The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-01-25
RIVER NEWS.
ARRIVED.

ARRIVED.
steamer J. n. Kellogg, Mississippi river.
" Raven, Mississippi river.
g X. A. Babbage, Mississippi river.
Quickstep, Evansville.
John Lumsden, Nashville.
). II. Long, South.
Northwestern, Columbus.
Peytona, New Orleans.
DFPARTEp.
Steamer Belfast, New Orleans.
" George q. Wolf, Shreveport.
Quickstep, Evansville.
$. II. Long, Mound City.
90 City OF Nicksbrrg, Nicksburg.
" Northwestern, Columbus.
Peytona, Louisville.
BIO MUDDY COAL.
Steamboats, supplied at any time, both day
and night with either Lump or Chestnut
Coal, in any quantity AMI on usual terms,
at the yard at Grand Tower, Illinois. spe.
cial contracts offered on favorable terms,
upon application.
II. V. OLYrHANT, Gen. Supt.
ID. q. BoKEE, Sales Agent.
CONDITION OF THE RIVERS.
Won't the ice never quit running out of
the riverst is the question that is asked us
every day. but being poor prognosticator
we have determined not to answer, but We
think that by the middle of next August no
ice will be found in either river. The ohio
is again rising at this place with light scat.
tering ice floating by. The Mississippi is
still putting out ice which is rather heavy.
That river is still on the decline at this end,
and 8! feet is reported in the channel to st.
Lonis. There is plenty of water for steam
ers below here. In the ohio we have good
boating stage of water with prospect for
more. Special dispatches to the BULLETIN
report the condition of the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers ut various places
BUSINESS AND WEATHER.
Business continues very goo I, and large
lots of freight Is handled daily by drays.
wharfboa,s and steamers loading for vari-
Gus points.
The snow storm of Thursday night inter-
rupted navigation. and number of boats
had to seek the bank. Yesterday was clear
and quite cool.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The towboats j. n. Kellogg, Raven and
r. \. Babbage returned from out of the
the Ice being TO heavy for them to proceed
with their barges. The Kellogg left her tow
in a safe ice harbor about 80 miles above
here. The Raven and Babbage brought
their barges back TO this port. They will
have to wait until the ice diappears.
The Crescent City will leave to-day with
five freightcd barges containing $500 tons,
in iuding 10000 bushels of bulk grain.
The Atlantic will return to st. Louis with
"a number Of barges rs soon rs the ice will
permit.
The Hickman packet, Glasgow, ran into
some heavy ice at the Chalk banks on her
last trip to Hickman, which knocked a hole
in her hull about two feet above the water
line. She is having the damage repaired.
Mr.. German Miller. who has been ieceiv.
ing and discharging clerk on j. NJ. Phillips
wharfboat for the past two pears, resigned
his position last night. During his career on
the wharfboat, Mr.. Miller has made many
friends by his square and honest dealings,
and we doubt If there Is n steamboat clerk
that can truthiully say that Miller ever beat
them out OF single package.
Frand NJ. Hundlcy cashier on the l. G. rail-
road wharf boat left for ST. Louis yesterday
on business connected with his roads. We
res Commend him TO the tender merces OF the
st. Louis river editors and the chief OF
police.
The George c. Wolf left for Red river
with splendid trip. She has considerable
way freight and upwards of 200 tons for Red
river.
The snag boat $. s. Long arrived from
below and has gone to Mound City and lays
up.
The City Of Nicksburg stayed here until
noon yesterday receiving freight and left
with good trip.
The Tom Jasper is now loading for New
Orleans and will leave about Sunday.
The Quickstcp and John Lumsdcn brought
in small trips.
The Belfast fills out with corn in New Ma
drid bend.
Counting amt the fondest thing we are Of
PHIL. HOWARD,