The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-03-11
RIVER NEWS.

Steamer City of Helena, St. Louis
st. Joseph,
Diamond, Memphis
Lawrence, Cincinnati
Grand Tower, Memphis
Indiana, Mount Vernon
Arlington, Memphis
Simpson Homer, Louisville
Quickstep, Evansville
4" Coal City, Memphis
I" jim Fisk, Jr, Paducah
Illinois, Columbus
Idlewild, Memphis
Ajax, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer City Of Helena, Vicksburg
Z" st. Joseph, Memphis
" Diamond, Louisville
" Lawrence, Memphis
II" Grand Tower, st. Louis
4" Indiana, New Orleans
" Arlington, Cincinnati
4" Simpson Homer, Vicksburg
I" Quickstep, Evansville
Coal City, Louisville
Jim Fisk, Jr., Paducah
| Z" Illinois, Columbus
| /" Idlewild, Evansville
Z" Ajax, Louisville
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio continues declining At this
point at a rapid rate. There is seven feet
in tho Mississippi to st. Louis.
Special dispatches to tho BULLETIN re-
port tho condition Of the rivers at various
places.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Tonnage is still in demand and tho
| wharfboats, warehouses and the levee are
filed with freight waiting shipment. The
weather was mild and pleasant.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Mr.. Joseph Harmon, we'll known fat
boat pilot and brother Of Capt. Al. Har-
mon, died in this city, at the residence of
his brother, last Saturday night of cere-
bro spinal meningitis, after long and Sc
we're spell Of suffering. When no was
first attacked by the disease he was pilot
ing aatboat down tho river and on its
arrival here ho was taken to his brothers
home and the best medical aid procured,
but after about two weeks the disease ter
minated fatally. Before he went on the
river he was the carrier Of the Rockport
Dem ocrat for a number Of years. His
remains were sent upon the Emperor in
charge of his brother-in-law and will be
inferred at Grand View, Indiana.
The Eckert made another attempt to
turn the Glssgows sunken barge but aftor
parting all her lines and doing no good
she quit, and will wait until the river falls
about 10 feet MORE when she will
try it again.
Three coal bsrges, one loaded with coke
and the others empty, have been beached
on the Kentucky shore above the ferry
landing, by the fast falling river, and are
quite distace from the water.
Messrs. Linton and Orr, proprietors of
the Alice Dean wharfboat after short
career have quit the business, and their
wharfboat is now being loaded for Now
Orleans and will be lowed down by some
boat.
The Indiana had good trip, and Hlled
out hero. Nearly every ton Of her
freight Is for New Orleans, and she has
less way freight than any boat that has
passed down for some time. She loaded
at Mount Vernon.
The Quickstep came in with the best
trip that the Evansville packets have
brought in for some time.
The Simpson Homer went South with
a largo tow of coal.
The Diamond and Coal City passed up
with empty coal barges.
The City of Helena and st. Joseph had
good trips. The Helena came out draw
ing seven faet-all that was in tho river.
The City of Quincy arrived here Satur-
day evening soon after our report had
gone to press.
The jim Fisk brought in u good trip
from Paducsh.
Mr.. w. s, Edison, agent for VIM. Ii.
Brown, arrived here yesterday, after q
three weeks business trip to New Orleans
and Red river.