The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-10-27

Louis and all way landings this evening
at elk o'clock. The 1T. Joseph 10 the
Anchor line steamer leaving for Memphis
and intermediate landings this evening at
six o'clock. The fast Grand Tower will
leave at six o'clock this evening for st.
Louis and all way landings. The packet
for Evansville will leave at six o'clock this
evening.
CONDITION OF TUE RIVERS.
Here the river has fallen four inches
since our last report, according to the re-
port of the U. s. observer at this place.
Dispatches from Pittsburg, received yes.
terday, say the river is rising fast, and
coal boat rise will occur. This will re-
vive the dropping spirits Of our steamboat
men. Should the river rise twelve feet at
Pittsburg IL will swell the Ohio below Ev-
ansville, three feet, II not more, and that
packets. There 10 nothing encouraging
from the Mississippi. It is still falling
with scant five and half feet in the chan
mel.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
There was considerable activity on the
landing yesterday, and night found the
freight piles rather diminished. The
weather was clear and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Mary Il. Forsythe got away for st.
Louis at an early hour yesterday. She
will be inspected while up there.
The Susie Silver came 10 with . good
trip, and wanted but little freight. She
had large number Of passengers.
The Belle Vernon came in flying light
from Memphis, and has laid up for the
present.
Capt. Ben Howard was in the city yes
terday, on his way home from the Char
lesion, Mo, fair, and expressed himself
we'll satisfied.
The City Of Chester, from Memphis,
had light trip for st. Louis.
The Carrie V. Kountz came out Of the
Mississippi river and didn't wet a SPAR
and received all the freight she could
carry on the water.
The ferryboat did good business yester-
day. The counties around about Cairo
were we'll represented. The Burksville
brought in fair trip for Evansville, and
returned flying light.
The Mary Miller and barges have passed
Evansville, and are looked tor at this port
hourly. She left New Albany two weeks
ago yesterday.
The X. 9. Gray has been laid up at Gin
cinnati for the present, until some tnan-
cial troubles between her owners are set
tied.
Deputy U. 5. Marshal Saup went up to
Mound City yesterday and brought the
runaway steamer Glasgow down to this
port, and has tied her 10 the bank. Peter
Is determined that he will hold her until
all claims against her are satisfactorily ad-
justed.
The wrecks Of the old steamers DR..
Kane and Fitzpatrick lying in front of
the landing at Hsllidsy's warehouse are
being removed by gang of labores. The
DR.. Kane struck snsg in the Mississippi
river above Birds Point about the begin
ing of the war and succeeded in reaching
the place where her wreck lies when she
sunk so quick that her crew and passen-
gers had barely time to get ashore. We
believe there was no lives lost. She was
q large size sternwbeel boat.
The Fitzpatrick sunk, We believe, in
1862. The wrecks have been in the way
for a long time and their removal will be
benefit to our harbor.
Mr.. Hiram Hill, submarine diver, ar
rived from Louisville, where he has been
for some time engaged. He reported it
very dull at Louisville.
Mr.. Don c. Mckenzie, an old Cairoite,
who has been clerk of Dugans wrecking
boat Amson, at Cincinnati, arrived home
yesterday, his time Of service having e1-
pired.