The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-12-18
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The Ohio river has fallen inch ia
the last twenty. four hours, and the Mis-
slssippl has also declined several inches.
The weather has been much cooler to-
day than it has been any time during tho
winter, the thermometer standing seven.
teen degrees below freezing, with cold
north wind.
Business shows no improvement.
The Glencoe now on her way from
st. Louis, and duo here tonight, has all
the freight she could take, and a good
passenger trip.
Tho Robert Semple departed from
st. Louis on Thursday for New Orleans
with barge OF bulk grain.
The Il. W. Dugau, Quincy and Fan
nie Tatum, the latter loaded to her
guards, LETT st. Louis on Thursday for
Vicksburg.
Diver Jno. Guyre tcleSraphs from
Shreveport that the W.. j. Behan recently
raised by him with Dugan's pumps has
a trip Of cotton, and leaves Shreveport |
this morning for New Orlerns drawing
two feet.
The Susie Silver came In yesterday
morning from Cincinnati with q good
trip. She added about 10 head Of stock
and 200 tons here. and left for New Or
leans in the afternoon.
The Thermometer stands IL degrees
below freezing point yesterday morning
at 10 o'clock;
The Belle Of st. Louis, out from st.
Louis, got into port about 8 O'Clock yes
terday morning, put of 1900 bales Of cot
ton here, and started on her journey.
The Belle Of Memphis paid US visit
yesterday morning. She did not add
any freight, however, and left for Mem.
phis.
Sam Foster mourns over the loss Of
fine thermometer. which some fellow
walked rwly with in broad daylight yes
terday.
The 4. 4. Hillman, from Nashville,
came into port yesterday, transacted her
business here, and pushed out on her re-
turn trip to Nashville.
The City Of Alton has dropped down
from above to Halliday Il Phillips
whariboat, where she will receive for
New Orleans.
AS the Susie Silver came alongside
the wharfboat yesterday morning, she
struck with such force that three Of the
iron stays Of the wharfboat we've snapped
into pieces u, easily as if they had been
string.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Cincinnati
for Memphis to-day.
Capt. o. =. Shinkle's new steamer,
Golden Rule, leaves Cincinnati to-day for
New Orleans, which is her first trip.
The Mary Houston LEFT Cincinnati
with good trip of freight and passeng-
ers for New Orleans. She also has liberal
arrangements at Louisville aud other
places above this city.
Capt. Simms has laid up the tow-bOat
Bee, for the present at st. Louis.
Captain Dugan will raise steam OH
the Eckert this morning and 20 up to the
foot of Thirty-fourth street. In the Mis-
sissippi, aud bring down Captain Fred.
Davis drcdge boat and barge Minnie,
which have been wind bound for the past
three days.
The Idlewild passed South at 9
O'Clock night before last to enter the
Memphis and Chicot City trade, Captain
Grammar in command and Ed. Thomas
In the Office. A party OF young folks
enjoyed themselves in dancing for IN
hour or two while she laid here taking OH
freight. Captain Grammar will return
from Memphis, and Captain Stack Lee
will command the ldlewild in the new
trade.
Captain McCOrd, clerk Of the Glen
!. coe, came down from st. Louis by raj
!, yesterday afternoon and will meet hi
boat here.
q The Glencoe Is due here tonight
4 She left st. Louis drawing four and hal
c feet, and is coming along whooping.
' ID. IL. Silver, master; j. s. Lehman
chief clerk Lon Blake. second clerk
George j. Cayton and Theodore Hall
pilots; Jack Wsarner. mate; Oliver Cot
terol and Oliver Bray. engineers an
10 David Welsh, steward, are the officers Z
10 the Susie Silver.
~ The ST. Joseph arrived about nool
y Yesterday from Memphis. she ha'
/" about SD bales VI cotton tor the Cair
and Vincennes railroad, which she pr
of at their wharf-boat.
Captain Bob Riley received order
q. from st. Louis yesterday afternoon I
r. lay the st. Joseph up here, and she
-. now lying near the coal dump, at tn
lower part Of the city.
The Andy Baum arrived yesterda
.. morning from Memphis with \ good tri
at and added about twenty-five tol
sh here.
er Captain Ed. Halliday, Of Halliday
Phillips whsrfboat, has In his possesslC
ol, In, Ia ,t.r Of ha