The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-24
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.
ARRIVED,

AVhA hA1A'
ARRIVED.
Steamer Bismarck, New Orleans.
Julia, St. Louis.
Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
Messenger st. Louis.
Petrol, 81. Louis.
&. V. Kountz, New Orleans.
City Of Quincy, st. Louis.
Davenport, st. Louis.
/" Illinois, Columbus.
Dictator, Memphis.
Jim Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
I" Colorado, Vicksburg.
3" Robt. Mitchell, New Orleans.
DEpAKTED.
Steamer Bismarck, ST. Lodis.
Julia, Vicksburg.
II" Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
1" Messenger, Pittsburg.
e" Petrol, Ohio river.
d" q. V. Kountx, st. Louis.
City OF Quincy, New Orleans.
" Davenport, Cincinnati.
" Illinois, Columbus.
Dictator, st Louis.
4" Jim Fisk, Jr., Paducah.
Colorado, st. Louis.
Rsbt. Mitchell, Cincinnati.
mo MUDDY COAL.
Steamboats, supplied a. 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 contract, offered on favorable
terms upon application.
H.v OLYruASr,
"A. Boxrx, Geh'l. Supt.
Sales Agent 3.l6-ly.
BOATS TO LEAVE TO-DAY.
The Robert Z. Lee is unsurpassed in
point of elegance and speed. Her officers
are polite and agreeable gentlemen and to
those wishing a safe and delightful trip to
the south the great Bob 10 the boat to 60
on. She leaves positively to-day. That
good and fast boat City Of Helena - the
regular anchor line packe. leaving for
Vicksburg and way points at 8 pm. The
elegant City Of Chester is tho regular st.
Louis packet leaving this evening. Tho
Quickstep for Evansville and Fisk for
Paducah are the packets to-day.
CONDITION or THE RIVERS.
The river continues rising here, and the
rise yesterday was over one foot. Al Pitts
burg the river remains stationary. Al
Cincinnati and Louisville the Ohio contin
ues rising. In the canal there is over
seven feet. Cumberland river has com.
mcnced declining. Arkansas river is fall.
ing fast. The Tennessee still remain.
very low. The Mississippi is about on 4
stand still, with an easy channel from St
Louis to the gulf. In few days Their.
will be a good stage of water 70 -Cincin'
natl
MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.
1t is predicted by that rattle-brained in
dividual, George Francis Train" tina,
Cairo is to DO inundated before the end o
the present year, and the Missouri Demo
craft advises our citizens to build an arl
and save themselves. The advice il Their
was the least particle Of danger, Is yer,
good, coming as it does from city which
has been submerged so often that ito in
habitants have become web-footed. Cairo
to-day is better protected against higt
water than any other city on the Ohio oil
Mississippi rivers, and when the clods o.
the valley covers the silent tomb of Geo
Francis Train Cairo will still remain high
and dry.
A few Of those who took the trip on the
Tyrone Wednesday evening, returncd
homo very stirred" and declared that
Mound City has the most tiresome
sidewalks to navigate that they ever tried
and think maybe you "kuow how it is
yourself"
The Bismarck had big trip of freigh,
and u fair showing Of passengers.
Determined not to let his boat lay idle
Capt. Harmon and his Tyrone have gone
into the picnic business. Yesterday sh,
took large crowd Of colored folks dowr
to Hickman and returned.
The Kato Kinny returned to Louis
vile, and will try and get load for New
Orleans.
The Julia had a fair trip and made
few tons additional to her cargo.
Tho Arkansas Belle arrived with ver,
slim trip and returned likewise.
The Davenport had fair load for tn
Ohio river.
The Messenger had q full load of irol
ore for the Ohio river.
The Dictator had feet of barges be
longing to the Grand Tower Coal com
Pany.
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PHIL. HOWARD