The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-08
STAGES OF THE RIVER.

ing.
Chattanooga, Feb. River 10 feet
inches and falling.
Cincinnati, Feb. River 81 feet
inches snd rising.
Louisville, Feb. River 80 feet
8 inches and rising.
Nashville, Feb. River SO feet 5 inch
es and rising.
Pittsburg, Feb. River 81 feet,s inch
es and falling.
st Louis. Feb River 10 feet 0 inch
es and falling. ..-.. t.. ..
RIVER ITEMS.
Pres Byrnes, recently clerk on the Gus
Fowler, was out airing himself yesterday.
de says he is going to interview Mayor
Halliday to day in regard to the muddy
streets. Pres seriously protests, against
Cairo mud, but says she's daisy when it
comes to good old bourbon! as.-
The river bank in the vicinity of the
wharf and the government gauge was visit
ed by all classes yesterday, regardless of
class, creed, shade or color, and all were
speculsting as to the result of the high
waters, nearly everybody predicting the
greatest flood ever known but We take the
position that the food will not reach 4S
feet here. 1t is true that the rise at Pitts
burg and Cincinnati IS alarming, but the
reports from Cincinnati last evening show
that the rise has about spent its force and
it will not come within two feet of the rise
in 'S3.
The Gus Fowler had another fine trip
yesterday about 1900 sacks of corn and
cabin full of people. She left for Padu-
cab at 80 p. m.
Reports from above along the Ohio be-
tween Evansville and Paducah are that
millions of bushels of corn is lying along
the banks and if not taken away in the
next "a hours at the present rate of rise in
the Ohio the corn will nearly all be lost
Now would be good time for boats not
particularly engaged to make good haul.
The Belle of Shreveport with 700 tons of
freight and SO cabin people passed up for
Cincinnati at 8 p. m.
The Golden Rule from Cincinnati has
one of the best trips she ever carried since
she was built and leaves here this morning
for New Orleans.
Bob Jones, freight agent Of the o. Line,
is complaining and threatened with rheu-
matism.
The Henry A. Tyler left Memphis Wed
nesday evening for this port. She will re-
port here tonight and return Saturday
evening to Memphis.
The Baton Rouge leaves here to-day
for New Orleans. She has fine trip.
The City of Helena for Vicksburg ia due
this evening from st. Louis.
The Hudson did not leave st. Louis
Wednesday. We were informed she would
leave st. Louis on her regular day this
week.
The W. II. Cherry from Nashville failed
to materalize yesterday, probably she has
gone after some Of that corn threatened by
high water.
The Mary Houston for New Orleans and
the Buckeye State for Memphis both adver.
tised to leave Cincinnati this week have
laid over at Cincinnati until the river
assume something like respectable proper
tons.
The heavy coal fleets passed down yes
terday a. it was late In the evening We
were unable to ascertain the names of the
boats.
The Paris G. Brown is the next big 0,
Line due from New Orleans for the "ven-
ice of America" Cincinnati, her date here
is Sunday the 10th.
The D. r. Powell left for St. Louis yes.
tsrday morning.
The Montana from st. Louis passed up
for Tennessee river yesterday at p.m m.
The present rise at Pittsburg is the great
est known there since 1882 and has occa-
stoned untold distress.
Capt. Wash Thompson, of the Belle Of
Shreveport, says his boat will be in the
'mardy graw" feet sure.
Capt. Billy Williams says the Cairo and
St. Louis narrow-gauge will now run in op-
position to steamboats, by water as the
rack is under water.
About 3 o'clock Thursday morning the
'oal fleet lying at the coal dump just above
he elevator, there were II pieces 10 the
lest loaded and empty, mostly loaded with
;oal, one barge had several hundred bar
els of oil on bonrd. The feet vas torn