The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-05-18
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

ing ~ thls point al Blk pm, Al fect
8 inches and rising.
Pittsburg, May 17-G pm. River feet
0 inches and falling
Cincinnati, May l7--6 pm. 46 feet s
inches and rising
Louisville, May l7-6 p.m.-River 10
feet inches and rising.
Nashville, May 17-6 pm. River Is feet
inch and falling.
st. Louis, May 17--6 pm River go feet
II inches and falling.
The anticipated danger of another big
1se which would visit the inhabitants on
the border in the bottom lands of the lower
Mississippi will not be realized this SEASON.
Which of course meets with grand uni
versal approval of everybody, including
their uncles, sisters, cousins and their
aunts.
The Gus Fowler was detained yesterday
on account Of big business. She arrived at
p. m. and left at 80 with a good return
trip.
The City of Greenyile from Vicksburg
arrived last evening at 8 As and left at 80
She came in flying light, discharged a lot
of walnut lumber, which the Andy Baum
will take to Cincinnati.
The Thompson Dean is being towsd up
the river TO Pittsburg by the towboat S. L..
Wood. The elegant and massive cabin or
the Dean will be transferred to the new
steamer Will S. Hays, which Capt. JAS
Rees designs bringing out this fall
The Ohio is Of very respectable proper
tons for this season Of the year, and there
is no occasion for kicking about the scarci
ty OF water, but when it does 90 down the
big boats will have an opportunity to hug
the shores for a protracted spell. 1.-THE
little jokers" will then come in for some
\ Oh tue CHICKEN PIE.
John B. Msude from St. Louis leaves
here this evening for Memophis. H. W.
Brolaski master.
The wild high flyer Pittsburg, Capt.
John Thornburg master, left st. Louis last
evening and will land here on her way up
the Ohio for the Smoky City.
The Anchor line steamer City of Provi-
| dence arrived from st. Louis last evening
and departed for Vicksburg.
The steamer Hudson, formerly regular
Cincinnati and Big Sandy packet, leaves
Cincinnati for St. Louis next week to enter
permanently as regular st. Louis and
Paducah packet in opposition to the Fan.
ME Tatum. There will be some interesting
work between the two boats.
The U. P, Scheuck will be the next
boat up from New Orleans for Cincinnati
She will reach here Friday night or Satur-
day morning.
Weather clear, mild and pleasant yester.
day, but exceedingly dull. We noticed
several small squads of steam boatmen on
the corners discussing matters of marine.
The John Gilmore of the NJ. V. 7. Co. is
due up this morning for st. Louis.
The City of Baton Rouge for New Or
leans, left the Future Great last evening
and is due to-day.
The Fannie Tatum from st. Louis is due
this morning for Paducah Capt. ;, B.
Conway commands.
Mr. j. M. Brown, river editor of the
News at Paducah, and general steamboat
agent, came down on the Sherlock yester-
day He will take passage for home this
morning on the Fannie Tatum. His wife
and little son Eddie were passengers to st.
Louis and return on the Tatum.
The Andy Baum will report here this
morning for Cincinnati. Passengers going
up the Ohio by engaging transportation on
this pleasant and popular packet, will be
well cared for by her hospitable officers,
with Capt. II. j. Vnton as chief of ceremo-
MES, and Mr.. NJ. NJ. Deems conducts the
quill driving department. For passage see
W. F. Lambdin, Office at Planters House.
The City of Helena from Memphis ar
rived yesterday morning at 1880, aud dis
charged 600 bales Of cotton after which
she left for st. Louis.
The Thomas Sherlock from Cincinnati ar.
rived yesterday at o'clock p. IN. She
was about half loaded and received proba-
bly, 900 tons of freight here, after which
she left for New Orleans at 7 p. IN.
The G. w. Anderson failed to extend her
trip to Cairo. She was due here yesterday
but only came down as far as Paducah, as
she made engagements for full load Of