The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-08-25

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 contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHAsT,
ID. A. BoKEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
BOATS TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
The elegant steamer City of Alton will
leave for New Orleans and all southern
ports this evening at 4 o'clock.
The fine Capital City is the regular an
Choir line packet for Vicksburg and Gil
way points leaving at o'clock this even
ing.
The anchor line packet ST. Joseph, Is
the boat leaving for Memphis and all way
points this evening at 6 o'clock.
The beautiful Idlewild is the packet
for Evansville and all points on the Ohio
river, departing at o'clock p. IN.
The race horse Grand Tower leaves this
evening at o'clock for ST. Louis and way
landings
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river at this point fell several
inches yesterday. Navigation on the
Ohio above here is done with difficulty.
On some Of the bars there is less than
three feet and daily fall in the river. The
Monongahela is falling steadily, and the
Big Sandy Is in similar condition. Cum
bertrand is in about the same condition 20
/, has been all season. The condition Of
the Mississippi river is daily becoming
worse and soon il will be down 10 nine
foot stage. All the southern rivers are
very low.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business during the past week was an
improvement on that Of last week. Yes
terday the landings presented u scene Of
activity. The packets all came and went
with good trips and everything was lovely
and the thermometer stood high enough TO
make it very warm.
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
The Bismarck transferred the freight
she brought out on the barge to herself
and received enough freight here to make
up full trip. She also had good list Of
passengers. Since her last appearance
here she has been painted inside and out
side and now has q neat but not gsudy ap-
pesrancc.
The Cowen did no, get away for St.
Louis as reported, but was compelled to
lay here AMI patch her boilers. She will
leave this morning with tow of coal.
The Burksville brought in all the -four
and lime she could carry. The Cape Cir.
ardeau trade seems to have some money
in it. The west wind brought the I'm.
pire's trip from Paducah, she also had con-
siderable freight for ST. Louis, and re-
ceived considerable freight here for that
place. Capt. Strong says he will leave
there for St. Louis.
The J. II. Bigley and J. A. Wood
brought up large tows of empty barges.
Jim Law, mate on Phillips wharf had
two niggers arrested yesterday, who were
watching their chance to 60 for the mate
of the Burksville. One Of them had re-
volver which was heavily loaded and was
only watching his chance to fire.
The snsgboat S. Thayer struck a snag
and sunk Tuesday evening in the
Arkansa. river, near Lewisburg. No
lives reported lost.
The bar on the Pat Cleburne has been
leased to the Biggs Brothers OF Memphis,
for 1880 per year.
The City Of Helena lin place Of the
Belle Memphis) arrived on time with a
pretty good trip and found plenty of
freight here.
The Tow boat n. w. c. has been en-
gagged in towing logs for some days, and
us towist she is a success.
The lower landing presented an active
appearance at dark last night a drove Of
horses and mules were inspecting a huge
pile of hay, while drove of porkers sung
"put me in my little bed y soon after
night spread her mantle of darkness yer
the earth and all was still
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