river and back
The Henry Ames added 1000 sacks o
corn below here and was loaded Fat GU,
The jim Fisk came in yesterday will
a baby in tow, aad brought a big trip.
One Of the Evansville packets, the Idle
wild, turned back from Paducah las
week That kind Of work is certainly in.
furious to the packets in that trade, 70
,hepassengers cannot place any confidence
in them the day that they are due here
and of course take the first boat that comes
along and it also places their agents in
mean position, for they are noted 70
their truth and veracity.
The Katie p. Kountz passed up for st
Louis with 800 tons freight on board.
The James Howard will be here from
Cumberland river to-day. A set of ,rus
hoops ha. been ordered for one of her ere "
The Belfast came out with big load
and made but small additions here.
The old Silver Moon has made during
her life oftwclve years over 100000, and
from present appearan ,es she will last
dozen years more.
The Tyrone came in from Nsshviil
with fair load. She returned last even
ing with large number of people.
The new Bonacord left for ST. Loui
with three barges in tow.
The Quickstep came in twenty hours be
hind time, with good trip.
The Montana, for Memphis, was losdet
flat down