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

RIVER, WEATHER AND BUSINESS.
There was q feet inches water on
the gauge at s o'clock yesterday morn
ing. and at evening it showed - feet 8
inches.
The weather is cloudy and warm. 1t
made several feeble attempts to rain yes
,erdav, but had not accomplished 1t up to
dark.
-Business was quiet on the wharf yes
terday.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Andy Baum lett Memphis yes
terday for the Ohio river. The James d.
Parker will leave that port on Tuesday
The Gov. Allen has been sold and
will take the place of the w. ). IKE III
the lower coast trade.
Captain Abe Hutchinson now COM
'''-'-, =. city Of Quincy.
The Mary ho,.-.nn left New Orleans
on Thursday for Louisville.
The c. B. Church will leave Louis
vile tomorrow for New Orleans.
The Ohio river is still going up. Th'
Mississippi between here and st. Loui
has seven feet of water.
The Shannon has gon0 into the New
Orleans aud Oucchita river tIade.
The Tom Sherlock left Louisville OF
Thursday morning at 10 o'clock for New
Orleans.
Captain William Brown, ofPittsburg
has bought the Joc Riyley.
The Ed Hobbs is having hei boiirr
repaired at Evansville.
The City oi Alton arrived at New Or
leans on Thursday.
The Andy Johnson, II. &. >acger
aud City OF Chester are due from Mem
phis.
The John i. Tolle came in abou
o'clock lust evening, drawing q feet
inches front and 1 feet aft. She ha'
about 500 tons freight.
The Bismarck got into port from
New Orleans at dusk last night She lIa'
over !, 900 tons of freight. She put OF
| ls6 hogsheads sugar, aud 100 barrels mo
lasses here, and went on her way to Gin
| cinnati.
A special dispatch to the St. io''i
| Repnbiican OF yesterday says "Capt
Harphan, agent Of the underwriters, whit
returned from the wreck OF the Minneol'
last night, reports that river pirates hav'
gobbled large portion Of the cargo
The hull lies about rs first reported
| Capt. Shallcross and Il wrccker viii al
tempt to recover the machinery and carS'
in the hull.
Latest reports from the steamer For
! Gibson state that about three-lourtlis
the cargo has been saved, more OF les
damaged. The remainder from st. Lou
il In the stern, which lies In sixteen Zee
of water, while the bow Is on logs SOM
SIX feet under water.
Tho I. \, Ilillman came In irou
Nashville yesterday afternoon, go
through with her work here ana turne
her steps homoward,
Tile weather cocks hereabouts te
us we are to be troze up in day or tive
The old year was "iired out' la'
night at twelve o'clock by the b-hoys.
The bells OF the steamboats, lyiu
along tho wharf, made enough noise
II O'Clock last night to waken oil I'll
corpses for fourty miles around.
This Is u glorious day for bust an
many no doubt will be busted befor
night.
The John W. Garrett and barge
came in at 3 o'clock yesterday aiternoo
from New Orleans, and departed for Gil
clnnati.
The 5. II. Long, from the Mississippi
came into port yestesday afternoon at
o'clock.
The Ste. Geneyicve, now Oh her wa
to Vicksburg, is to go into the Vicksbu'
and ChicOt City trade, and We Will ther
fore see her no more around these dii
gins.
They are taking vote at Cape 1'ra
deau, to lind out who Is the most pop
lar steamboat captain In the Amen