The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-11-22
RIVER NEWS.


James flsh .............,.. Paducah
City OF Vicksbnrg ....,........,S ST. Louis
Hickory and tOw.............Oh Ohio River
T. T. ilillman New Madrid
The City Of Vicksburg passed up one
o'clock yesterday morning
The Hickory, from st. LOUIS, passed up
for the Tennessee after lumber.
The City of Alton left New Orleans for
ST. Louis on Tuesday.
Tie Paris p. Brown Capt. Reynolds, for
Cincinnati. started from New Orleans
on Tuesday.
The Annie 7. Silver, Captain d. II Sill
yer, was to leave New Orleans for St.
Louis, last evening
The Centennial for New Orleans Joe
Kinney for Memphis, and ST. Geneyicyc are
past due from St. Louis.
Captain Goul backed the Future City and
bargcs out from New Orleans, for St, Louis,
on Wednesday evening.
The Z. o. Stanard, Captain Dave Haney,
j. coming from New Orleans. She left that
port on Wednesday evening.
The gauge yesterday evening was seven
feet seven inches above low water mark
4 rise Of one inch in q hours.
The Charley Mcdonald, with seventeen
bargcs of stone for the Jct,ics, started south
at seven O'Clock yesterday morning.
The Laura Lee, from New Orean, for
Cincinnati arrived about six last evening
She remained in port but alittlc while.
The boat. due from the Ohio to-day are
the Vint Shinklc, Memphis; Mary Miller,
for s. Louis Golden City and Mary Miller
for New Orleans.
The Howard reports the Gaff two hun
drcd yard, out Of the channel and hard
aground at Island 49, about forty miles this
side Of Memphis.
The Port Eads arrived from New Or
yesterday afternoon. She will 20 back
south from here. Her tow left st, Louis
for this port on Wednesday evening.
Mrs, Kate Guyo, who has been in Cairo
for the past week, the guest of Mrs. Bud.
Smelly, departed for her home in Smith
land on the James Fisk, last evening.
The IIllman arrived from New Madrid
about one o'clock yesterday morning with
| 500 hundred sacks of wheat, and started
back on time yesterday afternoon with 4
good trip.
The Iron Mountain remained in port all
day yesterday, and last night Captain
Grey expects TO back her out for New
Orleans, this morning, She will leave
with about $500 tons.
The Grand Tower has been hcmmed in
back Of the city 10y the Mollie Moore
since Wednesday night, The Mol
lie Moore lies right in the channel and
boats can get neither up or down,
Major Smith of the firm Of Kingsbury
& Smith, wharf-boat proprietors At the
mouth of the Red river, arrived in the city
from Chicago, yesterday morning, and &C.
parted for home on the Grand Tower,
last evening,
The James Howard arrived from New
Orleans at3 p, m. and after dischOrging her
cargo, will be ready TO receive freight for
Memphis, Nicksburg, New Orleans and all
points on the way She will leave to.mor.
row evening. The Howard is also one OF
the most elegant and comfortable Of pas
scngcr steamers.
The AraCluc will retire from the ser.
vice Of the Illinois Central railroad com.
pany this morning, and the McComb just
oil Of the docks at Mound City, will re-.
sumo her work, Since the Ariadnc began
her labors for the railroad company, she
has proven herself not only fleet and clc
giant little passenger steamer, but u won
dcrIul tower She did the work Of tn,
McComb by the assistance of an immcns,
barge, which she handled with an cas-,
thut has as,onished every one, ind has
shown herself to be one of the best tugs