The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-05

RIVER, WsNrHEE AND BUSINESS.
The weather continues bright and
pleasant.
-Bu~iuess improving slowly.
The rise in the Ohio river yesterday
was L inches, making - feet ia inches
on the gauge at dark last night.
Captain Tom Dyer, proprietor OF the
tascyyillc whar.boat, was passenger on
the Susie silver, from New Orleans yes
tcrlay.
The Colorado lclt 81 Louis for Nicks-
burg last evening.
The Future city has gone TO st.
Louis for the purpose OF loading Tor New
Orleans.
The Iron Mountain came into port
yesterday. aud will ill out here for New
Orleans.
The Susie silver passed up from New
Orleans yesterday with good tip for
Louisville aud Cincinnati She added
| 100 tons here.
The Cons Milar went down ycstel-
| day. She added about 20 tons here.
| The new iron steamer Curondclet,
built by Captain W, Dick Love and Others.
| began receiving at the New Orleans wharf
on Monday, 10 leave to-day for Cincin-
natl and all points on her way up.
Tho Cherokee left New Orleans yes.
terjay evening at o'clock tor the Ohio
| river.
The Andy Johnson. Captain David
| Asbury, Edward MorehOuse, clerk, was
TO have left st. Louis last evening at >
O'Clock for New Orleans.
The fine steamer Belle OF shreveport.
Captain Tom iea, Captain Harry Dohr-
man, clerk. was to have started from 81.
Louis ON her journey to New Orlcan, last
evening AT , O'Clock.
The Henry &. Iacger. Captain
Isaac Van Hook, Captain y. Il. Fowler,
clerk, was booked to leave st. Louis yes
terday at j o'clock pm.
The John y. Wood passed mp the
ohio about 10 O'Clock yesterday morning
| WIN u biS VOW oi Dargcs.
A st. Louis exchange OF yesterday
says the anticipated rise in the river al
that point is under full Roadway, and IN
: to ) p. m, on Monday, the river had rise,
Is inches aud was still going up at III,
close OF their report at the rate OF incl
/ per hour.
t The j. d. Parker i, due here from
the South tomorrow.
The Commonwealth Is now loadin.
AT New Orleans, and viii leave that por
tomorrow for Cairo and 81. Loui,.
The city of Alton lett New Orlean,
yesterday at pm, for st. Louis. Cair,
and Memphis.
The Golden Eule, Captain O. T.
Shihklc. left New Orleans on Monday AT
. O'Clock pm. for the Ohio river.
The Atlantic and bargcs, Captain
Davis, was to have left New Orleans on
Monday evening for Memphis, this port
and :. Louis.
The Robert Mitchell will leave Louis
willie to-day for New Orleans.
The Louisville COoie,-JoUuat says /:
"Ihc Simpson llorncr has gone up The
river with an empty tow OF barges. She
will meet the Ella with II tow OF coal,
swap tows, and return to the South with
it. The Ella will take the Horner's tow
back to Pittsburg."
The Smoky City passed up Tor Louis
vile yesterday with a tow of empty
bargcs. She will meet the tow-boat Dick
Fulton at Louisville, take her tow of coal
and bring it South. The Fulton will
take the smoky City $ empty tow back TO
PittSburg.
The New Orleans Times, IN speakin.
Of the new iron steamer Carondslct, says;
This magnificent specimen Of marine
architecture. and one of the wonders OF
the verdi has been virtually built OH
| Louisiana soil, her hull being the Monitor
kickapoo, and was built for strength and
resistance, consequently il Is hard To cs-
tlniatc what a blow IL would require by
common river usage 10 make an impress
sion on ii; il fact, il might reasonably be
said that ii is impenetrable. II is Ia feet
lOug. 81 feet beam and 10 feet hold. She
has Il neat and substantial cabin
for the crew alone. She has four
boilers y feet long, II inches
diameter, with llucs; her engines art
~ inches diameter aud , feet stroke
and, from experience, we know them Ia
he first class in every respect This boat
has been built by Capt. W. Dick Love
her commander, and others, for n regl-
lar ircighier, and We can only say. that
10 be appreciated, she should be visited
for she Is truly of the Iron Age, and hei
owners have spared no expense TO make
her perfect in every re- poet, and we hope
that our city authorities, in view OF the
fact that she has been built out and on
ut our city. will place her in the category
for free wharfage. Aud now may safety
,u'e,s, ad prosperity ottend her ano
her Owners.
This Is the way the Louisville tot
rici'-.'ouyBai man talks Of Captain Alt
Stein and his iiar steamer. the Charlie
Morgan
"rhcre IS n vast difference between
being a steamboat captain and y steaiii'
boat BiaH. As m evidence That All
/ Stein is both, we will state that the Nor
gan il making money, and Is to-day INC
best managed, best running. best carry
ing, aud most popular boat on the river
THIS Il owing 10 the fact that lier owner
and captain Is u boatman anu unuer'
stands his business. One OF the secrets
OF the Morgan's success Is her pnnctuai-