The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-06-01

ing at this point at five p. m, 80 feet
and A inches and rising.
Pittsburg May 3l-5 p. m, River s feet
II inches and falling.
Cincinnati, May 3l-5 PIN. 81 feet :
inches and rising.
Louisville, May 31-5 pm.-River ~
feet l inch and stationary.
Nashville, May 3l-5 pm, River 20 feet
and stationary
st. Louis, May 3l-5pm. River 81 feet
5 inches and rising,
Yesterday was disagrceable day, at
tended with some very heavy showers.
Business on the levee and through the city
generally was notably dull.
The elegant Southern Transportation line
steamer Will Kyle arrived yesterday at
II 80 o'clock u. m. She landed here with
about 500 tons of freight, but she will fill
out pretty well before she departs for
New Orleans this morning. The Kyle is
fast and one Of the finest of the nine boats
IN the line she represents. Passengers 60
ing south will find Mr.. Jas. Alexander,
chief clerk in the Office, who will register
and cOnsign his guests to comfortable
quarters. Chris. Young is Mr.. Alexander's
assistant.
The Andy Baum for Cincinnati is due
up early this morning. She left Memphis
Tuesday evening, For passage rates up the
Ohio see W. +. Lambdin, agent.
The Gus Fowler arrived on time yester-
day with good trip from Paducah. She
left on her return trip at 5 p, M. Mrs. j.
H, Mackey, sister of Mrs. Fannie Gallagher
Of this city, came down on a visit.
The Golden Crown for Cincinnati is due
here Saturday from New Orleans.
Two negro roustabouts on the levee had
butting match, When they Collided there
was a "weepin' and wailin' aud nashin
OF teeth. The buttin' was q draw, and the
sudden conclusion mutual.
The tug John Orm from Paducah passed
down last evening with two large bayges
loaded for New Orleans
A big time ia Paducah was expected yes.
terday, as there were to he four thousand
people as visitors from West Kentucky and
Western Tennessee invited by the business
men Of Paducah and the city authorities.
The excursion is good for four days, and
was given in consequence of the compile ton
Of the Memphis road to DyserOurg, Tenn.
The upper Mississippi is on another
boom. The rivers have all kept up for a
acknowledgement of time over six months.
High water has prevailed. This beats
anything OF the kind for duration within
the knowledge of the oldest river men OF
the present day
The City of Greenvile from Vicksburg
arrived last evening at 3 As for St. Louis.
She left Memphis at p. M, Tuesday, be-
ing % hours and Is minutes out from
Memphis to Cairo, She left for the Future
Great at 4; 30 p, m.
The fine steamer City of Baton Rouge
was after the Greenvith pretty lively yes
terday She left Memphis at 3 p. M
Tuesday, arriving here last evening at IA
minutes past A. making the run in 20 hours
and IA minutes-a gain Of hours and /
minute on the Greenvillo,
The towboat Diamond sunk three of her
nineteen barges of coal on her down trip
last Saturday at Mustapha island.
The Hudson left St. Louis last evening
and is due here this evening for Paducah
Capt, John Griffith commands This speedy
craft.
The Baton Rouge made the run from
New Orleans in days, 22 hours and Ii
I minutes on her present up trip.
The City of New Orleans left st. Louis
, last evening. She is due here to-day fol
the great southern metropolis,
The John B. Maude for Memphis THU
evening. II. w. BroIaski, master.
The Fannie Tatum leaves st. Louis th
evening for Cairo and Paducah. J B
= Conway, master. The Tatum will repor
here tomorrow evening.
Tomorrow we will give partial list o
the old.time steamers with dates and TIM
made by them showing that the improve
ment Of speed in modern day steamboatini
} has improved but little, if any, and tn
only advancement made is in the construc
ton and elegance of steamboats, of tn
present day to that of the old.tmers.