The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-01-04
RIVER NEWS.


| ARRIVALS
aud departures for the "a hours ding AZ
y. IN. last evening
ARRIVED.
Steamer + p Grscey, Columbus
Jim Flax, Paducah
Arkansas Belle, Evansville
Bismarck, st. Louis
CITY Of Chester, Memphis
Towtosls John Means, Powers leland
John w Garrett, New Orlean,
" John A Woods, New Orleans.
DEPARTED.
Steamer + p Gracey, Columbia,
% jim Fisk, Paducah
" Arkansas Belle, Evansville.
1" City Of Chester, st. Louis
Tow boat John Means, Powers Island
John w. Garrett Cincinnati
John A Woods, Pittsbarg.
| THE RIVERS.
Tho river has fallen - incha during
tho past "a hours. The weather was only
partially cloudy yesterday and very
warm, but south wind--almost o gale
blew all day, which caused steamboats,
generally TO take 10 The bank.
BUSINESS
was dull enough yesterday to sui, tho
lszles. man in the United States.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho Bismarck came out from 81. Louis,
drawing 81 feet, without trouble and is
adding largely here.
The Jno. Means took q lighter TO tho
Lady Lee At Powers Island, and IL was
thought that she would soon get OF the
bar, but she had not got out at dark.
Possibly it was the sound and no, tho
bar that detained her.
The Arkansas Belle brought 600 sacks
corn and lot of hogs and stock for the
South.
The Jim Fisk lay all day few miles
above here, wind bound, and the crew en-
joyed agrand nap. She brought slim
trip of freight.
Diver Cassiday, Of the Echsrt, returned
from his visit to Memphis yesterday.
The City Of Chester has IS bales cotton
for st. Louis.
The John w. Garrett brought up the
barge w. T. Halliday, belonging to the
Jno. Means.
CLIPPINGS.
The st. Louis Globe o. January 3.
says;
Tho river is falling slowly. Weather
warm and damp, with strong indications
OF rain. Business fair. Frsights for SOUTH
ern ports, as usual when tho river 10 very
low, took a heavy tumble, and rates yes
serdsy were Zoe per 100 pounds and Soc
per bsrrol -four. Five feet scant TO Cairo.
The great freight and passenger steamer
Common wealth was sold yesterday by the
United States Marshal for sic, 500 to Mr..
John L. Oxley, of this city, the we'll
known stesmb boat tailor, and he has got
bargain too; but the end of tho game is
not yet. Captain Jake Sedan has sued
Captain Dsniel g. Taylor, Administrator
OF the estate OF Rogers, and manager Of
the Sectional Docks At the time the Com
monwealth was repaired, for the value of
the boat, which he places at $4,000 Fat
fees Ices. Tor Layers and plenty ~' ''''o-
The Memphis Avalanche Of tho 3D.
has the following:
The Andy Baum unloaded her sarge this
trip at the levee and for sono unknown
reason did not pa.ronizo the old wharf.
boat.
Ed. Shaw, colored, who was yesterday
elected wharfnaster for the next two
years, over X. w. Lightburne, late incum-
bent, and John Il. Washington, w. 5.
Rogers and j. 4. Smither, was born a
freeman, and before the late civil war ran
as steward on the river, having served on
tho big John Simonds, also on tho Die
Vernon and other boats, Ave or ir years
ago. For the past year he ha, been q
councilman. He is conceded to be- a man
Of considerable ability, and is quite popu-
lar with his race.
HOSPITAL NOTES.
Tho Louisville marine hospital admit
ted so patients last month, dis:harging
SO and had ITO remaining at the close OF
the year. None died during December.
The whole number treated in the came in
ssitution during the year was l236, of
whom ls died. DR.. Tho'. j. Griffith, sur
geon in charge makes this report.
TEN pounds Of brown sugar 70, $li s
pounds best coffee sugar At 81: "a rounds