The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-29
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.

ARRIVED AND DEPARTED.
Steamer. Where from. Where to
Colorado ......St. Louis..... Vicksburg
Alice DEAN. Cincinnati. -. N. q.
John Kilgour.N. O....... Louisville
Common wealth.N. O........St. Louis
Quickstep. ..... Evansville. Evansville
rhos. Desn..... Louisville. -. N. U.
Joe rlemlng".......... .........St. Louis
Hartford...... Pocuhontus... Evansville
Continental. st Louis. .....N.O.
1. +. Eckert... Commerce
Arkansas. ......St. Louis......N. o.
storm z........,."... Louis
j. Lumsden.. Nashville
A. j. Baker,. Louisville.".N. o.
Atlantic. ...... St. Louis
Alce.....".....St. Louise. Memphis
| Illinois. Columbus :. Columbus
| VIM. Cowen...St Louis
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The river commenced falling here yester-
day. The Ohio is falling as far up as
Cincinnati and Pittsburg. The Cumber.
land river continues falling with Al feet
on Harpeth Shoals. The Mississippi is
again falling with 8 feet in the channe
The fall in the Arkansas river continues.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
T Business was active and the harbor was
we'll flied with boats all transactipg bust.
} ness. Freights are in abundance and
} rates are fair.
The weather yesterday was very winter
ish. A cold wind came from the north, ant
during the afternoon il commenced mailing
y and as we close our report heavy snow
. was falling and mother earth wore
D. mantle Of spotless white.
), MIscELLASEoUs ITEMS.
- The Eckert raised the John Kyle, an,
she is now on her way to st. Louis wher,
. she will be repaired.
The great event at Eddyvlle KY, t,
day will be the arrival there Of the gres
)" james Howard. She had 3,5ls bars raj
road iron, and some other freight for tbs
place. The Howard is the largest steams
- that ever assembled Cumberland river, an
:, no doubt there will be quite commotio
" there on her arrival. George Farnswor,
~ a we'll posted Cumberland river pilot, hu
:" charge of the wheel during the trip, an
ne will certainly do the trip all right.
mt The A. J. Baker passed down with
Ut large tow of Pittsburg coal.
OF The Thompson Dean came out Of ii
" Ohio with large trip and added enoug
nc at this point to load her fat down.
ne The Continental after u long absen,
Of from this port arrived from st. Louis al
is found moro freight than she could "tote
81 Several steam boats have been packed
N ice in st. Louis hsrbor during the past fe
II days and will be likely to keep for Ion
II time to come
70 The Columbia, Silver Bow and A.
~ Lockwood are the boats that found
. wa.ery grave by being cut down by Il
-, heavy ice.
" The John Kilgour and Charles Bodma
~ passed up for Louisville with fair trips, Il
VI former having the best passenger trip
ne the season.
The John Lumsden arrived from Mas
Vile with light trip, and proceeded
Goose Island for load Of corn for Mas
EFT vile.
The new canal at Louisville is OMEN
''' last and the frst boat to pass through
or Was the Mollie Ebert, and after her f.
- lowed, the Duriee, Esperanzs and Pot
=. mac, all bound for Cincinnati. Now th
no the new canal i, finished, the falls pile
~ Capt. Pink Marble, thinks that his occ,
NO patton is gone, and will have to seek ne
pastures.
The gay Alice, under command ofCap
2s Judd Cartwright, arrived from st. Loui
20 bound to Memphis with good ,r
o. During the short time Capt. Cartwrig
- has been running IN this direction, he h
"a made for himself and boat host of war
90 friends, by his many gcntlemany traits
W character, and we hope to see him in con
- mand Of one of the fine boats belonging
"a the st. Louis and Memphis packet con