The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1884-02-12

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o Louisville, Feb. 11.-River Al feet
! inches and rising. d .op,7uJ
Nashville, Feb. l1.--River 40 feet z inch
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Pittsburg, Feb. 11.-River IS feet s inch
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st Louis, Feb 11.--River 10 feet 10 inch
90 and falling. sAd
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7 The Paris c. Brown from New Orleans
arrived at II o'clock Sunday night. She
had nice trip of freight and people, and
departed for Cincinnati at midnight.
The B. 8. Rhea from Nashville arrived
here Sunday night at 1880. She dis
charged about 100 tons of iron and about
20 passengers, most of them took the Iron
Mountain road for Arkansas and Texas.
The weather is outrsgeously disagreeable
and we hope the city council will take &C
ton on it tonight by declaring it nuis-
ance and expel it from the city limits at
least. . --a. ... ...
The Hudson leaves St. Louis tomorrow
evening FOR Cairo, Paducah and Shawnee
town.
The Henry A. Tyler arrived here yester-
day morning. She reports having done
big business on her up and down trip to
Memphis. She left for Paducah yesterday
for repairs.
The Ella Kimbrough from Memphis yes
terday morning at Q o'clock. She had 9
good trip Of freight and people and was
busy the round trip. Capt. Lem
Hill says be will pull out this evening on
his return trip to Memphis, weather per-
hitting OF more plainly speaking fog.
Bill Cooper, the bartender on the Andy
Baum, has got himself in "hockitty," and
if reports be true he stands good chance
for life term in prison or the gallows.
He get into an alteration with passenger
on board the steamer shortly after she left
Aurora, Ind, for Cincinnati, and all for
the small sum of twenty cents. He struck
| the man on the head several times with q
heavy paddock, which fractured the skull
in several places, besides there were two
stabs in the back which appeared to have
been done with an ice pick. Cooper was
arrested and is now in Jail at Cincinnati.
As the waters are slowly and gradually
| rising, the prospects of food il becoming
hourly more freely discussed and it's al
most the universal theme OF conversation on
| the streets. The greeting is: "Well, what
| do you think the chances are fer an over.
flow, ETC., etcf
| The Thos. Sherlock is the next big 70"
liner due from the South for Cincinnati.
Look cut for her Wednesday evening.
Stesmboating at Cincinnati is q thing Of
| the past, but We hope in the near future
that we may be enabled to announce a
fleet Of them leaving there at once.
The Gus Fowler had trip Yesterday but
owing to the unrivalled stock of fog on
hand yesterday and last night. She had
not got off when our river column closed.
The Centennial from St. Louis occupies
place in the Anchor Line and will fill it
to-day by reporting here for New Orleans.
The Golden Rule was not detained but
q short time at Port Pleasant. She was
not as badly stuck on Point Pleasant as re-
ported. She passed Memphis Saturday
night all OK. for New Orleans.
The Wyoming is claimed by the Will s.
Hays as the Jersey Lily. All right, Will,
We are willing, 50 We announce her as due
here to-day for New Orleans See W. F.
Lambdin, passenger agent and get your
tickets, or apply on board.
Mrs. Young, wife of John Young, pilot
| of the Duncan, came up from Hickman on
the Kimbrough on short visit to her hus-
band.
| Mrs. Ella Kimbrough, wife of Capt. Tom
Kimbrough, made trip to Memphis last
week on their packet. We regret to state
that she was quite sick on her arrival here
Sunday night, but is now enjoying her
usual health.
| The Jas. W. Gaf, which was due here
Sunday night, having been detained by
| fog will not report here for Cincinnati until
| 10 o'clock this morning. See W. f. Lamb
din, passenger agent and get your tickets.
The Paducah people are somewhat agi-
tated over the water question and are hold
ing relief meetings preparatory to the dis.
tress they anticipate, will be caused by the
coming flood. aa.
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