The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-26
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

The river marked by the gauge last even
ing at this point at six p. m, Al feet
and inches and falling
Pittsburg, May 25--6 pm. River feet
. inches and falling.
| Cincinnati, May 25-6 pm. 23 feet Z
inches and rising.
Louisville, May 25--6 p.m.-Riyer 10
feet and falling.
| Nashville, May 25-6 pm. River 10 feet
inches and rising.
st. Louis, May 25-6p.m. River 81 feet
8 inches and falling.
The Gus Fowler arrived on time yester-
day and departed ditto.
Yesterday was very pleasant but business
on the wharf was very dull.
The big Chas. Morgan from Cincinnati
il due tomorrow for New Orleans. The
Morgan is rather, and is one of the finest
boats of the Southern Transportation line.
The Hickory from St. Louis arrived at
1890 a. m. yesterday. She had fine
freight trip for the Tennessee river. Capt.
Randall commands.
| The Andy Baum from Cincinnati in all
of her style and speed, will land here Sat
urday evening for Memphis. For all OF
the comforts of the finest palaces western
river steamers name one that provides bet
ter for the travelling public than the Baum
Her officers are all reliable, popular and
polite gentlemen. Capt. H. j. Vinton com
mands, and Mr.. NJ. Deems in the Office.
The Buckeye State from Pittsburg is due
Saturday evening for st. Louis.
The fine Anchor line steamer City o.
Cairo from St. Louis is due here this even
ing for New Orleans. Captain Wicker!
commands.
The little packet A. B. Stafford, runnin!
from Mound City to Cairo, is doing yer!
good business. Capt. Austin Owen ha
charge other.
The popular Fannie Tatum from s.
Louis is due here this evening for Paducal
The Tatum is doing very good bushes
, and Capt. Conway well deserves the pa
ronage of shippers and travellers as he ha
worked hard and zealously to buildup pei
manently good trade from st. Louis t
Paducah. He is an old steamboatman c
great experience, and will stick to the trad
as long as he has got an eagle left.
The Vint Shinkle leaves Memphis thi
evening for Cincinnati. Get your grip
ready, for She will report here early Sun
day morning w. F. Lambdin, passenge
agent.
The G. w. Anderson from Nashville al
rived Yesterday morning at o'clock. Sh
!, had q light trip, received few passenger
and about 1900 sacks of corn, and left fC
the Cumberland river at $50.
The City of New Orleans from the Crcs
cent City arrived at o'clock yesterda
morning, and left shortly for st. Louis.
The r. r. Springer, Capt II. U. Hal
n master. arrived at 10 80 Wednesday nigl
y for Cincinnati. She received coal and d(
parted at / q. m.
. The tug Laurel, Capt. Nellis master, al
rived early yesterday morning with larg
barge of lumber from Metropolis which b
turned over to the Polar Star for st. Loui
The Hudson arrived last evening at
o'clock She had fair trip, left Tor =,
ducah at 1880. Mr.. Eugene List, fir
{, clerk, went to Wheeling from st. Louis b
rail on business.
The City Of New Orleans, of the Ancho
Z, line, and the r. r. Springer had yer
pretty race from New Orleans to Cair'
70 Both boats left New Orleans last Saturda
evening together, and the first advices "
had of them was at Vicksburg, which WI
in the river dispatches Of the Globe Den
ocrat Of the Esd inst, dated Vicksburi
ID May %, reading as follows: The SPRING
arrived from New Orleans at 630a. II
took some miscellaneous freight and pa
= sengcrs and left at 1880 a. m. The City
New Orleans passed up at a. m. witho
landing. So the Springer evident
''smeared 1t all over" the City of Ne
Orleans to Vicksburg. 1t is charged tn
the Orleans skipped other landings whic
. the Springer made. We are of the opinic
that the "Reuben Rynus' is little too nut
for the Anchor line steamer, and she VI
have to do much better than she did in Il
recent contest before we can believe otht
wise. The Springer arrived here Wednt
day night ut 1880, being A days hou