The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-08
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
,smer. where from. Where 90

Steamer where from. where 20
James Fisk ......Paducah. ..... Psducah
Geo. w. Thomas. ...""......""Tenn. river
CONDITION or THE RIVERS.
During the past twenty-fopr ho"rs the
river nj this place has been 'w"lling
slowly, with considerable ice pssins Gown.
No important news has been rec wed
from the gorge. The last report contained
nothing more than that the gorge still re-
NAMED master of the situation.
The past few days of sunshine have been
of but little benefit toward looscnins it;
and the general opinion Of the Oldest
steamboatmen is that nothing short Of n
protracted rain, or n big rise in the river.
will have any beneficial effect upon it.
Inc gorge has kept the river at this place
rising one day and falling the next, max.
ing no material difference in the harbor
The ice along the shore at this place re.
mains intact and some family will b shor,
boy or two If they are not careful how
they venture on it.
AT Cincinnati the river is falling again.
Tho gorges above here all remain as ugb,
as nature can make them.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER
Yesterday was beautiful day overhead
| bu, sloppy under foot. Old Sol shone ou,
brightly and had the effect Of melting con-
siderable snow and ice, but still his rays
were not warn enough to make IL pleas
ant out of doors without warm covering.
| Business has not improved any and
everything shows the effect the gorge has
mad on our once busy hnrbor.
The tugs and ferry boat were the only
things in port that appeared to have any
life in them. Several drays were on the
levee waiting for a load but they did not
find much TO do.
But never mind, there is good time
coming, and ere long our harbor will DO
its self once again, with innumersble
boats taking on and putting of their car
goes, and then everything vii! look
lovely and the goose hang higher than
ever.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
VIM. ii. Brown, the Goal King Il.
shipping Pit,sburg coal from this city to
the gas works Mt st. Louis by rail. He
has taken the contract TO furnish all the
coal required. lie generally keeps two
tow boats employed between here and St.
Louis, but the river being closed he is
compelled TO send j, by rail for shor,
, time.
| The George Thomas loaded with corn
a, Halliday Bros warehouse and cleared
for Tennessee river yesterday morning.
The Fisk laid in port all Tuesday night,
afraid to start for Paducah on account o.
weather, bu, yesterday she put on bold
face and lit out with fair passenger trip
No new chimneys yet.
Capt. Van Hook Of the palatial steam
er II, c. Yaegcr was busy with shovel
in hand helping the boys shovel the snow
oil the roof Of the aforesaid steamer.
a passenger on board the Nick Long
worth writes that "f the gorge breaks VI
with rush the Longworth, Grea, Re
public and the transfer ST. Louis will Ger
i tainly be lost We trust that they vii
be moro fortunate.
|. is no wonder that we are haying sue
Internal mean weather tor this is 3eap yea
. and the time when the 'old maid. do ID,
i courting' and it is a settled fact that Their,
will always be more or less storms whei
l they are around.
: The James Howard left Memphis at II
o'clock yesterday morning with Duk
Alexis and party. There were seyera
other than the ducal party who 60 down
=. by special invitation.