The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-05-28
RIVER NEWS.

Centennial ..........".... ........nst Louis
" Champion ........ ....,....... ..,.,.o"Paducah
WA johnson -......"..."... go. Paducah
" Halliday. Orleans
Towboat Hickory and Tow ....,.,..........st Lonis
Grand Lake and tow. ...........S; Louis
Charley NcDoGa.d. ...........Ros Glare
DEPARTED.
steamer, james W. CAT Cincinnati
y : Rhea.. Nashville
- Centennial. ...................New Orleans
" Champion ..........,..,.,..........-.Psd
" w. 4. johnson ....,... ..,..... o.. Paducah
" " ? Halliday ...."..., ....,..Sew Orleans
Towboa; Hickory and barge Tennessee River
Chsi.ey Mcdonald and tow. New Orleans
RIyER-wEATHER-Bu
Heavy rain Storm with heavy thunder
and binding lightning, visited this section
at midnight Monday and to-day, though
warm, has been the pleasan,es; fora week.
Business about the wharfs is very dull.
The rivers rising slowly here, with 70
feet 4 inches on the gauge.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Champion for Paducah at 3 p. n.
The Desmet is due from St, Louis TO-
day.
The Robert Mitchell is due from New
Orleans
The Champion came in from Paducah
fairly patronized, as regards both freight
and people
The Hickory is on her way 70 Tennessee
river after a barge Of axe handle timber,
FOR St. Louis.
The james Howard, of the Anchor Line,
follows the Centennial to New Orleans. She
will be here tomorrow.
The W. P. Halliday, days and hours
out from New Orleans, passed up for St.
Louis yesterday morning
The Grand Lake and bargcs arrived from
St. Louis during the morning, and will get
away for New Orleans to-day.
The Centennial came on, from s., Louis
with good trip, towing lighter. She
made heavy additions to her cargo here.
The A. ;. Rhcas cargo was made up
principally Of pig iron and tobacco. She
returned yesterday morning to Nashville,
with light trip
The Ariadne went to Columbus Just af.
ter dinner, and brought from that place the
Order of knights Of Honor, There were
a number of ladies with the party.
The Charley Mcdonald has - bargcs of
Rose Clare rock for the icttics. At Priars
Island She ran two Of them on the rocks
and sunk them, bulk.headed them, pumped
them out, and now has them with her.
Captain Hiram Hill has the Charley Hill
at work on the nail barge sunk near the
point, He is taking out the nails by the
keg opening and drying them by fur
mace prepared for this work, rc.kcgging
them and puts them ashore as good as the
day they came out Of the factory.
The James W. Gaff passed from Mem
phs for Cincinnati, late Monday night.
She had 1000 bales cotton, 400 barrels oil,
and big lot of sundrics, and was full OF
people. She got several people here, from
neighboring towns, who are taking advant-
age of the low rates of passage offered by
Captain Wise, to see Cincinnati and her
many attractions.
Travellers for Paducah, Metropolis or
other points on the Ohio river will find it
to their advantage, comfort and pleasure
to take the steamer Champion, leaving for
paducah and all way landings this after.
noon, and Cairo shippers should see to it,
that freight forwarded should be given
into her care. The Champion is steam.
boat from stem to stern, sounded by com.
petent and reliable men, She leaves at 8
o'clock