The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-02-11
RIVER NEWS.
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Fort List!

10 Port List
ARRIVALS
, aud departures Tor the ~ hours nd,ng n
T ~ III. last evening;
steamer Gfscey Columbus.
Jim Flax, Paduoah
II A Bsbbago, New orleans
Ben Franklin, Cincinnati,
ii 8 Turner, Cincinnati
ldlewild, Evansville
Mary Ann, South.
DEPARTED.
Steamer Gracsy, Columbus
Fisk, Paducah.
II Babbsge, st l.0u,s
Ben Franklin, Memphis
/ ii Turner, New Otosns
ldlewild, Evansville
Mary Ann, Pittsburg.
rus RIVERS.
The Ohio is still falling. The decline
sin.e last report being abou. one foo,
The M'ssiasippi is also still declining tho
faii beng about six inches In every TWEEN
'y'iour hours. Business was dull yes,er-
day. Tho weather was warm and spring.
like, indeed too much 20 for thi. season Of
the year.
MisCELLASEous.
The river has receeded and left the ferry
boat Cairo high and dry on the bar nj the
sisters. To bsrge which was sen. for her
to tighten OF on is also hard aground a.
the same place. Neither the boat nor IN.
barge are liksiyto &c. of until tho river
rises.
The Mary Ann has one empty barge in
tow. She Ia bound TO Louisville.
The little Jim Fisk brough. out very |
fair trip.
The Idlewild wa. almo.. light, both |
coming and going.
The II. S. Turner wa. deeply laden
for New Orleans.
Tho Warmers barges took into Nav
Orleans, last Wednesday, $3.50 bales
nay, 1886 bales cotton. II hhds tobacco lO3
'hds meat, l,7oG brls flour, 80 brl. whi,kv.
1873 brls pork, s,79s sacks corn, 1870 sack.
'ats, 152 sacks bran, l5s tierces lard. 40
icrces hams, $50 pieces pea. in bulk.
st. Louis Times, February lOl
Clear and pleasant yesterday. In fac,
10 one can complain OF the wea,har mi.
winter, for it has been singulsrly favors-
lie for the Transaction Of busIness or.
erngs for New Orleans were lieht wbiia ,
cry little went forward 10 shipment for
,lemphis and Nicksburg. The Fanny ,
Aeener will commence her regular trins
. Naples Tomorrow, weather PERMITTING
he two boats running to Keokuk nro
ringing in about 500 tons y woek. I'm, {
heir up trips are light. The Missouri
tar line will send off its fret boat for {
80 Missouri Thursday. From presen.
ppearances navigation to 81. Paul will b. 5
pened much esrlier this season than usual
ne river here continues to fall. with six Il
yet hence to Cairo and good stage from
lere down. 1
From Cincinnati Commercial, ST. 4
Inc -. Louie and Cincinnati Expres,
No VIII Do revived in two or tlroo weeks. e,
ID VIII comprise three or four OF the X,
h. mes Des. side-wheel steamers. Mr.. :
smes 5. Robinson will represent the Gin.
mail interests OF this line, and wo hear u
'ree OF our Oldest commanders viii! have
largo Of the packets. \
Captain LANES NJ. Chenowoth was ont
'sIerday Tor the 1rst tilne in two weeks {
wing besn laid up with severe attack
rheumatism. Captain Vino ShiDkle !. g
20 afhie'ed WITH the same disease.
Ausustus Knunoe, citizen Of M,di. II
u, Indiana, and n tailo.'- cutter bv oc. :,
pa.ion, took passage on the General u
Vltle tor his homo on THURSDAY lat.
d was supposed when tho boat land. {
at Madison he had got oil with other l
Ssensers: When the Lyt,le resumed
trip, his coat vest, hat and tpo,s were
covered in his ststerooln, and /. was
!,e evident that hs he'd jumped into
river and was drowned. IA soon IA 60
boat reached Louisville, n dispa.ch sp
s sent to Madison, informing his friends an
the facts. When the boat came back ID,
her return trip large crowd was as. r,
nbled at the Madison wharf to learn. If a,
sibie, more of his case; but nothing -,
ther was ELECTED, only that the last 49,
n OF him on the boat was ~ Florence Hh
rty miles above Madison. SCI