The Cairo bulletin., 1872-11-21
RIVER NEWS.

ARRIVED.
Steamer Arkanss. Belle, Evansville
y Kellogg, st. Louis
4 II Durfes New Orleans
City Of Helena, Vicksburg
City Of Chester, st. Louis
Raven, Kanswah
Colorado, Memphis
Robert Mitchell, Evansville
Petrol, Kanswsh
Illinois, Columbus
jim Pisk Jr., Paducah
DEPARTED.
Steamer Arkansas Belle, Evansville
] N Kellogg, st. Louis
4 II Durfee. st. Louis
City Of Helena, laid up
City Of Chester, Memphis
Colorado, laid up
Continental. New Orleans
Illinois, Columbus
Jim Fisk Jr., Psducah
MO 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, At the yard at grand Tower, Ills
Special contracts, offered on fsvorable
terms upon application.
II. v. OLYPHASr,
d. A BoKEs, Gsn'l sup.
Sales Agent. 3.l5.ly
BOATS LsAvISo TO-DAY.
The fine steamer Robert Mitchell will
leave for New Orleans and way landings
on arrival Of afternoon tram. The splen.
did steamer, Florence Lee, 10 the packet
leaving for Evansville and all way points
this evening at six o'clock. The Jim Fisk
is the Paducah packet and will leave
promptly at :! o'clock pm. The regular
Anchor line packe. will leave tor Mem.
phis at o'clock this evening.
CONDITION OF THE RivERs.
There ia only 81 feet At the head Of
Cache Island reported by the packets.
Below here there is still good s feet water
for loaded boats. The channel to St. Louis
has feet inches, and as the cold weather
is fast approaching, there is every probs.
bility of an early suspension Of nAviga.
tion TO St. LOUIS
The Ohio river Ut this place Is falling
again. The fall yesterday wss one inch.
Special dispatches to THE BuLLETIS
report the condition OF the Ohio and Mis-
sissippi rivers ut various places.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business on the levee was very good all
day. The vesthe. was clear and cold.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Orders were received here yesterday
from 81 Louis to stop sll Anchor line
packets here until futher orders, therefore
the City Of Helena and Colorado have
laid up. Low water and cold weather
the cause.
The Anchor line steamers Emma c.
Elliott and City Of Chester, will run from
here TO Memphis this winter making tri.
weekly trips, .heir days Of departure will
DO every Monday, Wednesday and Fri.
day.
The Raven brought down tow Of salt
She was aground on Grand Chain several
hours. She left the ,owbost Pe,rel with
tow aground there and had startod back
with barge to help her of, but the Pet,el
made her appearance before she 20, very
far.
The Continental departed last night af.
ter adding six hundred tons here. She
had barge in tow and left with all the
freight she wanted.
Robert Psttis, the despersdo who stab.
bed Clsm Nolte, made the assertion iu,,
before the City of Chester reached St..
Louis, that when he attacked Nolte be in.
tended to kill him or be killed in trying TO
do so. 1t is lamentable that the sho. fred
q, him by Nolte missed him.
The Kellogg brought, ou. tow Of barge.
and started back to St. Louis with two
oarges brought up by the Mohawk.
The City of Chester brought down a
light trip and reported 4 fee. S inche,
water ia the channel. She added coDsid. .
erahle freight here, and left last evening.
The sunken st. Marys lies atraigh. and
easy, with the water nosrly to her hur.
ricsne roof. I. is not known whether shs
can be raised or not. The wrecker
Eckert, is still alongside, and If there is
any chance of rsis.ng her Capt. Dugsn
and his crew can do Il.
Tho Burksville took out trip 70 Hick.
man last night.
The Mitchell wa' lightsned Of a,
Grand Chain by the Ella Hughes, and ar.
rived here yesterday afternoon with A
good trip, and loaded barge in tow.