The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-02-19
RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.

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RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
There was 10 10 feet on the gauge
last evening. The rise from the night
previous was inches.
The weather is clear and pleasant,
but cool.
business is moderately active,
GENERAL IrEMs.
The James Howard went up with n
fair trip.
MIR. Chit Bradley, Of Halliday & Phil.
lips wharf.boat. will return from Ev-
ansville this morning.
Col. |. y. SchOOnmaker, son-in-law
of Samuel Brown, the Pittsburg coal
king. was In the city yesterday.
The City Of Chester will pass up
from Memphis early this morning for st.
Louis.
The James d. Parker is due up from
Memphis tor Cincinnati early this morn
ing.
The Charles Morgan and Tom.
Sherlock leave Cincinnati to-day for the
great carnival at New Orleans.
The water is over the banks In low
places all the way from this port to the
gulf.
The James Fisk came In and left on
time yesterday. She leaves for Paducah
again at o'clock this evening.
The tow boat, Sam Brown, arrived
in port early yesterday morning. having
made the run from st. Louis here in II
and half hours.
William Campbell Of this city, stew
ard Of the towboat Blue Lodge, died at
Brazoo City few days ago.
The L. p. Schcnck, from Cincinnati.
arrived early yesterday morning with a
good trip. She added 40 tons here and
left at one o'clock yesterday afternoon.
The ii. $. Turner arrived yesterday
afternoon with moderately fair trip Of
freight. and towing barge Of mahogany
logs. She put of &c bbls and 20 half bbls
Of molasses here, and went her way.
The Jim Fisk brought 30 hhds to-
bacco, 10 of which she put off at the
Cairo and Vincennes Railroad company's
wharf boat. and ten at Halliday 4 Phil
lips boat, for New Orleans.
Captain Joseph Mcdonald. Of the
sam Brown, left that boat here yester-
day afternoon, and takes his departure
for Vicksburg. Her new commanders
name is Captain Cocher, who arrived
from st. Louis by rail yesterday even.
ing.
The mammoth City of Alton, Cap
tain Bixby. Clerks, Mason and ----,
arrived a, s o'clock yesterday morning
with 800 tons OF freight and fair pas
senger list for New Orleans. She added
2i5 tons here. and left last evening. Hat
in the water.
While on board the Jim Fisk as a
passenger from this city to Palucah on
Thursday lady named Mrs. Collins
became the mother of n little Collins
whom the fond parent does not intend
naming Tom, but Matt Williams Clifford
Arnaut Jim Fisk Collns, in honor of the
Captain, Cliff the clerk and the
steamer.
The Robert Mitchell arrived from
New Orleans at 3 O'Clock yesterday after
noon, with light trip of freight. but
full OF passengers. She ran alongside
the big City of Alton, took on couple
OF passengers and lit out up the river
ahead of the ii. y. Turner and her Wild
Irish Orphan Boy, who followed in about
ten minutes.
The Memphis Araianche says: "The
City of Quincy, Capt. VIM. Burke, lost
near Hardin's Point, 20 miles above Hell
ena, last Sunday night, was built at Mad
ison, Ind, in October, 1870. She was
275 feet long, AZ feet beam and feet
hold, with capacity tor full 200 tons.
The Quincy was sunk and afterwards
raised near Island 0S, 80 miles or so
above Vicksburg, year or two since,
but she has been a good boat, carrying
full cargoes on every voyage, and on one
of her trips she assembled the Mississippi
to st. Paul. The cargo OF the Quincy at
the time OF her loss will hardly exceed
in value $4,000. A part of 1t embraced
200 hhds OF Cuba melado or raw refining
sugar, worth, say 4c per pound, or $l5,-
600 and consigned to Bclcher at st.
Louis there were also some 800 hhds Of
Louisiana sugar and few thousand dol
lars worth of sundries. The Globe In.
surance Company, Of Chicago, had $4,000
risk on the City of Quincy, and SIC, 900
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