The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-09
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

ing at 4 o'clock at this port 80 feet 10
inches and rising. >
Pittsburg, July Sc p. m. River feet
. inches and rising.
Cincinnati, July Sc p. m. River 90
feet inches and falling.
Louisville, July Sc p. m.-River 0
feet / inches and rising
Nashville, July Sc p. m. River 10 feet
2 inches and rising.
st, Louis, July Sc p. m. River 81 feet
6 inches and falling.
The Ste Genevieve from Memphis arrived
at p. IN. yesterday with fine trip for st.
Louis--one item Of freight was 5000 sacks
Of wheat for st. Louis. She left for the
Future Great at 80.
The City Of Providence from Vicksburg
arrived yesterday morning at o. Her freight
trip was light but passenger list very good.
She left at noon for st. Louis.
The Cityof Helena came in at Q p. m.
yesterday from St. Louis with good trip,
but received very little freight here and
departed for Memphis at 5 p. m.
The Andy Baum from Cincinnati arrived
last evening at 2 so. She was loaded near
ly fat received few passengers here and
left for Memphis at 3;.0pm.
The Beta, which has been on the ways at
Paducah receiving repairs, will pass here
to-day for yicksburg, where she runs from
that city up the Yazoo river. She is owned
by the Vicksburg Oil Works Co., aud is a
very odd looking craft.
The Silverthorn was drawn out on the
ways Friday at Paducah, and will undergo
a thorough overhaulng, her owners design
putting her in the trade as regular packet
from Evansville to Cairo during the low
water season.
The Gus Fowler brought down another
good trip yesterday evening from Paducah
and intermediate points. She left on time
with her return trip and had large num-
Der of passengers. The Fowler is reliable
institution and, like Brady's Bitters, was in
its palmy days. Everybody seems to have
a "hankering" for the Fowler.
The Golden Rule from Cincinnati, which
haG the misfortune to burst or crack one of
her cylinders whilst landing at Tell City
last week, is all right again. The Andy
Baum brought one of the cylinders of the
Golden Crown from Cincinnati which was
placed on the Rule, both boats machinery
being exactly alike the remedy was made
easy, but caused great delay. The Rule
has splendid trip. Passengers going south
will find the Rule an excellent boat TO
travel on.
The new Mary Houston, the Golden
Crown and the Charles Morgan have laid up
for the season or until business revives.
Lhe fine and fast steamer r. r. Springer
left Cincinnati yesterday evening tor New
Orleans. She will report here next We'd
nesday evening.
The Fannie Tatum from st. Louis is this
evening due for Paducah and Ewald's Iron
works on the Cumberland river.
And again we have the pleasure Of an
nouncing to travellers and shippers that the
B. s. Rheai is due hero. this evening from
Nashville. She will 60 up the Mississippi
as high as Commerce to receive lot Of
corn tor Nashville, and will leave here to-
morrow at l2 for the Cumberland river.
Capt. j. s. Tyner in command has band Of
brave are still running the Rhea with great
success. Tom Gallagher, head pen pusher
jolly Hard, second; Fayette Spillers and
Bud Yarbrough at the helm, hold her
level. Charley Yarbrough and Mr.. Jones
handle the engines with skill and make it
lively for most any Of the packets of the
stern. wheeler persuasion.
Yesterday evening business on the wharf
looked pretty brisk. Weather cloudy and
much warmer than il has been for several
days past.
The Will Kyle is three days out from
New Orleans this evening.
The Vint Shinkle from Memphis is due
this evening for Cincincinnati If you
wish to travel with clever officers and on q
good, comfortable packet remember the
Shnkle this evening For passage rates,
see w. F. Lambdin at 81 Ohio levee, and
also furnishes tickets there.
We called in at Messrs. Inklc g. Sons
extensive meat establishment last evening
and we saw n very fine assortment of first
class beef. This firm should be more lib.
orally patronized by the Ohio river boats as
these boats do large amount OF business