The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-08-02
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

inS ~ "N''|h ~ tuls pVIt ~ leVt
inches aud falling.
Pittsburg, Aug. 1-G p. IN. River foot
and 4 inches and rising.
Cincinnati, Aug. 10 p. m. River 10
feet A inches aud rising.
Louisville, Aug. &c p. m.-River s
feet3 inches and falling
Nashville, Aug. &c p, m. River 8 feet
) inches and falling
st. Louis, Aug. 10 p. m. River II feet
4 inches and falling
The City Of Helena from Memphis ar.
rived here last evening with a light trip,
and left for St. Louis at 4 80 p. IN.
The L. p Schenck from New Orleans
is due here tomorrow for Cincinnati, Capt.
]. L, Garter, master; Robt. Burns, chief
clerk
The Hudson leaves st. Louis this evening
for Cairo, Paducah and Uuiontown, KY.
She is due here tomorrow evening.
The viii Kyle Tor New Orleans is due
to-day. She hailed from Cincinnati, and
is one Of the best boats Of the Big 0 Line,
Capt Lew Hates master; Jas. Alexander,
chief clerk, Gus Young, the handsome
blond, is second to Mr.. Alexander, and is
not only q No. clerk, but a great ladies'
man, besides.
The Jas W. Gaff from Cincinnati, in
charge Of Capt. Bob Wise, will report here
this evening for Memphis.
The Gus Fowler had au excellent trip
yesterday, and is due here again to-day at
p. m, leaving at p. M. on her return
trip to Paducah.
The river still continues to decline, aud il
will only require few more days until the
large size crafts will have to succumb to
the inevitable.
The City of Greenville will enter the
Vicksburg and New Orleans trade when
she comes down this trip from st. Louis.
She will remain there the balance Of this
season.
The Annie p Silver was here all DAY yes
terday receiving freight for New Orleans,
and departed last evening at g.
So Madame Rumor did fabricate most
outrageously, We Intercepted the officers
of the Pittsburgh when she landed here
Monday evening, and they say that the
Pittsburgh will not enter the st. Louis and
Evansville trade as a regular packet, at
least not this season.
The John A. Scudder from New Or
leans arrived here last evening at o'cloc k,
and left for st. Louis at p. m. She had
a light freight trip but large number of
passengers from New Orleans to this place.
Weather warm and bright yesterday, and
business good.
Capt. VIM. Harmon left for Paducsh on
business via the Gus Fowler last evening.
He will return to-day
The Fannie Tatum went into St. Louis
with an immense cargo Monday evening.
She left there last evening for this port.
Capt Milt. Aiken, of Nashville, one OF
the owners Of the Silverthorn, arrived here
yesterday via the Mississippi Central rail
road.
The Cumberland river is lower now than
it has been since last November--only 3
feet on the gauge at Nashville. The
steamers City of Nashville, the Thos. d
Frite and the b. S. Rhea all leave for the
Ohio ON account Of low water.
The fine Anchor line steamer Belle Mem
phis from st. Louis will leave here fol
| Vicksburg tonight,
The City of New Orleans is advertised tC
leave st. Louis this evening for the Sum,
South, her destination being the Crescen
City,
The high.masted steamer John B. Maud,
leaves the Future Great this evening TO
the Bluff City, and is due here tomorrow
evening.
The pretty steamer City of Vioksburg il
on her way up the Mississippi, and viii
report here this evening for the "Grea
Steel Bridge
The Buckeye State from st. Louis ar
rived at 5 p. m. yesterday with good triI
for Pittsburgh. She received 1000 sack
Of bran besides few passengers, and de
parted at 10 o'clock.
The Ste. Genevieve trsm st. Louis ar
rived at p. m. yesterday, and departed TO
Memphis at 8 80 p. m.
From our river kilograms out reader
will observe that the Ohio Is rising fron
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