The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-01
RIVER NEWS.
Port List
AaNlvALs

ARRIVALS
and departures for the "a hours ersing at q
p. u. last evening:
s.e.rer ArkAnsas Belle, Evsnsyills
3" City of Chester, ST Louis
L z Gracey, Columbus
" John + Tolle, New Orleans
Paragon: Pit,sburg
e Jim Fisk, Psducah
e Belle Memphis, Memphis
City Of vicksburg, st Louis
A" Oakland, New Orleans
DEPARTED.
Steamer F p Gracey, Columbus
- jim Fisk, Psducah
Arkansas Belle, Evansvile
City OF Chester, Memphi.
e" Paragon, New Orleans
City OF Vicksburg, Vicksburg
Oakland, Louisville
THE RIVERS.
The fail in the Ohio river since las. re-.
port WAS nineteen inches.
The Mississippi is declining At ,he rate
Of three inches per day, with Ave feet va.
ter reported between this port and St
Louis.
The City o! Vicssburg. which came
out OF the Mississippi late last evening,
reports that stream - full of ice
though Il is soft, aud should the weather
continue mild for . day or two, it viii
probably disappear and leAvs the river
open to navigation.
BUSINESS AED WEATHER.
There was very little business trant'
acted yesterday. The weather WA pildel
than on the previous day.
ITEMS OF CARGO.
The Arkansas Belle brought out Got
sack, Of corn, II cattle; rs barrels Of
whisky; 80 pork tierces and 100 dry
barrels for re.hipment South, and u
sacks Of whsat for Cairo. She had 40
passengers and . pleasure party OF 50
couples from Metropolis, who came "a
Cairo to attend the theAtsr.
The John +. Tolle discharged al thi,
place 100 hhds. sugar, 249 barrels molss-
ssI, $50 barrels rice, 20 bales moss, IS bar
rsls pesaus, and loo, 900 feet lumber and
has IS bars iron, % boxes merchandise,
400 hhds. sugar, So hAds bottles, rs bales
moss for 81. Louis. She also discharged
1876 tons below this point.
The Oak land has two empty barges for
Louisville.
MIsCELLAFEous.
The stern-wheel steamer Glasgow will
DO sold by the United States Marshal At
Hickman, Kentucky, on January 7th. The
terms Of sale are ons-third cash
and the balance in four months time, with
security.
The ferry boat, Three States, ran
aground yesterday forenoon on the bar .
short distance from tho landing on the
Kentucky side. She Was detained several
houro before getting of.
The 81. Louis GLOBE Of yesterday says
The river foil rapidly since last report.
Up to p. m. the decline was II inches.
This will give only about 81 feet out to
Cairo and the channel difficult 10 and.
The weather continues clear and cold,
With heavy Ice In the river. RnsinAss
WAS very active yesterday the outgoing
boats were receiving rapidly. Freight
rates south were advanced % follows: To
Vicksburg and New Orleans soc per 100,
and roc per brl flour. A further advance
will no doubt be made to-day.
Tho following extract from the annual
report OF tho Cincinnati Chamber of Com
mercs, will be of interest to river men:
The total number OF steamboat arrivals
during the year was 2,3+0, compared with
2,27l in the previous year, and the steam
boat departures were 2,S33, compared with
2,235 in lS7l.2. Tho whole number of
steam boats and bsrges which ran between
this and other ports was aS9, compared
with 854 in the previous year, and 325 in
the year 1901, with tonnage in 1928 OF
$4,000, compared with S5,72l ls7l-2, and
al sol in 1S7O.1