The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-07-04
RIVER NEWS.

Sompahy'
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.
ARRIVED.
Steamer Quickstep, Evansville.
$: L. Hyatt, New Orleans.
Mohawk,
Belle Memphis, Memphis,
Nick Longworth, N. Orleans.
Dictator, Commerce.
Potomac, Cincinnati.
Illinois. Columbus.
Jim. Fisk, Jr, Paducah.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Eddyville, Nashville.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Quickstep, Evansville.
j. L. Hyatt, Louisville.
Mohawk, New Orleans.
Belle Memphis, st. Louis,
Nick Longworth, Cincinnati.
Dictator, st. Louis.
Potomac, N. Orleans.
Illinois. Columbus.
Jim. Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
City of Vicksburg, Vicksburg.
Eddyville, Nashville.
BOATS TO LEAVE TODAY.
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 contracts offered on favorable
terms upon application.
II. V. OLYPHAST,
ID. A. BoKEE, Gen'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
That splendid anchor line Grand Tower
is the regular packet for Memphis, and all
way landings this evening at o O'Clock
The fast running Idlewild leaves for
Evansville, and all way points on the
Ohio river, this evening at 6 o'clock
The favorite packet, Jim Fisk, is the boat
for Peducah, leaving at Al p. IN. The
Utah is due to-day, bound for Little Rock,
and all points on the Arkansas river.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The rise from the Ohio above has
reached here and the river Is now rising
slowly. The Ohio is falling at Cincinnati
and Louisville, with feet inches in the
Louisville canal. Cumberland river con-
tinues on slow and steady decline, with
feet on Harpeth Shoals. Arkansas river
is still falling slowly. The decline in the
Mississippi continues with nearly nine
feet over the worst nlacas
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
No business of importance was trans
acted on the landings.
Freights are still scarce.
A light shower fell which have the good
effect Of laying the dust.
The weather was close and very warm.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The Allegheny Belle has barge ofiron
ore aground on Cottonwood bar.
The Iron mountain is still having
trouble at tradewater bar, one of her targes
is sunk and the rest are hard aground.
The Nashville is hard aground Apostle
Weston.
The Belle Memphis and Nick Long
worth were both running light.
The Longworth had an empty full barge
in tow. She had fair list Of passengers.
The Dictator returned from Commerce
for barge loaded with logs.
The Gen. Anderson and barges are ly-
ing in the Kentucky bend loading lumber
She will have 100000 feet lumber on her
barges.
The runner Of the Central house insult
ted the day Waterman on one Of the
wharfboats yesterday and got soundly
thrashed, and TO close the set-to the runner
was treated to dose from the stage
into the river which had the effect of cool
ing his pugilistic prospensities.
A person known by the name OF Calf
skim was arrested on the charge of hav-
ing stolen steam boatmen's letters off the
wharf boats, but was released, as nothing
definite could be- proved against him.
One of the letters was addressed to Capt.
j. w. Jacobs Of the Henry Ames.
The Potomac brought out lighter, and
was drawing 8 feet She reported only Al
feet on Cottonwood bar, and Capt. Batche-
lor says he never did so much hard Jump
ing before, to get over the lumpy sand bars
He reports the river in very bad condition.
The Fisk brought in fair trip of people.
The Fisk has agreeable and polite officers,
and every one who travels on her feels
himself at home.
HIL.HOWARD,
STEAMBOAT BUTCHER.
City National Hank building.