The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-06
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

'"S wv "''NS' " s''N S""t1N 100 own
ing at A o'clock at this port 10 feet 7
inches aud rising.
Pittsburg, Aug, Sc p. m. River foot
6 inches and stationary.
Cincinnati, Aug, 60 p. m. River IA
feet inches and rising
Nashville, Aug, So p. m. River feet
a inches and rising.
st. Louis, Aug.5 &C pm, River II feet
1 | inches and rising.
Louisville, Aug. So p. m.-River s
feet and falling.
The Fannie Tatum left here this morn
ing at G,o'clock for st. Louis She had q
large trip.
The excelsior of sternwheelers, we mean
the Pittsburgh, arrived here yesterday at
p. m. from st. Louis. She had light
trip, received a few passengers here, and
departed for the upper Ohio at 2, p. IN.
The City Of Helena from ST, Louis ar
rived here late last evening with a good
trip fos Memphis; and departed at s. p. m
The large Anchor line steamer, John A
Scudder, is due this evening from St
Louis for New Orleans.
Remember the Jas. W. Gaff is due to-
night from Memphis, and will take freight
and passengers for Cincinnati and inter
mediate points. See W. F. Lambdin
agent.
The J. II. Hillman from Nashville is
due here tonight and will leave here to-
morrow on her return trip at 16 o'clock.
Capt Tom Gallagher as clever as any
body's steamboat man presides as chief
Of ceremonies.
The City of Cairo for vicksburg this
evening. Capt. Vickers master.
The Hudson will leave here early this
morning for st, Louis, and passengers fol
the upper Mississippi should they take tn,
Hudson will find her to be frst-class in
every particular. Capt. John Griffith is
her worthy master.
Yesterday was pleasant day with
pleasant breeze stirring all day but bust
ness was unpleasautly dull,
The Slverthorn leaves here tomorrow
night with party Of colored excursionist!
who will attend the annual emancipation
celebration at Metropolis the Sth inst.
The Andy Baum for Memphis passed
down last evening with a good trip.
The Vint Shiukle is the'neXt Cincinnati
packet for Memphis after the Baum. She
will arrive here next Wednesday.
The Paris c. Brown is four days out frou
New Orleans aud will report here Tuesday
night or early Wednesday morning for Gin
cincinnati.
The City of Vicksburg is due this eve
ming from st. Louis to Vicksburg.
The Annie P. Silver was hard aground
at Burdeaux chute 81 hours. The City o
Providence pulled her off.
The Anchor line boats have experienced
some troubee recently from the low stages
of water between this place and VickS
burg.
The Gaff for Cincinnati left Memphis
with good trip. Look out for her to
night.
The Andy Baum arrived at 5 p. m. yes
terday Tor Memphis with a good trip anC
departed at pm.
w. c. COUP'S IMMENSE EXHIBITION
This is what they think in Chicago
of Coup's shows. SOUR RING CIRCUS AMI
nIpPopRoME.
The menagerie was swelled to grea
proportions by the addition Of the man,
| handsome cages of rare animals, which
were not in order on the first night, anc
the hippodrome races were thrilling anC
exciting to degree that fairly enchanted
the vast Rsaudenco gathered within tn,
monster tent The wonderful dive Of Zaola
the hurl through the air of Loyalc, thu
bareback riding of Messrs. Melville
Ducrow and other performers, the trained
horses, goats and other animals, all wen
astonshiugly well, and the mammoth ex
hibtion, taken as whole was pronounced
to be THE LARGEST SHOW EVER
SEEN and THE HUGE TENT THE BIG
CEST EVER MANUFACTURED,
The above exhibition will be given il
Cairo on Sat- Aug 10th.
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