The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-18

The Ohio river rose IL iaehc. yesterday
and heavy drift 1ostod by.
The weather continues clear, and " a.
quite warm yesterday
Bi.iaess dead.
The Arkansas Belle, highs before last,
brought 437 sacks corn, 30 bbls whisky,
AZ ,undrie., and s?5 empty barrsl..
The Quicksiep, yesterday, brought 600
sacks corn, 100 bills whisky, and co ton,
sundties.
The Falls PHO. sunk two bsrsea Of coal
above Henderson night before last.
The jim Fi.S brought 81 bales cotton
and some other freight yesterday.
The Thompson Dean has Coz tons Tor
the Ohio river aud The East.
On Der trip from the Arkansas
river to New Orleans, the steamer K. W.
Dasan carried 1900 bales Of cotton at an
average Of four dollars per bale. She
goes up thu Arkansas hoping 10 ropes.
her good fortune. Cspt. X. W. Dugan
commands
Capt. Jack Grammar Of the Evansville
packet line was In the city yesterday.
The Belle Memphis brought ll6 bales
cotton for the Cairo & Vincsnnea Rail-
road.
Jno. A. Punch, general freigh. and pas
senger sgen. Of the Mobile & Ohio road,
is in the city looking for boa. to take the
place Of the Illinois when she re,ires r.
The BED Cloud. = new tO., jus, bull, a.
Jetfersonvills, Indisns, BY the Howard.
for the Evansville and Tennessee river
Packet Company, iss siern-whesler, ye:
exceedingly unique in appearance, of light
draft, easy model, and ample power for
the trade. The dimensions Of the hull are
a. follows: Length on deck l1ss feet
with "a foot beam, and 81 depth of hold
The cabin has fourteen rooms on side, or
berth. and accommodations for IS ps.ssn.
gers, exclusive Of the teIes, in which are
Ia rooms. The msheinery consists Of
cylinders ,et inches in diameter, with 81
feet stroke, propelled by the steam Of 5
boilers, each 20 feet In length and 80 in
cbes In diameter. The boilers are extra
made from Hillmar's best blooms, the
holes in the plates are drilled and
double riveted. She has an auxiliary
doctor boiler 70 run the donkey engine,
the freight holster and the steam capstau.
Corrugated galvanized iron was used for
stern bulkheads instead Of wood, as here
tofore. Ainslo, Cochran & Co., OF Louis
vile made tho engines, and Jos. Mitchell,
the boilers. The Red Cloud COOS out in
charge Of Capt. Allen l. Duncan, one Of
the pioneers Of tho Tennessee river trade,
with AL. Maynard, late OF the Florence
Lee, in the clerks ofiice The build and
q; Of the boat complete has been under
the constant supervision of Capt. W. @.
Brown, tho secretary of the company,
who hiss very literally provided first
rate boat. She descends the falls Monday,
wind and weather permitting.
The John I. Moore WAS sold yesterday
at New Orleans by the United States
Memphis reports q scarcity Of Arksn-
sas pilots from s225 to $3.50 per month
lie paid.
Tho Sc. Louis Times Of yesterday
says: TIE warm weather Of yesterday
will probably terminate in more lain.
Business improves steadily, no,with.tand.
ing les. number Of steamers leaves now
than there did before the rise. Tho fact
10, tina. ono boa. takes as much cargo now
rs three did when the water was low.
The river camo to stand yesterday, and
was falling at dark. During tho winter
IF 1913 boats ran uninterruptedly to Keo-
kuk, and Of course to al! points south.
From present appearance they will do as
much this winter.