The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-11-24
RIVER NEWS.

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RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Illinois, Columbus
Grand Tower, Memphis
ST. Luke, ST. Louis
Mary Houston, New Orleans
Arkansas Belle, Evansville
5. II. Long, Lower Mississippi
st. Joseph, st. Louis
John kilgour, Cincinnati
Mary Miller, New Orleans
Arlington, Memphis
DEPARTED.
Steamer St. Luke, Memphis
Grand Tower, laid up
Mary Houston, Louisville
Robert Mitchell, New Orleans
Arkansas Belle, Evansville
5 II Long, Mound City
Illinois, Columbus
&c Elliott, Memphis
John Kilgour, New Orleans
Mary Miller. Louisville
Arlington, Cincinnati
BIO MUDDY COAL.
Steamboats, supplied at any time, both
day ard night with either lump or chest
nut coal, in any quantity, and on usual
terms, IT the yard At grand Tower, Ills.
Special contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHAST,
d. A BoKEE, Gen'l Supt.
Sales Agent 3-l5.ly.
BOATS LEAVING TO-DAY
The Hns steamer Henry Ames will leave
for New Orleans and way landings this
evening At 6 o'clock.
The low.pressurs Quickstep is the boat
leaving for Evansville and all way land
ings this evening At 6 o'clock.
The regular Anchor Line packet will
leave for Memphis, vicksburg and ali way
landings this evening at 6 o'clock.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio is still falling ste ably at this
harbor. The packets report Devils island
tbs worst place below the Barracks, where
there is but 4 feet scant. The channel be-
tween here and Louisville Is being reduced
gradually, and boats are beginning &c
have trouble. Special dispatches TO TIL
BULLETIN report the condition Of the
Ohio and Mississippi rivera At varion'
places
BUSINESS AMI WEATHER.
Business was splendid all last week snt
. large amount Of freight WAS handled
during the week.
The weather continued calm and very
pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Grand Tower brought 4S5 bales 0
cotton, and has laid up TIL further orders
The Mitchell finished the repairs to he
machinery, and left yesterday morning
with big trip Of freight and people.
The Arkansas Belle did not arrive un
til yesterday morning, having been dc
tanned at Paducsh, taking the Quickstsp'
freight, she having turned back iron
that port.
The St. Joseph was aground s hours a
Devils island, whore she found only 4 fee,
She had 10 spar four lengths of herself be
fore she succeeded in getting over. Sh
brought in the neigh borhood OF 200 tons
which she turned over to the Elliott
Several steamers have laid up at Por,
land waiting for the locks TO the new ca
nal 10 be repaired, so that they ma
a,cend.
The Espersnza loaded with iron ore
laid up at Cincinnati, waiting for NOR
water to Pittsburg
The dry docks at Msmphi. are for sal
or lease.
The steamer Ida was four weeks maxim
q trip from Now Orleans TO Shreveport
In some places they found the water s
low that her crew had to dig a channs
with shovels and then work the same on
from under tie hull with hose attached
the force pump. A novel plan for get,in
over sand bars.
The John Kilour got aground on roc
on Cache Island yesterday morning On
WAS pulled OF by the snsg boat j. IL. Long
She was chuck full Of freight and people
The idea Of raising the st. Msrys hs
been abandoned and the Eckert 10 no.
wrecking her. The rest Of the crew cam
up on the Arlington Yesterday.
Tho Quickstep has taken the Idlewild
days in the Evansville and Cairo trad
and will leave hero every Sunday an
Thuradnv ayeninp