The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-13
THE WATER PITCHER.
HOLDING Twc RIVERS, AND NOT FULL
At WHAT.
ARRIVED AND rrpARrEp.


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out''''''''''''''''''.....C Cape Girardeau
CONDITION OF Tnn RIVERS.
The river Mt this point is still rising
though ut slow rate This rise which is !
out ofth Tennessee river it is thought will |
amour to but little.
Cumberland river is reported on a stand
with five feet on Harpeth Shoals.
The decline at Pittsburg continues with
feet inches in the channel.
At Cincinnati the fall confines every
day with Is inches in the channel.
AT Louisville it is still on n decline with
about feet in the canal and feet in
the chute.
The Arkansas is rising slowly Mt Little
Rock.
The Ouchita river is rising and has
good stage of water.
The Mississippi is reported TO be rising
at n very slow rate and rise Of two fee,
is expected, which would be of some benefit
to the channel, for at present there are
only fifty inches in it and it does not pay
any steamer to go to st. Louis after what
freight she would be able to bring out on
that much water.
hvsrNEss AND WEATHER.
, The landing presented an active appear
ance yesterday and boats were getting all
the freight they could well handle.
The weather continues fair and mod
eratcly warm. A heavy fog prevailed
early this morning.
, MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Glenco and Lady Lee arrived from
st. Louis after being aground several day.
and encountering various other difficulties
in that now almost unnavigablc stream.
The Glenco was drawing five feet and had
: to double trip at one place
= The Toll was adding largely all day
yesterday and Capt. Brady said he you'd
!, have all he wanted when he left, which
. will be to day.
The Dexter, Howard and Idlewild were
- detained several hours by the fog nigh
before last The latter boat came in with
a big trip Of freight and people.
The dance on board the Great Republic
was the dance Of the season. Her larg,
and elegant cabin was filed with a 'arg'
=. number Of Cairo's fair daughter and ugl.
. sons who trpped the light fantastic to-
n till nearly morning. An elegant suppe
-, was served at u o'clock to which they di,
!, justice, when the dancing was resume,
m for several hours, when they all wen
m home we'll pleased with the evenings en-
u tcrtainmcnt.
ID The Thompson Dean when she let
here had all the freight she wanted an
left plenty behind her.
Among the Great Republic passenger
there is large bridal party who 60
J" New Orleans for pleasure trip.
=, The Allegany Belle and bnrgos pass,
by this port without landing.
-. The City Of yicksburg, bound up an
=. the City of Chester, bound down, nj
: both aground at willard. ard have pr
10 their freight out on the bank Til
Jacobs is assisting them.
liz The Lookout raised steam ycs,erda
and hoped out for Cape Grardeau t
n bring down load of freight for the Ind
ana, Capt. Kelly, late of the Baker, WI
70 on the roof
rs st. Louis wants the government to al
90 propriate the sum of 100000 to put h'
"a harbor in condition. What in the worl
- has the government got to do with he
~ harbor 1.-THE city does not possess energ
90 and means enough to protect her own hu
40 Dor she is certainly not entitled to an
so Still it is true that something ought to
lly done to it, for it is in very poor conditic
les for the vast number of steamers that {
business there.
zoe The Kilgour and Mitchell are comir
,oc out of the Ohio with big trips for Ne
,oc Orleans.
,4c The Lumsden came in from Nashvil
lc with but slim trip Of freight. She wei
II, up the Mississippi after n lot Of corn ye
&c, terday evening.
asst The Mary Davage was still d'chargir
yesterday, She is reshipping big lot
,7c freight.
l,c Charlie Goddin was up from BeImoi
,ic trying to engage freights to several steam
;5c ers from that point.
Buck Davis, clerk Of the John Lum
,sc den, was rather indisposed yesterday,
The Lady Leo had to leave part of h.
100 trip at Jacket Patterns. She stores n
M freight that she brought down, on Il
Forsyth and will return for the balance.
90
so PHIL HOWARD,
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