The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-12
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STAGES OF THE RIVER.

| st. Louis, May ll-2pm. River "a fee,
8inches and stationary.
| Pittsburg, May l1--2 pm. River II feet
Q inches and rising.
| Cincinnati, May 1l-2 pm. 81 feet
inches and stationary.
| Nashville, May 11-2 pm. River 10 feet
| 7nchcs aud rising.
The Gus Fowler from Paducah arrived
at gao PM, yesterday. She had a fine
trip, but her passenger register was only
moderate, and left ON her return trip at
$50,
The Q. W. Anderson will not extend her
trip here this week. She was due yester-
day, but fran Paducah she went to Col
conda and received 1900 sacks of corn
there for Nashville.
The New Mary Houston left here for
New Orleans at 10 am, yesterday, her
| BuaTus were nat IN Tie water
The mammoth Steamer City of Baton
Rouge came up from the lower Mississippi
yesterday morning at o'clock. She was
light and, running like race horse. She
only remained few moments, and depart
for St. Louis.
|
The Hickory from st. LOUIS with her
big model barge in tow arrived last evening
at o'clock for the Tennessee river. Capt.
Randall Balleu, master. She departed at
2p.m.
The City of New Orleans from St. Louis,
will land here this morning and receive
freight for the lower Mississippi. Her des.
tination is Louisiana's, the beautiful Cres-
cent City.
Passengers going up the Ohio or down
the Mississippi on any of the Cincinnati
and Memphis packets or the Cincinnati
and New Orleans big o line of steamers,
can procure tickets of w. F. Lambdin, at
the Planters House, who is agent for the
above line.
Milne B. s. Rhea leaves Nashville this
evening for Paducah and Cairo.
The Raymond Horner, with "a pieces In
tow loaded with coal passed here yester-
day at II 80 am.
Yesterday was cloudy and gloomy, and
threatening all day until palf past three in
the afternoon, when the threat was hand
somely executed by an old-fashioned
shower. If the rains do not subside short.
ly, the farmers prospect will be poor this
coming crop season.
The beautiful Anchor line Steamer City
Of Cairo is due here this morning for
Vicksburg. Capt. Vickers, master. The
City of Cairo is one Of the finest of the
Anchor line boats and is regular racer.
The John B. Maude for Memphis or
rived last evening at 1886, She received
considerable freight here aud departed.
Business on the wharf yesterday was
moderate.
The Fannie Tstum was detained by an
extra amount of business at Paducah, Me-
topolis, and points above on the Cumber-
land. She arrived last evening at 80
with big trip for st. Louis and left at
$50 pm.
The Andy Baum left Cincinnati instead
of the Granite State, Wednesday evening
10th inst. The Baum will reach here Sat
urday night or early Sunday morning. For
passage see W. +. Lambdin, Agent. Office
at Planters House.
The elegant Steamer Golden Rule left |
New Orlerns Wednesday, 10th inst for
Cincinnati.
The Rafting r, y. Springer, Familiarity
known as the tracing rynas"--So dubbed
by Will s. Hays, is the next big o limo
steamer from Cincinnati tor New Orleans. |
II. U. Hart, master. She will land here |
early Sunday morning 18th inst.
Mark Twain was passenger on the City
OF Baton Rouge yesterday for st. Louis.
The City of Helena leaves St. Louis this
oveningat 6p.m., for Memphis. She will
report here to morrow morning.
1t is generally predicted by experienced
river men that the present season of steam
boating will prove unprecedentedly dull |
until next fall.
Capt. Stoks, \ well known river man in
steamboat circles around Memphis, met
with very peculiar death few days ago,
while fishing on the Hetchie river. He was
surrounded with millions Of "BuAalo
gnats" which have proven 80 destructive to
stock In the overAowed districts. Ills face
and head was swollen and inoculatod with
the poison TO such ON extent that he died