The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1882-07-28
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

iue TlFeT maTkeu ny tne gauge lasl eVen'
ing at A o'clock at this port go feet II
inches and falling.
Pittsburg July 97-6 p m. River foot
and 8 inches and falling.
Cincinnati, July 27--6 p. m. River 10
feet II inches and falling
Louisville, July 27--6 p. m.-River 6
feet 6 inches and stationary. >
Nashville, July 81 20 p. San River 4 feet
@ inches and falling.
st. Louis, July 27-6 p. m. River II feet
5 inches and falling
The City of New Orleans from the lower
Mississippi passed up last evening for St.
Louis with but little freight. She had
large passenger trip.
The Fannie Tatum from st. Louis arrived
here last evening. She did not land at the
passenger wharf as she came up, but passed
on up TO the Wabash & Pacific wharf where
she is discharging several thousand sacks
of wheat
Capt. JOSH Cobb, superintendent Of the
Paducah & Cairo Packet Co., came down
on the Fowler yesterday. He leaves for
home this morning on the Andy Baum.
Owing to heavy business in the Missis-
sppi the Hudson did not report here last
evening, but she will be on hand early this
morning. She has big trip of wheat.
The Gold Dust from St. Louis is due this
evening for Vicksburg.
The City OF Helena leaves St. Louis this
evening for Memphis, and is due here to.
morrow evening
The John B. Maude from St. Louis passed
down for Memphis last evening, She had
good trip
The Gus Fowler as usual will be on hand
this evening from Paducah and leave here
on her return trip Tor the pretty ram ciy
at Z p. m.
The w. P. Halliday from st. Louis
leaves here to-day for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum from Memphis is due
early this morning Passengers going up
the Ohio for Louisville, Cincinnati and in
termediate points can procure tickets at low
rates from W. F. Lambdin, agent. Office
No. "a Ohio levee.
The Paris c. Brown left here for New
Orleans at p. M. She had full load for
the lower Mississippi, mostly for New Or
leans.
The colored citizens Of Cairo will cele-
brate the Sth day of August in honor of
Abraham Lincolns proclamation of their
freedom. The steamer Silverthorn has
been chartered to transport large number
from here to Metropolis, where they are
preparing for grand time on that day.
The Granite State leaves Memphis for
Cincinnati this evening, She will report
here Sunday night.
Yesterday was very warm day and ex-
ceedingly monotonous. The only thing
that we saw to dispell the quletude of the
day was a little smuggling on the Sullivan
Wilson style between two ebony-hued sons
| of Africa, who disputed as to the proper
proprietor of much disfgured carpet.bag
"minus wardrobe" Somebody said "Po'
lice" and quicker than we have written
this notice They were mon est"
The rivers still continue to tumble.
We've no objection to respectable decline,
but hope there will be sufficient water left
to dampen the bulls Of the mosquito fleet
which will soon supercede the large size
boats that are still holding out.
The Cons. Millar is due here tomorrow
evening for Memphis. G. b. Russell
MASTER Jas. voris, clerk W. +. Lamb.
din, passenger agent.
The "Big o Liner" Will Kyle, Lew
Hates master, leaves Cincinnati tomorrow
evening tor New Orleans.
The Buckeye State arrived yesterday at 7
p, IN. She hailed from Pittsburg and goes
TO st. Louis.
viii $. Hays says he arrived in Louis
vile 45 years ago without shirt to hi'
back, and now he has fresh dozen and .
steamboat named after him. Will 10 Ger
tainly accumulatlng rapidly both in wealth
and honors
The Memphis and Ohio River Packet
compapy's line of boats and the Big o Lint
also have been sticking on the bars neal
Louisville and Portland lately, but w
hope they will try and avoid them in future
This thing Of getting stuck on bars Is very
demoralizing as well as unprodtable.)