The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-24
RIVER NEWS.
Port List.

and departures for the ~ hours ending at 9
y. IN. last evening:
Steamer Illinois, Columbus
I" Jim Fisk, Paducsh
I" Arkansas Belle, Evansville
Arlington, Cincinnati
-" Jas Howard, New Orleans
Tow boa. Keystone, Sellers tninc,
DEPARTED.
Steamer Illinois, Columbus
4" Jim Fisk, Psducsh
/" Arkansas Belle, Evansville
Arlington, Memphis
" Jas. Howard. st. Louis.
TUESDAY EVENING, Decenter %.
THE RIVERS.
The decline in tho Ohio sncs the date
Of la,t report has been about six inches
that stream however, IA still full Of drift
wood, and it i. n)w pretty certain that
either the Cumberland, Tennessee, or
Wabash rivers ero rising.
The Mississippi 10 declining rapidly,
and q bad channel in that stream may be
looked for soon. Navigation above the
mouth OF the Illinois river j, precarious
on account of tho running ice. There is
also considerable ice running by st. Louis,
bat not 10 quantities sufficient to create
apprehension.
BUsisEss.
There was no great amount of activity
in business to-day. The number OF arrivals
and departures was no; 80 large as usual,
and but few boats received any considers
BILE qurntity Of freight.
The weather has been warm and pleas
ant throughout the day.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The transfer steamer Illinois made her
lAst run to Columbus last night, and re-
turns this morning to lay up, and the II.
S. McComb will transfer the Gr.t train
from the Mississippi Central road this
evening.
1t 10 not 70. seitlol what boat will take
the place of the Illinois, hut the +. =.
Gracey 10 talked of and may be chosen.
The Mobile {: Ohio Road are bound
to keep up their Northern connection,
and will have Columbus packet.
Tho steamer James Howard brought
Az barrels OF molasses and 653 barrels Of
rice for roshipmen. per q. & V. Railroad.
Tho ArSsnsa. Belle brought only 500
sacks Of corn, 80 barrels Of whisky and 8
tons OF sundries.
The Arlington was Only abou. half
laden for Memphis.
The Jim Fisk brought but slim trip.
IL was Swift's Iron and Steel company
OF Cincinnati that stopped the sale Of the
iron steamer John I. Moore, a, Now Or
leans. About 500 people were assembled
to witness the sale.
The steamer Continental WAS sold BY
tho United State, Marshal at St. Louis
yesterday,
The Paragon left Pi,,sburg on the 2lst.
| She had 700 tons. and was drawing four
| feet. Thomas Morris and John Kerr will
pilot her to Cincinnati. The Wild Duck
is expected to leave Pit,sburg for ST.
Louis this week. The Commit is still in
the hands of the United States marshal. A
proportion Of the Parogons cargo consists
Of l,2o0 cases and 900 barrels of refined
oil for New Orleans.
[vicksburg Herald, 2Oth.l
The hatcher Coca into New Orleans
this "trip with the champion cotton trip OF
tho season. She had 1896 bales when she
reached Satchez, and had 40 bales await.
irg her there. The Bob Lee on leaving
here last evening had $500 bales, the
largest start any Of the boats hive had
from here this season, and with her on
gagements below expected to go into New
Orleans with $500 bales. The idea 10 TO
flax the Natchez, and it is quite probable
that the champion will do il. A tele-
gram TO the Robt. Il. Lee last night
states that the Natchez had arrived
at New Orleans with ssh bales, which
10 the biggest trip since the war. The
largest trip previously this season was the
Lees, 6,034, n few weeks ago. The
largest load last season, and since the
war, eIoep. the las. trip or tho Natchez.
was taken into New Orleans last April
by the Exporter, and WAS 5,3uS bale,.
Tho largest cargo ever received in New
Orleans was that of the Magnolia, Deoem-
Der 20, 1869, which was &, 537 bales. The
most valuable cargo was by the Empress,
in 1898, embracing 1900 bales, which, at
81 90 per pound, was worth about