The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-24
sTAGEs OF THE RIVER.

inches and rising,
Pittsburg, June 23-4 p. m. River 8 feet
A inches and stationary.
Cincinnati, June 23-4 pm. River 10
feet inches and falling.
Louisville, June 23-4 p. m.-River 0
feet and falling.
Nashville, June 80 A pm. River 10 feet
II inches and rising.
st. Louis, June 23--4 p. m. River ~ feet
Z inches and rising.
The City Of Cairo, from st. Louis, ar
rived at $50 p. m. yesterday. She was
quite light, and lett for Vicksburg at 8
p. IN.
The Vint Shinkle left Memphis yester-
day evening, and is due tomorrow night
for Cincinnati Get your tickets from w.
+. LambdiD, agent. Office "a Ohio evee.
The FANNIE Tatum leaves st. Louis this
evening for Cairo, Paducah, and Ewald's
iron works on the Cumberland river. She
will report here tomorrow night.
The City of Providence is due this morn.
ing tor St. Louis. She halls from Vicks-
burg.
The Ste. Genevicve, from Memphis,
passed up for st. Louis last night.
The John A. Scudder, from St. Louis, is
due tomorrow evening for New Orleans.
The Cityo Helena, from St. Louis, will
report here this evening Tor Memphis.
The Vicksburg is due tomorrow even
ing from st. Louis for Vicksburg.
The Jas. W. Calf, from Memphis, ar
/ rived yesterday morning at o'clock. She
had 600 bales of cotton, one hundred thou.
sand feet of lumber, and good lot of pas
scngers. She received some freight here,
and departed for Cincinnati at 8 80 a. NJ.
The L. p. Schenck arrived here yester-
day at p. m, five days and twelve hours
out from New Orleans. Her freight trip
was light, but she had large number of
passengers, received few here, and left for
Cincinnati at 80 p. m.
Yesterday was not warm, but hot, what
could be safely termed q regular "briler."
Go in the shade.
Times are surely getting hard, which is
illustrated very plainly every day by a
great many people of respectable appear.
ance and evidently been used to good liy-
ing. In travelling we find many such peo.
pie going on deck, taking their provisions
with them Yesterday we issued tickets to
q gentleman and lady going up the river
who informed US that they were taking
their first trip on deck, as their circum-
stances would not admit Of their paying
| cabin fare. Similar cases are daily becom-
ing more frequent. Ard this is only one
trihing instance Of the many usages of
economy which is being adapted to meet
the hard times.
The City of New Orleans was lying here
twenty -four hours loading for New Or
leans, and could have taken more freight,
but she exhausted the supply and made a
clean sweep, leaving Tor the Crescent City
at 5p. NJ. yesterday.
The Gus Fowler arrived in time from
Paducah last evening. She had flrst.class
freight and passenger trip, and left on her
return for Paducah with good passenger
and deck register,
Charlie Hancock, one Of the clerks of the
Fowler, stopped off Thursday evening on
a business trip fer his boat, so he says, bu,
Charlie, being quite lady's man, we are
inclined to doubt this statement. He re.
sumed his duties again last evening.
Bill Marshall is now in the Office of the
Fowler with Geo Jobes. Billy is an ex'
cellent clerk.
We were informed yesterday that Frank
Fleece and Buck Roberts have purchased
the little steamer Octavia to run as regu
lar packet from Paducah TO Metropolis, in
opposition to the new packet City of Me
tropolis, now in that trade, Frank will NJ
doubt quit dealing out "spirts Of Fer
menti" to his customers and 60 back to hi
old occupation, that of steamboatipg.
The fine steamer Hudson will repor
here this evening for st. Louis, Capt, Johl
Griffith commanding. For passage rate
see w. f. Lambdn, agent. Office: 81
Ohio levee.
The big sidewheel Andy Baum, of tn
Memphis and Ohio River Packet Company
is due from Cincinnati to-day for Memphis
Capt. Ii. Q. Vlnton, master. W. f. Lamb
din, agent, will furnish tickets for passell
gers at reasonable rates.