The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-17
RIVER NEWS.
ARI,lN ED.

CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
The Ohio river at this point is clear Of
ice and continues receding steadily. The |
Mississippi river is open as far up as Cape |
Girardsau, and there was one departure
for that place yesterday. Between Grand
Tower and Carondelet the river remains
closed with ice, and in some places there
is no telling how thick it is Considering
the vast amount of heavy ice that has
| foated by this barber with n strong cur.
rent, tine floating crafts have escaped with
remarkable little damage, and only acct
dent of any note was the sinking of the
towboat Wild Cat on Christmas morning,
and had she had on board sufficient num-
Der of pumps she could have been kept
afoa.. The coolest inhabitant' never saw
so much ice pass here in one winter.
There is now a fnir stage of water from
Cincinnati to New Orleans.
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business was good ut the landing, aud
several steamers were loading for the
south.
After a steady rain of about thirty
hours duration it commenced showing
yesterday morning at good rate and for
several hours the flakes fell thick and
furious. The ground was in poor con-
, dition for its reception and the sleighing
fraternity derived no pleasure from it.
At dark the wind was growing cold.
| MIsCFIJASEOUs
The Bee with barge No. IS in tow, left
tor Cape Grardeau yesterday to get a
load.
, The Mohawk went down to Belmont
, and brought up two barges of RAILROAD
iron left there by the Bee during the ice
The Mary Alice left at noon ye.terda,
. for New Orleans with four freigh,eC
, barges Two of her barges were losdec
with $1,000 bushels Of bulk grain. Sh'
;. also has in her tow the barge, Nellie Rog
ers, loaded with engines, railroad iron
etc, tor the Texas and Pacific railroac
: | which she will leave at the mouth Of Re
$ Accord sunk the barge Florence, whicl
+, occurred several months ago.
g The Glencoe is fast atting out for th
r South and will probably get away to-day
|. She took on board large drove Of mule
J yesterday.
a The John w. Garrett with three barge
: and the John Means with three bsrgos al
I, loaded with iron left tor the Upper. Ohi'
h Wednesday morning. They have bser
= laid up here since December, '72.
Il The Frank T.. Gracey came here from
= Nashville and brought fair trip for re
o shipment.
IS The John Kyle is loading at Belmon
@ for New Orleans. Her clerk Billy Brown
u was up from there few days ago.
h The Indiana, for New Orleans, is filling
n up her trip steadily, and will leave thi
G evening with all the freight she wants
i She has replcnished her line department
d at this place, which was nearly all lost by
?. the fire in her nursery at Lake Provi
G dence. Mrs. Osborne, the lady who wal
C lost overheard during the fire, was Just
n ahead Of her husband and in attempting
: to step over on to the barge, which the
boat was towing, mscalculated the dis
lance and stepped between the boat and
barge, and was seen no more.
The condition of the Illinois, aground
at the head of Island no, 2, remains un.
changed, and nothing but rise will re.
,ase her. The Grand Tower was running
y in her place yesterday, but there was
some talk of giving her up to-day and
!, chartering the Northwestern, as it is
! thought she can run cheaper than the
Grand Power
, The City Of Chester will leave for Men,
phis and oil way points this evening.