The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-16
Low s %Sssra.a. Rise or Fall
STATION.

| Aho peacon iBht steamer Alice passed
to st. Louis yesterday having made the
following changes in lights between New.
Orleans and Cairo: New light at Bells
Point; new light at Scott's bluff; new
light on point at foot Of Glandoock's is-
lands, Natchez island light moved up one
hundred yards; new light above Natchez;
light in Deadman's bend discontinued;
new light opposite Rifle pont; new light
on tow head opposite Grand Gulf; new
light on point opposite VickSburg; new
light 10 Miilikens bend; new light on Stun.
py point below Omega; new light at Area
dia: new light at head Of Island 95; light
below Lake: Providence discontinued. on
account OF high water; light at Homochitta
moved down 400 yards; light at Wilder
ness discontinued on account OF high wa
ter; light at Salona discontinued for want
ofkeeper; light at Moses lake moved down
400 yards; new. light al. Prentis; new light
at Claratela; light at Island 90 moved
down 100 yards; light at Shoe.fy moved 400
yards; light OF . *. moved down 200 yards;
new light at head Of Burdeau island; new
light at Moons landing; Peters light dis
continued; Norfolk light moved down to
Warehouse; new light at Bradley's; new
light at Centennial wood yard; light on
Brandywine point discontinued; new
light at Thomas::landing; light on bar OPP
posite Oscerola discontinued; Eight at
O'Donnell's moved down AGO yards to the
house; light at Williams; discontinued
light at Marrsfeld moved down 800 yards;
light at foot OF Island 10 moved down 800
yards; new light at French's.
The City OF Alton added largely here
yesterday, and is we'll laden for New OF
leans.
The Ste. Geneyievc had big trip for
Memphis.
The Durfee has fair trip for Pittsburg.
The A. Donnslly has big trip Of people
and fair cargo OF freight for Cincinnati.
The Thomas Sherlock made no additions
here, she being fully laden with freight
and pc ople for New Orleans.
The ALI. Stevens, from Dyrsburs to st.
Louis had big load OF lumber. -
The Ironsides cleared for the Ohio with
four barges of old iron, ore, pig metal
etc. ......
The Mollie Moore has 800 hhds. sugar, 1000
boxes raisins, 500 boxes lemons, 80 sacks
almon IS, so casks currents and lot Of sun
dries for st. Louis.
The river column of the Cincinnati
Commercial contains,n ore than double the
amount Of information to be found in any
paper published on the Ohio, and much the
largest Of any paper in the United States.
1t is simply immense and may be said to
be perfect record of all important river
news every whore.
The Robert Mitchell left Cincinnati for
New Orleans on the 14th.
The New Florence Lee has been launch.
ed.
The Wild Boy cleared for st. LOUIS yes
terday to 60 into her rafting trade for the
season.
The Charles Morgan leaves Cincinnati
for New Orleans ON the 10th on grand ex.
curslon trip.
One hundred RATS OF logs hayc been run
out OF the Kentucky river in the past
| rise.
The Scioto river is out OF its banks at
Circleville, Ohio.
Four thousand dollars will rebuild the
Colossal lately burned at st. Louis.
Captain r. w. Dugan has gone to the
sunken steamer shannon.
The Idlewild for Evansville, Jim Fisk for
Paducah, Cons Millar and Belle Memphis
for Memphis are due to-day.