The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-11-05
RIVER NEWS.


Belle Vernon, Memphis
I" Legal Tender
" Illinois, Columbus
DEPARTED.
Steamer 7 F Eckert, Island 26
New Bon Accord, st. Louis
Belle Of Pike, st. Louis
Pink Marble, Memphis
j" Belle Vernon, Cincinnati
i" Legal Tender, St. Louis
Illinois, Columbus
John Kyle, New Orleans
MO MUDDY COAL.
Steamboats, supplied at any umc, 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
tsrmsupon application.
H. v. OLYrRANr,
D.A. BoxEr, Gsn'l supt.
Sales Agent. S-i6-ly
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
The ane City Of Chester will leave this
evening at 8 o'clock Cor Memphis and all
way points. The elegant steamer Grand
Tower will leave at 10 o'clock this morn
ing for St. Louis and all way points. The
Common wealth 10 the boat leaving for
New Orleans and all way points. The
8ne sidewheel packet, Arksnsas Belle is
the boat leaving for Evansville and all
points on the Ohio river, this evening At 6
o'clock. The Jim Fisk 10 the regular
packet leaving At n Pm, for Paducah
and way landings.
CONDITION OF the RIVERS.
The river At this point began rising
Sunday evening and 10 now steadily
swelling. There 10 now over three feet in
the channel between here and Evansville
rhs condition Of the Mississippi river il
very bad and every twenty-four hour,
makes Il worse. There 10 but four fee,
eight inches in the channel. Special tsls
grams to TEE BULLETIN give the con
dition Of the Ohio and Mississippi river.
u various points.
BUSINESS AND wEArHHR.
On the landing, yesterday there wa
considerable animation and everything
looks fair for another busy week. Thu
weather was very diagreesble. A higt
wind prevailed all day, driving the dus
heller SHELTER much TO the disgust of tn.
pedestrians.
AIscRLLAxEors.
The Ecker. has gone down 70 raise the
Belfast, which sunk 1t island No. &c, a
fewdsys ago.
The Burksville ha. withdraw from
the Evansville trade, and will probably
enter the trade between here and Cape
Girardesu.
The Belle Vernon goe. through to Gin.
cinna,i and viii load there for New Or.
leans
The City Of Cairo will leave for Louis.
willie abou, the last Of this week, and will
leave there for New Orleans.
The John Kyle and barge lsf. here with
all the freight she could carry.
The Belfast which sunk 1t island No.
2s, few days ago, had 800 tons freight on
board herself and barge which she had in
tow, and light list Of cabin. and deck
passengers.
Captain VIM. Lowth, who has teen cap
tain Of tho transit steamer Illinois since
she has been running, has been appointed
commander Of the hne steamer Idlewild
She will run from Evansville to Mem.
phis.
Captain Dugan with his steamer Eckert
succeeded in raising barge No. "a, which 10
now on the docks being repaired.
The Pink Vsrble had q trip for Mem.
phis. The Anchor line ut St. Louis loaded
her.
There were three arrivals from Evans.
vile Sunday, the Frank +. Graccy, Flor.
snce Lee and Burksville, and the freight
brought out by them would hardly ill an
old fashioned bread tray.
Tho lsgsl tondsr for St. Louis was nearly
light. She will probably load there IN the
Aachor line.
The Bon Accord brought down from ST.
Louis barge loaded with locomotives for
the Texas and Pacific railroad, which will
60 from here TO Shreveport, Louisiana.
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