The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-11-01
RIVER NEWS.
Arrivals and departures for the "A hour
ending At o pm. last evening.
ARRIvALe

FANNIE Lewis.................. ..... V icksbutK
hsven..... .,......... ........ ...... Louisviliv
Fisk"".. .."...."...Paducab
BoATs TO LRAvx TODAY:
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Jam lsb... IaducHb
The RIvERs.-The rise in tie Ohio hs,
reached this point, the swell in that
stream yesterday being one foot and seven
inches. We may now look for more &C.
i've business on that stream. Within th,
next week or ten days, should the rise
continue and the swell be Of the proper.
tons anticipated. there will be an IN.
mense quaDtny Of coal come out, which
viii be distributed at the various citr.
along the Mississippi between Cairo and
New O:leans. Considerable quantity
will also pas. up for ST. Louis.
The Mississippi seems to be trying e
run dry, the decline continuing steadily
Old steam boa'-men-men who have trsv-
eled that river for years, declare that they
never saw It in II worse condition than Il
i'st present. The channel fpps from one
side of the river to the other 10 an incred.
ulousiy snort space Of time, aud like tie
ltshman's flea, pilots never know where
to End 1t.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER -Busine,s /.
improving somewhat, though not 40 rap
IDLY ms It ought to ~ this season of the
ltnW.Nsr 10, 10, 10
E day h'. inspired the hope that it will
~ be long until the river interests will
De d'lns pr htsble business.
tie weather yesterday was cool and
tiear, vi heavy fros. in The morning
A. iA.e hour asst NJ y BIT it was still cold,
indicating that to-day would By clear and
cool.
Movements CT BoATs.-The Charlie
Br"wn lett yesterday for Louisville, tow
INK five modal bsrges o. iron ore for that
cit! .."....Tbe Raven also left yesterday
tor Portland with tow Of barge. contain
ing iron ore..."....Cspt. Ltterel arrived
yesterday from Louisville. He at once
assumed com nsnd OF the Greyhound,
which with tow Of three empty
bs.ges and three containing iron
ore, left for Louisville last night.........
Barge No. IS, belonging to the Missis-
-ippi Valley Transportation company is
being loaded here for New Orleans. She
will take about 1000 tons 1.-THE Colo.
r.do h,ouyh, an, h.ia. sc a,,. r.. -
shipment east by rail .........Tne Emma c
Elliott bad 250 bales of cotton for ST
Louis...."....Th Jim Fisk had a mod
era,ely fair trip, going and coming .......
The Exporter, Capt John A. Wiliams,
will add considerable, and probably fiji
out her load at ,hi. place. .........At last sc-
counts the Tom jasper Wa. aground at
Twin Hollows,
MiscELLANEoUs- Late news from the
T. +. Eckert, at work on the wreck Of
The Mary T. Poe, states Capt. Irwin
Duean. who Was Injured lately
by fall, to be rapidly recovering -. go.
Col. Bryson will to-day anchor hi raft
over Bacon Rock. He proposes to make
sitter bottom Of the rock with drills, al
up the holes with dusline, aud touch il of
He thinks that after be has got throus b
with the rock there will be very little of
it left..."...W II. B finger, of St.
Louis, was in town yesterday, looking AL
ter the interests Of the st Loui. and New
Orleans packet company Capt.
y. I. Dumont, the famous engine builder
OF Cinclnna,i, accompanied by a portion
Of the crew OF the Cundin.marca, the new
South American steamer were in the city
yesterday, snxiou,ly loosing up the river
for their boat. But she did not arrive, sv-
ing been unexpected y detained at Troy.
Indiana, from what cause we do not
now..".....The storm Of Mondsy last
broke raft of hesvy logs, which the tug
ID me had tuwed out of the Tennessee
river, to pieces opposite Psduc.b. They
are now scattered all over the river. and
ia most csses rest with one end on the
ground and the other sticking up SO near
the surface Of the water as t. be exceed-
'ngly dangerous to passing boats. Pilots
sh uld look out for them, and keep as near
!" po"ibls to the Kentucky shore al Pa.
duesh.