The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-05-25
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.


Grand Tower, st. Louis.
Chas. Bodman, New Orleans.
Chas. Mcdonald, Baton Rouge.
Pink Vsrble, Memphis.
Idlewild, Evansville.
II. 4. Lee.
=" Thompson Dean, st. Louis.
Simpson Homer, New Orleans.
Gen. Anderson, st. Louis.
City of Helena, st. Louis.
Illinois, Columbus.
Nightingale, Little Rock.
Glasgow, White river.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Colorado, ST. Louis.
Robt. Mitchell, Cincinnati.
Il. &. Gray, Little Rock.
Grand Tower, Memphis.
Chas. Bodman, Cincinnati.
" Chas. Mcdonald, Louisville.
&" Pink Varblc.
4" Idlewild, Evansville.
Il. L. Lee, New Orleans.
Thompson Dean, New Orleans.
Simpson Homer, Louisville.
I" Gen. Anderson, Tenn. river.
City of Helena. Vicksburg.
Illinois, Columbus.
Nightingale, Cincinnati.
Glasgow, Louisville.
BIO 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,
d. A. BoKEE, Geh'l. Supt.
Sales Agent. 3-l5-ly.
BOATS TO LEAVE TODAY.
The favorite passenger steamer Belle
Memphis is the regular boat leaving for
Memphis and all way landings at Bpm.
The Arkansas Belle leaves forS;vansville
at 8 pm, also the Fisk for Paducah at the
same hour. The fine steamer Henry Ames
is due for New Orleans to-day. The fleet
! City Of Vicksburg is the regular packet
leaving for st. Louis.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river ut this point continues swell.
ing slowly. The rise in the Ohio above
here continues, and the channel is greatly
improved. In the canal there is 81 feet
The Cumberland river is rising agar
with over feet on Harpeth ShoaIs. The
decline in the Arkansas continues with 2.
feet in the channel. The Mississippi riv
er is again on the retrograde movement
and will probably fall to its usual depth
before another rise takes place. A
Pittsburg the river is reported rising
slowly.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
There was goodly number Of arrivals
but business was not very brisk during
the day. Freights arc still scarce.
The weather continues cloudy, will
prospects Of rain. Yesterday was coo
and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS.
The X. II. Lee cleared early yesterday
morning, with an immense trip Of freight
and . good lot Of passengers.
Tho r. G. Gray had q full trip for thu
Arkansas river. She also had barg,
load Of cars and engines for some southern
road, which she leaves Mt Helena.
The Robert Mitchell had a fine trip o.
passengers and was making railroad time
The Bodmann pasHd up a few hours be
hind the Mitchell and will try and bea
her to Cincinnati. We expect to heal
wonderful news on their return. TIL,
Bodmann had splendid trip Of botl
freight and passengers.
The Pink Marble put in an appearance,
late Thursday nigh, and went up the Mis-
sissippi river n few miles to load will
corn.
The Thompson Dean came out with al
the freight she wanted and coaled an,
departed.
The Gen. Anderson with bargcs in to,
passed by without landing.
The Indiana passed up on the 10th ms,
for Louisville expecting to find load bu
was unsuccessful and returned to Evans
vile, where she laid up four or five day
and only got 400 tons. In the ,meantim
the Lee has arrived and received q bi
cargo and is now on her way to New o,
leans. Capt. Neal certainly made q mil
deal when he withdrew from the Cair
and New Orleans trade.
The Susie Silver had a splendid trip O
freight and people for st. Louis.
The City of Helena had only moder
ate load.
The Grand Tower had only half
crew and reported steamboat hands scare
and in demand ut st. LOUIS.
PHIL. HOWARD,