The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-01
STAG rs OF THE RIVER.

The river marked by the gauge at this
port 1t 9 p. III. 25 feet inches and rising.
Chattanooga, Jan. 3l.-River I feet 8
inches and stationary. g ID.
Cincinnati, Jan. 3l.-River 81 feet 0
inches and rising. ----
Louisville, Jan. 3l.-River II feet
0 inches and rising.
Nashville, Jan. 3l.-River 90 feet 8 in
ehes and rising. ...s.H
Pittsburg, Jan. 8l.-River feet 5 inch
0, and rising.
st Louis, Jand3l.-River 10 feet 9 inch
es and falling.
~ RIVER ITEMS.
The ice in the Mississippi broke We'd
nesday night and commenced running out
past Birds Point about 8 o'clock and
caused considerable trouble to the transfers
OF the Texas narrowgaugs and the Iron
Mountain transfers but everything is all
right now and no further trouble will nee d
be anticipated at least this winter, but as
the elements have been on regular sold
high" for long time we don't know what
might happen this summer, probably
another freeze up
The Guiding Star from New Orleans ar
rived here at 2p. m. yesterday. She had
1000 tons of freight, discharged 900 bales
Of cotton for the Wabash road and left for
Cincinnati at 7 p m.
The Henry A. Tyler is behind time but
will leave positively this evening for COlum-
bus, Hickman, New MADRID and Memphis
Capt. John E. Massangsle, master.
The Golden Crown passed Louisville early
yesterday morning and will report here
Saturday for New Orleans.
The Chas. Morgan lett Cincinnati Tues
day evening for New Orleans.
The Andy Baum left Memphis yesterday
evening for Cincinnati and will report her.
this evening. er .-..
The Jas. W. Calf does not leave Cncin
nati for Memphis until tomorrow evening
Navigation is now fairly opened in thu
Ohio to Cincinnati and all the boats viii
now have chance for some of the "chicker
1 pie" 3.
The Ella Kimbrough from Memphis il
due here Saturday evening.
Yesterday was mild and pleasant apC
the suns cheerful rays shown out in splen
| dor, but Just about the time folks generally
we're congratulating each other at the de
lightful weather young blizzard CANT
along and broke il ali up-not very colo
but disagreeably wintry. ......
The City of New OIleans leaves for tn,
city which is honored with her name. Sh
will have good trip when she departs.
Sol Silver, passenger agent of the Ancho
Line, has returned ana is again on duty.
Passengers going int Texas, Arkansas
Mo-, or even to California should, by al
means, avail themselves of the superior ad
vsntages Of the Iron Mountain railroad
| The south bound train leaves here regular
ly at 10 p. m. Don't forget it,"
The ice gorge which broke at St. Loui
yesterday afternoon at 3 :l0 when the new
reached up in the city that the gorge hat
broke loose, thousands of people rushed Il
the river to see the grand spectacle. Th
damage, however, was comparatively light
considering the number of steamers, barge
and other water crafts lying in pert, tw
steamers the Minneapolis and Salvor No.
were claimed as victims to the flow of ice
Capt. Wash Thompson, with Jumbo, W
mean the Belle of Shreveport is on her wa
up and will follow the Guiding Star to tn
Mardi Gras carnival at New Orleans.
The New Mary Houston, euphoniousl
known as the "Jersey Lily" was still a
Louisville yesterday morning, but likel
she has made the "home rum by this TIME
Barney Crane, the "tall sycamore" ano on
pilots came % town yesterday. He locke
very much like granger but no hay see