The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1874-09-06


BOATS TO LEAVE To-DAY.--Jim Fisk,
Paducab; F p Crazy, Evansville Tom
jasper, New Orleans Mary Alice and
bsrges, New Orleans; Gen. Anderson,
Florence, Ala Capitol City, Vicksturg.
RIVER, WEATHER, BusIsEs.--Tbc
river last evening was stationary at Is
feet Inches on tho gauge, having risen u
inches during the previous "a hours. The
rise lie falling OF and unless heavy rain,
should set In above, will be
all run out in the course
OF n week. The condition of the nvsr at
other ports AZ p. m. yesterday was 90
follows: Pittsburgh foot, 3 inches
rose ! inch Cinoinnati--G feet, 8 inches;
fell 10 inches. Louisv ille--4 feet, 3 inches;
foil . inches. Nashvills-S feet inches
fell 3 feet inches. ST. Louis feet 4
inches rose | ipch.
CAEoOEs.-Tho Vini. Shinkglo has
] 400 tons for tho south.
she brought out two bhfges. but
took only ono with hor from thu, port. II
WAS loaied entirely with Memphis
freight. Boats from 81. Louis have mod
erste carcoes for tho south, but freight 10
not AZ all plentiful q, 80. Louie.
Up stream packets are generally light.
The susie Silvsr, due to-day from Now
Orleans, is reported to have 600 tons for
ST. Louis.
Tho Mary Allce will tax, forward tho
barge No. 81, which has been loaded here
for New Orleans.
The jim Fisk did not have but fifteen
tons Of freight.
The Paragon now on her way from
Now Orleans, has 1000 sacks Of salt.
The Bee took up the new barge No
80, which was brought here by the tug
Wasp from Metropolis, the other day.
GENERAL lTIMs.-The Carrie V.
Kun,z broke her shaft 50 miles below
Memphis, on Friday, but was putting
band around it, and expects to tx 1t SO
that shoSwill 10 able to continue hor trip
Capt. Irwin Dugan, telsgrsphs tina. tho
Eckert passed Memphis at II O'Clock
night before last.
Capt. Il. w. Dugsn is IN St. Louis, and
will be hore tonight or in tho morning
A rev Of piles have been sot
across the chute At the head
Of Henderson Island, the Ohio, and
brush and other material will 10 placed
above TO eIectuslly closo up the chuts
and turn the chAnnel Of tho river down
the old way. Tho water has been divided
thoro this season, making both channels
bad.
On somo Life Insurance blo.lers sont TO
the whsrfboats yesterday, werthee words
printed in red ink, stafford, Morrs il
Candoe, CsnSjohaiie, N. York" ono
could imagine that thl, is tho French way
to spoil Cairo, bu! what has New York 70
do with ~
Joe. Able, joss McIIaflic, John Taylor,
Georgs hussolmAn, CORN Miller and
Low Malvern gro over at the lakes in
X ontucky, and moan business. Their in
tention 10 TO bull tho Gsh market for the
next few days,
The Missouri Dem 1crat sAys; ut 10 |
on record that in l543 vcssel of 200 TOYS
burden was propelled by steam agains
wind and tide, at considerable speed, in
the harbor Of Barcelona, and yet nearly
800 years thereafter wo find Ramsey,
Fitch and Fulton vainly enseavo'ing TO
convince tho people OF tho eighteenth
and nineteenth centuries OF the efficiency
of steam for purposes of navigation.
Ed McOabe, q woll known steward on
the river. died A. Coyington, Ky, on Fri
day last. He leaves q wife and four
children,
The Evansville Packet Company will
not 10. eight of their low water boats IN.
til there is q show Of a, permanent rise in
tho river. .sit.t"
On the evening OF July 9th, tho pas
senger steamer Emma Graham and ferry
boa, cleaner, collided at Maysyilla KY.
Tho meter WAS sifted by the
inspectors who have suspended for
thirty days the liconros OF captains !
IsAso Bryson and Lenton, and pilots
Thos NJ. Bsasoly and Peter Bloughner +.
who we're the officers on duty on the
steamers 1t tho time. II