The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1875-05-02

| DEPARTED.
Steamer City Of Chester, st. Louis.
Chas. Brown, st. Louis.
noArs DIE.
--Jno. l.. Rhodes, st. Louis to Pitts
burg; City of Helena, ST. LOUIS to
Vicksburg; Andy Baum, Cincinnati to
Memphis; Liberty No. 4 and barges,
Louisville to st. Louis; Louis.
vile, New Orleans to Cincinnati
Glencoe, New Orleans to st. Louis Jim
Fisk, Jr., Paducah to return Arlington,
Memphis to Cincinnati; Great Republic,
st. Louis to New Orleans Eddyvinc.
Nashville to return Idlcwild, Evansville
to return.
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
The river, last evening, was ~ feet on
the gauge, having risen 2O..a-5 inches du-
ring the previous "a hours. The Cum
berland is still swelling with 70 feet Oh
the shoals. The Ohio 10 rising at Pitts
burg, falling ut Wheeling and MARKETS.,
rising fast at Middleport and Cincinnati,
from Hoods which ar carrying every
thing loose with them out Of the Kan
awha, Big Sandy and Kentucky rivers,
and rising also at Louisville and Evans
vile. The Mississippi is rising slowly at
st. Louis, but the Upper Mississippi and
Missouri are falling.
| The weather Is cloudy aud cool with
a strong wind still blowing. The storm
of wind and rain OF night before last did
no damage here, but detained boats bad
ly in all directions, as will bc seen by the
port-list.
| GENERAL ITEMS.
The Jim Fisk and Arkanssa Bell fail.
ed to get out yesterday on account Of the
storm.
The City Of Chester brought $50
bales of cotton for the East.
The Chas. Brown took tow OF coal
to ST. Louis.
The Tom Jasper had her chimneys
blown down at Louisville.
The Susie Silver was aground IL
hours at Bcllville Island, near Wheeling.
capt. Jas. B. Eads, of Jettie fame
will be passenger to New Orleans on the
Great Republic.
Capt. George Pepport, Of Wheeling.
is mate on the Thompson Dean. She left
Cincinnati last evening for New Orleans.
The schooner Wave, laying at the
foot Of Eighth street, Is to be repaired
here, and Mr.. Jessie McHaffy is to do the
work.
1t was Capt. Paul who disposed ofhia
interest in the Thompson Dean. Capt.
Nv. B. Millar, of the Ben Franklin, was the
, purchaser, and will be hereafter the conf
: manaer OF the Thompson Dean. lie l.
e one Of the ablest commanders on the riv'
n er, and il there is any money in tn
:, Thompson Dean, he will get II out. 4
II host OF friends in every port on the rive
will wish him success, and give him I'D
e eral patronage.
, The storm has been quite genera
!. over the North and West, and played
, smash Oh the lakes in some localities
Near st. Joseph, Michigan, it struck .
!. fleet OF . fishing boats, Bleaching i've an,
: swapping four OF them, and drowning
!, eleven men.
"A freight car on the track Of the Iii.
nois Central railroad yesterday lettcred
Chicago via. Cairo to Nashville and
all points SOUTH" and belonging to the
Nashville, Chattanooga 4 st. Louis rail
y road, attracted much attention Next
to IL were cars belonging to the New Or
leans, st. Louis 4 Chicago railroad, ana
Others from various Out-of.the-way points
showing that Cairo is rapidly becoming
!. great railroad centre.
=. The st. Louis Democrat says Chas
y Alden is returning to his former hom'
= near the mouth Of the Ohio, By water
J. down the kaw, Missouri and Mississippi
lie is a genius. lie left Junction City
: In November last, but was ice bound
: three months, at wamcgo, and did not
d. get away from there until three weeks
T. ago. He expects to reach Cairo In abou
5 three months in his homemade craft
: This contains the remnants Of his stock
Of dry goods and notions. And so will
his stock he is floating lazily towards hi
old home, stopping at each town to sell
Q trade and buy. Ills craft Is 81 feet long
, 10 feet wide, S feet deep.
WAN DEPARTMENT, RIvsS RIsoW.
Nav l. 1878