The daily Cairo bulletin., 1882-08-03
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

Inc river marked by the gauge last eve
ing at o'clock at this port 20 feet
inche and falling.
Pittsburg, Aug. &c p. m. River fee
and rising
Cincinnati, Aug. % p. m. River /,
leet inches and rising.
Louisville, Aug. &c p. m,-River {
feet and rising,
Nashville, Aug &c p. m. River 8 fee
Inches and rising.
ST. Louis, Aug. 1-G p. m. River l6 feet
II inches aud rising.
Weather hot and sultry yesterday, busl.
ness on the wharf good,
lhe Fannie Tatum is overdue from ST.
Louis. She has large engagements for
wheat on the upper Mississippi which
has detained her.
The City Of Baton Rouge from New
Orleans is due this morning for St. Louis.
The Andy Baum will be the next packet
from Cincinnati to Memphis, leaving here
saturday evening the 9TH inst.
The fine steamer Bell Memphis ar
rived last night from St, Louis and de-
parted for Vicksburg early this morning.
The Golden Crown leaves Cincinnati
Saturday evening for New Orleans.
The City of New Orleans left St. Louis
last evening and will land here this eve.
ming. She will receive freight here for the
lower Missipppi and New Orleans.
VIM A. Davis, second mate of the Fan.
ME Tatum was brutally murdered by a
negro deck hand who had been working
on said boat and claimed that the mate
owed him $500 which the mate refused to
pay, aud upon refusing he struck the mate
TWO blows with a heavy boulder causing
bis death in few hours. The negro is
now in Jail and will remain there until
called to answer for the terrible crime be.
fore the circuit court at st. LOUIS. We met
gentleman who was an eye witness to
the whole difficulty, and he regards it as
Mississippi arrived yesterday at lI;5u "a.
m and left for St. Louis at p. m. She
was flying light but had large passenger
trip.
The James W. Gaff arrived yestetday
morning at 7 80 from Cincinnati; she had
a large freight trip and but few passen-
gers.
The Ohio is again rising at Pttsburg,
Cincinnati, Louisville and Evansville.
The present rise is caused by the heavy
rains which have been general all the
wav nm the river. At Cincinnati Tuesday
evening terrible damage was sustained
caused by the heavy flood in the Licking
river Just opposite Cincinnati. The flood
oushed into the Ohio and tore steamers
flats, and barges frem their moorlngs
sinking the steamer Champion NO o. thu
pleasure boat May B., and several barge'
and flats; also the Vint Shnkle had
hole knocked in her hull some thirty fee
in length, just above the water line whicl
will cause her to lose one trip for repairs
The damages occasioned by the flooding
of the Licking will amount to at lea
$4,000 to boats lying at Cincinnati.
The elegant freight and passenger steau
er Will Kyle will receive freight here tc
day tor New Orleans and intermedla
points on the Mississippi Passengers d'
string to 90 south by river can purcha
tickets of W. f. Lambdin, agent; No.
Ohio Levee,
Capt. Wright, freight agent of the b
o line, received a telegram from Gap
a, Carter of the U. p. Schenck at Mempn
Or that he would report here to-day with
:" boat for Cincinnati. The Schenck is llr'
"A class, runs WE'LL and lives high. y
W. L. Lambdin agent for passenger rat
The City of Helena from Memphis
rived here at 80 a. m. yesterday, a
le departed at 8 a. M for st. Louis.
,s. The John B. Maude for Memphis is d
sSr Ss' this evening for st. Louis.
nd The Hudson, Capt, John Griffith mast
C.; will report here this evening for Paduc
,si. Shawnectown, ann Uniontown, Ky,
ka,
rs,, Capt. VIM. Hambleton and Capt. Da
IF of Mound City came down yesterday IT
AZ buggy, OF course, two old mariners
Il. them, looked perfectly at horne behint
TO-, fast horse.
,cr, M, Mrs. Wright, mother Of Mr.. John Wri
Ss. 'sa arrived per steamer James w. Gaf.
'ck will remain here but aday or two then
icr, 20 to Memphis to visit other members
w. hcr family