The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-04-29
RIVER NEWS.

Port List.
ARRIVALS
anu departures for the n hours ending a, q
D. m. last evening:
ARRIVALS.
Steamer + p Gracoy, Columbus
Nick Longwortb, New Orleans
Arlington, Cincinnati.
Jas II. Bigloy, Louisville
" Fred Wilson, South
DEPARTED
Steamer Graccy, Columbu,
Nick Longworth, Cincinnati
" Arlington, Memphis
Jas. Ii. Biglcy, st. Louis
Fred Wilson, Louisville.
THE'RivER.-It will be gratifying to
know that tho Ohio has commenced ia
down ward tendency in earnest. Tho de.
cline in the - hours ending last evening
was little more than four incho,, and
should the weather continue as at present
Tor day or two longer we
may expect to 500 it receding at tho rate
OF ono foot per day. kilograms from all
points above report tho decline very
rapid, and we 500 no reason why it should
not do tho Same here.
Tho Mississippi has fallen nearly two
feet within the past forly.oight hours,
Tho bottom is running on. of tho Cum.
bertrand as fast ss it can, and il tho rain
will only give ~ ros." for fow days,
that stream will have donnei It's old time
appearance and be itself again.
Thcnnesseo .tlcd hard to get up a biz
ilool but tailed. That strGam Is now fall.
ing.
The latest intelligence from the south
is Of n moat di4heartening character. Tho
water is in many places higher than it was
IN 1867, and the crops arc II total loss.
Tho Memphis Avalsnche Of the 10Th, re
ports that on the previous evening the
water there lacked only thirteen inches
of being as high rs it was in 1867, and tina.
the heavy local rains and flooding of the
lower streams has caused tho water
to attain depth greater than ever before
known below the mouth of tho Arkansas.
From White river tho news clm,s that on
Saturday last Jacksonport was abou. to
be submerged the water being up to the
bank tops and seversl fee. coming down
from above Bstesvile aud Augusta, and
the lower country Is again threatened
with an overflow. There seem, TO be no
change in affairs further south, and moth.
ing bu. heavy fall in tho Mississippi
can help the stricken people of tina. sec
ton. SO long as the water remains high
so long will they suffer.
MISCELLANEOUS The The jaime, II.
Biglcy started Tor st. LOUIS with tow of
coal, bu. the high winds drove her to the
bank near Birds point and she last about
six houra.......The Arlington did a fair
wsy business, bu. had slim trip for
Memphss........The Fred. Wilson had a
tow of empty bargcs for the Ohio river.
.........The Nick Longworth had sloat
200 tons miscellaneous freight for the Onio
river,.,""A. las. accounts tho wrck
and cargo Of the Camalia were
scattered all along tho shore. Tho hull
Is at Raleigh and badly broken up. The
cabin.is lodged on the Kentucky shore,
between Burbanks and Marshalls land.
ing. Considerable of her freight has
been picked up by the wreckers AMI car
rled to Shawneetown. Mrs. Drake and
her children were passengers for Nash.
vile. Mr., Drake had $4,000 worth OF
furniture and other freigh, on board, and
had $500 in her trunk. An were lost,snd
she and her children bravely escaped with
their lives.
The st. Louis Republican of the 2s.h
says;
Tho river has fallen inches slnce our
last report, and now stands lG feet inch
above low water mark. leaving a channel
under centre arch of72 feet IL inches, and
under the side span 90 feet ! l inches. The
weather yesterday was as capricious as
maiden's heart, one minute the sun
having control and the next the
clouds, with sprinkles of sunshine and
rain alternately. Business abou. the
levee was slow, shipments South falling
OIL on account Of the flood over a country
which buys all its produce in st. Louis.
Inc water is abating somewhat; but it
VIII DO long weary days before the bot
tom Will show itself and go late that peo-
Pile heart-sick and discouraged will work
with little hope, if they work at all, after
tho waters shall have left their domains.