The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-11
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

cincinnati, july lO-b p III. NVcf III
feet inches and falling.
Louisville, July 1916 p. m.-Riyer 0
feet inches and falling.
Nashville, July 100 p. IN. River 8 feet
/ inches and stationary,
st. Louis, July 10 6 p IN. River 30 feet
. inches and falling.
The Pittsburg IN the list of fast runs this
season presents good record, running on
her last trip from st. Louis TO Pittstuig, n
distance Of 200 miles, in days and II
hours. She lost 3Gl2 hours by long stops,
which gives her a splendid record OF days
and 90 hours and 30 minutes. Hard to beat
The City of Providence leaves St. Louis
this evening, and is due here to morrow
evening.
The Ste. Geneveve from st. Louis is due
this evening for Memphis.
The City Of Vicksburg from St. Louis
arrived here Sunday evening at 80 and
left for Vicksburg at 4 p. m. She had
good trip.
The Gus Fowler arrived promptly On
time last evening and left for Paducah on
her return tripat p. m. She had good
trip up aud down. Capt. j. II, Fowler aud
his estimable wife, also Mrs. Gus Fowler,
Mrs. Jas. Thornberry aud Mrs. Bart
James, oil Of P4ducah, made the round trip.
Capt Joe had on his Sunday go to meet
ms and was looking well.
The r. X. Springer from Cincinnati, is
due here tomorrow morning for New Or
leans.
The Cons Millar, Capt. G. b. Russell,
master, will report here this evening. The
Mllar is comfortable boat and her officers
are obliging and courteous Mr., Jas.VOris
chief clerk will be found IN the office The
Mllar halls from Cincinnati and is destined
for Memphis See w. f. Lambdn, agent,
The fine steamer viii Kyle is due for
Cincinnati to night She is five days out
from New Orleans this evening.
The Andy Baum leaves Memphis for
Cincinnati this evening, and will report here
Thursday morning.
Yesterday was very duh day on the
wharf, and the arrival and departure OF
steamers were light, attended with the samC
kind of business.
BY some means, in writing up our river
column for Sundays Issue, we had para
graph stating that the Sllverthorn was Oh
the ways al Paducah, and after her repairs
were completed she would enter the trade
rs an independent packet from Evansville
to Cairo. We should have said the josh
V. Throop instead Of the Silvcrthorn, ms tn,
latter boat is now at Hickman, and Capt
Turner, who owns her, Whites that he vii
bring her TO Cairo this week for some re
pairs and will 90 back to his former trad,
from here TO New Madrid.
The Annie p Silver which arrived herr
Sunday evening with u light trip, receive,
several hundred tons Of freight and left TO
New Orleans tbs morning.
The b. S. Rhea left for Nashville ycstcr
day morning at 10 O'clock, She had yer
light trip. She will lay up when she get
to Nashville and the new steamer J. 4. Hill
man will report here next Sunday in plac
of the Rhea Tom Gallagher, first clerk {
. the Rhea, will have command Of the Hi
man. She is said to be very pretty an
substantial light draught boat.
! The Vint Shiukle from Memphis arrive
yesterday morning at o'clock. She had
large upstream trip and good many pa
sengors. She added ten passengers her
mos, of whom went through TO Cincinnati
She loft here at 1880 a. N.
The Fannie Tatum ON her last trip wei
into st. Louis with all the freight she coul
carry, and did not leave there until Sundn
evening. Her engagements sor freight lrol
st. Louis to Cairo is large and she wi
probably not reach here before this ever
Ing,
} Quite lively time III marine circles
Cincinnati. Capt. JAS. Wise, supern,cn'
ent Of the Memphis and Ohio River Pack,
company, has issued his proclamation, an
from an article which we noticed in ii
Cincinnati Enquirer Of Sunday, the 9Th IL
slant, hot time may be expected in IL
steamboat trade from Cincinnati to Ne
Orleans. The Memphis aud Ohio Rlv'
Packet company will enter three fine steaII
ers this fall in opposition to the souther
Transportion line, running from Cincinna
!, to New Orleans, and q heavy reduction Q