The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-03
RIVER NEWS.
Port Lisa.
AERIYALs


and departures FOR the 81 hours ending ate
y. M last evening
Steamer Gracoy, Columbus
Fisk, Pgducah
Il \ Bsbbage, Columbus
CIV kountz Pittsburg
Cherokee, Now Orleans
N Phillips, Nashville
Howard, 81 Louis
Capitol City, SO Louis
Ron Accord, st Louis
Great Republic, New Orleans.
pEPAsTEp.
Steamer T. p. Gracey, Columbus
James Fisk, Paducah
r A Bsbbage, st Lou.
9 V Kountz, 81 Louis
Cterokee, Cincinnati
Iron Mountain, ST Louis
Capitol City Nickeburg
Bon Accord, Obion river
Great Republic, st Louis
Chss Brown, st Louis
Tho decline ia the { no river is ver.,
rapid, being in tho twenty-four hours end
ing ut six o'clock last evening, one foot.
At this rate it will not be great while
until tho water will be low enough to open
the sewers. and drain oil the sips water
that has accumulated in the city. The
late rains having been general along the
Mississippi river that stream IS
| eth awellng at Ct. Louis,
and il is thought will continue to until
| tho sprng rise comes along. The weather
was pleasant yesterday, and for once the
lovoo presented n lively appearance.
There were more people on the streets
during tho day, among them more stran-
gers, than has been seen on any other day
! this season. business was more active,
| and there was "A better feeling generally.
Daring the day the mammoth steamers
Gres. Republic and James Howard, the
, LARGEST vessels on the western waters, we're
NJ the landing. The Republic had an m-
! neu.o passenger trip, but very little
freight. The Howard was st'll here at
midnight taking on freight for New Or
leans.
ITEMS or CARGO.
The Great Republic discharged very
little freight here, and went to st. Louis
with very light trip. She had good
many passengers.",..". The Howard 10
tokinr on considerable freight here. She
will probably got away to-day with avery
GOOD trip,...,...The Chas' Brown went
back to st. Louis with tow Of coal'..''''''
The towboat Il. A. cabbage went to Co.
lumbus with barge OF ice, after which
aha started on her return to st. Louis.
Her ne1t trip will be to Louisville ana
thence 10 Dubuque, Iowa..'''''.'Ihe Bon
Accord goes TO the mouth OF the obipe
riyer for tow of barges Of lumber ,....,..
ma Carrie v. Kountz passed to ST. LOUIS
without landing. ,"".,.Ihe Oherokee mas
arO hhls cotton seed oil 10 bnies hides
L6I. sno.r; 80 bales moss; SO bbls mo-
Isssas. "a bills potatoes; 30 bales rope ana
o0O naokRges sundries for tho ONO rNS''
MscElrASEous
,ne dsmapes to the Ada Heilmsn oy her
I.,.ooliisinn with the Laura L., DAVIS sis
- ,o,ious as At frat reported sue
{ ugul be on duty again IN lew usys.,..,.,,
, W. anoros L. Griiliths, surgeon IN ehnrss
~ the United States marine no'pna. ~
tho port of Loui,vilie, reports INC ,unS"r
D IN, a. the condition OF ths bosp'ts' anu1'
/ his charge during tho mohth Oh MAruS,
VA" Number OF patients remaining the
a., Az ~ February, 70; Admitted dur
,nS March, 81; treated during tho monsh'
o 10, number discharged, 90; died during
3 March, ,; number remaining on me Ia,s
, .s.rcb Ga. outdoor patients
a arsys,oS during March, 9 private g ..is.,,
"a Wa,, nSsna .Ierry Jorden, (coiorsdl rou'.sr
H. on ono ND Sisd At tho hospital IN March