The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-15

terms, at the yard at Grand Tower, Ills
Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
H. V. OLYPHAST,
D. A. BoKEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY.
The fine steamer Julia is the regular
vicksburg packet, leaving for Vicksburg
and all way points this evening at 6 O'Clock.
The Jennie Howell leaves this evening
for New Orleans and all way landings.
The anchor line packet for Memphis and
all way landings 10 the elegant st. Joseph,
leaving ct 9 pm, to-day. The Grand
Tower is the fast packet for st. Louis and
all way landings this evening at o'clock.
The fine low water packet John Lumsden
is the regular Evansville boat, leaving
here this evening At 9 o'clock.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The decline in the Ohio river at this
place is steady, at the rate Of 8 inches
every "a hours. The total fall for the
week was 2oi inches. The river at Pitts
burg is on stand, with 81 inches in the
channel. There are favorable prospects
for small rise up there. At Cincinnati
the river has risen a few inches with Al
feet in the channel to Louisville. Cum
berland river has 10 inches on Harpeth
Shoals and failing. The decline in the
Mississippi continues, and there is six feet
scant in the channel.
BusIHEss AND WEATHER.
SLevee matters were good yesterday and
the past week was busy one.
The sky was cleas as q bell yesterday.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
Captain Rusk decided to take the H. S
Turner to st. Louis, and load for New
Orleans. She left for that port early yes
terday morning.
The William j. Lewis came in aftel
dark with a good load. She will run il
place of the Belle st. Louis, while the lat
ter is laid up repairing Capt. Blake
commands the Lewis.
The j. II. johnson, from New Orlesn S
did not have much Of trip, and laid here
but short time. .. -.-s-
The Eddyville came down in place OF
the Arkansas Belle, and had fair trip.
The snag puller, S. H. Long, has begun
operations in Birds bend, and she will
soon have it clear of snags. She went to
work early yesterday morning.
The Cowen returned to st. Louis with
three light barges of coal.
The salary of hull inspector, Gould, a.
St. Louis, is $4,000 per year.
Pilot VIM. Phillips is in the city. He
attended the grand peace jubilee and says
it was big thing. Engineer Warne,
leaves tomorrow for New York with his
patented car coupler. .|E
George Fulton, chief engineer of the
Bee is grandson to the lllustrious Rober,
Fulton, inventor of steamboats,.
The John Kyle with barge in tow ar.
rived during the forenoon. She sounded
Greenfeld's and came over all right. She
filled out her load here.
The City of Chester added 800 bags of
wheat and other freight. She arrived on
good time considering how far behind
time she was when going down.
The Bee will get two freighted barges at
this port.
Capt. Ray, Of the Bon Accord, was in
the city en- route for his home in Mound
City. His boat is laid up at St. Louis.
The Glasgow came up from White river
light and went TO Louisville.
The Florence Lee will run as an indie
pendent Cairo and Evansville packet dur
ing low water.
Lill Perry is second clerk of the VIM
j. Lewis.
The Hyatt is still in the same place
with the hull of the Jno. B. Maude. The
Hyatt succeeded In getting of but the
hull is aground and resists her most siren
uous efforts to pull it off.
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