The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1872-12-22
RIVER NEWS.

ARRIVED,
Seeamer EmssxU o. nllistt, Memphis.
lu./nn GlsSgow, Hickman. go.
-. al y 1Tii&ois, Columbu OIb3I
Jim. Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
Steamer Glasgow, Hickman.
Illinois, Oolumbus.
jim. Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
g. Tyrone, Nashville. an
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Here, the river Is falling steadily, and
ice was floating past the harbor yesterday.
Heavy ice was going out of the Missiaip.
pi, and that stream is gorged with ice just
below Grand Tower. There was some
fears Of il gorging between here and 20.
lumbus, but they may be set aside
As groundlcss. The latest reports from be-
low, stili report only four. and ons. half
feet at Point Pleasant. Cumberland river
isFeported swelling rapidly with over avo
feet on narpeth Shoals.
Special dispatches 10 The BULLETIN re-
port the condition Of the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers at various places.
...au BUSINESS AND WEATHER. in.
At the lower landing there was scarcely
anything doing and the roads down to the
wharf were slippery a. glass. At tho up.
per landing the Continental. Elliott and
Lewis we're busily engaged handling
freight.
Tbs weather was windy, cold and snow.
ing part Of the day.
oar -.. MISCELLANEOUS. .. r..
The Continental commenced discbaro.
ing hor freight yesterday, which consists
OF 500 hogsheads of sugar and 400 barrels
OF molasses. -
The Emma c. Elliott brought up COO
bales OF cotton for the East. She is now
loading and will leave for Memphis to-
day. Capt. Robert X. Reilly, u careful
ana experienced steam boa,man, has been
appointed commander of her and took
charge yesterday.
The Susie Silver will got away this
evening loaded to ~ feet. The Dexter
begins loading for New Orleans Monday.
The Arlington is due to-day for Cincin.
4sti with ! 500 bales cotton.
The Mary Davsgs has tskeu her barges
ana gone to the bank to await the opening
OF the Mississippi river.
Line now steamer John y. Bransford and
Ella Hughes have gone from Nashville to
the head Of Cumberland river.
The new steamer Pat Rogers, built for
the Louisville and Cincinnati mail line.
made her trial trip Thursday and her per.
formances were successful. She Is 1852 feet
long, 30 feet breadth and draws 30 inches,
and will carry about 700 tons. She has 4
double fucd boilers, 40 inches in diameter
and 20 feet long. Her cylinders are q
inches in diameter with / foot stroke. She
Is regarded AS the best steamer in the
line and will be fast.
The Mary i. Poo has laid up here, paid
OIL her crew, and will not go up the Ohio
river. .fH ..r-.
The'Tyrone raised steam and lit out for
Nashville last evening, and will Mt once
~'''Ss wv " udc OcIWccu mere Anu tu0f0 III
the water places the channel in condition
that she can do it. Captain Harmon says
that he is tired of laying his boat at The
bank and is going into some trade sure.
The st. Louis Republican of the Goth
says "The story stated by the Com
mcrce, (Mo.) Dispatch Of man being
robbed and thrown overheard on the Mary
Mcdonald, is bare fabrication, and dc.
serves the severest censurc. The man has
since turned up at his home and reported
there that his wife had been robbed and
murdered. The officers Of the boat do not
think he had as much money as reported,
as he tried to get passage up on the boat
free, and during the trip both parties were
DRINKS al the way, The man seemed as ifhs
wanted to shift the woman, and would
have got of couple Of landings below but
he was afraid the woman would see him
leave the boat.