The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1876-01-22

RIVER. WEATHER ASD BUSINESS.
The river was two feet four inches
yesterday.
business l. very quiet.
The weather continues warm aud
pleasant.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Belle Memphis. from St. Louis
for Memphis, will be here to-day. She
10 good boat, and never fails to satisfy
! all who patronize her.
The Grand Lake and barges leave
st. Louis to-day for New Orleans.
The City Of Quincy will leave st.
Louis today for New Orleans. Captain
Hutchinson is her commander.
Captain Wv. Dick Love, with his
new steamer Carondelet, paid IA ..the
first visit yesterday. She is good boat,
well managed, and 1t is our sincere wish
that she may live long and meet with
success.
The two transfer boats Junius $.
Morgan and II. ). McComb had lively
tusscl from the mouth of the Ohio up TO
the landing OF the Morgan yesterday af-
ternOon. The two boats came ont OF the
Mississippi almost together, the Morgan
holding u slight advantage. The Nc.
Comb had a LOT of railroad iron aud three
passenger cars. while the Morgan was
ilght. 10 was nip and tnck with them
until the Morgan got to her moorinss.
with the McComb almost abreast Ut her.
The j. w. Mills came down from
Paducah In the place of the Florence !. c
yesterday. The Lee has taken the place
OF the Pat Cleburne, while she i being
repaired, in the Cairo and Evansville
trade. The Mills had very good trip oil
freight for Memphis AMI ST. Louis.
The J. w. Garrett and bargcs, from
Pittsburg, arrived yesterday morning.
She had good trip Of ircigh-, added
considerable here and departed for New
Orleans.
The st. Joseph arrived from ST.
Louis yesterday morning early. She
put on a small amount of miscellaneous
frcigh, aud went to Mcinph'r.
The Carondelet, Captain Dick Lowe,
arrived from New Orleans yesterday
afternoon. She had cargo Of 100
tons, consisting principally OF sugar
salt and molasses. she put oil 300 hbls
of rosin aud so bbls of molasses ut the
Illinois Central railroad wharfboat, and
went on to st. Louis last night. This is
he first trip OF the Ciron!clct To this
port
The Liberty No. brought a tow OF
freight from ST. Louis, which she dis
charged here. and went back to tina, port
vt 10 O'Clock in the afternoon.
The Belle of ST. Louis. from st.
Louis for Vicksburg, will be here to-day.
The \. r Hillman, from Nashville,
arrived at O'Clock yesterday morning.
She put of 800 packages iron for G. X.
Woodward, and 30 tons pig iron for ST.
Louis.
The Colorado, with COO tons freight
and full of stock, arrived NJ II O'Clock
yesterday. She added considerable
freight and 10 head Of stock here. She
had % cabia passengers. and departed
yesterday afternoon for New Orleans.
Mr.. George Pegiom, OF 81. Louis, a
brother OF b. X. Pegiom OF the jim How
arl, accompanied by his lady. were pas
sengers South on the Colorado yesterday.
The Mary Houston, from Cincinnati,
arrived yesterday morning at Z o'clock,
She had 300 tons freight $50 head Of stock
and ~ passengers. She added - coops
of poultry, AMI some miscellaneous
freight. and departed Tor New Orleans.
The Alton received about 40 tons Of
freight. aad departed for New Orleans
yesterday morning.
The Memphis .iraianche says : A
"wsr of the giants" Of greater magnitude
than any heretofore experienced Is threat-
ened, compared with which all the river
rivalry in these waters will he as pig
mics eOntesting with Titans. A rumor
prevailed and was generally credited yes
terday that the Mary Dell had formed a
business alliance With the John Il. MauLe,
since the James Howard has jumped the
trade, and that the Maulc turns back
from Chicot on her present "trip NJ. so
Us to get over on the Thompson Deans
week. Ii such 10 really the fact, the
owners Of the Dean propose to carry the
war directly Into Africa by placing their
steamer on the same day with the Mary
He'll. This course would make 1t red not
for all concerned, and. IL il to he hoped
that such n result will not be ina"gnrs-