The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-10
RIVER NEWS.
Port List

Port List
ARRIVALS
aud departures for the "a hours ending AZ
y. m. last evening:
ARRIVED.
Steamer + p Grscey, Columbus
" Jim Fisk, Paducah
q" Belle Memphis, Memphis
Pat Rogers, Memphis
RIA Bsbbage, New Orleans
Susie Silver, ST. Louis
Tug Hiram Campbell, Cincinnati
DEPARTED.
Steamer i Y Gracey, Columbus
" JIG, Fisk, Paducah
" Belle Mcmphis, S. Louis
" Pat IL gers, Cincinnati
Susie Silver, New Orleans
Towboal X a Babbsge, st Louis
Dredge boat Oclavia, White river
Tug Hiram Campbell, Hickman.
THE RIVERS.
The Ohio continues to rise, and consid-
orable water may be expected TO come out,
Nd several OF the smaller rivers above are
also reported to DO rising. There is no
difference in tho condition Of tho Missis.
sppi, which Is 10 n most horrible ttato for
navigation. Business yesterday was about
a usuel-very dull. The weather for the
psst few days has been remarkable for
this season Of tho year. II has been 90
warm and pleasant that ono can hardly
realize ii 10 be winter time.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Hiram Campbell has been engaged
By the Green Line to transfer their bust.
mess between this port and Hickman,
Kentucky. She left with her Grst tow Of
barges yesterday ...... Tho Pat Rogers
hos coo bales Of cotton 40, 900 feet Of lam-
Der and 10000 hoop poles for
the Ohio rivsr.........The T. A. Babbage
passed to Grand Tower with empty barg-
es. Pilot George Clark takes her up. :.
1.-THE Susie Silver made light sddi-
ton, being heavy laden when she arrived.
She will Ill out below........Ths Belle
Memphis aud John Kyle have laid up
here until business improves Four
teen steamer. arrived and departed At
Memphis on the si1th........C Captain Sam
Shock hes again placed himself ON the
levee ct Memphis as passenger agent.
Those who have heretofore employed the
captain know the value Of his services.
lFIom the st. Louis Times. Jan. still
Weather perfectly spring-like. ii It
don't stop growing warmer coon, we may
expect to zee the leaves out in February.
Business, however is quite unsatisfactory.
Even the famous old Anchor line j.
obliged TO deviato from its pgoyerbial
punctuality in dispatching steamers.
There lie some little activity in BED river
irsights. Tho Fannie Lewis will have
sufficient cargo to enable her to take her
departure for Shreveport. Saturday. River
falling, with feet hence to CAIRO.
Captain 4 NJ Hill, who died on the
morning Of the 9th last, on his farm in
franklin county, in the sixtie,h year Of
hls age, and was fatnilisrly known as
Turn Hill, commenced his career on the
river in 1880. He has been regularly
engaged, either as captain or engineer Of
| a steamer on the waters OF the Mississippi
valley since tina. period until tho last year,
when he retired 20 his farm. While en-
gagged in his pursuit Of stesmboAting, lie
has bull. several steamboats,, among which
we will pane the Swallow, - the "Revolu-
ton tho "Yuba" the "a " John
SON. tho "Annawsn,' and tho ~ Il
Ford. Capt. Hill msv re said to have
been u steamboat officer Tor iotty-three
years, and during which long .peroi no
disaster or accident ever happened him by
which a human life was lost. The record
Of Itself speaks volumes both for his s;iiI
and prudence il his limo of business. As
man he was kind and generous,
rs father loving and indulgent to his
family. lie leaves Il son and daughter 20
mourn hi. loss. And their bereavement
comes with crushing force, as they have
bat recently followed TO the grave a good
and stectionate mother. Capt. Hill was
q brother Of Mr.. Sam. Hill, chief engineer
" the James Howard, and brother.in-law
Of Capt. VIM. II. Dorsey