The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-16
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.
ARRIVED AND DEPARTED,
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.

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CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
No change has taken place in the Ohio
river at this point, and during the past
"a hours the rise in the river has been 4
inches. Heavy ice continues coming out
of the Mississippi. 1t is reported that
the Mississippi is open as far up as Grand
Tower. At Cincinnati there 10 about l61
ieet IN the channel and the river Ia rising
last AT Louisville the Ohio is still ris-
ing with % feet in the canal. The rise at
Louisville goes bravely on and the packets
have started to running once more. This
will be good news fo- those residing on
the river, for they will be enabled 10 leave
their homes once more. The Mississippi
river continues rising. The several
gorges still remain intact but a fey days
OF thawng weather and the rise will start
them moving southwark. From here TO
Memphis there is about nine feet in the
channel, and below at Reeves bar can be
found feet. Heavy rains having fell at
the head waters of both the Allegheny
and Monongahea rivers, an early rice may
he looked for in both rivers.
The weather moderated somewhat from
that Of Wednesday, and the prospects for
another thaw was good. The late cold
snap has had damaging effect on the
Mississippi river.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER
- TH.ra l..
acted at the landing Throughout, the day,
and the boats that were receiving for the
south found an abundance Of freight.
There were several departures during the
day, each one leaving with good trips.
Now that navigation from here 10 New
Orleans is clear Of all Instructions, steam
ers will have no delay in alling out with
, good trips.
MISCELLANEOUS ITENs.
. The sternwheeler Illinois having brok.
T, her shaft below Columbus, was brought up
by the Joe Fleming yesterday, and will
! have the damages repaired here. She had
. on board good trip, and the accident is
certainly unfortunate, n it will lessen her
profits somewhat.
. The John Lumsden arrived from Nash
! willie, with slim trip. She went up TO
Greenheld- ferry after load Of corn for
:. Nashville.
The Armsdillo brought up the rail-
road freight re-shipped by the Jno. Kill
!. gour from Memphis, the latter having
n returned to New Orleans from Memphis.
i The Indiana returned from Pad ucah
=. yesterday, and began loading for the
=, south.
:. The sternwheel Nashville loading a,
Cincinnati for New Orleans and having
e on board nearly 900 tons freight was Gu,
- down by the ice Tuesday night and will
doubles. prove a total loss. This i. the
. second boat which has bcen1iost by the
breaking up of the ice tn, winter at Gin.
cinnati.
4 The Belle St. Louis left at daylight yes.
y terday for Vicksburg having a fair trip
. on board.
The Idlewild left Evansville las. nigh,
for this port and will return from here
a this evening.
h The tow boat Atlantic with tow Of
E. barges is on the way to this por. from
IS Grand Tower where she has been ice.
y bound for some time.
The City Of Quincy still remain. ice
d bound at Grand Tower, and the NJ. j
a Wicks at Cape Girardsau.
d A dispatch was received yesterday say
ing that tho Belle Vernon bound from
|, New Orleans to Pittsburg with Il full
cargo on board had been cut down by ice
. at the mouth Of Licking river, and is pro.
l.. baby total loss. Her cargo consisted
e principally of sugar and molasses.