The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-09-26
RIVER NEWS.
PORT LIST.
ARRIVED.

BrsiNKss-For the past week there has
been very little business transacted at this
port. Boats come and 20. bu, very few Of
them have full trips. However, this con-
dition Of affairs cannot last long. Fall
and winter are coming along, and
with them will come lots of bushes for
our river people
THE RIvERS-Are in sbou, the ssme
condition ssstated in our previous report.
The Mississippi is declining slowly. The
Ohio is almost stationary, with n very good
stage of water below Cairo 10 New Or.
I leans.
MisCELLANEouS- There were only six
arrivals, and four departures during the
day mp to the time our report closed.
The tow-boat Bee came in to port with
two broken rudders. She had one Of .hem
repaired here. She added abou, seventy.
! i've tons here for New Orleans.
The Jim Fi.k had the FOL owing for
Cairolpsr,ies Cbss. Gal ghs % sack.
wheat c. r. Woodward, co bdls. hubs,
and bdls. Of shingles, ard J. :R Cundin
) crates cabbage. She had considerable
freigh. Tor sbipmsnt.
The Emma {. Eli, Il from Memphis
arrived early yesterday morning. Shc re-
NAMED bu: short time, when she depart
ed for st. LOUIS.
The Silver Thorn, the Evansville and
Cairo Packet, arrived late Wednesday
night. She had a moderate trip, the bulk
of which was for reshipment.
At the late meeting OF the board OF
steam navigation, the following resolution
WAS adopted
Resolved, That the secretary OF the
treasury be recommended to suggest to
congress the importance and necessity. for
the commercial interests of the Mississippi
valley OF the general government taking
! possession OF the Louisville and Portland
canal
Capt Heglcr reports the Henry Pro.
bssco lying s,raigh, and easy on Film,
island bsr. He lightsnod her 80 ths. she
was able to back Of the bar, bu, upon try.
ing another crossing again got aground.
and the second time became permanently
located until the mex. rise. Her barge
wac sunk by swinging sgsinst the reef
and all the freigh, in i, badly dsmsy ed
The ki,.ie Hegler pumped it gu, and
towsd it 90 the bank, whore it nowi..
The Frank Psrgoud recently lief. New
Orleans and made o1cellen, time 10 Green.
vile, ~ follows: From St, Msrys mar.
ket to the grain elevator, nine min utes and
forty-hvo seconds, and from the elevator
to Greenville Point, eleven minutes and
fifteen seconds, making . total Of twenty.
one minutes from st. Mays msrks, TO
Greenvile Point.
The Memphis Avalanche ssy,;
"A meeting Of all known creditor, O,
the steamer st. Francis was held ye,,er.
day afternoon. 1t closed with no cornpro.
mise, and definite understanding ib.,
marshal shall sell the vessel for wba. she
shall fetch n. public ou,cry. The claims
are said to foot up $4,000. The uDcol.
!ected freight bills due By variou. psr,ie,
are said to foot up nearly $4,000. The
boats debts are Gil owing to the crew ON
board and parties residing here
The Avalanche adds
Scarcely anything in the way of bust.
ness WAS done at the landing to-day, and
the prospects are fine for just the same re-
port for week TO come, until the yellow
monster leaves the city. 1t has made a !
two-weeks stay now, and indications 10.
night are that it will remain with US A.
much longer.
Andy Granger, well-known clerk, is
lying very i'll with the malarial, better |
known as yellow .sck.' and several
other yer men have eight touches of is.
The mob rs a class, however, are remark
ably healthy.