The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-05-10
RIVER NEWS

ARRIVED.
Steamer James Fi.k, Paducah.
&. W. Anderson, Nashville.
capitol City, Vickrburg.
James Gilmore and bargcr, Ptisburg
Thomas Sherlock. New ORLEANS,
do aud bargcs, Ohio river
y, q. StAnBrd, ST. Louis.
Jamcr Howard, ST. Louis,
Joseph y, Williams and tow PiitsDnrg'
John A. Wood and tow Pitching
DEPARTED.
Steamer james Fisk, Psducsh.
Capitol City, NJ. Louis.
CIV, Anderson, Commerce,
Joseph Walton and bhrgcr ~. Louis.
James Gilmore and bnrgcs 81. Louis.
Thomas sherlock, Cincinnati.
Ida and bargcr, Memphis.
Jo-cph civilians aud TOW, New Orleanr
John A. Wood aud Tow, NV Orleans.
THE RIVERS.
The rivers began falling yesterday, and
at six o'clock the decline reached inch.
The gauge showed at that hour 80 feet 2
inches. The Ohio at Cincinnati rose
foot inches; at Louisville, / inch. AT
Pttsburg the river was inches. The
Cumberland at Nashville fell q inches. At
ST. Louis the fall was inches.
GENERAL ITEMS.
The James Fisk had fair trips from and
to Paducah
The Thomas Sherlock passed up for Gin
cinnati. She did nothing here.
The Capitol City, from Memphis, brought
l5l hhds tobacco for this port, which she
discharged and went on for st. Louis.
The Joseph Is. Williams came into port
about six o'clock last night. She took in
tow tlirty-cight barges and boats, contain
ing seven hundred and two thousand bush
els Of coal. This is said by those who
know to DC the biggest tow ever brought
south by any one boat. She remained
here but half an hour, proceeding down
the Mississippi to New Orleans.
The tug Ida passed down about noon
yesterday, with a tow of coal containing
10000 bushels,
The Cairo City Coal Compsny's mg Ari-
adne leaves for Hickman this evening with
1900 sacks Of corn and lot OF mscella-
neous goods for way points.
The James Gilmore left for st Louis
yesterday morning with two balses of
coke.
The City Of Alton was expected TO be at
the wharf sometime during last night.
The Mississippi Valley Transportation
Company's John Gilmore is due at this
port for New Orleans to-day.
The c. W. Anderson, from Nashville
came in with fair trip. After discharg-
ing her cargo, she left for commerce, where
she gets about 1000 bushels of corn which
goes TO Nashville.
The John A. Wood and tow passed. down
without landing, about nine o'clock last
night.
Captain Joe Walton, for many years con-
ncctcd with the kountz Line, and who HI S
the past year been in charge of the wharf
boat Carrie V. Kountz, at New Madrid,
came down on the f. q. Stanard from ST.
Louis last night. Captain Walton is about
10 wind up hi- career in the wharfboa bus
mess, and will turn over to Mr.. Broyncl.
The T. y. Stanar,iarriyed about 4 o'clock.
She has a good trip, and makes fair addi
tions here.
Cassidy, the mate of the i'll fated tow boat
Warner, who WAS 80 severely scaljed by
the explosion, came up on the Capitol City
from Memphis yesterday morning. and wss
taken to the hospital Cox the pilot who
suffered severe injuries, WAS also passcn.
ger on the same boat. He goes to ST. Louis
for medical treatment.
The James Howard arrived about five
o'clock last evening from ST. Louis with an
immense snchor-the Howard is now an
Anchor Line boa,--between the chimneys.
This anchor is said to he three feet larger
than that carried by any other boat belong
ing to the company, but the immense pro-
portions of the Howard makes it look
smaller than any Of them Captain O'Ncal
is in command Of the Howard and Archie
Wood, whose face will no doubt he familiar
to all old time river men, Notwithstanding
he has been engaged for the part thirteen
ycan in business ON shore, is the clerk. The
Howard will leave for New Orleans at 2
o'clock this afternoon. She will get but
little freight here, besides 25 hhds tobacco,
by the &. W. Anderson, from Nashville.