The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-06-25
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.

PORT LIST.
| ARRIVED.
Steamer John Means, st. Louis.
VIM. Cowan, Pittsburg.
Greyhound, 4"
Idlewild, Evansville.
kahawaha, Ohio river.
st. Joseph, Memphis.
Jonn Gilmore, Pilt,turg.
Mollie Ebert,
Lucy Bertram
Smoky City,
La Belle, N. Orleans.
Jim. Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
Illinois, Columbus.
DEPARTED.
Steamer John Means, Pi,tsbury.
VIM. CowaB, st. Louis.
Greyhound, Louisville.
Idlewlld, Evansville.
st. Joseph, st. Louis.
John gilmore, New Orleans.
Mollic Ebert, ST. Louis.
Lucy Bertram, 4"
Smoky City, New Orleans.
La Belle Cincinnati.
Jim. Fisk, Jr. Paducah.
Illinois. Columbus.
BIO Muppr 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 ut Grand Tower, Ills.
| Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
ii. V. OLYPHAST,
u. a. BokEE, Geh'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
BOATS TO LEAVE.
The fine steamer Henry Amcs is the
boat leaving for New Orleans to-day, ut 5
pm. The Quickstep ia. the regular packet
for Evansville leaving at 6 o'clock pm.
The regular packet to-day for Memphis
and all way landings, Is the fast City of
Chester, leaving at pm. The splendid
passenger packet Belle Memphis, leaves at
An early hour this evening, for st. Louis
and way landings. The Jun Fisk Jr., is
the regular boat for Paducah leaving at 4
o'clock pm.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio continues falling a, this point
at the rate of inches per day. At Pitts
burg the Monongahela has feet 10 inches
and falling The Ohio is steadily falling
ut Cincinnati and Louisville, with five
feet in the channel at Louisville. Cum
berland river continues on the decline
! likewise Tennessee river.
The Mississippi continues falling and
before long low water will be reported in
that stream. All the streams above ST.
Louis arc Oh the decline, with no pros
pcct for rise. june rise not looked for
before the last of July.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
All the packets arrived and cleared
with good trips and all day the levee pre-
sented scene of life and activity.
The weather was clear with a pleasant
north breeze.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The City Of Cairo arrived from Evans
vile with 1000 tons, and Aat,ened
out here and had about $4,000 tons on
board when she left.
Len Malbron, second olerk of the Kate
Kinney quit her here and wen, on the
City OF Cairo ia the Ike capacity.
The Grey Hound and Cowen brought
out lows of coal for this place. The Grey
Hound returned to Louisville yesterday
with a tow Of iron ore, and the Cowen
went to St. Louis with three bsrges Of
coke.
The Richmond had fine trip of passen
engers, and about 200 Chinese who are re-
turning to California.
The Mitchell came out Of the Ohio with
good trip. During the low waite season
she will run from this port to New Orleans.
The Jas. Gilmore brought down a tow
of coal for st. Louis.
The Mary Ann, John Gilmore ard
| Smoky City, passed south with large lows
Of Pltsburg coal.
The La Belle from New Orleans had a
fine trip of freight, including $50 bbls
pork for Cincinnati. She had all her
rooms filled with passengers and had to
place cots in the csbin. She also had 100
Chinese who go to Beaver Falls to go into
the cutlery making. The La Belle goes
to Cincinnati for the purpose of being
heightened seventy feet and otherwise re-
paired.
The Queickstep will carry passengers to
Evansville and return during the 4th of
July week for eight dollars the round
trip.
Tho John Means had tow'of ore fer
Pittsburg. The Mollie Ebert and Lucy
Ber,ram discharged large lots of glassware
aud had fair trip for St. Louis.
The Kanawha brought tow of salt.
The Mary E. Pee and Belle St. Louis
had good trips for their respective destins.