The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-09-27
RIVER NEWS.


Steamer Belle of Pike, st. Louis.
Tyrone, Cape 0irardeau.
Common wealth, New Orleans.
Frank p. Gracey, Evansville.
st. Joseph, Memphis.
Jim Fisk, Jr., Psducah.
Illinois, Columbus.
90 Ada Heilman, Evansville.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Belle of Pike, Memphis.
Tyrone, Psdscah.
Common wealth, st. Louis.
Frank p. Gracsy, Evansville.
81. Joseph, st. Louis.
Jim Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
Illinois, Columbus.
Ada Heilman, Memphis.
BIG MUDDY COAL.
Steamboats, supplied At any time, both
day and night, with either lump or chest.
nut coal, In any quantity, and on usual
terms, at the yard at Grand Tower, Ills
Special contrasts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHANT,
d. A. BoxEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agen.. 3-l6-ly.
BOATS LEAVING TODAY.
The elegant passenger steamer La Belle
will leave this evening at o'clock, for
Memphis, vicksburg and New Orleans.
The fine City of Chester is the packet
leaving at 10 pm. to-day for st. Louis
and way points. The faithful Julia is the
good steamer, leaving for Memphis, vicks-
burg and all way landings, this evening
at 8 o'clock.
The Jim Fisk is the daily packet for
Paducah, leaving at Al am.
The great low wster packet Umpire is
the regular Evansville packet, leaving at
8 pm. for the above and all points on the
Ohio river.
CONDITION OF TIE RIVERS.
The rise in the Ohio at this place du-
ring the past "a hours, was just noticeable.
The recent rise IN the lower Ohio has
made the channel somewhat better, and the
only fault there is to be found is it was not
Of long duration. There is three feet over
the worst Oars between here and Evans
Vile. On French Island there is about
40 inches of water. The Mississippi is
still falling, the channel is being re-
duced very low, and there are no prospects
for an immediate changed for the better.
The water is getting rather thin below
here and several boats have had trouble.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business on and about the levee was
very fair yesterday. There was one
steamer loading for New Orleans. The
weather was partly clear with cool
breeze moving
.t... MISCELLANEOUS.
While the Pauline Carroll was being let
of the Marine Ways at Mound City, and
when nearly ready to aoat, one Of the mid.
ship cradles 20; out Of fix, and prevented
her from getting of. 1t is thought that
she can spar off, as she lacks only about
three inches Of floating.
The Mary Miller has reached Paducah.
She had to tighten over the crossing.
The Common wealth had 205o bars rail.
road iron for Paducah, which she left on
two barges. They were towed TO Padu-
cab by the Tyrone yesterday. s.
The Mohawk had TO patch one Of her
boilers, which detained her for twenty.
four hours. She departed last night with
three full barges.
The La Belle commenced loading yes.
terdsy, and will get full load for New
Orleans
Pilot Geo. Clark is learning the river
from here to Memphis.
The Evansville packet, Frank p. Crazy
brought in moderate trip, consisting
mostly Of furniture. She had no troubl,
to speak Of in getting out.
The negroes who lounge around the
levee and wharfboats, smuse them
selves by getting into quarrels with
those who are working, and watch every
opportunoty to do them bodily injury
james Low, mate on Phillips wharfbost
took dangerous knife away from one o
them yesterday, just Ms he was going to le
daylight into the Office boy, because h
accidently threw some water on him,